With 175 comments, the answers that outpoured were so inspiring that it opened and sustained the spirit of Christmas for me.  Thank you to everyone who joined Windward Ventures’ Grab a Bottled Up Umbrella Contest.  Your answers really do make Christmas special for each of you –reading them allowed me to virtually share your “special” 2009 Christmas.  I wish I had more than 100 umbrellas to give away because most of you deserve it… but I only have 3.

Quite a handful of favorite answers but the best answer that was picked:

“Yesterday, I bought some books here in our office building and I was surprised to find activity books worth P5 each. And then last week, I bought plush toys for P10 each. I really bought a lot of those things and thinking of donating it to SM’s share a toy or Jollibee’s MaAga ang Pasko. I’m also considering to just walk on the streets on Baclaran on the 24th to give the toys and books to the less fortunate kids that I will meet on the streets. I might tag along my friends, too. Do you think this will make my Christams extra special? YES!!! “               ~Ann of funhuntress.blogspot.com

This was the most relatable entry to me and friends because we spent yesterday afternoon at the Virlanie Foundation giving a Christmas party to less-privileged/street kids being housed by the foundation.

Random.org picked two winners and they are…

Ria

Ellen Joy Castel

An email on how to claim the Bottled Up Bottle Umbrella will be sent shortly your registered email.

Again, BIG THANKS to everyone who joined the Bottled Up Bottle Umbrella Contest.  I know you still want to get your hands on these fashionable easy-to-store umbrellas.  Grab your favorite Bottled Up Umbrella at the following stores:

1. Watsons (within Metro Manila)

2. National Bookstore (25 branches: Filinvest, Alabang Town Center, Market Market, Mall of Asia, SM Sucat, Sta. Lucia East, SM Marikina, Katipunan, Cybermall, Trinoma, SM North Edsa, Quezon Avenue, Superbranch, SM Manila, Robinsons Ermita, Taft, Petron Square Bel Aire, Glorietta, Glorietta 5, Greenbelt, Robinsons Ortigas, SM Megamall, Shangrila Plaza, Shaw) – Starting December 16

3. Philosophy (Bonifacio High Street and SM Mall of Asia)

4. Graffitee (Eastwood and Trinoma) 

Congratulations winners!!!

Please keep on visiting the site and watch out for another online contest to be posted by this week. 

Big prizes await (a great holiday spa anyone?)!!! 😉

 **Special thanks to Brent Sy of Windward Ventures 😉

**Special thanks to Jeffrey for posting the contest on the popular Boy-Kuripot site, where the best of online contests are.

Stay tuned! 🙂

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Windward Ventures, the company that primary brought you Genki Umbrellas, first featured by Anton in Our Awesome Planet blog, is launching a new line of trendy umbrellas. 

You may have seen this type of umbrella circulating recently in the market but Bottled Up Bottle Umbrella definitely has more to offer in superior quality and stylish designs.

They retail for P249.75 each.  They initially come in 3 different designs I’m sure you’d want to have your hands on.  The umbrella can be a great holiday gift idea (with our ever changing weather).  You can also order in bulk. 

What I like about the Bottled Up Umbrella is how easy the umby folds inside the lightweight bottle and how easily you can store it inside your bag!  It’s also a great conversation piece for the intrigued.  You’ll get some folks asking you what’s with the slim bottle in your bag or desk or car 😉

Bottled Up is now available in several stores: 

1. Watsons (within Metro Manila)

2. National Bookstore (25 branches: Filinvest, Alabang Town Center, Market Market, Mall of Asia, SM Sucat, Sta. Lucia East, SM Marikina, Katipunan, Cybermall, Trinoma, SM North Edsa, Quezon Avenue, Superbranch, SM Manila, Robinsons Ermita, Taft, Petron Square Bel Aire, Glorietta, Glorietta 5, Greenbelt, Robinsons Ortigas, SM Megamall, Shangrila Plaza, Shaw) – Starting December 16

3. Philosophy (Bonifacio High Street and SM Mall of Asia)

4. Graffitee (Eastwood and Trinoma) 

***CONTEST ALERT***

Since ‘Tis the Season of Giving (with recurrent but gentle rain showers), Windward Ventures, together with the Between Bites site, is giving away three umbrellas to lucky readers (1 Bottled Up umbrella each).

All you have to do is drop a comment below and answer, “What makes this Christmas special for you?”

The best answer will receive (1) Bottled Up umbrella while Random.org will draw two names as winners as well. 

Drop as many comments as you’d like. 

YOU will soon be an owner of a new Bottled Up Bottle Umbrella.

Note:

*Please register a valid email address.  This is my way of contacting you in case you win.

*The raffle contest will run 1 week from December 11, 2009 until December 18, 2009, 12nn.

Spread the LOVE,

Jane

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