FREE box of Great Grains cereal!

Do you want a FREE box of Great Grains cereal? Just head over to the Great Grains Canada Facebook page, click 'like', pick a sheaf, then fill out your mailing information to receive a coupon for a free box. There are only 10,000 available so hurry over now before they are all gone (just under 6,000 left as of this post). Canada only.
 

Get a FREE bag of Spitz!

This announcement is not at all wedding related but still a great deal! If you are Canadian and love Spitz (or know someone who does) this one's for you! For a limited time only, Spitz is giving away free coupons redeemable for a 227g bag of Spitz (your choice of flavour).

How to get your free bag!
Just 'Like' Spitz on Facebook, then click on their Promotions tab at the top of the page. You will be forwarded to a form that will prompt you to fill out your mailing information. Click 'Request Your Coupon' and you will receive your FREE product coupon in 4-6 weeks!  Just in time for the heart of Summer!

Note: This promotion is only valid in Canada and is limited to one coupon per household.

A Freebie: Just in time for Easter!

Here's a great deal for all my Canadian readers that is just in time for Easter.  While supplies last, receive a free chocolate bar to share with a friend/loved one!  Just follow this link: Get your free chocolate bar.

A bit more information about how this offer was started (directly quoted from http://www.marsacts.ca/About.aspx?lang=en)

"Surprised when someone offers you up a seat on the bus, or holds open a door for you? According to a recent survey† measuring the likelihood and frequency that Canadians commit random acts of kindness, you might be surprised. The survey conducted by Leger Marketing and commissioned by Mars Canada Inc Chocolate division, reveals that only 41 per cent of respondents believed they were on the receiving end of kindness in the past week. With 90 per cent of Canadians believing that their country is a compassionate nation, it appears that we actually do not act as kindly and considerately towards one another as we claim."

"Furthermore, feedback from Canadians indicated that they feel it doesn’t take a large act to make someone feel special. While large gifts and gestures are certainly valued, a simple, inexpensive act from one Canadian to another can have a big impact on someone’s day."

"The release of these survey results coincides with the launch of Mars Canada Inc.’s RANDOM ACTS OF CHOCOLATE™ campaign, built on the belief that any act of kindness, big or small, can bring a little joy to someone’s day. Mars Canada Inc.’s Chocolate division will be giving away 8.65 million coupons redeemable for free* chocolate products to Canadians and encouraging them to use these to help spread a little kindness and encourage others to do the same. Canadian Football League (CFL) legend Michael “Pinball” Clemons has also teamed up with this unique Campaign to inspire people to not only share their personal stories, big and small, but to also encourage Canadians to nominate a local Community Organization active within their community, being either a charity or other not for profit organization registered federally or provincially in Canada, for the opportunity to receive one of three $10,000 CDN donations to have an act of kindness made in their honour, should their entry be selected and they be declared a winner. Three Community Organizations nominated by the winners will each receive a $10,000 donation from Mars Canada."

The three (3) paragraphs in quotations above was directly quoted from http://www.marsacts.ca/About.aspx?lang=en.

This campaign has personal meaning for me because I work as a social service coordinator for a non-profit organization that serves older adults (seniors 55+) in my

community.  The reality is that funding is often sparse and it is difficult to accomplish all that I would like to for the community on such a modest budget.  I am very glad to see that Mars Canada has stepped up to the plate to make a non-profit organization's ability to help people a little bit easier.  I truly hope that this campaign encourages other companies to do the same - support small non-profit community organizations.  I believe that this support is very important since these organizations are vital to healthy people and healthy communities.

So now that you know a bit about the campaign and my personal experience with non-profit organizations, go ahead and request your free Mars chocolate bar.  While you are there, please don't forget to nominate a non-profit organization in your community! 

Free Magazine Subscription: Weddings in Winnipeg

I'm not sure how many Winnipeg readers I have but just in case I have a few, I thought I'd mention a free magazine subscription available for those who are planning a wedding and live in the City of Winnipeg.  Not planning a wedding?  Feel free to pass this information on to your family and friends!

While searching on the web and through bridal shops, I found a magazine called Weddings in Winnipeg that provides free subscriptions for individuals who are planning a wedding in the near future.  Just go here, fill out the form and expect the next edition of Weddings in Winnipeg in your mailbox in a few weeks!  Also, by becoming a member, you will have complete access to their website, including the forums!

Are you looking for the back issues of Weddings in Winnipeg?  Check out Party Stuff!  I was at the Regent Avenue location this past weekend and while browsing through the wedding isle, I noticed a section of magazines.  All the back issues, including the back issue (December 2009) of Wedding Bells (Manitoba & Saskatchewan division) is complimentary!  You can also find the current issue of Weddings in Winnipeg there, which is also free.  Since each magazine is filled with lots of interesting/helpful articles and ideas for weddings, even the back issues are fabulous!

Unfortunately, if you don't like in the City of Winnipeg, you can't request a free subscription at this time.  However, if you are visiting a Bridal Salon or Party Stuff in Winnipeg, make sure to pick up your FREE copy there!

This free magazine subscription has been added to the FREE magazine subscriptions (on-going list).  Check it out for more great FREE magazine subscriptions available to people in Canada, US, and worldwide!

Baby Essential Guide Giveaway!

Recently, I joined a new blogger program called the Triplets Mommy Blog Sponsorship Program.  The Triplets Mommy Blog Sponsorship Program is offered on behalf of the Triplets Mommy website.  Triplets Mommy offers a variety of information on babies, the joy of pregnancy, and more! Triplets Mommy also offers information through their website and forums on how to get free stuff and save money by using coupons.  Finally, Triplets Mommy offers an interesting eBook that will allow you to save and get even more free stuff + their is tons of tidbits for everything from baby showers to preparing for baby's arrival!  Their eBook is titled 'Baby Essential Guide' and offers chapters such as: How to get samples by mail, Top baby names and meanings, Babyshower Preparation, and more!  This book can be purchased on the Triplets Mommy website for $9.95.

Since I am now part of the Triplets Mommy Blog Sponsorship Program, I was given the opportunity to hold a giveaway for an eBook copy of the Triplets Mommy Baby Essential Guide!  Read all the details below! :)

What can you win? One lucky reader will receive a copy of the Baby Essential Guide eBook (worth $9.95) courtesy of Triplets Mommy.

How to enter: Share a baby tip, a baby story, a link to a cute baby picture (one of your own children), or a link to a baby freebie in a comment below.  This question must be answered to gain an entry in the giveaway.

Each of the following will give you one extra entry in the giveaway (unless otherwise noted). Please make sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do. If a certain entry method is worth more than one entry, which will be indicated for methods worth more than one entry, please leave a comment to reflect each entry:
- Subscribing to my blog via email or RSS feed (Maximum of 1 entry - please tell me how you subscribe in your comment).
- Adding my button to your blog sidebar. - IMPORTANT - If you've added it before, please add it again with the new code. The button must point to http://www.everythingupclose.com for it to be counted as a valid entry.
- Following me on Twitter (@ihchicky) and Tweeting about this giveaway (with a link to this page). Please leave a link to your tweet or your twitter name. You can do this once a day.
- Following me on Blogger / Google Friends Connect (publicly).
- Entering one of my other giveaways. Please indicate the name of the other giveaway you entered.
- Blogging about this giveaway on your blog. Please leave a link to your blog post in your comment.
- Talking about and linking to this giveaway in any public forum or on Facebook. If you do this, please leave your user-name and a link to the post.
- Donate a minimum of $1 to my BlogHer 2010 Fund using the ChipIn widget on the right hand side of my blog. Earn 2 entries for each dollar you donate! Please leave me your PayPal email address so I can verify your entry.
Important Entry Details:
The above entries (main and bonus) can only be submitted once per person (except for the tweet entry, which can be done daily). Please do not use more than one blogger account or add additional anonymous comments to gain extra entries. This is not fair to everyone else and this practice is strictly prohibited. If a person is found to be using more than one account to enter the same giveaway, they will be disqualified from that particular giveaway, as well as all future giveaways.

This giveaway will end on Friday, January 15th at 11:59pm (Central Standard Time). After the giveaway has ended, the winner will be picked randomly using random.org. EMAIL RULES: In order to win, you must provide a valid email. I will be notifying the winner by email only. Please make sure your blog profile includes your email address and make sure that it is visible. If you do not have a blogger account, please make sure you have included your email address in your post. If there is no email address provided, to contact the winner, another person will be chosen. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email notification with their complete mailing address (I will be forwarding all this information to the sponsor), If this information is not received within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to residents worldwide!

Good Luck!

*Disclaimer* As a thank you for publishing this giveaway for Triplet Mommy on my website, I received a copy of their eBook free of charge.  This review is objective information that I found in the eBook and on the Triplet Mommy website.  I did not receive any other sort of compensation for this post.

More magazines for FREE!

I just updated the post: FREE Magazine Subscriptions (On-going List) with a number of magazines, which are available for FREE to people living in either Canada, the US, or both!  Enjoy!