Bloggy Carnival Giveaway at TBC!
Taking Back Control is participating in our first-ever Bloggy Giveaway Carnival! This will help other survivors find our site full of resources and support as well as give away a great prize to participants! This time, we are giving away an Earth Friendly Tote from our Cafe Press Store! Not only is this tote a beauty, it’s also great for hauling home your groceries, thus helping to save the environment. Today (4/22) is Earth Day after all! Do your part & win a great prize!
Just leave your name and a valid email in the comments section! EXTRA ENTRY if you mention that you are a survivor (be honest), that you know a survivor, or a tip that could help women stay safe in this scary world.ÂÂ
Also, besure to check out our TBC site and join our message board if you are a survivor of any kind of violence! Our message board is safe and secure and requires registration to view the boards!
That is such a cute bag!
I love that tote. I started Earth day off with taking my two reusable shopping bags with me to the store today. I need to get a few more.
What a cute bag!
The bag is lovely! Enter me in your drawing, please.
Beautiful bag and beautiful cause. Please enter me.
What a lovely tote design! I would love to win it. Being a Brazilian resident, can I try? Please let me know! Hugs from Nydia.
I would love to be entered in your giveawy. I love the tote bag and have used one similar to it for years to carry my groceries, but it is now wearing out.
I love this tote! Thank you for offering and sending me here!
http://aintnoplace.com
http://meetmeinthegarden.com
I had to laugh when you left me a comment saying you were lonely over here!
What a great resourse site you have here! I am happy to say it is not something I need and sorry that anybody does. But I am glad that you have provided it to those that do need it!
Love the bag btw! Perfect for shopping in the “green.”
Love the bag – very cute! I only found out last year that my late Grama was a survivor. She was raped at 14 by a cousin and when she got married promised my Grampa never to tell anyone. He didn’t until she passed away. It makes me angry and so sorry all at once.
Anyway, thanks for the contest.
Awesome giveaway-I’ve been meaning to get some reusable bags to go a little greener.
Great bag!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Cute bag and great prize!
Wow, great giveaway. Thanks!
I am a survivor. Great giveaway, thanks. PS Thanks for stopping by my giveaway.
thanks for entering my giveaway!
& i would love to enter yours!
I would love to enter, great bag!
I am a survivor of molestation and rape.
zoetrope2000 at gmail dot com
I too am a survivor though never thought of myself that way… 15 years ago now. Thanks for the nice giveaway. I have bookmarked your site!
Thanks for the giveaway. I am a survivor, 13 years ago this summer.
What a beautiful bag! You have a very encouraging website. My sister is a rape survivor (8 years ago).
Blessings,
Michele
http://www.frugalgranola.blogspot.com
Depends on what you would have had to survive for me to know if I actually was a survivor. I definately survived childhood – and for me that wasn’t easy.
please add my name to the list
What a great bag and what a great site. I can say that I survived a childhood that was a tad difficult.
Please add me to the drawing!
very nice bag!
palmersf(at)bellsouth(dot)net
Very cute bag!
Very cute bag, and an appropriate time – my family has been attempting to “green” our lives – thanks to the efforts of our newly adopted 16 year old daughter – who I recently found out IS a survivor. I’ll be sending her here soon.
What a cute bag! Please enter me in your contest, thank you!!
What a cool-looking bag!
Awesome bag! I, too, am a survivor of abuse by an ex-boyfriend. It wasn’t until years later that I realized that he had raped me, and I think it is GREAT to know that sites like this are out there! Even 10 years into marriage, it still affects how I view my sexuality.
Anyway, you didn’t ask for all that! LOL Thanks for visiting my giveaway, and I came to visit yours as requested…and I’ll be back!!
please enter me.
great website and great work you are doing. it’s tragic that there is a need.
happy earth day
I love the tote. I amtrying to go green and this would be perfect.
This is such a great idea!!! I organized a HUGE earth day event at my school today that went amazingly well…this would be so awesome! I’m a survivor, and the messageboard is awesome!
Cute tote! Thanks for offering it!
princesslimey(at)gmail(dot)com
Great tote!
That tote is adorable. And, we’ve actually been needing another tote for our shopping trips!
fiordpiner [at] yahoo [dot] com
Cool site! Cute tote
Such a cute bag! Count me in please!
What a great bag!
hawkes AT citlink.net
What an awesome bag!!!!
Thanks for a great giveaway
Heather
hlkparis@yahoo.com
I’m a survivor!
thanks for entering my giveaway
Awesome giveaway! I’m trying to make the switch to my own bags while shopping. Actually, we just got an Ikea near us and they have those $.59 bags that can hold a small child! Thanks for participating!!
Rock on with your campaign to take down abusers! I salute you and all who are survivors. And that bag is sooo cute!
And if anyone wants to take a shot at my freebie, head to http://marilumann.blogspot.com !
Enter me. Yes my old band teacher from way back in the day survived it.
Unfortunately being a college professor I’m all to familiar with sexual assault. One in four women on college campuses will be victim of an assault or attempted assault! Amazing, isn’t it? In fact, I had a student this semester who was raped at a party. My greatest advice would be to surround yourself with good friends. She luckily had good friends there with her who convinced her to quickly go to the hospital and report it.
I survived the lose of my ma – 7 years Lymphoma. I survived the lose of my step-ma to pancreatic cancer, gave her 3 months, she pushed it to 1 year & 2 months.
Advise is: I have seen and i do it myself. I get into the car, swing my purse into the passenger seat, get my keys, Put my seatbelt on, THEN put my leg in or close the door. Or maybe I do all this BEFORE locking my door. I may be inside my car, but that does not mean I am safe from would be predators. So get in car, close door, LOCK door.
Lastly, keep car running if you stop at Bank ATM, you can drive away if someone tries to grab you. Just gas it. The quick lurch forward will give you a good chance of escaping.
Imagine what you would do IF… If you have a plan then when something likes it happens then you will be safer.
If nothing else take a community class on being safer.
READ THE OTHER BLOGS HERE. Good advise.
Thanx for the great giveaway.
daldak01@yahoo.ca
Forgot to add e-mail address
TESL 283 at YAHOO dot com
Sounds great!
THat’s a beautiful tote!
Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for your giveaway! I have a close friend who is a survivor and I give thanks each day that she removed herself from a dangerous situation.
cute! love canvas!
What a cute tote, I love it! I’d love it even more if I could call it my own, of course!
I am not a survivor, know do I know any off-hand, but I think every woman should always take care to not EVER be alone after dark.
Cute tote!
I am not a survivor, but have friends who are. Thanks for brining awareness.
Hi, Thanks for sponsoring a very nice giveaway drawing. I feel blessed to say that I don’t know about anyone very close to me. I did one time live in another place and a neighbot woman that hadn’t lived there very long, came running over to my house one day. She seemed desperate. She wanted me to take her near the courthouse away from this man. I did what she asked. Thanks,Cindi
Thanks for giving away this beautiful bag. My mother in law is a survivor and it’s hard to have that in your family
This is a beautiful bag and a terrific idea for a blog. I survived an abusive first marriage and rape. Thankfully, a lot of healing has taken place and I am a much stronger woman now. Very different from the woman I was right after those two events happened.
Beautiful tote! monk5@charter.net
My German professor in college was a survivor of a violent attack. Ten years later, I still remember the day she broke character (it was a total immersion class) and explained the purple armband she wore. It made me really think about where I was, and what I was doing as a woman.
My sister is a survivor. She has turned her situation into a learning experience to gain strength from.
Thank you!
I am a survivor. Two of my friends are also.
I would love to win your bag. I am not a survivor, but I dated one. We just broke up because he couldn’t cope with the intimacy. Do you resources here for male survivors? I could help you add some, if you were interested.
What a great website to support survivors! You’re doing a great thing!
I could use another bag to help haul my groceries home! I made a big trip today and had only enough bags for half…
I’d use this tote to carry my library books in.
Enter me, please!
What a great bag! It is so pretty! I would use it for all the kid toys randomly rolling around my car!
Cute bag, please count me in.
Wow, it looks like you are running an incredible site here – way to go for the support you are offering to so many!
The tote bag is cute, I’d love to win!
great giveaway. Thanks!
My sister is a survivor.
Thanks for the chance to enter.\
Praise God, I am not a surviver, but I do know several.
Carolyn
The bag is really cute and I could definately put it to good use. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Pretty tote! I’ve been wanting to switch over to cloth bags, so this would be great!
Love this bag
Thank you for doing this giveaway.
Tiffany Rosson
tiffanyannrosson AT yahoo DOT com
I am glad to stubbled across your website. My mother is a recent survivor.
That tote is adorable!
What a cute bag. Thanks for the giveaway.
Such a cute bag! Thanks!
great bag!
Please enter me
So cute! I love the flowers.
I really like this! We are switching to re-useable bags these days.
Such a great resource. My baby sister is a survivor. Unfortunately her attacker was recently released from jail after serving only 18 months on a 5 year sentence.
The bag is awesome. Thanks for the giveaway! I’d love to give it to my sister.
dburdenbates AT gmail DOT com
I am a survivor – twice.
Great giveaway – I’d love to win. Thank and please enter mine, too!
how awesome! thank you!
GREAT giveaway!
Hey, if you have a chance, please stop by and visit my contest page too!
http://weirdstuffinmydesk.com/?p=41
my email is:
racoo.smith at gmail dot com
Thanks and have a lovely day!
a very pretty bag; I know a survivor!!! An excellent way to help on Earth Day and always.
yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net
Great tote, would certainly come in handy at the grocery. I don’t know anyone, but my sister worked for our local Rape Crisis for many years, and when my kids are older I would like to do that also…
Great sentiment! I like the idea behind this blog!
I would like to be included please
Cute Bag!
Thanks for stopping by & signing up over at my place!
As a former Rape Crisis Advocate (can’t devote enough time with 2 little kids) I LOVE the idea of this site! Keep up the good work! I’ll be back to check things out further! Thanks!
What a great way to keep going after Earth day. The bag is very cute. Thank you for participating in Carnival!
I think your blog is great. As a person in law enforcement, I have unfortunately met a few victims. Thank you for creating this blog.
I love to win this tote bag, it seems like you could use it for many different things. It has a beautiful picture on the outside and would make a gret shopping bag.
Thank you for the giveaway! Cute bag!
I know a survivor. I think we all do.
Two good friends of mine are survivors. Love them dearly.
What a wonderful giveaway you are doing here.
Have fun with your giveaway. Don’t forget to head on over to my blog and enter mine!
What a wonderful giveaway! The wife of a dear friend of mine is a 10-year survivor, and she’s a beautiful woman inside and out.
Very nice & useful bag.
Sharon
la9zy2la7dy4[at]yahoo[dot]com
Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
What a fun giveaway!
What a cute tote! Thanks for the giveaway!
thankfully I’ve never encountered something like this.
many strong women out ther for sure.
Awesome giveaway and thanks for participating. Now I sure hope I win.
Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope you’ll come again soon.
I would love to win this bag and rely less on plastic grocery store bags.
My tip is to trust your gut. If you feel unsafe for any reason speak up and protect yourself.
I love the bag! Enter me please.
This would be so helpful on our library trips! Thank you!
meg.wilson@gmail.com
Well, this is hard to post here but I will do it. I am a survivor…I’ve struggled with it a lot but I’ve come to accept that it was a part of my LIFE and I did nothing wrong to deserve it.
I now work with women who come from abused situations and provide them counseling and a temporary roof over their head. No one should call themselves a victim, but rather a survivor and a fighter.
*breathes again*
Great giveaway! I hope i’m the lucky winner!