Once again, I managed to get a couple businesses and retailers to donate some great products for our annual FnF Youth Holiday Drawing!!! :highclap:
In order to be eligible for the drawing, the FnF Youth will need to make a post in this thread under their own user name (and in their own words).
Should they currently NOT be a registered member, they may create a new registration. However, to keep it fair and on the "up-n-up", the newly registered youth will need to have a parent, or relative that is a current active member of FnF (minimum of 100 posts) and they must identify in this thread that individuals username.
Youth participants will need to post a short essay (minimum two paragraphs) in this thread what the Holidays are all about to them. Theme may include what is important to them, why they like this time of year the best, etc.
Youth participants that meet the above eligibility requirements will be entered in the drawing. Contest ends December 24, 2011 6pm Central time.
There will be three (3) main prizes to be given away (to be disclosed at the end of the Contest.... trust me, they're GOOD!)
In addition, all eligible entrants not drawn for one of the 3 main prizes will still receive a small token of appreciation for their contribution and participation.
Looking forward to reading the entries!!
As always a great thing you are doing FOs. :highclap:
Fos,
Glad to see you doing this again. It is great for the kids and a great thing for you to do.
Jerry
I dont want to fill the first three pages with appreciation posts Fos, but...awesome :congrats:.
Kudos on your part again.
The youth of FnF have no interest in participating??? :confused:
I am really interested in the contest. I just saw it now and saw your post, so I don't want you to shut the contest down. I am sure that once someone breaks the ice, the whole crowed will be entering. Thanks for posting the contest.
Dante (spike) :readthis:
I know that the holiday thing for everyone usally starts with Christmas. Well my holiday always starts with Thansgiving. It starts when we sit down and have a huge Thanksgiving dinner with my family. After We talk and finish our feast, Me and my dad get packed up for Potter County. The next morning we leave at 5:30 AM and meet my Uncles and cousins at the Plain And Fancy Diner. After that We have a long drive to Potter. Once we get there we get unpacked and set out for gray, red, and my favorite black Squirrels. Then on Sunday, one of my favorite parts of it, we get our Christmas Tree! That Monday is when buck season starts. When we get home, We decorate our tree. Then we wrap our presents to everyone that we are friends with. Sometimes we get gifts for the less fortinute than us. I love seeing all the gifts under the tree. One of my favorite parts of it is when I get to see the look on people's faces, that how excited they are to open there presents. Another favorite part of mine is receving the gifts from my family and frends. I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY!
DEADLINE is approaching fast.
Closes this Saturday at 6pm Central.
My daughter is gona enter one when she gets home from school tomorrow. She was supposed to do it today but we forgot. Thank You FOs, this is a great thing.
Yes, thank you Fos for putting this together. Don't know how I missed it but just noticed this thread. I am trying to get hold of my grandsons tonight to have one or the other of them enter. I have told some of their hunting stories here, posted photos of them (and some taken by them!)
What is the age range for entries?
Under 18 years of age.
Just want to thank you FOs for doing this for the youth here. :highclap:
My 14 year old grandson just registered and has a short piece ready to enter. I'm posting now ahead of his to verify his entry in case I'm gone when he gets approval from an administrator that authorizes him to post. he has registered under the name Code.
Done.
Welcome aboard, Code :wink:
Jim, thanks! He will probably check in tomorrow morning. I've posted several photos he has taken, and there is one picture of Code here on Fins and Fur, when he was looking at a coon "trail" scratched in the bark of a big cedar tree.
The holiday season is "the most wonderful time of the year" because of al the excellent food.
Through the eating of food, comes lots of things; fellowship, getting to spend time with family,
and a full belly. A glass of Egg Nog and a big slab of spiral cut ham is definitely my favorite.
All the food and hanging out with family is great, but it's easy to get sidetracked from what the
real meaning is. Jesus coming to earth to free all the sinners who believe in Him is
some real food for thought.
Less than 24 hours remain. Get your entry in before the clock runs out!
My name is Kelsi and I am Hidehunters girl. I am 10 years old and I love Christmas time.One of my favorite things is the play at church. I was an angel this year and my baby sister was a kitty cat. Another thing i love is geting to see my family. Some of my family lives far away and I only get to see them at chrismas time. Christmas is very busy day at our house because we have to go to Mamaw's and then Great granmas and then to Papaws. We open presents at every place so it is fun.
I think my favorite thing is going to be watching my baby sister open her new kitchen present. Its a big toy kitchen and I got her some toy pots and pans to go with it. I love to open presents to. That is one of my favorite things to. We also eat at granmas house and she always has candy and cakes and stuff she makes and it is so good. I liked the school play to. We sang Grandma got run over by a raindeer and we danced. One of the best parts is we have been watching movies at school and havnt been getting any homework. I love Christmas time.
I'm lovin it :congrats:
Welcome to the site Kelsi and Code :wink:
This is awsome Fos :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:
Thanks for doing this!! :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
The FnF Youth Holiday Drawing has come to a close. Thanks for all the youth that participated this year. :congrats:
I'll need mailing information for Spike, Code, and Kelsi.
As I will be out of pocket Monday afternoon through perhaps Saturday (going down to South Texas to hunt the Muy Grande) I'll not have an opportunity to ship out the prizes until the first of the year.
Each of the three participants will receive a Columbia by Kruger Optical Timberline 8x42mm binocular.
(http://www.cameralandny.com/optics2/kruger_timberline8x42.jpg)
In addition, some tasty goodies will be included with the binoculars. :biggrin:
Thanks again, and Congratulations!
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/binoculars/IMG_3651.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/binoculars/IMG_3662.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/binoculars/IMG_3666.jpg)
Here's the vital statistics:
Features:
* Fully multicoated optics
* BaK-4 for superb image brightness
* 1.2m close focus with internal center focus system
* Rugged metal body construction
* Waterproof/fogproof/nitrogen processed
* Excellent long eye relief
* Twist-up eyecups
* Protective molded case
* Textured armor for excellent grip
* COOLNECK quick release neck strap
Specifications:
* Power: 8x
* Objective: 42mm
* FOV @ 100 yds: 39' (7.4 deg)
* Close Focus: 1.2m
* Eye Relief: 18mm
* Size (mm): 140x128x52
* Weight (oz.): 24
What all that translates to is a set of solid, quality binoculars with good low-light performance and very good clarity. The resolution of detail is quite impressive. These are not small ultralights, but standard size binoculars with a great feel to them. The adjustments are smooth. There is a rubber cover for the ocular lenses, and individual objective lens covers that snap into place. Included in the package is not only the binos, case & neck strap, but also protective lens covers.
That was a real nice gesture on your part for the kids Santa FOs! :laf:
Congrats to all the youngsters for some fine stories. Merry Christmas!
WOW Fos, thats an awesome thing you have done. Kelsi is at her momma's tonight but i just called her and she is real excited. She gets to do all the glassing when we go doe hunting next week. Its nice to know there are still some really good people out in the world. I sent ya a PM. Thank You again.
Denver (Kelsi's Daddy)
O'my GOSH!!!!!!!!!!! I just looked on the website a second ago, and I saw that all three contestents recieved a pair of great bonocs. Fos, thank you so much for putting the whole contest together. It is so cool that all of us were able to win bonoculors Congrats to all of the contestents in the contest!! :congrats: I HOPE THAT ALL FNF MEMBERS HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS!!! :biggrin: Spike (Dante)
Wow! Those are REALLY nice prizes.
Thank you for doing this, Fos.
Cody will get a LOT of use out of those this coming year.
Thank you so much Fos. Merry Christmas.
Yeah, FOs, thank you from both my kids and me for doing this. Sarah loves hers from last year and now Dante is really stoked to have his own pair. He was hootin and hollerin last night when he read your post!!!
And good luck hunting the Muy Grande.
:congrats:Relly nice thread to read. Thanks Fos! And Thanks to the kids for participating! :congrats:
Congrats to the kids ! :highclap: :highclap:
Thanks Fos ! :yoyo:
I was going to wait for all three youths to respond, but I want thank you Fos for bringing this to the members. It's an incredibly generous act that you continuously bring to the forum.
There's very few people that are even in a position to be able to offer something like this, and your generosity has had a way of making the day for some pretty special people :wink:
On behalf of all the FnF Young Guns, their parents, and the gentlemen that help to moderate this forum...I'd like to thank ya from the bottom of my heart :congrats: :wink:
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 04, 2012, 09:35:34 PM
On behalf of all the FnF Young Guns, their parents, and the gentlemen that help to moderate this forum...I'd like to thank ya from the bottom of my heart :congrats: :wink:
I agree and would like to thank you guys to. My daughter Kelsi has been out of town with her momma so hasn't been here to post herself. Thank You so much Fos.
My pleasure, honestly.
Packages went out this morning via USPS Priority. Kids should have them in hand by Saturday.
I think Jim summed up the feelings of all the members of FnF. Great gesture and greatly appreciated.
Jerry
Congratulations to the lucky Young Guns!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Today I came out of school and dad picked me up. He said a box came in the mail for me. I knew right away what it was and grabbed the knife dad had and cut the box to open it. I felt like it was christmas again. I was so excited I had to try them out on our way home and they are awesome. :jump: :dance: Fos, thank's so much for the candy canes and the binoculars. tttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love them
Dante (Spike)
Just got my new binos FOs Thank you so much!!!
Glad to hear the binox made their way to you boys, and that they meet with your approval. Decent set of glass that should serve you well.
Been having some internet issues and have been unable to log on. Kelsi is at school now but Im sure she will log on when she gets home. She got her binoculars and they are some really nice glass. LOL she has been looking through them constantly. She told me yesterday she could count the eyelashes on the neighbors dog. THANK YOU so much Fos!!!!
THANK you VERY much for the binoculars.I love them and i think they are better than my dads. That was very nice of you.I really like the candy canes to.i was goin to eat them all but my dad wudnt let me. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
:laf:
You should have let him look through your new binoculars and then while he was busy you could :innocentwhistle: :eyebrownod:
My pleasure.
They'll serve you well.
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 11, 2012, 07:31:29 PM
You should have let him look through your new binoculars and then while he was busy you could :innocentwhistle: :eyebrownod:
LOL easy there Jimbo, she doesnt need anymore ideas :nono: