Western Union “Return the Love” Mother’s Day Giveaway: $50 Visa Gift Card {5 Winners!}

May 8, 2010 · 421 comments

ReturntheLove

Mother’s Day. Just another retailer-driven holiday? Or truly a special day to honor moms? However you look at it, Mother’s Day is this weekend. Searching for “the perfect gift” is a hot topic.

Jewelry? A new dress? A hand-made gift from the heart?

Personally, I appreciate breakfast in bed after a full night’s sleep more than anything. With my own mother in another state, the day can be bittersweet. But this year, I intend to enjoy it and relax no matter the circumstances.

Western Union’s new “Return the Love” campaign is celebrating mothers and encouraging loved ones to give them the perfect gift. As part of this campaign, Western Union set-up a Flickr page (flickr.com/groups/love2010) where people can share photos of their moms. Each week, Western Union is selecting photos from this gallery to display on the company’s home page, www.westernunion.com.

Sometimes a gift card or cash is the most practical decision for such occasions. Western Union “returned the love” to me by sending me a Western Union Gift Card and they want Keeping the Kingdom First readers to enjoy a special gift as well!

Enter to Win:

1 of (5) $50 Western Union Gift Cards (can be used anywhere!)

1. Leave a comment below: What are you hoping to receive this Mother’s Day? Or better yet, what are you giving?

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2. If you are a subscriber or follower (thank you!), leave a comment. You may subscribe for free updates via RSS or email and leave a comment telling me you have done so.

3. Check out my fan page on Facebook: KingdomFirstMom, and share this giveaway with your Facebook friends. Don’t forget to come back and leave a comment!

This contest will close on Wednesday, May 12th at 11pm CST. Winners will be selected by random.org and contacted via email. Open to US residents only.

Disclosure: I was sent a gift card for participating. Western Union provided the giveaways.

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1 Myra May 10, 2010 at 10:01 pm: I subscribe via Google Reader.
2 Myra May 10, 2010 at 10:02 pm: I’m your fan on Facebook!!!
3 Amanda M. May 10, 2010 at 10:05 pm: I gave a bouquet of roses to my mother and my mother in law. They loved them!
4 Amanda M. May 10, 2010 at 10:07 pm: I am an email subscriber.
5 Katherine C. May 10, 2010 at 10:07 pm: I am hoping for a great day with my hubby and cute kids and maybe some flowers too.
6 Melanie May 10, 2010 at 10:51 pm: I recieved some beautiful homemade gifts from my daughters!
7 Melanie May 10, 2010 at 10:52 pm: I subscribe
8 MICHELLE May 11, 2010 at 2:46 am: i,M SENDING HOMEMADE CARDS TO MOM
9 Erin May 11, 2010 at 6:17 am: Homemade gifts are always best!
10 Mikki L May 11, 2010 at 7:29 am: I was hoping to get lots of time with my son. (I did!) I gave my mom a necklace & earrings set that I made and a handmade card. (She loved it!)

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11 Amanda Senentz May 11, 2010 at 7:39 am: I got my mom a shirt she wanted and my son decorated a mug for her.
12 Amanda Senentz May 11, 2010 at 7:40 am: I subscribed to your newsletter.
13 Connie R. May 11, 2010 at 8:56 am: It is tradition for the family to take me to a nursery and pick out my annual plants for the outside of the house. That did happen but my 18 year old son surprised me with a dozen roses and a hand written note……….certainly a Mothers day I won’t forget.
14 Shana L May 11, 2010 at 8:57 am: My moms on a 14 day cruise and I suprised her by organizing with the cuiseline to deliver her flowers in her cabin.
15 Shana L May 11, 2010 at 8:59 am: subscribed to newsletter
16 Shana L May 11, 2010 at 9:00 am: facebook friend
17 Connie R. May 11, 2010 at 9:03 am: I follow on i google RSS feed.
18 Crystal May 11, 2010 at 9:30 am: I gave my mom potted tulips and a kitten. I also helped my mother in law move to her new house.
19 Melinda May 11, 2010 at 9:36 am: We gave Mom a Sports Sync Radio!
20 JessieLeigh May 11, 2010 at 10:15 am: We made the moms “baby parts collages” (like the ones you might see at Sears?) of our newest addition. We have made them of all the children and they always look so sweet…
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21 Jay May 11, 2010 at 10:15 am: The best mother’s day gift was having the family over to celebrate our baby’s baptism!
22 Denise Washington May 11, 2010 at 11:26 am: I gave mother a 8×10 collage of her birthday trip to the Holy Land Experience and a gift certificate to a trendy new spa. She was grateful for the down time at the spa.
23 Denise May 11, 2010 at 11:29 am: I am a email subscriber.
24 Sarah in MO May 11, 2010 at 12:39 pm: I made my Mom a layered Mocha Cheesecake for Mother’s Day.

Thanks for the giveaway!
25 Stacy Pike May 11, 2010 at 1:46 pm: I don’t have children of my own, but I received a beautiful Mother’s Day card from my best friend & her kids! I couldn’t be with my Moms (Mom, Step-Mom, Grandma & Mother-in-Law) because they are in SC & we’re in OH, but I spent much time on the phone telling them how special they are to us!
26 Jennifer May 11, 2010 at 2:22 pm: I received lots of school made goodies which I loved!!!
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27 Jennifer May 11, 2010 at 2:23 pm: I subscribe via e-mail!!!
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28 Natalie May 11, 2010 at 2:29 pm: My mom was out of town, but we’re taking her to dinner tonight!
29 Natalie May 11, 2010 at 2:33 pm: email subscriber
30 carmen May 11, 2010 at 2:38 pm: I gave my mom a gift card to Lowes so that she could pick out some new flowers and plants for her garden!
31 carmen May 11, 2010 at 2:38 pm: I subscribe to your RSS feed
32 Marla Y May 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm: The best Mother’s Day gift I received this weekend was from a teenage girl I am caregiver of. She bought me a beautiful card with her own money and wrote me a beautiful letter and poem. She calls me Mama Marla. I’ve come into her life at a time she really needed a mom and I am so happy that I can be a mom to her at this time. Thank you for the giveaway.

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33 Marla Y May 11, 2010 at 3:28 pm: I am an email subscriber. Thanks!

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34 Amanda A May 11, 2010 at 4:30 pm: I gave my mom two dozen roses! She loved them
35 Amanda A May 11, 2010 at 4:31 pm: I subscribe via google reader!
36 Janeen May 11, 2010 at 7:50 pm: Thanks for the giveaway! My hubby got me Fellowship of the Ring extended version. LoL. I like it though!
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37 DB May 11, 2010 at 8:08 pm: I would like to receive some flowers, but the most important – happy family.
38 D B May 11, 2010 at 8:10 pm: I’m an email subscriber.
39 Jennifer V May 11, 2010 at 8:16 pm: I’m not sure what I was hoping to get, but I got a hammock, which is great! I don’t know when I’ll have time to relax on it, but I’ll try!
40 Jennifer V May 11, 2010 at 8:17 pm: I’m a subscriber via email.
41 Jolynn Rood May 11, 2010 at 8:48 pm: We went a visited My Mom & Mother-n-law and gave money & gift card to buy what they want.
42 Jolynn Rood May 11, 2010 at 8:49 pm: I signed up for your email
43 Jolynn Rood May 11, 2010 at 8:50 pm: I’m also a facebook fan
44 Some Lucky Dog May 12, 2010 at 12:21 am: When my Mom was alive my sisters and I use to take her to lunch and shopping or to a movie. We’d spend the whole day together and it was very special for all of us. As I Mom I’m happy to get phone calls from my boys and grandsons who all live in other states (and I did )
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45 Some Lucky Dog May 12, 2010 at 12:22 am: new e-mail subscriber!
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46 Some Lucky Dog May 12, 2010 at 12:29 am: I joined you Facebook page and I shared this on mine (Cindy Brooks)!
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47 chrissyb May 12, 2010 at 8:07 am: we are giving all of the grandmothers and great-grandmothers a photo book of our new baby!
48 chrissyb May 12, 2010 at 8:07 am: subscriber
49 jennifer May 12, 2010 at 8:33 am: I would love to just have a day at home being lazy with my kids. Breakfast in bed would be nice too!
50 jennifer May 12, 2010 at 8:35 am: I subscribe to your email.