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Did you know that Nature Valley is a sponsor of the National Parks Project? Hundreds of millions of people have visited America’s parks, and the National Parks Project exists to help restore and preserve them so that future generations will have the same opportunity. Nature Valley has teamed up with Patricia Shultz, author of “1,000 Places to See Before You Die,” to support the parks. When you buy specially marked packages of Nature Valley Bars and mail in the wrappers, Nature Valley will not only recycle the wrappers but will also donate .10 per wrapper to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) (up to $600,000). You can find out more about the project at PreservetheParks.com. Not only does the site have great information about the information, but it also links to some great photos of places like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon National Park.
I was lucky enough to receive a package from Nature Valley and MyBlogSpark the other day that contained a box of Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey Granola Bars, mini backpack, a compass, a solar-powered key chain flash light, a reusable water bottle, and a copy of Shultz’s book. I was going to take a picture of it all, but my kids at the granola bars so fast that all I have left are wrappers! It was surprising to me because although I eat a lot of granola bars, my kids have never shown any interest in them before. It’s perfect timing because now I know that I can buy them for their lunchboxes this year. We were particularly excited that there were BoxTops on the box because our school collects them.
I’m not the only lucky one because Nature Valley and MyBlogSpark are going to give one of my lucky readers a package just like mine!
To Enter:
1) Leave a comment below telling us what you think about the National Parks Project (one entry).
2) Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).
3) Sign up for our newsletter on the right and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).
4) Blog about this contest and leave your link to the post below (two entries).
Drawing will take place August 19 at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.
Edited: Congrats to our winner, Lawanna Wheatly!
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I think its a great thing! I love seeing private citizens and businesses taking the reins and contributing to great causes, instead of always depending of the government to pay for everything!!!
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Thanks for the giveaway…sending in wrappers to support the National Parks Project is a good place to start: our national parks need to be maintained & protected !
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I think it is great that they are helping preserve the parks for future generations.
I think it is great that they are doing so much to preserve our parks!
The Easy Upside Down Cake with cherries sounds awesome!
I think it’s a good cause. We love going to national parks as a family.
I think it’s fantastic! I love our parks system.
I think it is a very worthwhile project. Many of our national parks are in deplorable shape.
I love all the natural parks I’ve visited and hope to see more in my lifetime.
I am very happy to see people uniting to Keep our Parks beautiful. I think it is an amazing project.
I think it’s important to preserve our natural spaces!
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I think we are fortunate to have a National Parks Project in place and thanks go out to individuals/organizations, such as Nature Valley, who help support such efforts.
In an age of isolationism, everyone can feel a part of something greater than the individual. One small act buying a good product can produce a greater affect.
So many beautiful places here in America. I think it’s fantastic.
I love that they are promoting the national parks and are donating money to help preserve them. I think the parks need more publicity so people will realize they are worth protecting.
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The Project is great. I’d love to see Yellowstone…I’ve heard it’s beautiful.
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This is a wonderful cause, I truly hope that we can save all of our natural wonders for future generations to enjoy!
I think it’s a great idea, and wish more companies would do the same thing.
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I think this is a wonderful thing. I know that the parks in my area have become run down and need some help.
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Any idea to help keep our national forests going is wonderful!
This is a magnificent deed!
I think it’s a great program. Families need to spend more time together theses days!
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I love the idea of the National Parks Project! I have enjoyed the National Parks with my family growing up and I want my children to have the same opportunity (and their children, and their children, etc.)
I’m all for supporting them, I love Yosemite!
i think anything that helps preserve our parks is fantastic
It is a great program. We’ve visited a few and have the passport, but would love to visit more of them.
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I think the National Parks Project is great! We need to restore and preserve our National Parks for future generations, they are a great national treasure!
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I think it’s an excellent idea to preserve our parks. My family enjoys going to our State park.
I think it’s wonderful! Nothing is more beautiful than nature.
I think the national parks project is a great thing, it makes parks more well known. blackbird0615@yahoo.com
I love the National Parks. When I was a kid my family an I would go out and enjoy them often. I think more kids ought to experience the beauty of nature – getting out from behind the tv/computer screen to see what marvels nature can do. Great giveaway!
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I think it’s a great program because it helps make families more awarare of our own national treasures.
Great idea. Preserving our nation’s parks should be a higher priority than it is.
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I think that the project is awesome. We need to get families back into the Parks.
wish we as a nation had more $ to take care of the parks better
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We’ve got to keep those parks together so they’re A-OK with me.
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It is wonderful. I completely agree with the recent documentary that declares America’s National Parks our “Best Idea”! We have to do everything we can to protect them and support those who do.
Thanks for the giveaway!
It’s a wonderful idea. I’m glad to read about this project. We have such wonderful natural landscapes; it’s important to preserve them.
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I think it’s a wonderful thing to do! Great project. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I am 100% behind the effort. I thank all who volunteer.
With everything being tore down, it is time to try to keep something up. It is a great idea.
What a fabulous thing to be doing! I wish more people and more groups and more companies cared more about saving all the beautiful things and areas on our planet!
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