AND THE WINNER IS.....

Hello Everyone,

The results are in and the winner of the 2011 Braggin' Rights Blog Contest is Mark Hamilton from our Georgetown store with his blog "Location: Paradise". Congratulations Mark! 

Mark will be receiving a set of 2012 Demo Gear including a new Phoenix 2 tent and an Alteo 50 in January. The product will be shipped to your store.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! We look forward to doing this again in 2012!

Sincerely,

Kristin Warren

Top 5 Blog Posts Clarification

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to clarify that it is one vote per employee, not one vote per store.

Thanks!

Kristin 

Top 5 Blog Posts

Hello Everyone,

Thank you again for such a great 1st season of the demo gear program and for contributing to the Braggin' Rights blog. The selection committee has reviewed the Braggin' Rights blog and based on the challenge of the adventure, the creativity of the blog, the key learnings of the demo gear products, and the overall story the following blogs have been selected as finalist:

1) Paradise by Mark Hamilton in Georgetown  - posted in August
2) Katahdin & the AT by Preston Osborn in Columbus - posted in July
3) Packed, Pitched, and Booted by Cassie Campbell in Indy - posted in May
4) Chris's Camping Chronicles Vol 1 by Chris Barakat in Natick - posted in May
5) A Yosemite Adventure by Brett Knight in St. Paul - posted in May

In order to vote for your favorite blog post - please visit the blog post and make a comment that says "vote". The voting will be open until the end of day on Sunday 11/20. Once all the votes are in, the numbers will be tallied and a winner will be named. The winner will receive a free Phoenix 2 tent and Alteo 50 backpack!

In addition, a big thank you goes out to the Raleigh team for their dedication to making the most out of the demo gear program. The Raleigh team got really creative with the demo gear and did an amazing job participating in their community. As a reward for the most team participation, Raleigh will be receiving a package of team demo gear that they can continue to use at anytime. Thank you Raleigh for your participation!

Please visit the above blog posts and vote for your favorite today!

Kristin Warren