The Firecracker 500 Giveaway

The Firecracker 500 Giveaway

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The Firecracker 500 Giveaway 3-Winners Holiday Contest and Sweeps and a great group of fellow blogs is pleased to bring you "The Firecracker 500 Giveaway". The Popcorn Factory and Standard Concession and Supply have both graciously contributed prizes that allows three lucky winners to win three great prize packages. Winners must reside in the Continental United States and be 18+ years of age to be eligible to win. Let's take a look at the prize packages that the winners could receive.

  Grand Prize Package: 1 - Patriotic Tower (The Popcorn Factory)


 
This grand display of delicious goodies will be the star of your summer parties. The 5-tier tower, wrapped with a navy ribbon, includes Raspberry-filled Galette Cookies, Hard Sour Candies, Pixies®, Honey-roasted Peanuts and 2 flavors of popcorn: Butter and Patriotic Kettle Corn. 1 lb 6 oz. Serves 2-3.

      Contents: 2pc Raspberry Filled Galettes 4 Oz Foil Sour Candies 1 Oz White Cheddar Popcorn 4pc Pixie Base 6 Oz Honey Roast Peanuts 4 Oz Patriotic Kettle Corn 2 Oz Jelly Beans

  
  1 - 6 ft. Patriotic Inflatable Ribbon (Standard Concession Supply)

Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Ribbon. Large 6 foot Patriotic Inflatable with the words God Bless America. Great way to show your Patriotic Spirit this summer. Great for Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and President's Day.

Comes with built in Heavy Duty fan, internal lights to create a glowing night-time display, yard stakes, stand and tethers.

Click here to visit the Standard Concession Supply website to check out all the inflatables for every occasion and every need that a Concession Stand may need

2nd & 3rd Place Prize Packages:1 - 3-1/2 Gallon Patriotic Stars 3-Flavor Popcorn Tin



Celebrate America's Independence Day with gourmet popcorn, harvested from America's heartland. Patriotic Tins display your pride. 3-Flavor tins are filled with classic popcorn flavor favorites of Butter, Cheese and Caramel. The 3.5-gallon tin holds 56 cups. 
Click here to visit The Popcorn Factory website for snacks for every occasion all year round at great prices and mouth watering flavors.

A Big Thank You To Both Our Sponsors

The Popcorn Factory

Standard Concession Supply

This giveaway is in no way associated, endorsed or affiliated with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or any other social media networking site.This giveaway will be valid in the Continental United States Only. Entrants must be 18+ years of age to enter. This giveaway ends at 12:00 AM (EST) 6/20/2018

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Holiday Contest and Sweeps did not receive any compensation for this giveaway . The sponsors shown will be responsible for awarding and shipping the prize directly to the winners. The Popcorn Factory and Standard Concession Supply will be totally responsible for the awarding and shipping of of the prizes directly to the winners. If you have any difficulties with this giveaway please contact Bill at holidycontestandsweeps@gmail.com

Celebrate July 4th with MyGiftCardsPlus From Swagbucks

In America, we do everything big. Big hair. Big portions. Big parties. Celebrate the 4th of July with MyGiftCardsPlus (Powered by Swagbucks) - where you have the freedom to spend big AND save big!

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This offer expires at 11:59pm PST on July 4th. Your SB will credit when your electronic gift card is delivered. Must purchase a Gift Card with a value of $50 or more to qualify for a SB bonus. Only one SB Bonus is available per retailer (ex. If you buy two $50 Gift Cards to one retailer you will ONLY receive one (1) 100 SB Bonus). You will not get a SB bonus if you stack smaller denomination Gift Cards (ex. 2 Gift Cards of $25) to equal $50, $75, $100, or more.

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Happy 4th Of July Giveaway

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY GIVEAWAY

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3 - WINNERS

Holiday Contest and Sweeps is pleased to bring you the "Happy 4th of July Giveaway. Along with a group of great blogs and amazing sponsors , three lucky winners will defiantly have a great summer. Below you will find three terrific prize packages that you could win.

Grand Prize Package: 
1 - Inflatable Patriotic Lighted American Flag 
1 - Ergo Chef Pro Series 8 Piece Grill Set1 
1 - Annin Flagmakers Nyl-Glo® 3' x 5' U.S. Home Flag Set 
1 - Cook's Secret Microwave Grill 
2 - Sports Unlimited GCI Outdoor Everywhere Chair 
3 - Piece QMT Red, Silver and Blue Windchime Set 
2 South Bend R2F Telescopic Rod & Reel Combo w/Tackle Pack 
1 - Ohio Flame Patriotic Fire Pit 
1 - Carpet One/Welcome A Cure Stars and Stripes Door Mat 
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Second Place Prize Package:
1 - Ergo Chef 4 Piece Myron Mixon Pitmaster BBQ Kit 
1 - 4 Piece JClaw Teck Multi-Tool Set 
1 - Annin Flagmakers Nyl-Glo® 3' x 5' U.S. Home Flag Set 
1 - Viatek Cook's Secret Microwave Grill 
5 - Piece Zim's Product Set 2
 - Piece MansBrand.Club American Tie & Sock Set 
1 - Carpet One Patriotic Door Mat 
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Third Place Prize Package:
1 - Annin Flagmakers Nyl-Glo® 3' x 5' U.S. Home Flag Set 
1 - Carpet One Patriotic Door Mat 
3 - Bags of Southern Recipe Pork Rinds 
2 - Wholly Wholesome Vouchers 
2 - Graeter's Ice Cream Vouchers
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  Best Of Luck Everyone!

  This giveaway is no way endorsed, associated or affiliated with Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Media Networking Site. This giveaway is valid in the Continental United States only and entrants must be 18+ years of age to enter. This giveaway will end at 12:00 AM (EST) 6/26/16. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Holiday Contest and Sweeps and The Minister's Wife did not receive any form of compensation for this giveaway and will not be responsible for the awarding and shipping of the prizes to the winners. This will be the responsibility of each sponsor. There is no guarantee that any of these prizes will arrive by the 4th of July Holiday.

 

Do You Know How Much Our Freedom Cost Many Of The Founding Fathers?

Some things to think about when you celebrate this weekend! Our freedom was not Free!

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton , Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Incessant Divigation

“JOYFEST” 

by Rick Jones, Husband of the Minister's Wife

For about 10 years, I was part of a group of ministers who organized a weekend event called JoyFest as part of the community Independence Day festivities. Local bands, church “praise and worship” teams and solo artists would perform with an amazing range of musical styles. Another feature of JoyFest was the food: people would bring in a variety of dishes and local organizations donated generously – hundreds of packages of brats and buns, dozens of watermelons, coolers of lemonade and cases of bottled water. Volunteers cooked and served the food. Everyone, whether they brought food or not, enjoyed the free meal and good conversation.

One pastor would rent and operate a cotton candy machine. He'd let me help because he figured that since I'm diabetic, I wouldn't eat much of the product. He was far too trusting.

I enjoyed bringing in books. Over the course of a year I would slowly accumulate a substantial amount of Christian literature, and display it with a sign: “Free Books Etc” [the “Etc” included magazines, DVDs and music]. I liked to watch people look through the variety and pick a title or two, and even saw people reading while eating.

But I usually watched from a distance and stayed away from the display except when restocking it, because every year that I stood near the books there would be at least one person who would look at the sign, look through what was available, then engage me in basically the same conversation: 

“What's this?”
“Free books.”
“Oh . . . how much are they?”
“They're free.”
“Okay. But what do they cost?”
“Like the sign says, they're free.”
“Oh . . . cool! Umm . . . how much do you want for them?”

By that point, I started thinking things like, “Why does this guy want a book when he can't even read and comprehend a three-word sign?” and “I could be eating watermelon and bratwurst right now,” which is wasn't very Christian, and neither joyful nor festive.

Not exactly the mood we were trying to encourage.

Fortunately, at JoyFest it was easy to improve my attitude through three simple steps:
1. Pray for patience;
2. Count – and share – my blessings;
3. Consume bratwurst.

By the way, since last Friday's article had a serious tone, I wrote an extra, more lighthearted piece which we posted on Tuesday. Look for it under “Special Tuesday Edition.”