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A lil Sumpn Sumpn

by barbara waters

for everyone

You say you’re a diabetic . . .

or

someone in your family is a diabetic . . .

AND

you say you’re an Idol-izer . . .

OR

you just love to watch American Idol . . .

AND

you love to write . . .

or

know someone who loves to write . . .

Well, then, friends . . . we have got something for you!

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Elliott Yamin is

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According to Idol Stalker and Watching American Idol You may win tickets to an Elliott Yamin concert.

It’s a “creative expressions contest” so put on your thinking caps and sharpen those pencils and get set to write. Here are the submission/format catergories:

Short essay or poem - 500 words or less
Photograph(s) - Up to three prints
Original drawing or painting - no larger than 43cm x 66cm (17″ x 26″)
Music - Original composition, up to three minutes in length (instrumental and lyric)

Participant categories in the Inspired by Diabetes contest are:
Children (age sub-groups 5-6, 7-8, 9-12, 13-17 years old; includes children with diabetes or family members or friends under 18)
Adult with diabetes (ages 18 and older)
Family member or friend of a person with diabetes
Health care professional

If you’re reading here, I’m pretty sure you fit in one of those categories!

Eliott will serve as judge of the entries, and will donate several ticket passes to his tour. The entry deadline is January 31, 2008.

To learn more about Inspired by Diabetes and how to enter the Creative Expression Competition, please visit the Inspired by Diabetes website.

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