Bullying Prevention Awareness Giveaway

Hi Everyone, it's time for another giveaway!

This week at QuellyRue Designs, we're promoting Bullying Prevention Awareness! Bullying affects so many people in so many ways. Bullying can be verbal, physical, or via the Internet. It can severely affect the victim's self-image, social interactions, and school performance―often leading to insecurity, lack of self-esteem, and depression in adulthood.

My first experience of bullying was in 3rd grade. There was a girl in my class who didn't like me for some reason, I don't know. We never spoke and to my knowledge I kept my distance from her. Besides, I was very quiet in school. I mainly only hung out with my brother, sisters and a small group of friends I pretty much considered family. One afternoon during recess, I was standing in front of my classroom and holding on to the doorway when she slammed the door shut on my hand. OUCH, I know! It happened so fast but I remember the look of anger on her face as the teacher reprimanded her. I wont share the graphic details of my injuries, only that I broke my pinky finger and I had a high fever for several days. My parents, who very upset over the situation, played an active role in making sure this never happened again in my school.

It saddens me to my core when I hear these cases of school/workplace shootings and children being driven to suicide or died because of bullying. It's time for bullying to end in society. Everyone has the right to be respected and the responsibility to respect others. For more information on bullying prevention, or if you suspect that someone you know is being bullied or is bullying others, please visit StopBullying.gov, and join the fight against bullying.

Here are my offerings for this week's Bullying Prevention Awareness Giveaway:

One Lucky winner will receive the Cascading Cowrie Shells Earrings and Necklace Set!

Contest Rules:

• Follow/Join QuellyRue Designs blog (click button on top left-hand side of this page)
• Leave a comment. Your contributions and your personal experiences, in whatever form you chose to share, play a part in the continued discussion about bullying. Perhaps these stories will inspire those who feel threatened by bullying in their lives to reach out for the support of a friend of family member.
• Contest ends Monday, November 21, 2011 at 11:59pm Eastern time, and the winner will be chosen at random.

I will announce the winner at 9am Eastern time on Tuesday, November 22nd. Good luck!

Cancer Awareness Giveaway Winners are.....

Hi everyone, I am so excited to announce the winners of our Cancer Awareness Giveaway!

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

Charlotte and Sharon

Charlotte has won my Naturalbella Tote Bag Number 1, and Sharon has won my Naturalbella Tote Bag Number 2.

Winners, please send an email to quellyruedesigns@gmail.com with your mailing address to receive them!

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the giveaway, donated, and helped me promote cancer awareness. I enjoyed reading all the comments, and I thank you again for sharing your personal stories with me. Please stay tune for my next giveaway!

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QuellyRue

Diabetes Awareness Giveaway winner is.......

Hi everyone, I am so excited to announce the winner of our Diabetes Awareness Giveaway!

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

Chenequa "Nicky" Cash-Johnson

Chenequa has won her choice of three of our African Tribal Bangles

Chenequa, please send an email to quellyruedesigns@gmail.com with choice of bangles and your mailing address to receive them!

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the giveaway, donated, and helped me promote diabetes awareness. I enjoyed reading all the comments, and I wish you all more luck next time. Don’t worry, I've got more awesome stuff to giveaway this month!

Stay tune for my next giveaway!

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QuellyRue

Diabetes Awareness Giveaway!

Happy November, everyone! What better way to start this month than to have a giveaway!

I will be doing giveaways each week, but I want them to have more meaning than just giving stuff away, so I've decided to tie each giveaway with charitable causes I support. Each post will contain a blog button for the charitable cause of that week. When you click on this button you will be able to donate to these wonderful causes. You don't have to donate to be entered to win the giveaways, but each donation (large or small) will go a long way to helping these causes.

So now for this week's giveaway...Let's talk diabetes for a minute.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to produce or unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream — causing one’s blood glucose or "sugar" to rise too high.

Several of my loved ones are living with diabetes, and I had my own scare early this year at a routine checkup. There are different types of diabetes with different challenges, but the bottom line is, we need a cure.

I'm doing my part by offering a portion of proceeds from the sale of items from my shop to the American Diabetes Association, and I hope that you will also join me in supporting this cause.

Here are my offerings this week:

One lucky winner will receive their choice of THREE of my African Tribal Bangles. Ladies- how can you resist??

Contest Rules:

• Follow/Join QuellyRue Designs blog (click button on top left-hand side of this page)
• Leave a comment. I'd especially love to hear of any experiences with diabetes, so if you have one, share it.
• Contest ends Monday, November 7, 2011 at 11:50pm Eastern time and the winner will be chosen at random.

I will announce the winner at 9am Eastern time on Tuesday, November 8th. Good luck!

I gotta say – this giveaway is very close to my heart and I can’t wait to read your comments. Good luck everyone!

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QuellyRue

QuellyRue Designs Tote Bag Winner

Thank you all for entering the QuellyRue Designs Giveaway at the CurlyGirlCollective launch event yesterday in NYC. The lucky winner is #23, Kamara B.

Congratulations Kamara!

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QuellyRue

It's the BIG, BIG, GIVEAWAY!

In the voice of my fairy godmother, Oprah Winfrey: It's time for a GIVEAWAAAY... YAAAAAAH!

This Afro Woman tote bag is up for grabs and YOU could be the LUCKY WINNER. Enter the BIG, BIG Giveaway, helping children at the El Olam Orphanage in Ethiopia, for your chance to win this OOAK tote.

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QuellyRue