Cookies For A Koz makes fabulous cookies. The company is owned by my friend, Roberta Koz Wilson (Dave Koz's sister), and Roberta donates 10% of all proceeds to Starlight Starbright Foundation. 

Every Friday (starting on Friday 5/15/09) until further notice, if you let me know by CLICKING HERE, and typing in the Cookies For A Koz Fridays forum (on Friday only) that you'd like to receive a dozen cookies, I'll have a drawing on Saturday morning, and award one dozen cookies each week.

My true goal here is to get some members posting to this forum thread that don't normally post to our forums, and by doing so, they'll see how easy it is, and they'll start posting to other threads as well. We'll see how it goes. However, all of our regular posters are certainly welcome to compete as well.

 

 

The above is a video for the 2008 cruise. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our cruise contest will run September 1, 2009 - March 31, 2011, unless Flying Dutchman Travel tells us that we need to end it earlier. I don't think that they will. 

This is a performance driven contest with a drawing. It has weighted odds, and everyone who has earned at least 1 entry has a chance to win. Members can continue to earn entries and compete until the last day of the contest.

The rules and an entry scoreboard (starting 9/1/09) are found under the details of the cruise. We will update the scoreboard as appropriate.  

To learn more about this cruise, read below:

My wife and I have taken fantastic Smooth Jazz Cruises each of the past 5 years, and I can't even begin to tell you how much we love it. However, the following should give you a pretty good taste. 

The Music:

CLICK HERE for a taste of the fabulous music we enjoy!

The Cruise:

www.davekozcruise.com

The Dates:

August 26, 2011 - September 2, 2011

Your Hosts: Ken & Robin Levinson, and the extraordinary Dave Koz.

Your Room & What We Cover: Superior Ocean View With Balcony

We will pay for your cabin (for 2 people - over a $5,000 value), and pay for up to $1,500 in expenses that can be used for travel, liquor, food off the ship (food on the ship is included), and excursions.

Note: If you win, and choose not to cruise, the prize will be awarded to the next eligible person (second place winner), and on down the line until someone accepts.

Pictures From 2008 Cruise: 

CLICK HERE to see the pictures.

The Rules For Our Cruise Contest:

1. The cruise contest is tied to our monthly contest. To see our monthly contest blog, CLICK HERE.

2. Random drawing software will pick the winner of the cruise contest as soon as possible once the contest ends. 

3. Entries for the cruise contest drawing will be awarded as follows:

The winner and the runner up in each monthly contest (starting with the September contest) will get entries.

a. The winner of each monthly contest will get 3 entries in the cruise contest drawing. 

b. The runner up of each monthly contest will get 2 entries in the cruise contest drawing.

These entries will be awarded each month of the cruise contest, and a scoreboard will appear below starting September 2009.

4. I will also offer the ability to earn bonus entries at least once a week. This will be based on one day content contests. For example, I might offer a bonus entry to anyone who posts a blog post on a particular Sunday.  

Good luck, and we hope to share King Crab Legs with you in Juneau. 

Contest Standings For Our 2011 Cruise Contest As Of 2/28/10:

Andries (url: andre) – earned 2 entries
Angie (url: avrt) – earned 4 entries
Athur (url: pukie) - earned 2 entries
Betty (url:  ) - earned 2 entries
Bill (url: bill) - earned 30 entries
Birdman (url: rns1a) – earned 2 entries
Bruce (url: brucevdm031461) – earned 4 entries
BV (url: vlntn) - earned 41 entries
Carla (url: camp_freespirit) - earned 48 entries
Caryn (url: gethealthhelp) - earned 2 entries
Cheryl (url: cawruss) - earned 2 entries
Cindy (url: cindylu) - earned 2 entries
Dawn (url: angel_143) – earned 2 entries
Debra (url: dndmedicalbilling) – earned 2 entries
DocTalkHealth (url: ahealthieryou) – earned 2 entries
Eric (url: ericwashington) - earned 48 entries
Gene (url: gwash) - earned 36 entries
George (url: httpwww.examiner.comx-28971-ny-medical-practic) - earned 6 entries
Gordon (url: flashscorner) - earned 10 entries
Greg (url: monavieguy) – earned 2 entries
Gulechka (url: gulia) – earned 2 entries
Jackcon (url: jackcon) – earned 4 entries
James (url: jamess1805) - earned 2 entries
Jason (url: eztrans) – earned 2 entries
Jessi (url: exhalednitricoxide) - earned 4 entries
John (url: johngaltq) - earned 2 entries
Karan (url: cantstandya) – earned 33 entries
Karen (url: karenanne) - earned 22 entries
Kevin (url: rkev) – earned 2 entries
Kim (url: kima) - earned 2 entries
Kim (url: tul) - earned 2 entries
Kirby (url: kirbyr) - earned 24 entries
Kristie (url: krisadora) – earned 2 entries
Lynn (url: sanderstaffing) - earned 2 entries
Mark (url: photop) - earned 4 entries
Marti (url: myspace.com) - earned 50 entries
Mary (url: sunrays) – earned 4 entries
Mia (url: miadea) - earned 42 entries
Michael Berg (url: healthjobsusa) - earned 6 entries
Michelle (url: shellegirl73) - earned 41 entries
Michelle (url: smee) - earned 2 entries
MollyJ (url: mollyj) - earned 31 entries
Mr Bubble (url: jeffhaselwood) - earned 46 entries
Mrs Bubble (url: abibelle) - earned 53 entries
Nancy (url: nhallilday) – earned 4 entries
Nancy (url: selly1165) – earned 6 entries
Nuverus (url: nuverus) - earned 2 entries
Oliver (url: oliverh) - earned 36 entries
Peggy (url: justmeandyouto) - earned 2 entries
Roberta (url: nuggy) – earned 2 entries
Robin (url: robinbat) - earned 4 entries
Sahara Coins (url: saharacoins) – earned 4 entries
Sarah (url: srose1021) – earned 2 entries
Sherri (url: sschults) - earned 2 entries
Sonia (url: penny) - earned 2 entries
Stacey (url: plymales) – earned 4 entries
Stephanie (url: www.aboutfranchises.net) – earned 2 entries
Stephanie (url: smidget) - earned 2 entries
Sue (url: sue34) - earned 2 entries
Sunnie (url: physiciansaidassoc) – earned 2 entries
Therese (url: tnt) - earned 2 entries 
Tina (url: puddycat) – earned 6 entries 

Current Contest (Effective September 1, 2009):

Our monthly contest until further notice will be a content related contest. We want people to join to participate and enjoy themselves. We hope all of our members will continue to recruit new members, so you can have fun with them on Medical Mingle.

This contest will be a jack-of-all-trades contest.

All members are eligible to participate. 

Here are the rules: 

1. During the month, I will offer the ability to earn points doing certain things on our site. For example, I might offer a point to anyone who posts a blog post on a particular Sunday.  

2. If you've earned points in # 1 above, you will also earn points as follows:

a. If your profile contains a real picture of you, and not an Avatar, you'll receive 1 point.

b. If in my opinion, your profile has been filled out with lots of detail, you'll receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month. CLICK HERE to see mine as an example. 

c. If you have posted pictures to Medical Mingle, you will receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month.

d. If you have posted videos to Medical Mingle, you'll receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month.

e. If you have posted at least one blog post, you'll receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month.

f. If you have made any friends on Medical Mingle aside from me, you'll receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month.

g. If you are a member of any groups on Medical Mingle, you'll receive 1 point. I will check this at the end of the month.

3. At the end of the month, the member who earns the most points (from # 1 above and #2 above - if eligible) will be the contest winner, and the member who earns the second most points will be the runner up. 

4. Usually there is a tie with multiple members earning the same number of points (from # 1 above and # 2 above - if eligible). If that happens, we will have a drawing using random.org to determine the winner and runner up. Members eligible for the drawing will receive an entry for each point that they earn (from # 1 above and # 2 above - if eligible). Before the drawing, we will give those members participating in the drawing the ability to earn multiple bonus entries. Bonus entries are earned as follows: 

a. Members that have the highest number of cumulative contributions in the following categories will get 1 bonus entry:

Blog Posts
Forum Posts
Friends
Pictures
Videos

b. Members will receive 1 bonus entry for each badge that they have earned in our User Loyalty Program. CLICK HERE for details.

If you have any questions or need any help with any aspect of this contest, please let me know.

The monthly winner will receive a $500 gift certificate from GiftCertificates.com, and your picture will be displayed on our home page.

The monthly runner up will receive a $250 gift certificate from GiftCertificates.com, and your picture will be displayed on our home page.

Final Contest Results For February Contest


There were 7 members who attained 8 points, as well as 7 points for the 7 items that you were eligible to win points for. They were:

BV (url: vlntn)
Carla (url: camp_freespirit)
Karan (url: cantstandya)  
Marti (url: myspace.com) 
Mr Bubble (url: jeffhaselwood) 
Mrs Bubble (url: abibelle)  
Oliver (url: oliverh) 

Mr Bubble received 4 bonus entries for having the most photos, videos, friends, and blog posts. Marti received 1 bonus entry for having the most forum posts. 

Badge bonus entries were awarded as follows: 

BV (url: vlntn) – 7
Carla (url: camp_freespirit) – 5
Karan (url: cantstandya) – 4
Marti (url: myspace.com) – 8
Mr Bubble (url: jeffhaselwood) – 8
Mrs Bubble (url: abibelle) – 3
Oliver (url: oliverh) – 2

Therefore, in our tiebreaker drawing, Mr Bubble had 27 entries, Marti had 24 entries, BV had 22 entries, Carla had 20 entries, Karan had 19 entries, Mrs Bubble had 18 entries, and Oliver had 17 entries.  

For the tiebreaker, our random drawing software picked the winner and runner up. 

The winner in our February contest is Mrs Bubble, and wins a $500 gift certificate from GiftCertificates.com

The runner up in our February contest is Karan, and wins a $250 gift certificate from GiftCertificates.com

Congratulations to Mrs Bubble and Karan.

Winners & Runner Ups Since January 2009:

February 2010
Winner: Mrs Bubble
Runner Up: Karan

January 2010
Winner: MollyJ
Runner Up: Mia

December 2009
Winner: BV
Runner Up: Eric

November 2009
Winner: Carla
Runner Up: Mrs Bubble

October 2009
Winner: Michelle
Runner Up: Carla

September 2009
Winner: Carla
Runner Up: Marti

August 2009
Winner: Eric
Runner Up: BV

July 2009
Winner: Eric
Runner Up: BV

June 2009
Winner: Mrs Bubble
Runner Up: Mr Bubble

May 2009
Winner: Marti
Runner Up: Mr Bubble

April 2009
Winner: BV
Runner Up: Marti

March 2009
Winner: Mr Bubble
Runner Up: Mrs Bubble

February 2009
Winner: BV
Runner Up: Marti

January 2009
Winner: Marti
Runner Up: Mr Bubble