It’s Our Time TO Support Team USA #ItsOurTime $150 Giveaway

February 11, 2014 by Momstart 45 Comments

This is a Sponsored post by AT&T

Watching the Olympics growing up was a family event. We used to sit on the couch together and watch the events and the Winter Olympic Games grew to be my favorite sport to watch on TV. I love ice skating and ice dancing, and ski jumping and doesn’t everyone love curling? Well, the contestants have been spending years training and are getting ready to compete in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and it’s our time to cheer them on. It’s time to show them that we support them and that USA is proud of them. But it’s expensive to go there right?

We can join AT&T in celebrating the U.S. Olympians and be a part of a nationwide chant. That’s right, thanks to AT&T we can cheer them on from home. What you need to do is start by downloading the #ItsOurTime app and record yourself shouting the iconic ‘USA!’ chant and help drive Team USA to gold in Sochi you can download it from iTunes and the Google Play store. The “U-S-A” chants will be added to an interactive wall of support to create a nationwide chant that will be seen digitally and on TV. And it’s awesome! It’s going to lift their spirits and diminish their stress if even for only a moment. So we made a little video! I actually made two, one with the kids and one for the AT&T portal. Check out my video here:

http://itsourtime.com/chants/52fb123e3aaa0

And Here:

You know these guys work hard and have to give up a lot. You think it’s expensive for us to go watch the Olympics just think about how expensive it is for the athletes. Each team is responsible for shipping their equipment, with some of the sporting events that’s quite a large added cost. Not everyone has a commercial and a sponsored ride to the contest, in fact most don’t. So if there is one thing we can do for them, cheer them on, then we should do it. I started watching the ice skating team and was in awwwwee of the work they did.

Go download the app, and create a cheer!

AT&T is a proud partner of the 2014 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team

We have teamed up with AT&T to bring you an awesome giveaway:

Enter to Win:

$150 Visa Gift card + Team USA Memorabilia (t-shirt, gloves, signed pictures)

To Enter:

Go Create a chant and share the link with us here in the comments section

Extra Entries:

After the first entry is done you are allowed to use the rafflecopter for extra entries

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Have You Ever Wondered What It Is Like to Raise an Olympian?

May 12, 2012 by Momstart 19 Comments

By Emily:

As part of Procter & Gamble’s “Thank you Mom” campaign, I was given a special opportunity find out for myself and join a roundtable discussion with U.S. Olympians, Team USA hopefuls and their moms. This great opportunity came just hours after P&G, the world’s largest consumer products maker, made the announcement on the Today show that it would be giving each of the moms of all U.S. Olympians and Paralympians a $1,000 Visa reward card to use for their travels to London for the 2012 Olympic games. What an amazing Mother’s Day gift! Here’s a clip of the fantastic announcement:

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Following this exciting news, I was able to join these Olympians and their moms during a roundtable discussion via phone. Some of the amazing athletes included:

· Shawn Johnson, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics and her mom, Teri Johnson

· Ashton Eaton, World record holder in Heptathlon and mom, Roslyn Eaton

· Diana Lopez, Tae Kwon Do Olympian and her mother, Ondina Lopez

· Sarah Robles, 2012 Olympian Weightlifter and her mom, Joy Robles

· Jordyn Wieber, 2011 World Champion in gymnastics and mom, Rita Wieber.

· Margie Walsh, mother to Kerri Walsh, Team USA Volleyball Champion.

· Barbara Rogers, adoptive mom to Lopez Lomong, a member of the 2008 Summer Olympic team.

· Marlene Shirley, adoptive mother of Marlon Shirley – Gold medalist and world record holding Paralympian.

Both the athletes and their moms recounted some inspiring and heartwarming stories. To start out the discussion the athletes were asked the all-important question: What was the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Ashton replied that his mom always told him that with whatever he wanted to do, to do it to the best of his ability. She also explained the importance of being respectful and not stepping on others along the way.

Sarah Roble’s mom has told her to do her best, have fun and give it one hundred percent. Sometimes that one hundred percent won’t be enough, but give it your all, and you can have no regrets.

A fellow blogger, and mother of a 9 year old sports player, asked, “How much do you let them do? How do you ensure their well-being and balance family with sports?”

Teri Johnson replied, “Know your child and what they can take. Not every child can do it…know their limits”.

Margie Walsh added, “Do other things. Be a normal kid. You don’t want to burn out at a young age. Do the parties. Do the sleepovers. As they get older they can make those choices between social activities and sports.”

Caroline, from smartypantsmom.com asked the question, “What was that wow moment when you thought ‘this kid has talent’?”

Barbara Rogers commented on her adoptive son Lopez Lomong, “Lopez was one of the lost boys of Sudan, and when he came to us everyone thought he was a soccer player, but the local soccer team was rowdy and we suggested the cross country team. Once he realized he could do good and believed in himself, he had so much support from the team and other parents.” An inspiring fact about Lopez Lomong was that just one year after gaining US citizenship, he carried the flag for the US at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Marlene Shirley, mom to Marlon Shirley added, “Marlon was at a crossroads in his life and was on crutches. We were living in Utah and he wanted to go up to Idaho and do high jump. He was an amputee competing in the high jump, and when he went to do with it with a prosthetic device he broke the record. His coach then told us about the Paralympics. We had never heard of the Paralympics. It was a wow moment.”

In the spirit of Mother’s Day and in anticipation of the 2012 Olympics in London, P&G has released a moving commercial that reflects on the same commitment, sacrifice, joy and pain that the moms of Olympians all over the world share. I advise viewers to have the Kleenex ready!

Momstart wishes Team USA athletes and their families all the best at 2012 Olympic Game in London!

To learn more about P&G’s “Thank you Mom” campaign, please visit http://www.facebook.com/thankyoumom

Disclosure – Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

About Emily:

Emily is also very active in the local MOMS CLUB. She raises chickens and has 2 shih tzus. Her daughter Caitlyn attends Montessori school and she hates housecleaning, loves wine and enjoys dining out. She would love to find a cure for the depression and anxiety she has dealt with on and off over the past 10 years, just like me. She is an amazing mom and friend.

Baby Casting Call, need crawlers in diapers for Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max

February 18, 2010 by Momstart 8 Comments

Pampers is an official sponsor of the Olympics. They are sponsoring two different proud parents but they still want to do more. They gave away a ton of free samples with a chance at a years worth of diapers. WOW, are they really trying to give back. Well, now they are looking for your Olympic Baby!

Did you know that a cruising baby in one day can take as many steps as a marathon runner in a race*, and a nine-month old baby can crawl up to 400 meters in 20 minutes**? It’s this active play that continually inspires the Pampers brand, and that’s why moms and dads are encouraged to log on to Pampers.com beginning February 15 to join in celebrating the development of their own best players. Parents can upload videos of their babies crawling to the world’s great baby relay on Pampers.com. All videos featuring babies crawling from left to right that are uploaded by Feb. 20 will be included in a casting call for a commercial that will air on Feb. 28!

Grab those video cameras and get to directing. See more details at Pampers.com

* O’Malley, M. "Normalization of temporal-distance parameter in pediatric gait" J. Biomechanics 29,629-625, 1996

** Learning to Keep Balance. Karen Adolph, Dept. of Psychology, New York University

Pamper’s Olympic Update, get your free diaper tomorrow

January 28, 2010 by Momstart 3 Comments

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games are upon us and athletes are clamoring for high performance warm-up suits and other gear to give them a competitive advantage. For the first time ever, babies of Team USA will experience a gold-medal moment by sporting their own high performance gear – Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max! Pampers’ new diaper is of such high performance, that the Team USA athletes and their babies will be equipped with the diapers as they head to Vancouver. In honor of these athletes and their families, Pampers has created specially-branded Team USA diapers with the Dry Max technology.

Although these limited-edition Team USA diapers will not be for sale, parents can request a free sample three-pack of Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max on Pampers.com starting January 29. If this sample includes a Team USA diaper (they will be randomly inserted in select sample packs), their baby will win a one year supply of Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max.

Fun Baby Facts?

A nine-month old baby can crawl up to 400 meters in 20 minutes (Learning to Keep Balance. Karen Adolph, Dept of Psychology, New York University)
A cruising baby in one day can take as many steps as a marathon runner in a race (O’Malley, M. “Normalization of temporal-distance parameter in pediatric gait” J. Biomechanics 29, 619-625, 1996)
A baby can fall up to 300 times before managing to stand up or walk (American Academy of Pediatrics, pg 260-261; Babyhood, P. Leach, pg 254)

Partnering with U.S. Olympic Families

For many U.S. Olympic athletes, bringing home a medal is not just their dream – it’s their family’s dream. Pampers is working with two medal contender athletes – U.S. Olympic goldmedal speed skater and dad to baby Hadley, Chad Hedrick; and skeleton World Champion and mom to toddler Lacee, Noelle Pikus-Pace – and both of their families – to share their Vancouver experiences from their babies’ point of view. Photos and videos will be uploaded daily to Pampers.com.

Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max

Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max is the brand’s first high performance diaper and the biggest innovation for the Pampers brand in the last 25 years. Pampers has invented the Dry Max technology and applied it to the current Swaddlers and Cruisers core, which allows the diaper to be 20 percent thinner than current Pampers Cruisers without sacrificing any performance. This hard-working diaper locks wetness away and is Pampers’ driest diaper ever. New Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max have game-changing benefits for mom, baby and the world. For more information or to request a free sample beginning January 29, visit www.Pampers.com.

Free Diaper

Starting January 29th, parents everywhere will be able to request a free sample three-pack of Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max on Pampers.com. If the sample sent includes a diaper stamped Team USA (randomly inserted in select sample packs), their baby will win a year’s supply of Pampers diapers!

This post is on behalf of Pampers, they will be sending me some Olympic Diapers and a few other supplies as part of their Team USA campaign.

Gearing up for the Olympics, sign up for Free Pampers Diapers

January 18, 2010 by Momstart 3 Comments

Olympics and Diapers? What do they have in common?

Pampers is sponsoring Chad Hedrick. He is up to his ears in diapers at home and the Olympic speed skater is quite the proud father. The Pampers logo has a prominent spot on the upper left front of his racing suit. He became a first-time father nine months ago when daughter Hadley was born. So while Pampers is skating for Gold, they are also going to be handing out free diapers.

Sign-up for the free sample three-pack at Pampers.com starting February 12^th

This post is on behalf of Pampers, they will be sending me some Olympic Diapers and a few other supplies as part of their Team USA campaign.

Collectible Coke Medallions

January 7, 2010 by Momstart 4 Comments

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of iCoke.ca. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’m so excited about the upcoming Olympics. I mean they feel like they are happening in my back door, and I still forgot to get myself some tickets. Hmm, this is probably the opportunity of a life time for them to be happening so close and not only are they close they are my preferred season to watch. I love the winter Olympics. Going to watch ice skating live has always been a dream of mine. I’ve always wished I could ice skate too.

Are you going to the Olympics or do you live in Canada? For those of you that will be or are in Canada you can earn iCoke Coins in honor of the Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver. This offer is exclusive to Mac’s Convenience Stores. In addition to the coins though, you can collect medallions. How do you collect them? All you have to do is purchase two of your favorite coke products. It has to be easy if you are a coke fanatic like I am. I love Coke, Sprite, Power Aid. MMM, all that sugar it’s a wonderful thing added to caffeine in coke.

So, buy two 591mL products at Mac’s Convenience Store and you will receive FREE Coca-Cola Collectible Medallion. There are three different medallions to choose from. This promotion is offered from January 4 2010, until February 28th 2010 and is subject to availability.