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Celebrate your fellow Mumsnetters by nominating a Mumsnetter who deserves a treat

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JustineBMumsnet · 24/07/2019 14:19

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As some of you will know we had a lively discussion last week around our new quest (along with generous prize-donors Silent Pool Gin) to spread some joy by asking you to nominate the MNer who you think most deserves a treat this week (you can read the thread here if you, er, must).

We’ve made a few changes following your suggestions and we’ve cleared up a bit of confusion too (not least here at MNHQ) and we thought we’d start a spanking new nominations thread so that everything is nice and tidy. Fear not, all your nominations from the previous thread were included in the prize draw for last week or will still be included in this week’s draw.

So, to reiterate: to tie in with their new #FortheSpirited campaign, Silent Pool Gin is on a quest to unearth the UK’s most spirited characters – and the search starts right here. For two months, the award-winning distillers will be asking you to nominate the users who you think encapsulate the spirit of Mumsnet - whether that’s entertainment, wise advice, steadfastness, kindness or appallingly rude jokes. They'll be giving one bottle of gin per week to a winning Mumsnet user, and so following on from last week’s thread, we’d like you to continue nominating the users you think deserve a treat. In addition, if your nominee wins, you'll also receive a shopping voucher worth £30.

Here’s what Silent Pool Gin have to say:
“It represents our independent mindset and our uncompromising commitment to producing an exceptional gin with a refreshingly individual character, something we’re able to achieve through our unique four-stage distilling process - find out more about this here.

For the spirited is about following your own path. It’s about doing something kind, inspiring, creative, different. It could be finally handing in your notice, booking that round-the-world trip, starting that new Japanese course or even just deciding to make your very first post on AIBU.

Whatever your version of ‘spirited' is, we applaud you. However, applause only gets you so far, so to officially recognise the wonderful spirit of the Mumsnet community, we are launching the Silent Pool Gin For the Spirited award.
Also we’d love to hear your spirited stories so please tag us in at #forthespirited @silentpoolgin

Simply nominate a Mumsnet user for the #FortheSpirited award on the discussion thread and they'll be in with a chance of winning the prize of a bottle of gin (or a rather fab Silent Pool candle if they’d prefer something free of booze). In turn, if your nominee wins, you'll also receive a £30 voucher. Win, win (gin) Gin. We’ll be running the next prize draw on Monday, 29th July.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

Terms and conditions of prize draw:
Activity specific T&Cs: Mumsnet will run a random prize draw once per week. The nominees within the winning entries will be contacted via email or PM to inform them of the win, and to ask if they would like to receive the prize. A non-alcoholic prize will also be available if desired. To receive an alcoholic prize, nominees will need to provide a copy of photographic ID to Mumsnet (eg a photograph of a passport or driving licence), as well as a physical name and address for the prize to be dispatched to. The name and address will be shared with Silent Pool Gin, with the user's permission. Mumsnet will dispose of this information within one week of users' receipt of the prize. Posters of the winning entries will be emailed by Mumsnet to inform them of the win, and to give them the opportunity to choose the voucher they would like. Their name and email address, with the user's permission, will be shared with Mumsnet's voucher fulfilment company for the purposes of ordering the voucher. Voucher winner's details will be retained for audit purposes. Winner's details will be used for the purpose of the prize draw and prize delivery only, and not for any other marketing purpose. Standard Mumsnet Insight T&Cs can be found here.

Celebrate your fellow Mumsnetters by nominating a Mumsnetter who deserves a treat

JustineBMumsnet · 24/07/2019 17:19

Just popping in here to confirm a couple of details: please note that you'll be able to make one nomination within each weekly prize draw. If you make more than one nomination within the week your first nomination only will be taken into account for the prize draw. We also wanted to confirm that though RageAgainstTheVendingMachine has entered differently, the £30 voucher is really supposed to be for the person nominating.

We hope everything's clear now but do let us know if there's anything you're unsure about.

AbbiCMumsnet · 31/07/2019 10:57

Hi everyone,
Our our winners from the second week of nominations are @NewModelArmyMayhem18, who nominated @TheCommoner "for her inspiring posts about literature."
Congratulations to the both of you! Next nominations will take place on Monday 5th August.
Thanks!

AbbiCMumsnet · 05/08/2019 14:22

Hi all,
Our winners from the past week of nominations are @PurpleCrazyHorse, who nominated @TwittleBee for supporting others.
Congratulations to the both of you!
Next nominations will take place on Monday 12th August, so keep on nominating!
Thanks
MNHQ

AbbiCMumsnet · 12/08/2019 17:16

Hi all,
Our winners from the past week of nominations are @Kummerspeck, who nominated @BIWI for 'putting in many hours of helping many people with their weight and health.'
Congratulations to the both of you!
Next nominations will take place on Monday 19th August.
Thanks!
Thanks
MNHQ

AbbiCMumsnet · 20/08/2019 09:13

Congratulations to Sunflowers211 for nominating @NewModelArmyMayhem18 "as she has been an Angel in setting up threads helping students and Parents through The A Level process and University!"
Keep your nominations coming in!

AbbiCMumsnet · 29/08/2019 14:47

Last weeks winners were @KnottyAndPistey who was nominated by @SpamChaudFroid as "you made me a beautiful and much treasured woolly hug during the most painful time of my life, (under a previous name).
Congratulations both, and keep 'em coming in!

AbbiCMumsnet · 05/09/2019 12:15

Congratulations to last weeks winners @MaidenMotherCrone, who nominated @PigletJohn "because he is so very helpful, kind and knowledgable about all things you'd normally have to pay someone to come and have a look at for you.
Thank you PigletJohn!"

Thanks for all your nominations so far!

AbbiCMumsnet · 10/09/2019 11:31

Congratulations to @jamaisjedors who was nominated by @cinders15 "for her courage and strength, on behalf of her followers for so many months. She continues to update on her life and situation no matter what, and she has been an inspiration to those in similar circumstances. Brava Jamais!"

AbbiCMumsnet · 26/09/2019 17:18

Thanks for all your nominations - it's been great to see all of your comments, and congratulations to all who have won so far.

The last Silent Pool winner is @onitlikeacarbonnet, who was nominated by @ScreamingLadySutch for "her courage and tenacity in the face of unrelenting abuse, and for continuing to be a good mother."

Well done!

Please be aware that this competition has now closed - thanks again for taking part!

MNHQ

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