Freemason Hall Winter Sweepstakes 2011

This year FreemasonHall.com will be giving away A complete series from John "Coach" Nagy the Building Builders Series with DVD for the main prize, a value of $78. Two runner ups will win The Coaches Coach: Building Builders DVD. More information about this wonderful series can be found at Building Builders Series - Uncommon Catechism for Uncommon Masonic Education - Volume 1, 2, 3 & 4

There will be two ways to enter. The first will be writing an article for FreemasonHall.com to post on the site. Articles can be submitted here Articles should be 400 words or longer. The second will be having 20 (total forum) or more posts and reply to this thread. Posts should be quality posts and have more substance then replying to a thread and saying "me too" or "I agree".

Contest will start November 1st and run until December 31st. Any questions feel free to ask.

FreemasonHall.com Sweepstakes. Sponsored by FreemasonHall
1) GENERAL: No purchase necessary to enter. Promotion begins at 12:01 a.m. (EST) on 11/1/2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on 12/31/2011. At least one valid entry must be received to qualify for the contest.

2) TO ENTER: There is one (1) ways to enter this sweepstakes.
Method One (1): Submit through the FreemasonHall.com’s article forum an article for us to publish. Entries must be original and not from published and/or copyrighted material. Any forms that are submitted which contain immoral, dangerous, or distasteful content will automatically be excluded from the contest and disregarded at the sole discretion of FreemasonHall.com. All articles must contain true information, to the best of the participant's knowledge. Any articles found to offer purposefully or blatantly erroneous information will automatically be disqualified from this contest. Each VALID entry provides one (1) opportunity to win. The participant with the highest number of VALID and accepted quizzes at the contest end will have the largest chance of being chosen by random drawing. Enter as many times as you like. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, or for any computer, online, telephone, or human error or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of the forum.com and will not be returned.
Method Two (2) Have twenty (20) or more quality posts, by the end of the contest and enter through posting in our sweepstakes thread.

3) PRIZES: (3) Grand Prize: The Building Builders Series by John Nagy. This is the $78 dollar version, which includes all four books plus “The Coaches Coach: Building Builders DVD. Runner Up Prizes (2) Two runner ups will win The Coaches Coach: Building Builders DVD by John Nagy. No substitution, cash alternative or transfer of any prize is permitted, except Sponsor may, at its discretion, substitute a prize of equal or greater value. If a winner cannot accept prize, then prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. FreemasonHall.com supplies prize.

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I like this contest, it is a win-win. Several of us gain and the Forum gains. :1-pray:

I think this is a great prize for the winner. These contests are a fun way to promote good conversation, not to mention a little friendly competition.

The only down side is for those of us who already have purchased Bro. Nagy's collection. If I were to win, I'd donate them to a worthy Lodge, or a Brother. They are worth their weight in gold.

You would not want to see me in a swimsuit. It will be something like this:

I had originally wanted to do more. I was going to have some Amazon.com gift certificates, and other fun prizes. Then again, I wanted a different system too. There is one that I wish I could set the dates for, but it calculates how many new threads, posts, how many replies the thread starter has, how many page views for the thread, and a ton of other factors, like referrals. Each gets a point value assigned to it. At the end you get a few different Top members. But you cannot set a date and it counts from the start of the forums.

BTW, you can see some results http://www.freemasonhall.com/community/xperience.php?go=stats

I just wanted to update about the articles before I forget. I'll update the main post when I can get more time.

I wanted to define articles more. I know some may be feeling like they are not Br. Nagy or Gary in terms of writing. So please while I more then welcome thought provoking articles, you can do things like reviews. I'm sure most of read a few books related or on Freemasonry. Give us your thoughts on the book. Maybe you went to a Freemasonry Landmark or Shriners Hospital, give us your thoughts on it. Who knows, maybe you managed to put together a function for your Lodge, or other body that was a success. Why not give us some information on how you did it, what you did, and how it was a success. I'm open to ideas on articles.

Another sweepstakes , if you post 50 quality posts between now and Christmas , you get to fly to Ky on your own dime , pay for a hotel room on your own dime (or you may bunk at my house but you will have to share a bed with me , but hey , that is WIN WIN ) and hang out with me for a day !!! The winner will be chosen by who kisses my butt the most .

J/K ! Brother Jason , great idea for prizes and as always you are entirely too generous .

Those are some great ideas Bro. Jason. I appreciate the compliment too BTW-

LOL!!! You kill me... That is a real knee slapper!!!!

Oh my... Don't forget to give him these first ... :4-flowers:

You are fully capable of providing an article if you choose to do so. I've read your responses to some pretty deep discussion. I've enjoyed the discourse. You've got game Bro. :3-thumbup2: