Tales From The Inbox - December 11, 2009

Send The HWC A Card: The Homeless World Cup sent out a card-less holiday greeting. Click here to check it out and donate today. Every small amount helps!

Fresh Air Fund: The Fresh Air Fund is looking for runners and sponsors to join the Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Half-Marathon this coming March 21st. This is a great way to participate in NYC's premier summer road race while helping Fresh Air Fund children. Over the last year, support from friends helped the Fund give nearly 10,000 inner-city children country experiences that they're still talking about! They rely on donations this time of year to keep programs strong for the summer months. Get all the information here.

Las Vegas and Steffi Graf: Here's some information about a new contest from a press release that I received:

As more and more consumers strive to maintain a truly healthy lifestyle, TEEKANNE Herbal Wellness Teas and tennis legend Steffi Graf have teamed up to launch “Win a Wellness Weekend” a sweepstakes whereby three lucky winners and their guests will experience a rejuvenating wellness weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada with Steffi Graf.

As part of the “Win a Wellness Weekend” sweepstakes, three lucky winners and the guest of their choice will fly to Las Vegas to enjoy a relaxing wellness weekend getaway, highlighted by a meet and greet with tennis legend and TEEKANNE tea lover Steffi Graf. Winners and their guests will receive roundtrip airfare to Las Vegas and hotel lodging for two nights. Additionally, winners will receive a $1,000 gift card to spend however they choose during the weekend, a year’s supply of TEEKANNE Herbal Wellness Tea, a personalized, autographed photo of Steffi Graf, tennis legend and brand ambassador to TEEKANNE Herbal Wellness Tea—and the epitome of health and wellness!

The “Win a Wellness Weekend in Las Vegas with Steffi Graf” Sweepstakes runs through March 31, 2010. To enter the sweepstakes employ one of the following methods: 1) visit the TEEKANNE website and fill out the online entry form, 2) fill out entry forms found on displays containing TEEKANNE tea in participating grocery retailers or 3) hand print your first and last name, phone number, email address, date of birth, street address, city, state and zip code on a 3" x 5" piece of paper and mail it with proper postage to TEEKANNE Sweepstakes Department, Redco Foods, Inc., 100 Northfield Drive, Windsor, CT 06095. All mail-in entries must be handwritten and be postmarked by March 31, 2010, and received by April 6, 2010. Winners will be randomly selected and notified on or about April 9, 2010.