December’s Craft for Girls–A Gift of Holiday Shoes

December’s craft is special.  It is a gift of shoes for your dollfriend but also asks that you find a pair of shoes that you may not use any longer and gift those shoes to your local charitable organization for a real girl who needs shoes but can’t aford to buy them.  Be a girl’s angle and include a note of love and hope.  Tuck your note into the toe of the shoes you donate for a girl in need to find.  Let’s help all girls feel loved this year by sharing what we have and sending our love.

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Write A Story–Win an iPad Mini

We are looking for our first Via Me Authors and to help get the word out we are having a contest where one lucky girl will win an iPad Mini!

Be one of the first 50 girls submitting a story and receive a FREE gift valuing up to $50.00!

How it works:
Write us a story including an illustration for the cover of your storybook, and a minimum of one additional illustration for the inside of your book. Then email or mail your story and illustrations to us for review and entry into the Apple mini iPad contest.

All stories will be edited for spelling and basic grammar before they are posted to the Via Me Author’s Desk website. An email from the editor will be sent with writing suggestions to help you improve your writing skills and to notify you that your story is published on the Via Me Author’s Desk site.  Additionally, you will be notified of any winnings to which you are qualified and or recieving.

Every girl wins!
Every girl wins when she gains the title of “Author” on the Via Me Author’s Desk.
Every girl receives discounts for Via E toys for girls.
Every girl is entered in the drawing for a new white Apple iPad mini 16GB Wi-Fi.

3 girls will achieve the title, Top Author, and will become featured Authors

AND

The first 50 Girls receive a FREE gift valuing up to $50.00!

MORE PRIZES!
10 girls receive an autograph copy of Alex’s first book, Ten Acts of Kindness
16 girls will receive signed copies of an illustration progression from rough to final for one of the illustrations in Alex’s new book soon to be released, Treasure of the Red Sand Beach

Enter as many times as you wish!*

Submission instructions:

1. Every story must have a cover illustration and a minimum of one story illustration.
2. Stories must contain wholesome content.  We encourage fully developed stories, however, there are no minimum word requierments.
3. Stories may be picture books but some words must be present to “tell” the story.
4. Each submission requires full name, age, grade in school and state or country. Please do not include city or name of school for security reasons.
5. A parent’s signature or email expressing acknowledgement of the submission.
6. Email your submissions to: MyStory@Via-E.com

OR

Mail to:
My Story c/o Via E, Inc.
555 N. El Camino Real Suite A288
San Clemente, CA 92672

This contest is for ages 5 to 12 years old. Contest will run until the first 100 valid submissions have been received or February 28, 2013, whichever occurs first.

* Each entry will count toward the mini iPad drawing, but only one additional prize can be received per person.

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