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WINNERS FOR JULY 2013 Hello Bloggers! As veteran bloggers in this group may very well know, I have not been the best at getting announcements out on time - even big ones like the ones contained in this email I like to blame that infamous Master Spreadsheet on my desktop measuring a whopping 396 by 11 cells this month alone, (*faint) Despite what I have managed to make the norm in the past, now that I am on summer vacation, I thought I'd better start announcing things on time so y'all can get used to that before the announcements become late again once I go back to school. As you may have seen in the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" forum, Prosperous Snow celebrating has already signed herself up for the August Unofficial "Follow Me" Round of the 30DBC. For anyone confused, the Official challenge alternates months, so on the off months, I like to think that the forum is taken over by the challengers even though there are no official prompts sent out by me. Posting your blog entries in the forum is welcome and encouraged! Often, veteran bloggers take up the reigns and establish a system of peer prompting to get your creative juices flowing while you await the next official month, but this is by no means necessary. Please feel free to use the forum in the off months and keep that community spirit you established in the Official months going strong. But I digress - first, before I can announce the winners, I must thanks some very important people. Our Guest Judges, Matthew Frederick , blue jellybaby , and Fivesixer were absolutely stellar this month, and I honestly think this is the first month I have hosted this competition that all our judges have completed their week of judging with no hiccups (well, very few hiccups at the most ). (((Hugs))) to all of you If there is anyone who is interested in judging a week of the September Official round, please email me sooner rather than later. The earlier you email me, the better chance you have of working the week which is best for you. One last quick note before we get to the Winners: At the time stamp of this email, there are still seven hours left in July to donate to the "The Simple Fundraiser ~ CLOSED" in which a third of your donation goes to support our group, and you receive a MB for your trouble In order to support the prize pool for the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" , we need to be constantly bringing in funds, so every little bit helps And now! This is the moment you have all been waiting for! The Challenge was so close this month, that the fourth place winner was a mere THREE points behind the third place winner! Because of this, an Honorable Mention 10K awardicon will be awarded to the fourth place blog. Without further ado, here are the winners! Honorable Mention LostGhost: Seeking & Learning Will receive a GREEN 10K Awardicon for her blog: "Cave of Creativity" Third Place groovygirl Will receive a YELLOW 25,000 Awardicon for her blog: "Invalid Item" , and a Blogging Merit Badge Second Place Prosperous Snow celebrating Will receive a RED 50,000 Awardicon for her blog: "Snow Melt" , and a Blogging Merit Badge First Place Fran 💜 💜 💜 Will receive a BLUE 75,000 Awardicon for her blog: "Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid" , and a Blogging Merit Badge ***Special Note for Franny*** To ensure your MB counts toward your Community Recognition, I will award you your MB on August 14th as I recently awarded you one for the last weekly MB challenge. Blog On! Emily ** Image ID #1905784 Unavailable ** |