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They don’t happen very often folks, but when they do, they’re GOOOD.

…..annnnd, the winner of the 2011 Cowbelly Calendar is….

November 17, 2010 – 4:28 pm

Commenter #2- Adam Koenig of White Patch Photography! Yay Adam, you just won yourself a 2011 Cowbelly Dogs Wall Calendar! You can hang it, you can frame it, you can stare at it all day, you can use it for kindling, you can give it to your dog as a toy, you could even break it up into 13 coasters for the year of 2013! Yippee! I’ll be emailing you momentarily for your shipping addy. Congratulations! :-)

For the curious- the comments on the blog display from oldest to newest, with the oldest displaying at the top of the comment list, and the newest displaying at the bottom of the list. #2 here made it easy for me! lol

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A little contest- win a 2011 Cowbelly cats or dogs Wall Calendar!

November 12, 2010 – 2:15 pm

Yes, that’s right. You know you want one. Now you’ve just gotta decide which one you want- cats or dogs. “What is she talking about?” you ask? Why, the last post on this here blog! You can win a 2011 Cowbelly Cats OR Cowbelly DOGS wall calendar, and all you need to do is this (don’t worry, it’s easy):

  1. Check out the calendar pages for January through December for both the cats and dogs calendars here.
  2. Tell me in a comment on this blog post (click through to the blog if reading on Facebook or RSS), which month has your favorite photo in it and why it’s your favorite.
  3. Tell me which calendar you want if you win- cats OR dogs.
  4. Cross your fingers.

That’s it!

I will pick a comment at random using the lovely randomizer, and ship the calendar of your choice to you! And get this- it doesn’t matter where in the world you live. If you can get mail, I’ll send it to you. UK, Zimbabwe, Antarctica, the Maldives- whatever, I don’t care. Why? I’m feeling generous and I love you guys, my dear readers.

So get to getting already and go decide what your favorite month is!

Good luck everyone. I’ll post the winner here next Wednesday. :-)

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and the winner is… !

December 3, 2009 – 4:42 pm

Robyn Arouty, of Project 71, you are the winner of the free 1-week lens rental through borrowlenses.com!

By a totally random selection based on the number of comments (124. note, the 125th comment does not count as it’s a track- back), the lovely website Random.org generated a number of 57 for us, and after many counts and re-counts to make sure we knew what comment #57 was, it is determined that Robyn is the winner!

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For those who aren’t familiar with Robyn’s name, I’d like to take this opportunity to give her a shout out here on the Cowbelly blog.

Robyn has a business called Project 71.

“project71″ defined… (from the website)

an animal enters a shelter & during the first 72 hours they will either:

1) be united with their owner.
2) enter an adoption program.
3) be euthanized.

in theory, we see the 71st hour as their most crucial… that’s why we have devoted our lives to volunteering, fostering, rescuing & comforting as many shelter animals as we can. if you would like to donate a dog bed to an animal at a shelter, please specify the address you would like it shipped to.

Robyn collects dog beds for homeless pups in shelters, which, IMO, is one of the most caring things you can do for an animal in a shelter, other than feeding, walking it and giving it a new home. The beds make the dogs feel more at home than sleeping in a cold concrete floor, and for those who have come from a home before, make the shelter transition just a little bit easier. It provides just a little bit of warmth during a cold and scary time.

Please go check out Robyn’s organization, and if you have your own blog, write a post of your own on Project 71.

Robyn I will be emailing you about next steps and congratulations!

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borrowlenses.com contest: win a free one-week rental!

November 20, 2009 – 3:21 pm

It’s that time again folks. Time for another fun contest! Yes, you know you want to rent that fancy new tilt-shift, or that macro with IS. C’mon now, surely there is one fantasy lens you must get your hands on. Now’s your chance!

logoOur awesome friends over at Borrowlenses.com have been kind enough to make available a free week long lens rental (excluding super telephoto lenses) to be given away here on the Cowbelly blog.

If you enter you can stand to win a free one week rental of any lens. So my photo snap happy friends, read the post below to figure out how to sign yourself up. You have nothing to lose and may just win a rental of that sweet tilt-shift lens you have been coveting.

The contest ends DECEMBER 1st, 2009 at Midnight. But get your comments in now! I want to see what you guys want to rent. :-)

In order to be eligible you need to:

  • Contest open to only those in the US. Lens rentals cannot be shipped to other countries.
  • Be located in the United States.
  • The lucky winner will place the order online at BorrowLenses.com and they request a credit card number to cover the risk of a no-return. They will not charge your credit card. BorrowLenses.com is a reputable business but if you don’t feel comfortable with this condition, please don’t enter.
  • Be able to place an order online with a credit card. No charges will be made, this is merely a technicality. (Don’t fret over this- I read the terms and it’s no biggie at all. It’s just their way of protecting themselves should the contest winner run off with their fancy new Canon telephoto.)
  • The offer excludes super telephoto lenses and pro camera bodies.

HOW TO ENTER

  1. Check out Borrowlenses.com to find something you’d be interested to rent. Let me know what lens you hope to rent. I won’t hold you to this if you win. I’m just curious. I know the lens I’d like to rent. Anyone want to guess as to what it is?
    Note: Available lenses are for Nikon and Canon cameras. Not a Nikon or Canon user? Consider their lighting and tripod equipment.
  2. Add a comment to this post with the item you’d be most interested to rent. Please leave your email address if your name does not link back to a website.
    Note: Your blog comment is worth one entry to the contest.

Deadline: Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at Midnight PST

The winner will be randomly chosen and announced here on Wednesday December 2nd.

Thanks for taking part and good luck!

PLEASE NOTE: THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!!

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