A lurker needs *quick* help for AS son please:)

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ASMom2004
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20 Aug 2011, 10:25 pm

Hi all, I am new here, but have been a long-time lurker. I love this site & have gotten lots of useful insight into my son with Aspergers, who happens to be the most amazing boy of all time :D But I digress...

I am coming out of lurkhood to ask for your help to make a dream come true for my son. I entered a contest to win 100,000 Starwood points so that I can take the family to Hawaii so that he can see the Volcanoes there & learn all there is to know about his favorite pasttime (Hawaiian Volcanoes...lol). The thing is that I need votes in order to win the contest, and the other finalists are "regulars" in the travel world and are getting help from their compatriots in that world. My world revolves around my kids (and helping other peoples' kids as well), so I don't have the support of that online community behind us.

My hope in coming here is that you guys would understand how important this is to us & would throw us a vote if you see fit. It is a very quick process and does not involve any registration, email, etc.

Go to the blog called ThePointsGuy - (this is a fantastic travel blog, by the way)

Under the 100,000 Starpoints contest, we are listed as "KirstenE's family trip to Hawaii"

We would be grateful if you feel that we deserve your vote.

Thanks so much:)

Oh, and the end of voting is 8/21/2011 at 3pm EST. So please disregard this if you are reading it after that time. Many thanks.



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20 Aug 2011, 10:49 pm

no website link how am i suposd 2 vote



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20 Aug 2011, 10:49 pm

Why then 'tis done! Good luck!


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20 Aug 2011, 10:50 pm

Voted for your family! I hope you guys win. : )



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20 Aug 2011, 10:52 pm

Panic wrote:
no website link how am i suposd 2 vote


www.thepointsguy.com



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20 Aug 2011, 10:56 pm

Done!



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20 Aug 2011, 11:29 pm

VERY clever way to get votes


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20 Aug 2011, 11:33 pm

Voted. You're currently in second place and could possibly make it up to first :).

I definitely think yours is the best entry - you give reasons beyond "we want to go to this place" for why it'd be good for you to get the points.



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20 Aug 2011, 11:34 pm

I voted for you.

And that's a nice Rube Goldberg machine. :)


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20 Aug 2011, 11:49 pm

I voted too! You're very close to winning--good luck! Let us know if you win the trip!


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20 Aug 2011, 11:50 pm

I voted too! You're very close to winning--good luck! Let us know if you win the trip!


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21 Aug 2011, 12:15 am

Voted, you're a little closer now. Good Luck.


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21 Aug 2011, 12:40 am

I cant find on the site where to post the vote.
I tried clicking on your name in the article and on the poll, but nothing I can find is clickable.
can someone tell me where to vote??

Jojo


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21 Aug 2011, 12:46 am

Voted you are 8 votes behind!

Everyone go vote www.thepointsguy.com



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21 Aug 2011, 12:56 am

bergie wrote:
Voted you are 8 votes behind!

Everyone go vote www.thepointsguy.com


How do you vote...I cant find where to vote on the site.


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21 Aug 2011, 1:38 am

jojobean wrote:
bergie wrote:
Voted you are 8 votes behind!

Everyone go vote www.thepointsguy.com


How do you vote...I cant find where to vote on the site.


There is a poll question at the bottom of the blog entry.


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