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Announcing Our “Patriotic Picnic” Sweepstakes

24 Jun 2011 By: Diane Gottsman

Patriotic Picnic Sweepstakes

The Protocol School of Texas has launched our first-ever sweepstakes just in time for the Fourth of July!  One lucky winner will be celebrating the Fourth in style, with a fabulous Eco Picnic Basket, courtesy of Picnic-Basket.com.  This lovely basket (valued at $189) is made from 100% all natural and renewable resources. From the beautiful hand-woven natural willow basket to the bamboo plates, cutting board and utensils, it’s made with sustainability in mind. Every detail was considered including the dye and chemical free cotton insulated lining.

The “Patriotic Picnic” Eco Basket Includes:
~ 4 Bamboo Plates
~ 4 Sets of Bamboo Cutlery
~ 4 Glass Wine Goblets
~ 4 Natural Cotton Napkins
~ 1 Bamboo Cutting Board

The Patriotic Picnic sweepstakes runs through July 1 at Noon EST, so be sure to enter for your chance to win! We’ve made it easy for you to enter, via Facebook, Twitter, or a handy microsite for those who are not Tweeting/Facebooking yet!

Enter the Patriotic Picnic Sweepstakes on Facebook:
http://apps.facebook.com/sweepstakeshq/contests/133086

Enter the Patriotic Picnic Sweepstakes on Twitter:
http://wildfireapp.com/twitter/233/contests/133086

Enter the Patriotic Picnic Sweepstakes on the microsite:
http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/133086

Sweepstakes rules and privacy policy can be found here.

Best of Luck!

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Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert and modern manners professional, sought out industry leader, television personality, accomplished speaker, Huffington Post blogger, author, and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in executive leadership and etiquette training. Diane is routinely quoted in national and international media including The New York Times, The BBC, CNN, Bloomberg Business Week, Kiplinger, Huffington Post Canada, U.S. News and World Report, and Forbes. She is the resident etiquette expert for two popular morning talk shows, SA Living and Good Day Austin. She has been seen on The TODAY Show, HLN Headline News, WGN Chicago, and CBS Sunday Morning. Her clients range from university students to Fortune 500 companies and her workshops cover topics ranging from tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner table and the proper use of social media.

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