My 2-Year Blogiversary--3ELOVE GIVEAWAY!!!!!

[image description: the 3elove logo, the wheelchair heart dude, it says 'wear your heart on your sleeve']

Today is the 2-year anniversary of my blog, although it's been less then a year since I switched from disaboom to blogger. This year, like last, I started computing numbers in mid-November and have managed to make this my 300th post. I'm not feeling as sentimental as last year and have recently set a goal to have more reader participation, so I decided to try something new in honor of my 'blogiversary'. In honor of my blogiversary I have decided to have my first giveaway. Stevie Hopkins from 3elove has generously offered a $25 (US) gift certificate for me to raffle off to one of my readers.

Here are the rules:

1. Stevie has decided he wants everyone to comment and tell us what the symbol means to you. That gets you one entry.
2. To get a second, join 3elove's facebook fan page (I hope that link works) and post here so that we know. Stevie will then verify.
   
3. For a third, promote this giveaway on your blog and then come back and post the link. These must be in SEPARATE POSTS for the raffle to work correctly.
4. If you choose option 2 and/or 3 but skip step 1 then your entries are invalidated.
5. You CANNOT post anonymously. If I have a whole bunch of anonymous posters, how am I supposed to know who won?
6. The contest runs from now until 11:59PM US Eastern time on the 21st. The winner will be chosen by the randomizer.

Some information about 3elove from their website:

3elove means "Embrace diversity. Educate your community. Empower each other. Love life.” - Annie Hopkins

3E Love was founded in 2007 by Annie Hopkins (who sadly passed away earlier this year), her brother Stevie, friends Eric and Chris, and mother Leslie. The mission of the company is simple: to create and bring to market products and services that embrace living life no matter the obstacles, and by doing so, educate society and empower those with disabilities to love life. Their symbol, the "International Symbol of Acceptance" or the "wheelchair-heart logo" is the drive behind much of their goals and products. It is a symbol of society accepting people with disabilities as equals and a symbol that people with disabilities accept their challenges and even embrace them. By replacing the wheel with a heart, the stigma of the wheelchair is also removed, and it can be a symbol for people with any disability or impairment. It is about the person, not society's perception of their lack in abilities.

I first saw the original 3elove t-shirt on a facebook photo album from Chicago's disability pride parade and I was like DUDE that's SO COOL. That's Annie in the chair to the left. Then somehow I found out about the fan page and I've been a fan ever since. I sadly do not have any merchandise myself, but I pine for a hoodie when I have the funds. Look at the picture to the right (that's Stevie in the chair). Isn't that a lot of awesome stuff to buy? (am I over marketing?) Check out the 3elove store! Clothing Items come in a wide range of sizes from kids XS to adult 4XL, so if you're not "standard-size" There's still something for you! New as of this month there is even a 3elove shirt for your service dog. How cool is that?!?! Stevie also ships internationally so If you're an international reader you can still enter!

I hope to be able to giveaway more disability merchandise or art, jewelry, etc made by a disabled artist every 3 months. Have something to raffle? Let me know!