Essay Contest - Who Inspires you?

A friend of mine sent me a bunch of samples of products to use as I see fit...and I thought this would be fun way to use these. Is there a member of ObesityHelp that has inspired you through your journey? Someone who's lifted you up intentionally or unintentionally through posts, their profile or some other means? If you'd like to nominate this person to win a sampler pack (description below) please write a short essay that tells me about this person. Who they are and what it is about them or how they've inspired you. Please include a link to their profile - if you don't know how to send a link, please go to their profile and copy exactly how their first and last name is posted AND the city they've got listed on their profile. I will then send you an email with the link for you to confirm that this IS the person you are nominating. The rules are SIMPLE - The essay should be no more than 500 words. There is no minimum number of words, but you really need to express how this person inspired you via the written word. Essays will not be judged based on grammar or spelling. Essays will be judged based on the heart-felt expression of how you were inspired. Of course it has to be readable - so if you spell very badly, please have someone help you edit your essay - so we can follow what you mean. You can send the essay in a standard email or in a word.doc. The person who has inspired you can be male or female; postop (any surgery type) or nonop or preop; and a member of ObesityHelp. In the event that the nominated person declines the prize by refusing to allow the essay, link and their name to be posted, then 2nd runners up, etc. will be chosen instead. The winning essays will be shared on my website (www.BariatricBytes.com) and/or my profile - along with a link to the winner's profile. Nominated member's will be contacted and their permission will need to be obtained by BariatricBytes to post the winning essay and link to their profile. If a winner opts not to be in the contest, your essay will be removed from the contest. Out of respect for the member's privacy, you will not be notified if the member has opted out. Both you and the nominated winner will have to agree to the above for the essay to be considered a winner and a prize to be awarded. There will be two winners - with one sample-pack awarded to each of the two Inspiring People. This contest is to honor someone. If you want to honor someone who has improved your journey, send in your essay. Please only one essay per person. By sending in your essay, you agree to all of the above rules and also agree that your essay and name (or nickname used on ObesityHelp) can be posted on my website (www.BariatricBytes.com) and/or my profile on ObesityHelp.com. Essays will be accepted from now until 11:59 pm (PST) May 27th, 2006 - and the winner's will be announced on June 1st, 2006. That's it. Simple rules. The Sample Pack includes: 3 Kay's Natural High Protein Cereal Samples (3 flavors - 1 each of French-Vanilla, Honey-Almond and Apple-Cinnamon - these are kind of like Cheerios and oooh so yummy!) 3 Kay's Natural Snacks (3 flavors, determined at random) 4 Power Crunch Bars (1 of each flavor) 2 Choklat Crunch Bars (one Milk Chocolate; one Dark Chocolate) DO NOT POST YOUR ESSAY HERE!!! Send them to [email protected] and please put "Essay Contest" in the subject line! Thanks, ~Toots