I'm sure I'm not the only person to be happy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror! What an unusual year it was: lots of disruption, which provided lots of opportunities along the spectrum from, I don't know, sliding into a mush of inertia to remaking one's life completely. Here's hoping many good things come out of the great big global reset we have all experienced.
And now, without further ado . . . Congrats to the winners who persevered in their reading!
PRIZES
These intrepid readers met their reading goals and will be choosing a nice used book from my library. (Finishers, you should have received an e-mail from me with the book list. If not, please let me know!)
Hooray to each of you, and thank you for participating!
GRAND PRIZE
As the top 3 finishers, Neer, Carolyn, and Bev went into the random generator and Carolyn was chosen to receive a $25 gift card from Amazon. Congratulations, Carolyn! Now you can add to your already extensive home library!
BARNBURNER PRIZE
Neer outpaced everyone by reading 11 books from her father's birth year (1940) in celebration of his 80th birthday! She'll be receiving a surprise prize package selected especially for her. Congratulations, Neer!
Thank you to everyone who participated! I hope you had fun, despite my lack of attention to timely posting your updates.
The Birth Year Reading Challenge will be on hiatus in 2021 while I deal with some personal chaos related to house repairs. Please think of it fondly!
What great news! I am honoured and happy to win the Amazon gift certificate, Jane! Thank you! I have just e-mailed my caution to plesae buy it from the Canadian warehouse, "Amazon.ca", instead of ".com". I can only use Canadian gift certificates, combine them with others on-hand, and receive free postage at my country's warehouse.
ReplyDeleteWell done to everyone else finishing. Congratulations to you, Neeru, for winning with your Dad's special milestone birth year!
The next time Jane runs her fun, straightforward program, my books will be in honour of our precious cat, Spirit: 2004. He just ascended to Heaven at home from stomach cancer last month. As if by magic, I have the most books at home I have ever observed, in this dear boy's birth year; numbering at least the years of his age and bright, loving presence on our Earth. Positive wishes to you all, Carolyn.
Dear Jane, I am happy to have won the prize but even more happy to see you back. Hope things get better soon.
ReplyDeleteAw, that's so sweet of you! Thank you.
DeleteDid my extensive comment not go through? I wrote it yesterday as soon as you e-mailed that you had posted both. I congratulated everyone, said I was excited, and cautioned you about please making sure (as in e-mail) gift certificates for Canadians come from the Canadian ".ca" Amazon website. "Dread & Read" is showing no comment and I wrote one there too. Please advise.
ReplyDeleteDear Jane
ReplyDeleteTrust all is well. Have sent you a mail regarding the prizes. Things were pretty tough and so couldn't make my choice earlier. Plz check your mail. Take care.