RE: Contest #1—Win a Free Ticket to SteemFest 2017 at Lisbon!
Thank you so much for the nomination @codingdefined - you're an amazing groupmate!
I have already been ranting and raving about making my way to Portugal as I am a digital nomad. Going there and THEN attending SteemFest would be a dream come true this year. I am currently fighting a bum leg and have spent about 8k in med bills over the past few months - so winning a ticket there would be an AMAZING present!!
I started #TheUnmentionables so that everyone - black, white, yellow, rich, poor, smart, not so smart, whatever - had a place to call home. It can be home to EVERYONE of all ideals, creeds, religions, and mindsets - so long as you treat each other with respect, dignity, and compassion. And honestly, the group members we have recruited so far (over 160 so far) have done an amazing job at embodying these ideals.
Our group focuses on forging lasting bonds and friendships - and honestly, that's exactly what's happened. I've made so many new friends, and so many others have as well, simply by having a place to call home. I've received countless messages and post comments from people stating that our group is exactly what SteemIt has needed for a while now, based on the way we present ourselves and the acceptance and tolerance our group embodies.
We turn away NO ONE. And I invest everything of myself into this group. I spend so much time and energy in growing and ensuring the group continues to grow, evolve, and better itself day by day - and I have recruited an amazing team of moderators and other leaders that help me implement our plan and carry out our mission.
So, this nomination is huge for me, and I would be HONORED to go. I was already potentially planning on going to Porto around the same time, and probably would have purchased a SteemFest ticket even without being nominated (if I had the money by then) - but winning this would just be absolutely amazing.
So, thank you. And I hope that you consider my nomination and admission when making your decision @firepower !
As I am wondering to all the people contending (I am only here for a month now, and have not contributed enough to contend), I must say @fatpandadesign deserves to be the winner for me.
#TheUnmentionables seems to have had an amazing impact on some people lives, and I am considering to join them. So @firepower, here's your winner in my humble opinion!
Thank you so much!!!
@fatpandadesign DESERVES TO BE THE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 100%
i'm agree with you,
Let's see what happens - I do hope this becomes a reality though. I would cash out some crypto to purchase my ticket to Lisbon tomorrow if I do win this <3
I would also like to add that I am planning on running for witness before the end of the year too - I am fully invested in SteemIt and being able to go to SteemFest would allow me to meet everyone who's made this possible.
I'd be able to learn so much more about being a better leader for the group I formed (now around 270+ members + quickly growing), connect with some of the most influential and inspirational Steemians around, and even offer up ideas to improve the existing services and apps available, by collaborating with other attendees.
I've recently been interviewing many influential figures in the SteemIt community, and one of them, @ADSactly, said he was actually going to SteemFest - they've made me their official podcaster, so by going, I'd be able to record so much valuable content to share with all of SteemIt and hell, the entire world.
Sending me to SteemFest this year would also check an item off of my bucket list. Ever since I lost the first SteemFest contest I entered, I've been absolutely determined to win and make it there - I HAVE TO GO and be a part of this event, which will mark a point in history for SteemIt.
Sending me to Steemfest would allow me to represent my fellow group mates, all of which I (and my fellow leaders) work extremely hard day in and day out to ensure that they have the best possible chance to grow and succeed.
I've recruited so many people from FB to join, and I literally advertise Steemit to almost everyone I meet - especially about how "they have to join right now they're missing out on the best thing ever".
Plus, Portugal has been on my bucket list to travel to, so I'd be able to visit and explore after SteemFest ends - the absolute PERFECT set of circumstances!
If you send me, you will not regret it. I've been saving up crypto to afford the flight, and also a cheap action cam, so I can document the entire journey and event, and share it with all of you beautiful people that are unable to attend.
Send Panda to SteemFest and make a dream come true <3