WIN A WONDERFUL PRIZE - TELL US YOUR STONE STORY!

Do you have a best friend - or a brand new friend? Giving the beautiful friendship gift of The Friendship Stone provides an amazing connection, bringing you closer to friends with whom you share a special link.

Big Brothers Big Sisters + The Friendship Stone= Power of Two

The Power of Two Friendship Stone Gift Pack has two stones for friends to share. Once given, The Friendship Stone is with you forever; each one with its own unique personality; a symbol of friendship that can be touched and turned in your hand to change color in the light, reminding us that we can change our perspective when meeting every day challenges, and choose to remain positive. It can be carried in your pocket or kept on your desk - as versatile as friendship itself. The stones can be exchanged between grown ups and little kids or be that special BFF gift that teens love to give amongst their peers. And each Power of Two Friendship Stone Gift Pack helps generate support for Big Brothers Big Sisters, with a 20% give-back on all net-sales.

We Want to Know About Your Stone Story!

Win a special prize by telling us what happened when you gave a special friend this perfect friendship gift, or how you brought a smile to someone’s face by placing The Friendship Stone in their hand…perhaps you brightened up a stranger’s day by making this friendly gesture?

You can submit your Power of Two Stone Stories and photo submissions anytime:

Voting begins November 16, 2009 and ends February 15, 2010.

Your friends and family can vote once every day for the duration of the competition and the winner will be announced on Thursday, February 18, 2010 on our home page, as well as in the Big Brothers Big Sisters newsletter, The Latest On. So check in and vote daily!

Blast it on your Twitter and Facebook - Make sure that everyone is voting!

Happy Giving and Happy Writing!

* Should you be the lucky winner, you must agree to be interviewed by phone or email, your choice.
* Your winning story must be accompanied by a photo of you with your friend and their Friendship Stone, for the home page feature.
* You will have the opportunity to send in a video to compliment your stone story with your friend and their Friendship Stone if you are the lucky winner! It will be featured on the Home Page for all of your friends and community to view.

Voting

Each person can vote once daily per IP address – bookmark us to return daily, vote for your favorite story and read new submissions!
There are so many wonderful stone stories out there - we want you to vote on them!

AND THE WINNER IS…!

A prize of $1,100 goes to the agency with the winning story originating from their zip code!

The winner of our Power of Two Stone Story Competition will receive (2) two Friendship Stone necklaces – one to keep and one to give! – and also a Spontaneous Giving Friendship Stone Gift Pack of (3) three Friendship Stones in pouches, to continue making these unique and beautiful gestures of giving to friends old and new.

The winner will be featured on the home page of www.BigBrothersBigSisters-TheFriendshipStone.com with a photo and link to the winning story. Where a video has been provided, that will be included too.