Do What You Love with Cheerios (Giveaway Closed)

My primary reason for trying to be healthy is to have more opportunity to do what I love to do!  Whether that's spending time with family, helping other people, reading, or papercrafting, it's all better when we enjoy good health.

Cheerios, made from 100 percent whole grain oats, can be part of a heart-healthy diet.  Right now they're sponsoring a contest to win the experience of a lifetime with either country music superstar Martina McBride or professional athlete Cal Ripken Jr.

One music lover (and a guest) will tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum with McBride, hang out with her in her recording studio--the world famous Blackbird Studio in Nashville--and even get VIP tickets to one of her upcoming concerts.

Another lucky baseball enthusiast (and a guest) will have the chance to hang out and play catch with Ripken and to tour the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy in Aberdeen, Maryland, with the "Iron Man" of baseball himself. In addition, the winner will throw out the first pitch at the Cal Ripken World Series and sit in Ripken´s reserved seats at a Baltimore baseball game.

Pretty great prizes, right?  If you'd like a chance to win, visit http://www.cheerios.com/love to submit your 150-250 word original story and photo, showcasing what you love to do.  You'll find all the details at that link, too.  Entries will be accepted through July 23.

While you're thinking about that, you have a chance to win a "Do What You Love" prize pack from Cheerios.  This prize pack includes one box of Cheerios and a $25 American Express Gift Card that you can use towards doing what you love.

This giveaway is closed.

Here's how to enter: Just leave a comment to tell me how you love your heart so you can do what you love. Super-easy! Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you. Limit 1 entry by this method. This must be done in order to qualify for extra entries.

Here's how you can earn additional entries (please leave one comment per entry):

• 'Like' Cheerios on Facebook. (2 entries)
• Comment to tell me your favorite flavor of Cheerios. (1 entry)
• Comment to tell me which Do What You Love Celebrity Experience you would rather win. (1 entry)
• Comment on a non-giveaway post on my blog. (2 entries per post, limit 6 entries total)
• Follow me on Twitter. Tweet about this giveaway ( RT @FC_Melissa Enter to win a Cheerios prize pack including a $25 GC! http://bit.ly/aLdjmI #giveaway #mbsspark ). (1 entry per day)
• Subscribe to my blog in a feed reader or by email, or follow on Google Friend Connect. If you already do, leave a comment to let me know. Email subscriptions must be verified to qualify. (2 entries)

More details: Open to residents of USA, age 18 or older. Giveaway ends 7/26/10 at noon (Eastern time). Winners will be chosen by the random number generator at Random.org. Each winner will be contacted by email and must claim the prize within 48 hours, or another winner will be chosen. No P.O. Box addresses. Void where prohibited.

Disclosure:  Cheerios, through MyBlogSpark, provided me with the information and review product, and is providing the giveaway prize.

Good luck, and thanks for reading!