I know I’m late, but… the winners are…!

first place

First place goes to Ab K. of NSW for his interesting take on the poster design. I know I wouldn’t have thought of a comic.

second place

Second place goes to Keri P. of TAS for her very in-your-face design. Great work!

runners-up

The first runner up is Ben R. from NSW. Ben also receives a Box of Stuff thanks to Blue Zamboo!

The second runner up is Melissa Morris of NJ, USA, who is also the owner of the very lovely Operation Nice.

The third runner up place goes to Jacob C. of NSW for his simple but fantastic pink poster! Jacob also receives a one hour of personal or business phone coaching thanks to Crossroads Life Coaching.

I would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered. You’ve helped raise $79 for The Global Fund! I’d also like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful businesses that have sponsored this competition.

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Want to help a good cause AND win great prizes? You do? Great!

To help raise funds for Blog Action Day, marnieb.com is running a small competition with some big prizes!

As a designer, I of course wanted the competition to be focused on design. This doesn’t mean you have to be a professional designer to enter though. If you like to doodle, paint or fiddle with Photoshop in your spare time, you are welcome to enter. After all, it is for a good cause so why limit the donations by only allowing certain people to enter? The prizes have also been chosen to reflect this - they are prizes that the every day person can enjoy, so you’d better get enterin’!

how do i enter?

All you have to do to enter is design a poster themed end poverty and donate $2 or more!

Posters must be 500 pixels wide by 700 pixels high. Aside from that, entrants are free to interpret the theme any way they choose.

Your entry could be a sketch of a revolutionary idea to end poverty, it could be completely typographic, it could be a graphical representation of the suffering poverty causes, anything. You are free to design as you choose, as long as the words ‘end poverty’ are included in your design.

prizes!

Entries will be judged on the 14th of October, 2008. There will be prizes for first and second place, as well as 3 runner-up places.

first place

1 x Logo re-design - thanks to Bergan Blue
1 x Business card design - thanks to Bergan Blue
1 x copy of The Path To Success - thanks to Sprout Publishing
1 x subscription to Communication Arts
1 x $50 Gift Voucher to spend at Joliv - thanks to Joliv
1 x $50 voucher for Dawson Documents VA Services - thanks to Dawson Documents
1 x hair treatment and blowdry - thanks to Hairplex (available to Sydney/NSW winners only)
Valued at approx. $1,345!

second place

1 x Business card design - thanks to Bergan Blue
1 x phone consultation or resume update - thanks to Enhance Your Chances
1 x copy of The Path To Success - thanks to Sprout Publishing
1 x $60 Gift Voucher to spend at Tayana - thanks to Tayana
1 x Moving Memory DVD - thanks to Zana productions
1 x Nutrimetics Little Luxuries Fragrance Collection - thanks to Dawson Documents
1 x BubbaLog baby log book - thanks to BubbaLog
Valued at approx. $520!

runner-up

Runners-up will receive a copy of The Path to Sucess, and one lucky entrant, which will be randomly picked, will receive 1 x hour telephone life coaching session - thanks to Crossroads Life Coaching. There is also a Box of Stuff to be won thanks to Blue Zamboo!

where will my money go?

ALL money donated will go directly to The Global Fund. The Global Fund combats AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, all which have a crippling effect on the fight against poverty. In 2008 The Global Fund is the official Blog Action Day charity. Your donation will be processed via Change.org and will not enter the hands of anyone involved in this competition or anyone at Marnieb.com.

ready to enter?

Use the ‘donate’ button below to donate $2 or more to The Global Fund. Once you’ve done this, email your entry to blogactionday@marnieb.com with your name, phone number and location.

sponsors

The above prize packs would not be possible without the generosity of some great businesses. I’d like to thank each and every one of your for donating a prize and being willing to give up your time/products for such a great cause.

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The gorgeous Aussie Kids Boutique blog is running a very cute competition at the moment showcasing some of the most unique kidswear finds from around Australia.

Each week, readers have sent in their favourite finds and then voted which has won them a gift voucher for the lovable shop at All You Need.

Now, voting is open to choose the favourite item for the month! Head on over to Aussie Kids Boutique and submit your vote! If you happen to vote for D, which I just happened to submit, I won’t complain!

Voting closes at 8pm Friday the 29th of August, so get in ASAP!

Make sure you check out All You Need’s site for some of the cutest kids clothes, toys and accessories around.

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SPROUT the Life You Love (Tales from Female Entrepreneurs) is a great new book being released by Sprout Publishing this year, filled with biographies from successful businesswomen from around the globe.

Thanks to the lovely Sarah at Sprout Publishing you can win a SPROUT ‘Peachy’ author package to the value of $700AUD!

The winner will in the book plus receive 5 finished copies! Imagine the buzz of seeing your name in print and on the shelves in bookstores!

To enter simply click on this link and fill out the questionnaire. Once completed, send it to the email address at the end of the questionnaire.

Be quick, entries close August 20, 2008!

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