Spirit of the Season Challenge Incentives
Incentives to Make Giving Back a Bit More Rewarding
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Incentives are being generously donated by giving lensmasters to sweeten the pot and make participating in the Spirit of the Season Challenge even more enticing and rewarding for those taking the time to participate.
The incentives are a way of saying 'Thanks' for those who generously donate their time in making lenses for charity and for those who are donating products and services for the challenge.
The Spirit of the Season Holiday Challenge gives lensmasters a chance to spread the holiday spirit by sharing what the holiday spirit means to them and make a lens to benefit one of the Children's Charities on Squidoo.
Winners will be determined by the total number of votes the lens has received and announced on New Year's Eve.
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Charities
The Squidoo Charities selected for the Spirit of the Season Challenge were those that benefit Children and Children's Charities. - * Children's Defense Fund
* Dog Tags for Kids
* Donors Choose
* Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
* My Two Front Teeth
* Room to Read
* Save the Children
And the Winners are...
The Spirit of the Season Challenge Winners
Spirit of the Season Incentives

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The Grand Incentive
Grand Prize Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
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Q & A (Question and Answer) with Seth and Megan - The winner gets to email his or her 3 biggest questions to Seth and Megan.
(See Chef Keem's Q & A Lens for all of the details) - Angel Review - Review of 3 lenses of the winners choice by three current Squid Angels
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - The collection of all 7 flavors donated by Chef Keem
- Cheese Board - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
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Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
What do we have here...Incentives for Our Lensmasters

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The First Place Winner
First Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Squid Bag - Crafted by Grandma Deal
- Peace Crane - Crafted by Judy Dunn
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
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Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - SquidArt - Creation of one SquidArt image from Steve Thompson
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of current Squid Angels
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Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
The Second Place Winner
Second Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Squid Hat - Crafted by Grandma Deal
- Freeset Bag in Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
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Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - SquidArt - Creation of one SquidArt image from Steve Thompson
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of three retired Squid Angels
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Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
The Third Place Winner
Third Place Winner
The fine print: Only lenses created in November or December are eligible for the prizes. Chef Keem and Comfortdoc are excluded from the Grand Prize.
- Agasweet, flavored agave nectar - One Bottle Donated by Chef Keem
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Spatula, Cake Server or a Sauté Tool - Handcrafted by Bob Kleppin of Kleppin's Wooden Kitchen
(1st prize getting their choice, 2nd their choice of the remaining two and 3rd place gets the one that is left.) - Squidoodle - Creation of One Squidoodle by Comfortdoc
- Angel Review - Review of 1 lens of the winners choice by a team of three retired Squid Angels
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Book of Your Choice - Written and Donated by Lensmaster-author LollyJ
Winners can choose from two books written by Lolly J, My Name is Esther Clara or The Alley of Wishes. - Recyclable Bag in Squidoo Orange - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Button - Created and donated by Comfortdoc
- Limited Edition Squid Stickers - Donated by Comfortdoc
- Spirit of the Season Lens Badge - Created by Comfortdoc
- A Ferrero Company Chocolate - Donated by Comfortdoc
Charities Lenses for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
- Children's Defense Fund
- The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly for 35 years to ensure a level playing field for all children.Their mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life.
- Dog Tags for Kids
- Serving in the military, and being deployed into harm's way is hard on every soldier. For those with families left behind, the separation can be even more traumatic, especially for the younger ones at home.
- Donors Choose
- DonorsChoose.org is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and inequitable distribution of learning materials and experiences in our public schools.DonorsChoose.org attracts contributors from all walks of life through an approach called Citizen Philanthropy.
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Born out of a mother's love for her children and a desire to protect her children, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has played an important part in the research, the eradication and the prevention of Pediatric AIDS in the United States and around the world.
- MyTwoFrontTeeth.org
- MyTwoFrontTeeth.org is a nonprofit provider of online services which bring personalization, efficiency and simplicity to the charitable gift-giving efforts of community organizations throughout the country.
- Room to Read
- Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure.They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people.
- Save The Children Organization
- The Save the Children Fund is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
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Make it a Beautiful Christmas for Children's Charities

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Products Donated
For the Spirit of the Season Challenge
Product Donations for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
The following lenses have products that are being donated by generous lensmasters for the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
Help spread the spirit and consider including this plexo on your Spirit of the Season lens.
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Organic Flavored Agave Nectar and Diabetic Sweetener - Low Glycemic Agasweet
Recipes and information about Agasweet, the origin more...9 points
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Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards
Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, more...9 points
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The Squid Bag
Oh, Great Squidoo Lensmasters, Harken to the call more...8 points
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The Crochet Angel
Someone I admire (JaguarJulie) has encouraged me t more...8 points
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Origami Christmas
I love to play with origami. A simple square of pa more...7 points
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Reusable Gift Wrapping for a Green Christmas
One way of going greener this Holiday Season is wr more...5 points
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Book - Beck's Love Lessons
Love lessons aren't always easy. They take a lot o more...5 points
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Freeset Bags - A Great Gift that Makes a Big Difference
One of my great finds for the year, Freeset Bags. more...4 points
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Christmas Gifts for Squidoo Lensmasters and Squid Lovers
This collection of squids has been carefully selec more...4 points
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Share Something Sweet
True chocoholics rarely need an excuse to buy deli more...4 points
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Book - Economy lessons from Esther and Herb
We're smiling because it's December and we get to more...3 points
Agasweet
SquidBag
Squid Hat
Origami Crane
Cheese Board
Book - My Name is Esther Clara
Book - The Alley of Wishes
FreeSet Bags
Squid Stickers
Recyclable Bag, Reusable Gift Bag
Ferrero Rocher Chocolate
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Services Donated
For the Spirit of the Season Challenge
Services Donations for the Spirit of the Season Challenge
The following lenses represent Squidoo services that are being donated by generous lensmasters for the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
Help spread the spirit and consider including this plexo on your Spirit of the Season lens.
Squid Angel Blessings by Chef Keem
With a Squid Angel Blessing your lenses will get a more...9 points
Q & A With Seth & Megan - The Grand Prize!
Imagine - asking Seth Godin and Megan Casey direct more...7 points
Diary of a Retired Squid Angel
In March, Squidoo HQ announced the selection of a more...5 points
SquidArtToo
It seems as though the SquidArt has grown so much, more...4 points
Squidoodles for Happythanksmasaween
The idea for the Squidoodle* lens came from a post more...4 points
More Squidoodles
A collection of more Squidoodles* created for othe more...4 points
Q & A with Seth and Megan
Current Angel Reviews Organized by Chef Keem
Retired Angel Reviews featuring Kim Giancaterino
SquidArt from Steve Thompson
SquidArtToo from Steve Thompson
Squidoodles from Comfortdoc
More Squidoodles from Comfortdoc
Lensmasters Participating in the Spirit of the Season
This is a list of the lensmasters who have contributed lenses or other donations for the gift bags.
Note: When the lensmaster doesn't have an official lens page for him or herself, I have included another one of their lenses.
Bearmeister aka Frankster
A woman has to know her limitations. Ha. Wouldn't more...9 points
Chef Keem :: My Lensography
My world looks different through my squid eyes: cl more...8 points
Comfortdoc - Griefdoc - Momdoc - Professordoc - Lensdoc - Blogdoc - Greendoc
This is the lensography, or collection of lenses, more...5 points
Judy Dunn - Origami without the Paper
This is the question I often have asked myself as more...5 points
Monarch13's Lensography and The ABC's
I joined Squidoo in December of 2007, writing at f more...5 points
Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher
My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach c more...5 points
Pastor Kay Lensography
I love music, and music written to praise and than more...5 points
KAB Lensography
Anyone trying to explain who they are will only su more...5 points
LollyJ - Beck's Love Lessons
Love lessons aren't always easy. They take a lot o more...5 points
SemperFidelis - Squid Angel
SquidAngel Blessing | If you have found your way h more...4 points
Linda's Hats For The Homeless
An estimated 100 million people worldwide are home more...4 points
Steve Thompson - Dog Tags For Kids Whose Parents Are Deployed: The Greatest Gift for Military Kids Ever
This non-profit program thanks and supports our tr more...4 points
Meet WebSpinstress
I'm known as WebSpinstress, because I spin my own more...4 points
Naturally Native Lensography
We love everything about nature, animals and the o more...4 points
SusanVillasLewis
Well, probably for my mom and my husband. But I gu more...4 points
Bob of Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards
Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, more...4 points
Angie Gherna: The Freakiest Artist Ever
I am into just about every type of art and go in m more...3 points
Heather's Lensography
OK, so it should be clear that with two blogs, my more...3 points
Calicoskies
I have a great love for animals and the environmen more...3 points
A CLOSET FOR MY LENSES
I need a place to store my stuff. Here it is.A con more...3 points
Who The Heck Is bdkz?
Who is bdkz? That's a tough question to answer but more...3 points
Lotusland - Take a Year Off Work
A few years ago, a pair of raisins picked me up at more...1 point
The Spirit of the Season Challenge

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Reader Feedback on the Spirit of the Season Incentives
Will you be participating in the Spirit of the Season Challenge to get one of the incentives?
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AnimalHouse
Oct 1, 2011 @ 11:25 pm | delete
- What an interesting challenge and lens.
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hospitalera
Jan 6, 2009 @ 5:39 pm | delete
- Excellent lens, 5***** and lensrolled ;-) SY
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monarch13
Dec 31, 2008 @ 5:00 am | delete
- Thank you so much for the honor of participating in such a great cause!
Happy New Year!
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Lakota429
Dec 24, 2008 @ 8:48 am | delete
- Very heartwarming and interesting! Great job on a top notch lens! Bless you! 5 stars and a favorite!! Annie~
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OhMe Dec 17, 2008 @ 9:03 am | delete
- Wonderful lensmasters with wonderful lenses supporting wonderful causes. Great job.
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This lens benefits Dog Tags for Kids, a grassroots effort to show our support for the troops and their families.This nonprofit organization was founded to send Free Dog Tags to our troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan so they can send them to their kids back home with love from the deployed parent.
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