Bright New Star Award - New Member of the Month Award

[Linda Buquet]

Brightest New Star Award - New Member of the Month Award

We want to start recognizing new members that make a positive impact on our community - within the 1st couple months they join. The goal of this contest is not only to recognize their contribution but also to help attract more of the type of members we are looking for - those that give their knowledge and support to help our members and the community at large.

We already have the MVP contest, to recognize the Most Valuable Poster of the month, which typically goes to an oldie, so this new award is to recognize those "new stars" that join and start off posting with a bang!

You don't need to do anything special to qualify for this contest.
IF YOU ARE A BRIGHT NEW 5 STAR MEMBER that makes outstanding posts, for the right reason - to help our community - we'll see and acknowledge you!

The Bright New Star Award will simply go to the person each month that we think stands out as a good contributor, insightful poster, helpful NEW 5 Star member. You won't need to do anything special for this - except be a committed poster! There will be no vote, it will simply be the members over the course of each month that we think deserves recognition.

CONTEST RULES:

Really there arent many, this will be very informal at this point and we might make up more rules as we go along.

Some time after the end of each month we will announce the winner for the previous month. We look at members who have joined within the last couple months. Some months there could be no clear winner and we reserve the right not to award one.

This isn't like a contest anyone should be TRYING to win. We want to reward members that are just naturally committed to 5 Star and to helping our members, not someone just trying to win a contest.

The winner will get a Brightest New Star custom title to wear for a month or til the next winner is selected, plus will get a strong mention and show of support in this thread.

Thanks in advance to all of our "NEW Stars".
We appreciate you!

[Larwee]

The winner of the December, 2007 Bright New Star Award is....

marketingmama
marketingmama's title to be worn all of the month of January is Bright New Star

Sheree (marketingmama) has been posting very informative posts since she became a member on December 22, 2007 and has supplied helpful answers to many questions.

Sheree, you are off to a good start. You are a very helpful new member.

We are pleased to honor you as a Bright New Star Award Winner.

[Linda Buquet]

Yea Sheree!!!

You brightened our forum as soon as you joined.
Your posts are always so positive and you post
for the right reasons - to help others.

So glad you decided to join us!
We certainly appreciate your contributions!

[marketingmama]

Thank you so much for this honor. I am overwhelmed by this, I actually don't know what to say (for once). What an awesome way to start my new year. Again, thank you so much and I'll definitely be around for a long time to come.

Thanks So Much,

Sheree

[Linda Buquet]

I'm proud to announce our Bright New Star Award Winner for January 08.

Congrats to new member - Darwin

Darwin just joined Jan 18th and in less than half a month had made 22 great posts. Darwin is a model new 5 Star member. He's always very nice, helpful, appreciative of any nugget of wisdom anyone gives him and has a winning attitude that should take him far!

Darwin, you have a Bright New Star Award in your user title, to wear the month of February.
Wear it proud!

Thanks Darwin for being you and for your support of the 5 Star forum.
Hope you continue to make 5 Star "your home!"

[Darwin]

Thank you Linda and thank you for the kind words. I am honored to receive and accept this award.

What a great surprise to wake up to. There's a 15 hour time difference between Thailand and Sun Diego.

I would like to thank my mother, my father, my wife.....

I would like to thank the other places I have researched and been able to eliminate as beneficial to my business. I am glad for the series of events that brought me to this forum and community.

This award will motivate me to raise the standard for myself higher and that's a good thing. I will proudly carry this award throughout the month of February and ensure it was justified. It is important this award continues to have meaning and value.

To fellow New Bees. Read the sticky posts but also follow the links. Success seems to be network. It is true one good thing leads to another. Do research, not only to advance your AM business but also to learn and grow. Research can often be tedious but if you find yourself immersed doing research and lose track of time, that is PASSION and you know you are in the right place.

Thanks again to Linda and all who had a hand in this. Thanks also to all in the community who have welcomed me and given me a chance to learn and grow by reading their posts.

[Larwee]

Congratulations to you Darwin. You are a deserving winner.

It is good to know that we have been beneficial to your business.

You are glad you found us and we are glad to have you as a member.

[Darwin]

Thank you Larwee. Seems a symbiotic relationship has been formed.

P.S.

A belated congratulations to Sheree (A.K.A. MarketingMama). I proudly accept the torch from you and hope I can follow your footsteps by continuing to make quality contributions as you have.

[Linda Buquet]

Oh no Darwin... Now you made it so we have to come up
with yet another award - BEST acceptance speech!

Seriously though, that was very moving and filled with such wonderful sentiments
that it really reinforces for me why we chose you!

[Larwee]

The winner of the February, 2008 Bright New Star Award is....

frugalwench
frugalwench's title to be worn all of the month of March is Bright New Star

Frugalwench has been asking questions to learn more and has been making posts to answer questions raised by other members.

We are proud to have you as a member and hope you will be around for a long time.

We are very happy to honor you as a Bright New Star Award Winner.