And as a bonus -  SUBWAY is giving away a $100 gift card to one fabulous reader so you can link it to your school and help spread the word! The more families are signed up at your school, the more your school benefits.

The great thing is that anyone can participate…give teachers, Aunt Sue or Grandmom a pre-loaded card for the holidays and they can give back to your school all year long! Share the info with your PTA, the football coaches and anyone else that can help you champion this healthy and worthwhile initiative at your school! Alright!

Don’t you just love the commitment that SUBWAY has to kids’ health? Well, here’s another promo from SUBWAY. The Random Acts of Fitness Kits to help combat child obesity in the classroom. It’s an interactive kit that your child’s teacher can use as a curriculum tool to help students learn to be healthy and active throughout the year. The Kit includes teacher planner, ideas to spark discussion and a cool monthly “Classroom Challenge” that could get them featured on SUBWAYkids.com! Awesome, right? I’ve seen one of the kits and I tell you this is something I would love my child’s teacher to use in her classroom. So let your child’s teacher know about this (more info here). Hey, if you know a teacher who’s already using one, shout out!

So onto the give-away. One winner will receive a $100 SUBWAY GIFT CARD, to help you get started in the SCHOOL REWARDS program. In the comments below, just share an encouragement to your child or a student you know (names maybe withheld) to keep them healthy and ever-excited for school!

• One entry per person per day.
• It’s open to residents of the US only.
• Contest ends 11:59 midnight EST on November 15, 2009
• ONE winner will be randomly chosen and announced via blog and email the week after.
• If the winner does not reply within one week, he/she forfeits her winnings and an alternate entry will be chosen.

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Subway $100 Gift Card Giveaway

Found in over 82,000 storefronts, such as leading grocery, mass, convenience, drug and specialty retailers, Gift Card Mall™ carries an unmatched selection of gift cards from over 350 premium brand partners. Consumers choose prepaid cards from categories that include clothing, household, entertainment, restaurants, sporting events and travel. Prepaid cards can be purchased in a range of denominations and used online or on location at the issuing retailer.

Gift Card Mall is also available online at www.GiftCardMall.com. As the premium online prepaid and gift card Web site, GiftCardMall.com offers branded gift cards with standard and customized card creative. In addition, many cards can also be personalized with the consumer’s own image.

We are giving away one card worth $50 from EACH of these retailers:

• Macy’s
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• SpaFinder

To enter to win, leave a comment on this post by Thursday, May 28th. I’ll choose three winners at random for each brand listed above and announce the lucky guys or girls the next day.

Images: Gift Card Mall

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Win $50 Gift Card to Macy’s

I cut out the outline of a stocking from white glitter felt (the stiffer felt works best for this project) making sure that the gift card will fit!

I used different decorative stitches to outline the heel & toe and then fill in the stocking.  If your machine doesn’t do decorative stitches, try alternating straight & zig-zag stitches.  I just used plain sewing machine thread, but you can go as fancy as you’d like!

When the front is embroidered to your satisfaction, lay it onto a larger piece of felt, wrong sides together.   Straight stitch around the outside.   I used pinking shears to cut out the stocking, but use what you’d prefer

Presto, a cute & simple way to give gift cards!

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easy holiday projects – embroidered gift card holder