Sunday, April 1, 2012

Weekly Winners and April Celebrations




We have weekly winners!
Michelle Marcos' LESSONS IN LOVING A LAIRD
- Diane is the winner!

Robert the Bruce Coronation in 1306:
- Jane wins a book choice from my convention stash

Prince Kuhio Day
- Heather F. wins a book choice from my convention stash


Alma Katsu's THE TAKER
- Liz is the winner! 

William j. Barry's SEBASTIAN AND THE AFTERLIFE 2:  AGENTS OF THE REAPER
- Amanda wins the Hawaiian "supernatural" souvenir!

Christine Nolfi's THE TREE OF EVERLASTING KNOWLEDGE 
- Sue is the winner!


Edie Harris' LOVE SONGS
- Lexi is the winner!


Winners - please claim your prize by sending your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com.

April celebrates holidays around the world:

Month of the Military Child (United States)
Jazz Appreciation Month (United States)
National Poetry Month (United States)
National Arab American Heritage Month (United States)
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (United States)
International Trombone Week, April 1-15, 2012

Arbor Day (Korea) – April 5
World Health Day – April 7
Buddha's Birthday – April 8
Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines) – April 9
New Year in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand – April 13
Patriot's Day (Massachusetts) - April 16
Earth Day – April 22
Conch Republic Independence (Key West) – April 23
St George's Day (England) – April 23
ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand) – April 25
Carnation Revolution (Portugal) – April 25
Freedom Day (South Africa) – April 27
Shōwa Day (Japan) - April 29

Koninginnedag (Netherlands) – April 30 


Which holiday will you celebrate?  Even if you hadn't planned to celebrate, pick one for fun!  One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash.  This giveaway is open to all readers.  Comments are open through Saturday, April 7, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winners on Sunday, April 8.


Mahalo,


Kim in Hawaii




We also have winners from March Madness at SOS Aloha, The Reading Reviewer, and ALOHA ON MY MIND - winners receive a package from the RT Booklovers' Convention:


3 US readers:
- Linda, Carol, and Sara


3 Canadian readers:
- Alba, Marjorie, and Na


3 International Readers:
- Marybelle, Desere and Danny




Didn't win?  I have a new promotion for April - CLEAN OUT MY CONVENTION STASH.  I will select one US reader, one Canadian reader, and one International reader from all my blogs posts in April at SOS ALOHA, THE READING REVIEWER, and ALOHA ON MY MIND.   The US winner can select up to 10 books (to fill up a small flat rate box) from my current convention stash to make room for new books coming from RT 2012.   The Canadian and International readers can select one book, too!  


CLEAN OUT MY CONVENTION STASH is open through Monday, April 30, 10 pm in Hawaii.  I'll post the winner on Tuesday, May 1.




  

30 comments:

  1. Probably Earth Day. Congrats to the winners.

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  2. Wtg winners,
    Great month, budda bdY, Khmer new year
    Whoo, great giveaways thanks
    Kimh

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  3. Congrats to the winners!

    I would celebrate Earth Day.

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  4. Congrats to all the winners. I'll probably celebrate earth day.

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  5. Congrats to all the winners.

    I am trying to celebrate national child abuse prevention month, but considering my 11 year old nephew is spending the week with me, I may not make it. LOL

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  6. Will definitely celebrate Earth Day. Also plan on looking into Month of the Military Child and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since I enjoy Jazz, I'll look at that one, too.

    Congratulations to all the winners!! Enjoy!

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  7. Congrats to the winners. Lots to look froward to.

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  8. April is my busiest month for work but also the busiest month for great celebrations. During the whole month, we celebrate National Poetry Month National Jazz Appreciation Month. Then there's National Library Week (4/8-14); the Week of the Young Child (4/22-28); and Earth Day. Our Library just hops with displays this month!

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  9. Congratulation to all the winners. Today April 1st 37 years ago I arrived in Canada. 35 years ago I met my Darling Husband April 16th we will celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary.
    have a good one Ann/alba

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    1. Congratulations on all the events you have to celebrate this month!!

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  10. Wow! Thanks Kim for the RT Booklovers Convention package. I hope you have a wonderful time when you head out to Chicago for the convention. Congrats to everyone else who won something this week. As for the holidays, I'll celebrate Earth Day. Also, I think I'll do something for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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  11. April is a birthday month in this household.. I have a neice and nephew born in April but also my middle boy Austin's birthday is the 19th. Then my baby brother's.. Yeah not a holiday but somewhat one.

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  12. My family will be celebrating Easter next Sunday, April 8. I'm game for lots more on your list. Congrats to the winners.

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  13. Congratulations to all the winners!

    Something is usually going on for Earth Day. And my youngest daughter will be celebrating her 25th (yikes) birthday on April 20th.

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  14. Wow, thank YOU Kim.
    April has so many things to celebrate. I definitely want to celebrate World Health Day and Earth Day. There are simple things I can do but they will have a big impact.

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  15. Congrats to all the winners! International Trombone week? That sounds interesting.

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  16. THANK YOU!! Email on the way.

    ANZAC Day is a big deal here in Australia. My Father served in the army in WWII, so we more than appreciative.

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  17. Congrats to all the winners ! And thank you Kim for a awesome month of madness ! And a big thank you from me for the win email will be sent shortly ! Then on favorite holidays ,living in South Africa I will have to say it is Heritage day when we remember our forefathers and all the country history !

    Desere

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  18. Congrats winners! And Thank you!
    A fun month, and looks like even more fun to come. =) Have a great week!

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  19. Earth Day.

    Congrats to all the winners!

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  20. Earth Day sounds like a good celebration.

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  21. Congrats to the winners!

    As for what I'll celebrate, we usually celebrate Earth Day, but there's also one more for me as April is my birthday month! :)

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  22. congrats all winners

    i celebrate : Buddha's Birthday – April 8

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  23. Hi Kim, thanks for the win. You are a very generous person, many thanks for your kindness.

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  24. Congrats to the winners! My daughter always gets one of those little fir trees to plant on earth day! We celebrate by planting a tree! Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Thanks Kim! And big congrats to all other winners. I live really close to the Dutch border, so I will be celebrating the Koniginnen Dag. I did that for the first time last year and it was so much fun

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  26. Earth Day! :-)
    Congratulations, all!

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  27. Patriot's Day on the 16th.
    Congrats winners. WTG !
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

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  28. I'm going to celebrate: ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand) – April 25. I have no earthly idea what this is. Will someone point me in the right direction? It sounds cool.

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