Congratulations, John Niegowski of Flint, MI - YOU are the winner of the polished Aluminum yarn bowl!  Yes, it's true - thanks to your generosity and a little bit of luck (and the help of random.org to select the number) YOU, my friend, are the winner of the highly sought after polished aluminum yarn bowl!!! 

I appreciate everyone's donations more than I can say - in total I received 21 donations totaling $174.92 as a result of this contest!!!  - that money goes right to AIDS Project Los Angeles and they'll use it to provide essential care and services to those affected by HIV/AIDS!

Tomorrow, I'll be running 7 miles (a recovery run from last week's 14) and I can't wait to tell my fellow runners how generous all my friends in the knitting community were with this contest!  THANK YOU to everyone who participated and took time out of their holiday schedule to play along.  I plan to hold future contests to continue raising money for APLA and in hopes of reaching my fundraising goal of $5,000.00!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

I have the second set of gorgeous yarn bowls available for sale - I will be posting them tonight on my ETSY shop - there are a limited number of dark gold or violet yarn bowls available!  Here are the two colors available:

If you're interested or know of anyone who might be, please send them a link to my blog or etsy shop and have them buy right away - these are sure to sell out this week!

Because these bowls are made of cast aluminum (they won't break!) I had lots of requests for a polished aluminum bowl just like the first prototype.  You asked, I responded:

The only way get this ONE polished aluminum yarn bowl is to enter my raffle!  Remember, I'm training with the National AIDS Marathon Training Program?  Well, I'm still looking for tax deductible donations.  This bowl is your online raffle prize!  Here's how to win:

1. Visit my donation page - http://apla.convio.net/goto/kylewilliam

2. Make a tax deductible donation in any amount ending in $___.26 - with a minimum donation of $5.26 (Five Dollars, Twenty-Six Cents) - The donation site requires a minimum of $5, and I am adding $.26 in honor of the 26.2 miles I'll be running and also so I can easily find the entries.  YOU ARE WELCOME TO ENTER MORE THAN ONCE - SEPARATE ENTRIES THAT MEET THIS RULE ARE EQUALLY COUNTED!!!

3. PLEASE Share a link to the site on your blog or facebook or by email to friends, your knitting group; anyone you think might be interested.  Posting a comment on this blog entry helps get folks excited as well!

I will pick a WINNER on December 26, 2009 with the random number generator and make a post announcing who it is once they are contacted.  I will pack and ship this bowl at my expense to you - and you will be the only person to have a bowl like this.  The only limitation I can only ship the bowl to a U.S.A. street address.

Email me with any questions - and remember that your donations are tax deductible - the money you give benefits AIDS Project Los Angeles and helps me reach my fundraising goal while I train for the Los Angeles Marathon!!!

Thank You!