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Jan 17

Enter our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes!

Our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes is all about getting in shape- both mentally and physically. Each week we will ask you a question and provide challenges for you to take to help you along your Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good journey! Make sure to submit photos to track your progress! Maybe you have stocked your fridge full of healthy foods, have a piece of fruit in your purse for an on-the-go snack, or maybe it’s a picture of you fitting in to those summer jeans even though it’s winter.

Until April 17, 2012, you can visit our Facebook Fan Page or our website and enter to win the grand prize of a five star luxury resort and spa getaway! You can also vote on responses in the forums, share feedback and tips and encourage one another. You also receive a $1.00 off 8th Continent Soymilk coupon just for entering!

In addition to the Grand Prize of an all-expenses paid trip, 10 first prize winners will receive a $2,500 physical education program donation to a school of their choice. Twenty second prize winners will receive a $1,000 physical education program donation and 50 third prize winners will receive a $500 physical education program donation to the school of their choice. Nearly 100 schools will benefit from the participation of Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good entrants.

As the only soymilk approved by the American Heart Association, we are dedicated to providing benefits and nutrients for those who can’t drink milk or prefer soymilk. So what are you waiting for? Start your Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good challenges today!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook Page to keep up-to-date with all things 8th Continent and good luck in the sweepstakes!

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Nov 3

For Thanksgiving- We Want to Thank You. 5 Winners!

As we approach Thanksgiving, we want you to know how thankful we are for you.

We will be picking 5 winners to receive a month’s free of 8th Continent Soymilk.

All you have to do is follow us on Twitter and tweet:

“Follow @8thContinentSoy and RT And you could be one of the 5 winners of a month’s free soymilk! Winners announced day before Thanksgiving!”

Good luck everyone!

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Jul 28

Nice Job Mom: We Rock Winner meets Sara Bareilles!

Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest Winner Sandy Nevels, with her son, Alex

Our Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest has wrapped up and we have chosen all of the winners!

Our Grand Prize Winner, Sandy Nevels, won a trip for two to see Sara Bareilles in concert VIP style! Sandy decided to take her son along to enjoy her winnings. This included two roundtrip plane tickets to LA, three days and two nights at a hotel, two VIP all-access tickets and passes to Sara Bareilles live in concert and they got to meet and greet with the phenomenal singer! Not only that but they arrived to the concert in style… meaning a limo, and she was provided with a video camera to catch the whole amazing VIP experience!

As if that wasn’t enough Sandy will also be able to choose a school that we will donate $10.000 to their music program on her behalf!

After her trip this past weekend we jumped on the phone with Sandy to chit chat with her and ask her how she enjoyed her trip!

So… How was it?!?

It was really fun! We flew into LAX and then got over to the Renaissance Hotel and entered our room and found some goodies waiting us, including a signed CD by Sara Bareilles. The room had a fantastic view and it was a gorgeous hotel.

Right after we arrived we took off to go to Venice Summer Fest to catch up with the 8th Continent Soymilk Street Team, grab some Soymilk and walk around the boardwalk.

We also went to Santa Monica Pier, which was beautiful as well. It was a real treat because neither me or my son had ever been.  We went to L.A.Ink as well. My son loves that show so we stopped in so he could take a look at where the show gets filmed.

And then we also went to the LA Zoo as well! We didn’t want to waste any time on this trip, so we bounced all around.

Grammy-nominated Singer Songwriter Sara Bareilles greets Sandy Nevels, fan and winner of 8th Continent Soymilk’s
“Nice Job, Mom: We Rock” contest — for which Bareilles served as spokesperson — backstage at LA’s Greek Theater
prior to her July 25th concert with Sugarland. Nevels brought her 11-year old son, an aspiring musician, to meet Bareilles.


That is so awesome! Sounds like you got to experience a ton of things that LA has to offer. What would you say was the highlight of your trip?

Do you even have to ask? Meeting Sara Bareilles! She has such a beautiful voice and she hung out with my son and I and talked for a while before the concert. You wouldn’t have even known she was famous. Very down-to-Earth and was so nice! My son and I both took pictures with her and she actually made time for us before the concert. And the concert itself was awesome. Sara Bareilles has an amazing voice.

Not only did we get to meet Sara Bareilles, and catch her in concert, but we also wandered onto the set of a movie being shot. It was outside El Capitan Theatre, the street had been blocked off and there were a bunch of people and cameras and all of that. Turns out they were filming scenes for the new Muppet movie! The next morning we swung by again and talked with a few extras.

Grammy-nominated Singer Songwriter Sara Bareilles greets 11-year old fan backstage at the Greek
Theater prior to herJuly 25th concert. Alex’s mom was the winner of
8th Continent Soymilk’s “Nice Job, Mom: We Rock” contest, for which Bareilles served as spokesperson.

Sounds like you had some pretty cool adventures! And you brought your son along with you, which yet again shows why we picked you for being a Rock Star Mom! So we gotta ask, why do you choose 8th Continent Soymilk over other brands?

Well the straight answer is this: It’s better than the other brands. 8th Continent is really smooth and natural tasting. My mom, my son, and I won’t even drink any other brand because we know 8th Continent has the best flavor all around. You can even freeze it and eat it like a sorbet in the summer, drink it right out of the glass, have it on cereal, and you can even cook with it! My favorite is using 8th Continent Soymilk Vanilla to make Banana Nut Bread.

That sounds delicious! Make sure to send some our way the next time you bake up a batch.

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Sandy and her son enjoyed their trip out to LA, and we want to congratulate the 4 First Place Winners as well! They will all get a VIP night out on the town and $10,000 each to donate to a school’s music program on their behalf.
Didn’t get a chance to enter but still want to hang out with all the rock star parents? No worries! Go here and register and you can browse around and view other tips. You also get a $2.00 coupon in your email just for registering. But there is a print limit on those and lots of people are grabbing them up so make sure to print yours out while supplies last!

Want to let us know how else you rock? Tweet us or post on our Facebook Page!

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Jul 25

Nice Job Mom: We Rock- The Winners Announced!

The Winners have been chosen!

We asked you to tell us why you rock and submit tips on how to be a rockstar parent! And you did! A LOT of you did! The votes are in and we have chosen the winners. Congratulations to everyone!

  • Grand prize winner Sandy Nevels’ tip was to involve kids in a healthy lifestyle by exercising daily, visiting farmers markets, growing a garden and preparing and cooking meals together.
  • Marybeth Mank suggested that moms parent their kids with “love and logic. Allow them to make their own decisions, within reason. Then, help them to live by the consequences of making those decisions.”
  • Debra Baron explained that she remembers how she wanted to be treated as a kid. As a result, she removed the conversational filter with her own kids so that her teens and their friends know that there is no topic that will ever be considered off limits in her home.
  • Jillian Cupps shared this quick trick for moms who want to look good and be practical: Trade dresses for events with friends. She posed the question: “How many times have you bought a dress for a large event and only wore it once because you were photographed in it so many times?”
  • Joanie Atwater drove the music education theme home – she explained that she creates home music videos with her kids to make great memories they can enjoy now and laugh at later.

We recognized Nevels by awarding her a trip Los Angeles, where she and her son will enjoy the VIP treatment, including a private meeting with Sara Bareilles prior to her performance at the famed Greek Theater. We will also recognize her, along with Mank, Baron, Cupps and Atwater, by donating – in each of their names – $10,000 earmarked for the music education program at a school of their choosing – for a total of $50,000 to advance in-school music programs. Checks will be presented to each school in Fall 2011 by Sara Bareilles and us here at 8th Continent Soymilk!

Congratulations to all of the winners and if you haven’t checked out the amazing Rockstar Mom Tips yet, head on over to our website and register to get a $2.00 coupon and see how parents rock out!

Wanna tell us why you rock? Hit us up on Twitter or post on our Facebook Page!

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Jun 30

Enter our Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest and get a free download from Sara Bareilles!

A lot of you know by now that we here at 8th Continent Soymilk think the true rock stars are the parents! That is why we extended the entry deadline to our contest Nice Job Mom: We Rock where you can win a VIP trip to see Sara Bareilles live in concert AND the top 5 winners will have $10,000 donated to a school of their choice’s music program on their behalf.

We wanted to make sure you had some music to rock out to- so we decided to give 50 people a free download to Sara Bareilles’s new hit song: Uncharted!

All you have to do is:

  • Copy and paste your tip from the contest in the comments section below and we will email you with a link and download code to your very own copy of Uncharted.

Keep in mind you do NOT have to be a mother to enter this contest. You can be a dad, an aunt, a babysitter or you can even enter in a tip your parents used to raise you! Make sure to include your email address when you post the comment so we can email you your download link and code!

We do not share this information with anyone else. First 50 people to comment with their Rock Star Parenting Tip win the download!
Ready.

Set.

Rock on!

(You must be a resident of the U.S. for this download to work)

Read the details of the contest prizes here.

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Jun 9

Why Music Education Rocks!

Music education in schools doesn’t just benefit the musically inclined students – it helps all students perform better in other subjects. And even though this school year is over, parents remain concerned because music education programs in schools nationwide are continuing to fall victim to sweeping budget cuts and are being crowded out by an ever-growing list of federal and state mandates.

Studies have shown that:

  • Schools that are producing the highest academic achievement in the United States are spending 20 to 30 percent of the day on the arts, with special emphasis on music. (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IAEEA) Test)
  • Music enhances the process of learning and nourishes students’ integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities– factors that are shown to be the driving forces behind all other learning. (Konrad, R.R., “Empathy, Arts and Social Studies”)
  • Students of lower socioeconomic status who had music lessons in grades 8-12 increased their math scores significantly as compared to non-music students. But just as important, reading, history, geography and even social skills soared by 40 percent. (Gardiner, Fox, Jeffrey and Knowles, Nature)

This is why we here at 8th Continent Soymilk are SO proud to be donating $50,000 to schools’ music programs on your behalf as part of the prize for being one of the five winners of our Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest!

The “Nice Job, Mom: We Rock” program invites you to share, in 50 words or less, the tips and tricks that go along with being a rock star parent. This will place you in the running to win a truly rockin’ experience with acclaimed singer and songwriter (and soy milk enthusiast) Sara Bareilles.

Remember: You don’t have to be a mom to enter! You can even enter tips and tricks your parents used in raising you. Or maybe you are a babysitter or have a niece or nephew and you have discovered a great trick, make sure to post it as well. For example, Sara Bareilles isn’t a mom and check out her awesome tips!

” My mom has always instilled in me a wonderful attitude of “follow your heart and do what makes you happy”. I have never once felt judged for my choices, even when we disagreed. My mom has always given me nothing but the most amazing platform to jump off off- feeling that even if I mess up, she’ll be there to help me pick up the pieces. I am so grateful for that, and someday I hope to teach my children the same thing.”

-Sara Bareilles

” I think it’s important to encourage kids to be competent in the kitchen. It’s a fantastic way to also build their self esteem and teach them to eat well at the same time. A great way to get kids involved is to choose one night a week where the kids get to cook! Have them choose a simple, healthy, yummy meal, and then let them throw on an apron and take over. (Under supervision of course.) One idea is a food kids generally love: Tacos. This is a really simple meal, and can be made in a healthy way so easily. Chop up fresh lettuce, tomato, cilantro and onion, and maybe have a lime wedge handy as well. You can buy a package seasoning that makes getting the flavor of the taco filling a snap, and ready made shells if you don’t want to make your own. Or there are always soft-tacos, as well. You can even substitute turkey or soy meat if you’re looking to cut down on your calories and fat. Definitely one of my go-to meals for quick, simple dinner that kids love.”

-Sara Bareilles

“Music has always been a refuge for me in my life. When I went through a very difficult time as an adolescent, I turned to music as a source of comfort and confidence. As I’ve grown this love has deepened and strengthened over time. I am so lucky that I had access to music growing up and in my schools. I don’t know where I would be now if I hadn’t had it back then. I’d like to encourage moms to enter the 8th continent contest to potentially to win $10,000 for a school that needs it, and keep music alive in the schools. But contest aside, I want to encourage moms out there to support their kids in their musical endeavors. It might not just be a “passing phase” or a “fad” if your little one is into the drums, or guitar, or the flute or sings in the shower. It might be a true passion that needs nurturing and encouragement. This contest is just one of the many ways you can support your kids in wonderful ways.”

-Sara Bareilles

So make sure to head over to Nice Job Mom: We Rock to enter your tip now and do your part to support your school’s music programs! You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated with the best tips, recipes and crafts that we supply daily!

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Sep 14

Draw Your Sun Contest Winners!

Earlier this year 8th Continent had a package re-design and we wanted to share our new sunny perspective with everyone! The best way we thought to spread some sunshine was to give back to schools all across the country. So we created a contest where kids and adults could submit drawings of their own suns for a chance to support the K-12 school of their choice.

From thousands of suns, 50 winners were voted on and 50 others were selected by a panel.  The schools of the winning suns will receive a $1,000 Blick Art Materials gift card to redeem for art supplies.

We want to extend a special thanks to Blick Art Material. They’ve been devoted to enriching student’s art, learning, and life experiences for 100 years!

Also, a few of the winning suns will be featured on the side of our packaging to be seen nation wide around November!

For those participants who’s suns weren’t selected, they are still amazing and helped a great deal in spreading awareness for the need to support the arts in education.

Lastly, we want to send a giant congratulations to all of the winners and thank everyone for participating in the Draw Your Own Sun Contest! Click here to view all of the winners!

Keep spreading sunshine!

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Aug 30

Nice Job, Mom Prize Winner for July: “I Will Destroy You”

As mentioned in a previous post, 8th Continent Soymilk has a place online for moms to share their best (and funniest) mommy stories. It’s a celebration of what it’s like to be a real mom, and how sometimes you can’t always be perfect.  Not only is it fun to submit your story and read other mommy mishaps, but you also have a chance to win one of three amazing prizes. We call this the “Nice Job, Mom” contest.

We’re really excited to announce the first prize for July: ONE YEAR of house cleaning by Merry Maids, has just been awarded to Lis E. for her hilarious story, “I Will Destroy You” about how after seeing a few ‘big boy’ cartoons, her two year old son took one look at their pastor at church, who was wearing a white robe and a large ceremonial staff, pointed at him in a warrior stance and declared…well you can read it for yourself here.

Lis is set to tell her story on the Broadminded show on the XM radio channel 155, tomorrow at 3pm EST. So tune in! It should be a good laugh.

I can just hear the sigh of moms everywhere saying, “that prize would be sooo nice, I want that!” Luckily we’ve got three prizes left (a few days left for August). So head to www.facebook.com/8thcontinentsoymilk and submit your mommy faux pas for a chance to win a room makeover from Home Line Furniture and automatically be entered to win a vacation package for two from Caravan Tours.

So, Nice Job, Mom! We can’t say it enough and the more stories we get the more we love saying it.  And congratulations again to Elizabeth E.—all of us at 8th Continent hope you enjoy the heck out of that Merry Maids cleaning service for a year!!!

Also, be sure to “Like” our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter to join our community of parents and get access to coupons and recipes.

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Aug 13

Congrats winners of 3 to 6 months supplies of 8th Continent Soy Milk!

A few weeks ago we hosted a retweet challenge on Twitter, with 3 and 6 month supplies of 8th Continent Soymilk as the prizes.  The challenge was to retweet the same message once a day, for 1 week.  Super easy! Of the people that did it, 6 winners were chosen.

We want to thank everyone for participating and wish you luck the next time we do another contest. If you’re not already following us on Twitter, be sure to do so in order to participate in these challenges and other fun things we do.

By the way, if you didn’t win the retweet challenge and want another chance of winning something grander, be sure to check out our “Nice Job, Mom” contest happening right now!

Here’s a list of the winners. CONGRATULATIONS!!

Winners of 3 month supplies:
Anthony H
Salem, OR

Caitlin P
Durham, NC

Michelle B
Falls Church, VA

Michelle S
Bay City, MI

Kristin H
New York, NY

Grand Prize Winner of a 6 Month supply:
Louis Huffmire
Anaheim, CA

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Jul 1

Nice Job, Mom.

We know it’s not easy being a mom. That’s why we salute momhood for what it is: doing your best every day, and trying not to screw up too much.

Of course, nobody’s perfect. So we’ve decided to provide an outlet for your little mistakes, one that just might earn you some peace of mind. Submit your amusing parenting faux pas and join the hundreds of stories from moms just like you. Share it with your friends and vote on your favorites. You could win free housekeeping for a year from Merry Maids, a room of choice makeover from Home Line Furniture or the grand prize of a complete adventure package from Caravan Tours.

So go on. Declare your mom mess-ups. You’re among friends.

  • Anytime through the promotion, each submission will earn a chance to win the grand prize at the end of the promotion
  • A winner will be selected every month out of the top ten submissions with most votes for that month (cut-off to submissions will end on the last day of every month with winners announced the following month)
  • Promotion period is from 7/1/10-10/31/10

Check out the Nice Job, Mom. App here!

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