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Posted By: semaj on

Thursday, August 28th, 2008, 4:40 pm

Mr. Hoff,

I understand that the million dollars that will be awarded to the winner is broken up over 40 years. Twenty-five thousand dollars a year for 40 years. That is terrible, if true. A company like NBC that is making tons of money from this program and they are so cheap and small as to pay the winner in such a miniscule fashion.

I hope what I HEARD IS INCORRECT and the winner is paid properly. Or else some of the winners may die before they receive the award.

TY Semaj1

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Posted By: mellers on

Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 4:19 am

A small token arrived in the post today from iVillage in connection with their 2008 Community awards:

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/ivillageuk/comm/articles/0,,525271_714720-_2,00.html#mellers in the shape of a small inscribed trophy.

It's really very nice, tastefully created and very appropriate considering the medium we all use to keep in touch with each other over this vast network! I've taken a photo and posted in my Connect photos so you can see it. The direct link is here:http://connect.ivillage.co.uk/photos/act/edit?photoID=1036553.

Thank you again iVillage, Bel, Amanda, Michelle and anyone else who nominated me.

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Posted By: mellers on

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008, 12:39 pm

Hooray, I've just heard back from the Theatre in London, I shall be going to see the West End production of WICKED! - next Tuesday evening (15th April) - FOR FREE!! Courtesy of the iVillage awards people.

How lovely is that!

I shall probably have a day out in London at the same time, to make the most of travelling there, and we all know that it will include a nice meal out too! (Can't have a celebratory day out without a lovely meal! lol!)

I'll try not to blow my weight loss plan that day (I expect I may take a packed lunch with me and have a special meal in the evening, but if anyone has any tips for a day out in the big city (both for things which are fab to visit and ways I can limit the point damage) I'd love to hear from you.

I'll let you know how good the show is afterwards next week, and thanks again, iVillage.

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Posted By: mellers on

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008, 12:30 pm

...but it seems I've been nominated for an iVillage award. I got an e-mail a couple of weeks ago to say that I had made a short list for Slimmer of the Year in the first iVillage Community Awards. Anyway, I got a second e-mail a few days ago to day that the panel decided I should win the category.

Anyway, (rather unlike me I have to say as I can't usually shut myself up from chipping in anything and everything which crosses my mind) I'm rather stumped for words as to how I feel. I'm still a bit bewildered and shell-shocked and I'm struggling to work out how I actually feel let alone put it in to words. Please forgive my reticence. There a niggling thought that I don't deserve it or there are people more worthy than me who quietly go about their lives, not getting awards for doing exactly what I have done. In fact, I'm sure there are more worthy people than me, but I am trying not to let my low self-esteem win this particular battle. 

It does seem however, that more than one person nominated me, (which does help me believe that maybe it wasn't all a big mistake) but that I won't find out who they were just yet, if at all. I don't quite know all of what they said but a few snippets of nomination e-mails have been included on the award page here:http://www.ivillage.co.uk/ivillageuk/comm/articles/0,,525271_7147202,00.html 

There are a few prizes:http://www.ivillage.co.uk/ivillageuk/comm/articles/0,,525271_714124,00.html so and as 2 them include travelling to London to claim them, I may have to save up my pennies for the train tickets!

Speechless Mellers, doesn't happen very often. Make the most of it!

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