Season for Giving

Okay, okay, so we're supposed to be taking a break, and really, we are (I just awoke from a late-afternoon turkey/ham/sugar-induced coma), but through Kraft and Feeding America, we've been provided with a fabulous opportunity to help families that may be struggling this holiday season and we wanted to ask for your help as we kick off the holidays around Our Best Bites!

I'm pretty sure just about everyone has been affected personally in some way by the economic crisis that we're facing right now, whether by something that's happened to us personally or someone we know and love. Kraft Foods has partnered with Feeding America and they have kicked off a contest called Recipe for Joy. We are competing against 12 different blogs and we are in it to win it! And guess what--it's so easy! All you need to do is click here and send an e-card. For every e-card that you send, Kraft will donate 10, count 'em, ten meals to Feeding America! Plus, every time you send an e-card from that link, Our Best Bites will earn a credit in the Recipe for Joy contest. If we win, Kraft will donate $1000 in Our Best Bites' name to Feeding America.

But that's not all! Do I sound like the Magic Bullet lady yet?! Check out this gift basket:

And you can't even see everything that's in there. We've got:

--4 holiday Kraft recipes

--Zak Designs garlic peeler

--HA Mack olivewood mixing spoon

--Velveeta Whole Grain Rotini and Cheese

--Planters cocktail peanuts

--Planters pecans

--Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate

--Stove Top

--Honey Maid cinnamon crackers

--Jet Puffed marshmallows

--Oreos

--Kraft salad dressing

--New Maxwell House Blend coffee

--New Ritz Brown Sugar Cinnamon crackers

--New Wheat Thins Flatbread crackers

We've got two of these baskets for our readers, courtesy of Kraft Foods, which is now on Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube. There are two ways to win this giveaway: 1) become a follower directly on the blog--we love all you Facebookers and Twitterers, but y'all have been privy to a giveaway or two in the past, so it's Google Followers' turn! The other thing you can do is leave a comment here on this post. In the comment section. If you comment on Facebook or Twitter, it won't count because we are mothers of small children and our brains don't always add and subtract like they used to (okay, let's face it, my brain has never added and subtracted properly, like, ever). You can let us know what you think of how Kraft is connecting with people online, what you're looking forward to most this Christmas, or just how hung over you are from yesterday's turkey.

So, basically, here's what's up:

1) Send as many e-cards from this link as you want. Each time you send a card, Kraft donates 10 meals to Feeding America and gives Our Best Bites a credit in the Recipe for Joy contest. C'mon, peeps, we need a win here!

2) Become a Google follower to win the gift basket.(Found in the sidebar to the left on our main page where it says "join the party!" If you're already a follower, you're already entered once!)

3) Leave a comment on this post for a second entry to win the gift basket.

Note that you must leave the comment on the post found here on http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/11/season-for-giving.html, not facebook or email subscriptions.

So who's ready to win this thing?? Get e-carding and commenting! :) The contest for gift baskets ends on Thursday, December 3 (my birthday--24 years old for the 5th time!) and the winner will be announced in my post on Friday, December 4th. However, you can continue sending e-cards through the end of December unless we notify you otherwise.

Also, thanks to all who entered the giveaway for the "Kneadlessly Simple" book (Over 600 of you!) The winner, chosen by random.org is Darci. Congrats Darci!