Monday, July 5, 2010

Johnsonville Sausage Online Video Contest

Welcome to Finance Foodie’s new series: Fiscally Fun Freebies. Working in the finance field has taught me a lot about hardwork, the value of a dollar, and the importance of saving for a rainy day. This series will bring you the scoop on all the free food and product offerings from around the nation – because who doesn’t love a truly free lunch!

Johnsonville Sausage recently announced the commencement of a new online video contest where you have the chance to win over $3,000 worth of cash and prizes - including grilling and camping gear from Coleman, gift cards from Gander Mountain, a collection of products from Hefty, and coupons for free Johnsonville products. To participate, all you need to do is take a video showing how you enjoy Johnsonville Sausage and upload it to www.ShareYourVille.com. There are four categories for people to enter their videos in the contest, and a winner will be chosen in each category.

Fiscally Fun Freebies #1: Free Sausages for the Early Bird
And here is where it gets reallllllly good! The first 50 videos submitted to the contest AUTOMATICALLY receive coupons for FREE Johnsonville products. (An inside source told me that this information hasn’t been widely released, so there is a good chance a financefoodie.com reader will be one of the first 50!)

Fiscally Fun Freebies #2: Secret Codes equals Big Bucks
In addition to the video contest, Johnsonville has created an online game and sweepstakes, "GRILLVILLE," (basically like Tetris with meat for bricks!) where you can win $5,000 in cash and prizes just for playing! Plus bonus entries can be earned for typing in secret code words is equal to 5 extra entries. All you have to do is enter the secret code into the GRILLVILLE game under the bonus entries tab!

(In case you were wondering, this week’s Johnsonville GRILLVILLE secret code word is BRATS. You can thank me with a new pair of shoes when you win the $5,000!)

Fiscally Fun Freebies #3: The Financefoodie.com Giveaway



Congrats #167! -dddiva
"Swimming is my fave thing in the summer."
Please email financefoodie [at] gmail [dot] com with your mailing address so I can send your prize! You have 2 days (48 hours) to respond or the prize goes to alternate winners
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So in case you are not inclined to do either (not too sure why anyone would say no to free food and money, but I guess we all have our quirks), financefoodie.com is giving away a “Summer Grillville” prize pack to get you into backyard BBQ mode

The prize pack includes: (2) coupon for a FREE package of Johnsonville Brats; (1) coupon for a FREE package of Hefty Plates/Bowls/Cups; and (1) coupon for a FREE package of Johnsonville Italian Sausages

You can enter up to FIVE times:

1. Required: In my comments section, tell me what’s your favorite summertime activity (I love lying out on my roofdeck on the weekends with a nice cold Diet Coke and the Sunday Times!)
2. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
3. Follow Johnsonville on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
4. Reblog / Retweet this giveaway (leave separate comment telling me this)
5. StumbleUpon or Digg this contest (leave separate comment telling me this)

Contest ended Friday July 9 at 5pm EST. Winners will be chosen via random integer generator on random.org announced on the financefoodie.com site shortly afterwards that evening!

178 comments:

  1. I love getting up in the early morning mist in the mountains and driving around with the top down getting all the running around of the day completed! I chill out in the air condition doing chores>> dress up for a late night dinner and drive under the stars>>>yummm, I love the summertime

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  2. Now I am Following you and Johnsonville as theflyingacc

    wings@tds.net

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  3. My favorite summer activity is bike riding to the park and reading under a tree!

    LWons@HotMail.com

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  4. Johnsonville Twitter follower {mom2anutball}

    fineinsanity {at} live {dot} com

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  5. Your Twitter follower {mom2anutball}

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  6. I like taking my kids to the spray park and laying out while they play! Thanks!

    fineinsanity {at} live {dot} com

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  7. I like sitting by the campfire and roasting marshmallows while we are up in the mountains camping.

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  8. I follow finance foodie on twitter as onosquanna

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  9. following Johnsonville on twitter as onosquanna

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  10. I love to get out and go swimming.

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  11. I follow Johnsonville on Twitter @lprice79.

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  12. I follow you on Twitter @lprice79.

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  13. My favorite summertime activity is walking on the beach. This is also my favorite activity the rest of the year, but there's something extra special about it in summer!

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  14. I like camping and hiking most in summer.

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  15. I follow Johnsonville on Twitter: lazybones344

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  16. I follow Finance Foodie on Twitter: lazybones344

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  17. I love gardening. It is so nice to have home grown vegetables in the summer.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  18. My favorite summertime activity is biking.

    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  19. Follow Johnsonville on Twitter @tcarolinep

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  20. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter @tcarolinep

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  21. I love hanging out by the pool on a hot summer afternoon.

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  22. My favorite activity is to make ice cream with the kids and eat it on the deck under the stars,

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  23. I love kayaking at the beach with my soon to be hubby.

    uncashbug6 at aol dot com

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  24. follow JvilleSausage on twitter @Ashbug622

    uncashbug6 at aol dot com

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  25. follow on twitter @Ashbug622

    uncashbug6 at aol dot com

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  26. My favorite summertime activity is gardening. I love being able to harvest flowers for our home and food for our table.

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  27. Following JvilleSausage on Twitter @AsTheNight.

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  28. Following financefoodie1 on twitter @AsTheNight

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  29. I stumbled your post id: AsTheNight.

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  30. I like laying in the hammock in the summer.

    hellrzr(at)juno(dot)com

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  31. I love visiting relatives. My parents both live out of state and I don't get to see them as often as I would like. However, in the Summer, I make sure to take the boys on visits.

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  32. My favorite summer activity is camping in the Rocky Mountains with family! ;)
    txgigggles@yahoo.com

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  33. HORTON111@AOL.COM

    SITTING OUT ON THE PORCH IN MY ROCKING CHAIR TALKING WITH MY NEIGHBOR LOOKING AT THE FLOWERS AND LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER

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  34. I love to work in my garden in the summer

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  35. my favorite Summer activity is going to local Parks with friends and family having a picnic and just hang out together

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  36. My favorite summer activity is hiking in the mountains near my home.
    nanoarta1 at gmail dot com

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  37. I submitted to digg:
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  38. My favorite summer time activity is taking my dog for a long walk.

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  39. Follow you on twitter as BBirdie2

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  40. Follow Johnsonville on twitter as BBirdie2

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  41. Christina - xristya@rock.com - I love walking along the lakefront with my sweet and intelligent and loyal German Shepherd - Husky mix Birdie!

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  42. My favorite summer time activity is being in cool water somewhere - anywhere!

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  43. I am following Johnsonville via Twitter as jlsc123.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  44. My favorite summer time activity is swimming and lting by the pool.
    Thank you so much for the giveaway.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  45. Cooking out hamburgers and hot dogs with our kids.
    marcia.goss@gmail.com

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  46. Mine is sitting out on the Driveway reading a good book while my daughter plays in the sprinkler with an iced sweet tea in hand.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  47. I follow Johnsonville on Twitter @mgoss123.
    marcia.goss@gmail.com

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  48. I follow you on Twitter @mgoss123.
    marcia.goss@gmail.com

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  49. Tweet.
    http://twitter.com/mgoss123/status/17891751265
    marcia.goss@gmail.com

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  50. My favorite summertime activity is to sit outside in the shade on my bench and read a good book while I watch birds and animals come to visit!

    sphinxcw at aol dot com

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  51. Taking morning bike rides with my four boys. Thanks for the giveaway.

    s.mickelson at gmail dot com

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  52. Taking a drive around the countryside with the windows down and good music playing on the radio. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

    buckeye7081@gmail.com

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  53. My fave activity is walking around the lake and then having a nice book to read under a tree.

    letessha@yahoo.com

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  54. following johnsonville in twitter/dahliamomma

    letessha@yahoo.com

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  55. following you in twitter/dahliamomma

    letessha@yahoo.com

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  56. I like riding my Harley all summer long.

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  57. I tweeted http://twitter.com/cstironkat/status/17904836543

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  58. I love sitting on the back deck with the fire pit going, and my family for company, just relaxing and catching up on our day

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  59. following you on twitter - saphyress

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  60. following johnsonville on twitter - saphyress

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  61. I love to eat popsicles on hot summer nights.
    Nycole
    knycks1@aol.com

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  62. I follow Johnsonville on twitter (@jjak2003)
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  63. I follow Finance Foodie on twitter (@jjak2003)
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  64. I love going for walks on all the local trails
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  65. I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/jjak2003/statuses/17919341576
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  66. I love walking along the shoreline.

    sylvieanddudes@yahoo.com

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  67. Staying indoors in air conditioning and go out at night for late night walks.


    tom_gibson7@yahoo.com

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  68. I love being outside tanning! A nice cold glass of water and a couple friends to make me smile :)

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  69. I'm following Johnsonville Sausage on Twitter- SteCold

    stephanie_dunbar07*hotmail*com

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  70. I'm following you on Twitter- SteCold

    stephanie_dunbar07*hotmail*com

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  71. I like to lie out on the deck with a automated misting fan!

    teenytig@sbcglobal.net

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  72. crazyred61@yahoo.com
    I like walking on the beach

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  73. My favorite summer activity is floating in the pool, reading a great book!

    sweepyhead at gmail dot com

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  74. I like going to local baseball games, that is if my daughter doesn't have a softball game. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  75. I follow you on Twitter. my id: asketcher1

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  76. We love going into our pool together. We have a lot of fun!

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  77. @mcalcut now follows Finance Foodie on Twitter
    melaniecalcut@gmail.com

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  78. I love laying on my air mattress in a lake.
    melaniecalcut@gmail.com

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  79. I love going to the beach or the pool, thanks!

    Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

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  80. My favorite summer activity is growing some of my own veggies and visiting local farmer's markets for more fresh foods, like peppers and onions to grill with Johnsonville products!

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  81. I Follow Johnsonville on Twitter. @DchrisG3

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  82. I Follow Johnsonville on Twitter. @DchrisG3

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  83. I love taking my daughter in the pool! Thanks!

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  84. In the summer, I like RVing with my husband.

    kg4rmt at arrl dot net

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  85. My favorite summer activity is having backyard cookouts with my family.

    Dancehottie1621@aol.com

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  86. I love going swimming.

    SWEETANGL5632@AOL.COM

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  87. I like picking and eating fresh produce from our garden.

    hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

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  88. I follow JVilleSausage on Twitter- ksh123

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  89. I follow financefoodie1 on Twitter- ksh123

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  90. I love gardening in the summer!

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  91. I love fishing.
    erma7516@sbcglobal.net

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  92. I love floating around the pool on a raft, getting a tan.

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  93. idahomom7 is following JvilleSausage on twitter

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  94. We love to go camping at Bratwurst make for a great dinner while camping.

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  95. http://twitter.com/idahomom7/status/18034857262

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  96. Tweet! Thank you! http://twitter.com/Aerated/status/18036511304
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  97. I follow Johnsonville on twitter @Aerated
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  98. I love going for long walks with my dogs. They can't handle cold weather!
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  99. My favorite summertime activity is going to the park and having a picnic with my family.

    shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  100. Johnsonville Twitter follower

    aprkerozgood

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

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  101. Twitter follower

    parkerozgood

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

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  102. I love sitting with a cup of coffee in the morning in my recliner on the dock staring at the lake

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

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  103. Tweeted

    http://twitter.com/parkerozgood/status/18046559311

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

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  104. Stumbled

    http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/parkerozgood/review/43752631/

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

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  105. I love playing fetch with my dogs outside.

    trippyjanet at hotmail dot com

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  106. I follow JvilleSausage on twitter

    trippyjanet at hotmail dot com

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  107. I follow financefoodie1 on twitter


    trippyjanet at hotmail dot com

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  108. warm summernights, sitting on the porch with iced tea

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  109. following JvilleSausage on twitter @ rosidentevil

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  110. I love swimming with my hubby!

    Katie
    showbizkp[at]gmail[dot]com

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  111. We love to pack a lunch and have a picnic in the park or go to a local lake or State Park for our picnic.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    proudyaya04 {at} yahoo {dot} com

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  112. We go to an amusement park in Ohio once a year (Cedar Point) and that's always my favorite summertime activity.

    msuroseY@yahoo.com

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  113. I love going camping. So very much.

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  114. I love getting up early on the weekends when it is still sort of cool out and taking the dog outside to play a little bit of catch before it becomes unbearable here in Vegas!

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  115. I love walking on a local trail at a local state park.-JD

    SamneneD@aol.com

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  116. A good book at the beach would be my favorite!

    theyyyguy@yahoo.com

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  117. I like going for walks with my family.
    shawnac68@hotmail.com

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  118. chillin in the hammock at the cottage

    fffoodl.verizon@spamgourmet.com

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  119. I love the treasure hunt, better known as Garage Saling

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  120. I love going over to my friend's house with the kids and hang out by the pool all afternoon. Lots of fun time with the kids and also some mom time too.
    chipdip2010(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  121. i love taking the kids to the park or laying by the pool thanks for the chance eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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  122. having cookouts and playing in the pool with hubs and daughter.

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  123. I follow JvilleSausage on twitter Jammie79

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  124. I follow financefoodie1 on twitter Jammie79

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  125. My favorite summer activity is sitting in the evening on my front porch with my cat and/or husband. Watch the birds, enjoy the quiet, and relax. Then fix Johnsonville for Supper!!!


    lknott@partnercom.net

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  126. I love picking berries with my kids in the summer!

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  127. I love walking the dog very early in the morning to see the sunrise. I love hosting cookouts with family and friends and enjoying soccer games!

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  128. We have a river that runs through town and a river path next to it. We love to take our family down there and enjoy the outdoors.

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  129. I love to get up early, before the heat kicks in, and enjoy the morning breezes

    kimbly at g mail dot com

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  130. I like sitting in my screened porch, looking at my back yard flowers and sipping sweet tea. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com

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  131. I follow Johnsonville on Twitter @cezovski
    digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net

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  132. Strolling along the beach in early morning is my favorite summer activity. garrettsambo@aol.com

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  133. I follow you on Twitter @cezovski
    digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net

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  134. I like going to the beach and playing with the kids in the sand
    digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net

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  135. I Follow Johnsonville on Twitter
    id-skyxsky27

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  136. I Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter
    id skyxsky27

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  137. My fave summertime activity is taking my dog for a walk in the park...

    justine417@comcast.net

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  138. I'm following Johnsonville via twitter

    ShesAnAngel417

    justine417@comcast.net

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  139. I love spending time on my float in the pool with sunglasses and a good book!

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  140. Tweet http://twitter.com/Lstixrud/status/18107254702

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  141. I follow johnsonville on twitter (lstixrud)

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  142. I like hanging out at the pool.

    gieferj@gmail.com

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  143. We spend the summer weekends at a friend's pool. We cook, play water volleyball. The kids and adults have a blast.

    Thank you for the entry,

    Nikki

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  144. I tweeted giveaway,

    http://twitter.com/NikkiDavis05/status/18112452766

    Thank you,

    Nikki

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  145. I follow Johnsonville on twitter, nikkidavis05.

    Thank you,

    Nikki

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  146. I love spending the day at the lake swimming, boating and grilling.
    traymona[at]aol.com

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  147. We love to have a BBQ on the new patio in the backyard. I think I am hearing the smore's calling my name right now.

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  148. My family loves camping. We go every year with 11 other families. It's so much fun! The beach, bonfires and all of us together! We couldn't ask for better memories!

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  149. My favorite summertime activity
    is swimming in the pool

    CharlieGurl57(at)aol(dot)com

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  150. I am following Finance Foodie on Twitter (Swtlilchick)

    CharlieGurl57(at)aol(dot)com

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  151. I am following Johnsonville on Twitter (Swtlilchick)

    CharlieGurl57(at)aol(dot)com

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  152. Tweet:Swtlilchick
    http://twitter.com/Swtlilchick/status/18119273624

    CharlieGurl57(at)aol(dot)com

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  153. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter susan1215

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  154. following you via twitter susan1215

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  155. We like spending time at the pool with friends.

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  156. http://twitter.com/susan1215/status/18120891838

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  157. i love to relax with my husband and watch a movie
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

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  158. Swimming is my fave thing in the summer.

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  159. My favorite summertime activity is going to the lake to hang out.

    longbarb1@aol.com

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  160. Sitting in front of a fan on high, with a bowl of ice cream and reading a book! :-)

    Thanks for the chance!

    mybabyblessings [at] gmail [dot] com

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  161. I love to fish and camp during the summer :0)
    thegrants(at)live(dot)com

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  162. Follow Johnsonville on Twitter @sgrant2005
    thegrants(at)live(dot)com

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  163. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter @sgrant2005
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  164. Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/sgrant2005/status/18139653189
    thegrants(at)live(dot)com

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  165. I just love taking the family to the local water park and hanging out in the wave pool. Very relaxing when it's over 100 degrees!
    heatherpooh (hotmail)

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  166. I follow Finance Foodie on Twitter - choochoo428

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  167. I follow Johnsonville on Twitter - choochoo428

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  168. Following JVille Sausage on Twitter @getalonghome

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  169. Twitter follower @getalonghome

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  170. I love taking the kids outside early, before it gets hot, and reading to them on the lawn.

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  171. Dugg. User: dmajik

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  172. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Getalonghome/status/18147064544

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