Cheerios “Do What You Love” Contest & $25 American Express Card Reader Giveaway

Whether you are playing ball with the kids, bike riding, surfing, swimming, singing, etc, you need a heatlthy heart.

As part of a heart healthy diet, eating Cheerios cereal is an easy way to help maintain a healthy heart. It is made with 100 percent whole grain oats, no artificial colors and only 1 gram of sugar.   Plus now Cheerios is giving you the chance of a lifetime!

Contest

Cheerios is partnering with country music superstar Martina McBride and "Iron Man" of baseball Cal Ripken, Jr. for the “Do What You Love” Contest to help inspire American to take care of their hearts. 

If you win, you and a guest will head to Nashville for 3 days and two nights, with an all access pass to the nation's country music capital with McBride.   You will get to tour Blackbird Studeo and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.  Don't forget about the VIP tickets to one of McBrides upcoming concerts AND a Kodak HD video camera to capture the memories!

If you are a baseball fan, this prize is for you.  You and a guest will  hang out and play catch with Ripken and take a tour the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy in Aberdeen, Md for 3 days and 2 nights.  The winner will also get to throw out the first pitch at the Cal Ripken World Series game and then sit in Ripken’s reserved seats at a Baltimore baseball game. PLUS you get a Kodak HD video camera to capture the memories.


Now through July 23, 2010, you can submit a 150-250 word original story and photo, showcasing what you love to do for the chance to win a experience of a lifetime with McBride or Ripken.  You need to go HERE to submit your entry and read more about the contest rules. Plus become a fan of Cheerios on Facebook HERE to keep up with the latest news!

$25 American Express Card Giveaway 

Cheerios and My Blog Spark were wonderful to send me a “Do What You Love” prize pack which included a box of Cheerios (yummy) and a $25 American Express Gift Card for me to use towards doing what I love.  I must say that I will be taking the $25 gift card SHOPPING as that is what I love to do. You know that I can get a lot with $25!

Oh...I bet you are wondering about the giveaway.  Well, they were doubly wonderful since they are letting me give away another Prize Pack that includes a box of Cheerios AND $25 American Express Gift Card to one of my readers!  How cool is that!  You can use your $25 towards doing something YOU LOVE!  It could be going shopping or even getting a manicure or pedicure!


How to enter the Giveaway

Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59 PM CST 7/23/10. You must answer the "What do you love?" question in order to be eligible for the extra entries on the form.  You must be at least 18 years old and reside within the United States. Winner must respond to the winning e-mail within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected. Cheerios is unable to send prize pack to a PO Box.

1~ Tell us what you love to do. (1 Entry ~ Mandatory)
2~ Like Minnesota Coupon Adventure on Facebook.  (1 extra entry)
3~ Like Cheerios on Facebook and post that you are entering the contest on Minnesota Coupon Adventure to win a $25 American Express card. (1 extra Entry)
4~ Chat about the contest on your Facebook page. (1 extra entry)
5~ Sign up for the Minnestoa Coupon Adventure newsletter (top right of page) (1 extra entry)
6~ Become a fan via Google Friend Connect (lower right side of page). (2 extra entries)
7 ~ Blog about this contest on your blog. (3 extra entries)

5 $1 MulitGrain Cheerios coupons

I found this after checking out Kare11 and it was a google ad (be sure to check them on my site also).  Sign up and get 5 $1 off MulitGrain Cheerios coupons emailed to you.  Sign up HERE.

$1/1 Cheerios Printable Coupons

These Cheerios coupons will work great with Rainbow Foods General Mills Promo HERE.
Print them two times and these can double!   IE or Firefox

Some Good Printables

There are always some good printable coupons out there.

.95 off 1 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls HERE (IE) or HERE (FF)

$1.25 /1 Chocolate Cheerios  HERE (IE) or HERE (FF)

.60/2 Old El Paso HERE (Look for one of the banners where it reads "Click for Coupon")


$1/1 Johnson and Johnson coupons HERE

$4 in coupons and chance to win

Sign up to receive $4 in coupons from Cheerios, and enter for a chance to win a free box.  Over 50,000 full-size boxes will be given away!  Sign up HERE.

Over the coming weeks you will receive 4 emails each with a $1 coupon. If you win a free box of Cheerios^® cereal, you will be notified by mail in the next 6-8 weeks.