Sunday, February 1, 2009

OLZ Blanket Giveaway

Our first giveaway in this two-week Operation Love Zimbabwe event is this gorgeous green handtied fleece blanket. It's got different jungle animals on it - most importantly, monkeys! (I love monkeys and have tons of stuffed monkeys back in Mozambique.) The blanket is approximately 48x30 inches .

When Mommy was taking photos of the blanket for this post, I grabbed it and kept saying "My! My!" It is SO soft! She explained it was a gift to be passed on, though, so we packed it right back up, and it is all ready to pass on to one of you lucky folk.
A big thanks to Zander's Mom for donating this blanket for the Zimbabwe cause. You can visit her at Zander & Me and find out all about the amazing things Zander is up to already, like reading and counting to 3. And give Zander a hug and kiss for me while you're there, 'kay?

To Enter: All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. Easy peasy! Please make sure you include an email so I can contact you if you win.

You can get up to two extra entries if you (1) post about Operation Love Zimbabwe on your blog, and/or (2) put the Operation Love Zimbabwe button on your blogsite. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Entries must be made by 11:59 p.m. PST on February 14, 2009. The winner will be selected using http://www.random.org/ and will be contacted by email.

109 comments:

Donna said...

Please enter me in the contest! If I win, I want to donate it, since we don't have any children or grandchildren.

Donna said...

I put the button on my web too, with a link back to your site! This is a wonderful thing you are doing!

Jennifer said...

Yeah! OLZ is here! The blanket is so cute... Charlotte would love this!

Jennifer said...

I have your button posted to publish tomorrow (2/1) so I bet by the time you read this comment, it will be on my blog... unless you are up really late or early! :)

Pamela said...

Done! Done!
I'm pleased to be a part - if just a little one - of Operation Love Zimbabwe.

dani said...

the blanket is precious!!! good luck with olz, j:)
much love,
dani

Carolyn G said...

What a great blanket. Thanks for the giveaway.

Andrea said...

Ohhh, that blanket looks real cozie!

messyfunmommylife said...

what a cutsie blanket!
cassieboorn@hotmail.com

Richard Lawry said...
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Richard Lawry said...

I had just posted a blog about my resolution for this year, when I came over and read your blog. I added a P.S. to my post telling my readers about Operation Love Zimbabwe and added the button to my sidebar. I am proud of all those who like yourself are concerned for others

An Arkie's Musings

richies@sbcglobal.net

Danielle said...

ooohh cute blankiet! anyelday@aol.com

Monica said...

I just love what you are doing! This is awesome!

Anonymous said...

My heart bleeds for those children. You are wonderful for doing this.

Anonymous said...

I've posted and put the button on my sidebar too!

ChrisB said...

That looks such a cosy little blanket.

Anonymous said...

Monkey's are one of my very favorite animals too. That's a very cute blanket!

ShEiLa said...

Oh my...
Grammy-girl weekend has me so behind. I am going to link and comment and post... it may be tomorrow.

What a beautiful blanket. I love the 'safari' blanket. Those animals are all way cute.

ToOdLeS.ShEiLa

ShEiLa said...

I have done this...
count this for entry #1

[post about Operation Love Zimbabwe on your blog]

ToOdLeS.ShEiLa

ShEiLa said...

I have done this...
count this for entry #2

[put the Operation Love Zimbabwe button on your blogsite]

ToOdLeS.ShEiLa

danandmarsh said...

This is so neat what you are doing!! lOVE THIS BLANKET!!!

danandmarsh said...

Put the operation Zimbabwee on my blogsite. http://www.giveawaycity.blogspot.com

danandmarsh said...

I blogged about this giveaway here: http://www.giveawaycity.blogspot.com

Simply Stacie said...

Very cute. Thanks for the chance.

Simply Stacie said...

I've posted the button on my blog.
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com/

rubynreba said...

Such a lovely soft looking blanket. Thanks for all the great work you are doing. Please enter me. Thanks!

Ethical shopping at its very finest said...

WOW! What vivid colours.

We could do with one of those today in snowy Scotland!

Thanks for running this.

Anonymous said...

I love the blanket! A great start to Operation Love Zimbabwe! Let's tell the world one by one....

moushka said...

My daughter loves monkeys and soft blankets....this would be perfect for her.

jenny said...

wow this is realy nice and it looks so warm too please enter me infor this and well i have you now on my feed list so i can read more of your blog thanks

Becky said...

Awwee it is so cute! Looks very smuggly too. I would love to smuggle with my granddaughter who loves monkeys.

Thanks so much!

dbkagrayson2002 [at] gmail [dot] com

Anonymous said...

such a cute snuggly blanket!

espressogurl(at)hotmail(dot)com

Wanda said...

Beautiful! What a great prize.
Thanks.

Carla said...

Super cute blanket!!

Jodi said...

That blanket is adorable! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

The Dreamer said...

my son would love this!

thanks

addeviant006 at gmail dot com

Melissa said...

What a great blanket! I love monkeys too!

Miss Blondie said...

I love these blankets! They are so soft and warm. My son would love this!!

missblondie919 at gmail dot com

Miss Blondie said...

I have the Operation Zimbabwe button on my blog!

missblondie919 at gmail dot com

Danielle said...

What a cute blanket! I would love to win it.
Thankyou
yellyjohnsen@yahoo.com

Jennifer said...

This is great....the blanket too!

Erin said...

What an adorably cute blanket. Wonderful giveaway, great cause!

noreen said...

very cute blanket

♥ LLL with Leslie ♥ said...

I adore that blanket . I love the monkeys:)

always_317537(at)yahoo(dot)com

Nicole said...

The blanket is adorable. It looks so soft.

valerie2350 said...

so cute - fabulous giveaway !

Anonymous said...

I love me some soft blankie!

sandierpastures at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I linked this contest in my contest roundup column at An Island Review: http://islandlife808.com/islandreview/hotlinks/hot-links-of-the-week-11/

sandierpastures at gmail dot com

Jo Bryan said...

What a worthwhile cause, thanks for highlighting it.
The blanket is gorgeous.

Marie said...

What a precious blanket!

vmlay@artsci.wustl.edu

Anonymous said...

I would donate this to my wife's church for some young mother.

gieferj@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

count me in please!

plur268 at yahoo dot com

Anonymous said...

The blanket is very artistic and colorful.

Alexia said...

That is a super cute tie blanket! I'd love to win it for my boys!

Oudette said...

Please enter me to win this cute blanket. It will be great to give to my sister who is due to give birth to a baby boy in a month.

Anonymous said...

Cool Blanket, my son would love it. tegrady(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

Great blanket. Looks so warm and cuddly. semtaylor(at)yahoo(dot)com

lilaura5 said...

great blanket, I would love to snuggle with my daughter in this. Looks very soft and adorable
new_momma2006@hotmail.com

Stephanie's Blog said...

I know a little boy who would just love this blanket!!

JJ said...

What a fun blanket! Thanks.


gahome2mom(at)gmail(dot)com
http://lovingheartdesigns.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

this would be the perfect blanket for my daughter to bring my new grandson home in!

Anonymous said...

What a GORGEOUS' Blanket!!! This would be awesome for my baby nephew! He LOVES Animals!!! :)

Good Luck everyone!!! :)

nickharos@rogers.com - Laura H.

loves6cats said...

What a beautiful blanket. Thanks for the giveaway.

loves6cats said...

I added your button...http://daughterandfurbabies.blogspot.com/

Andrea said...

Enter me please. I'm expecting in 4 weeks !

apeak AT hotmail . com

Anonymous said...

My daughter would love this blanket!

love_alphalfa@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Very cute blanket. My grandchildren would love it.


dr_dave7@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

gorgeous blanket i love the colors my little man would love it
cjtaylor0377@hotmail.com

NGS said...

We have three new babies coming soon to our immediate family and this would be an excellent baby shower gift!!

ABCD Diaries said...

this is adorable! both my dd and ds would love it:) thanks!
christinbanda@yahoo.com

majorjonjon said...

wow

Anonymous said...

It's very cute and would be snuggly for my niece.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net

Unknown said...

This blanket is adorable!

Quiskaeya said...

I'd love this blanket! Thank you for the opportunity and for raising awareness for this cause. I am from Haiti originally so I know first hand what poverty, selfish leadership and AIDS does to a country. God Bless you for doing this.

I have posted about all your giveaways and put up your button.

auntrene said...

Wow, what a wonderful giveaway for a great cause. I love the blanket we are fans of monkey's at our house too. Thanks

said...

Please add my name. :o)

autumnsensation@yahoo.com

Country Mouse, City Mouse said...

Thank you for doing this. We have a sponsor daughter in SA and this hits so close to home.

Please enter me in your draw.

Thank you!!

Anonymous said...

We love monkeys at our house too! In face my oldest son and I were both born in the year of the Monkey!


onlycancan ta hotmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I have the button!


onlycancan ta hotmail dot com

Anonymous said...

how adorable. sure my grandbabies would love to snuggle up with me and this blanket...mema103@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Would love this blanket as is adorable, my daughter would love the feel of it. hockey1defense8@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

What a lovely blanket - it even looks soft! I love all the different animals, too! Thanks!

Rachel Ann said...

The monkeys just popped out..way too cute!

mommy4life said...

I'd love to win this and donate it to a program here for unwed mothers or a crisis pregnancy center....

Joann said...

That is adorable :)

Crunchy Green Mom - Suzanne said...

Awww.. she look so cute with that. I'd have to say.. if I won.. I'd ask that you give it back to her.. she seems so sad without it!

LilithSilvermane(at)gmail(dot)com

daysease said...

I would welcome a warm, fuzzy HUG from Africa. That is what that blanket looks like to me... a hug. :-) sending one you way, by the way... :-)

daysease said...

I linked you... :-)

~Sandy~ said...

Adorable blanket! thanks so much for the chance to win

cheekybowtique@hotmail.com

DEBIJOT said...

I love monkeys also. I have a sock monkey on my bed. (but, don't tell anyone)

Tricia said...

Blankets are always great, and the fabric is adorable.!

Tricia said...

I added your button to my blog.

susan said...

Such a cute blanket!

Mommyhood is Thankless said...

My little one loves monkeys, thanks for sharing!

mommyhoodisthankless[AT}gmail.com

grannyvon said...

Everone loses monkeys, how precious. I love the colors. Thank you for the chance to enter. ybutler@oppcatv.com

bonzobuddybear said...

This is a great idea! I don't know if you knew about it, but back in December we did a project for a few weeks to raise money for Paula's orphanage. We baked bread and sold it for donations here at Southern. Praise God, we raised about $450 (some people were very generous!). God is so good to us. I just wish we could do so much more. Thanks for raising awareness! You can suggest this project to anyone interested in doing something to help. Paula needs all the money she can get to order food from South Africa.

Blessings on your work!

Love,

Nicole

Jingle said...

This is so adorable! We love monkeys in our house!!!
jinglesells at gmail dot com

Jennifer said...

What a cute blanket. I'd love to win! Thanks for the chance.

TwoBlackLabsnSC[at]aol[dot]com

Anonymous said...

my rebekah is begging to win this! please!!

Tamara B. said...

I love things that are handmade because they are made with love. I would love to win this adorable blanket for my grandson,thank-you.

Anonymous said...

My little girls would love this. thanks
vickers at comcast dot net

caseykelp said...

What a beautiful blanket. I would give it to my niece and nephew. she is into the animals. this would be great. thank you for the giveaway.

Anonymous said...

Cute blanket!!

baggypants
oct261982(at)yahoo(dot)ca

Memories for Life said...

No wonder he wants to keep it...it'so cute :)
I'd have a hard time giving it away too!
memoriesforlifescrapbooks@hotmail.com

Leah said...

This would be such a magical snuggly blankie to gift to my husband's oldest daughter who just gave birth to an sweet angelic girl very recently! Snuggly blankies are the best! : )))

Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))

leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

giggling kids said...

I would to win this.

Shirley said...

I would love to win this blankie for my niece, Claire for her first birthday in June.

Katie Paterson said...

Cute! katiepaterson@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Such a lovely soft looking blanket-please enter me.

Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca