Did you enter our Purple Friday giveaway?
We received thousands of amazing entries, and it was incredibly tough to narrow it down to 50 winners. We’re inspired by how many of you plan to spend time, not money, this holiday season!
Want to know who won?
We’ll also update this post every day with the list of winners and their prizes. Here’s what these people and families will enjoy on Purple Friday:
1. A Trip to the Franklin Institute
Like many of our readers, Annamarie from Pennsylvania works a “crazy amount of hours” to provide for her and her son, so they don’t get to spend a lot of quality time together.
Not to mention, “after bills and food, there never seems to be enough left over.” So, on Purple Friday, she asked to take him to the Franklin Institute to “share in his love of robots.”
We can’t wait to see photos!
2. Hearing Aids
Matthew from Delaware is the father to two girls. At 20, he was diagnosed with cancer — and went through eight rounds of chemo.
Though he’s been cancer-free for 13.5 years, he still has hearing loss in both ears. We’re delighted to buy him hearing aids so he could hear his wife and daughters normally on Purple Friday!
3. Lots of Yarn
In an altruistic entry, Laura from Illinois asked for a whole lot of baby yarn — not for her, but for her mom, who spends a lot of time crocheting baby hats for babies in need.
“My mom lost her baby at 22 weeks and this helps her grieve,” she said. “We would love to be able to help the organization by having a family party on Purple Friday and help her make stuff for angel babies.”
4. A Spanish Cooking Class
Jason and his sister, who are from New York, never really got to bond until they went on a trip to Spain several years ago.
“Through that experience we learned to understand each other and I now cherish my relationship with her,” he explained.
So he asked to take a Spanish cooking class with her.
“Nothing would mean more to me than to surprise her with a culinary classes of Spanish food so we could recreate some of our fondest memories,” he said.
5. Lawn Furniture and a Fire Pit
How better than to spend Purple Friday than getting cozy around a fire?
“After living in an apartment for so long, we finally have a yard,” wrote Michele from North Carolina.
“With our youngest daughter’s intellectual disability and other needs, this would be a priceless way to get her outside and away from electronics. We will spend our Purple Friday together connecting and counting our blessings being able to sit in our back yard for the first time ever.”
Getting away from electronics? With family? Love it.
6. Groceries for Soldiers
Though Andie lives in Texas, it’s not where she’s from. Like many military families, she and her husband are stationed far from her family. She’s making the best of it, though, and hosting a “friendsgiving” for all the soldiers who can’t make it home.
“I want to give them a nice home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner since they can’t be home with their families enjoying it,” she said. “Feeding 10-15 soldiers can get very costly, which is why I’m asking for a gift card for groceries.”
We can’t imagine how much that many soldiers eat — and were so happy to fulfill this honorable request.
7. Movies and Lunch with Her Sister and Friend
Last December, Jillian moved out of state for a new job. A few unexpected expenses popped up, and money became tight. But her family and friends helped her out, and now that she’s returning to Minnesota for the holidays, she wanted to pay them back.
“My sister and best friend even used their airline miles and some extra savings to buy me a flight home for Thanksgiving so that I would not have to spend it alone,” she says.
“I am incredibly grateful for all they do and want to find a way to say, ‘thank you’ and give a little something back. I’d love to spend this #purplefriday surprising them with lunch and an afternoon at the movies!”
8. A Meal and a Clean House
Meg’s from Texas, and said her mom is “bonkers.” By that, she means she’s cooking dinner by herself for 32 people. 32!
“She’s 75 and Dad is 82, and their house is teeny tiny but she ALWAYS makes room for anyone who has nowhere else to go,” explained Meg. “People who were strangers at the beginning of the day are now friends and will be sent off with a huge bag of goodies.”
Sounds lovely, right? Meg wanted to surprise her mom with a day of cleaning service and a meal at her favorite restaurant — “something she’d never do for herself!”
9. Transportation Home for Her Dad
Kelly’s dad is a disabled veteran of the Marine Corps. He’s undergoing rehabilitation and living in a medical center away from home — and Kelly said, “the one thing our whole family wants is to be together.”
She asked for a wheelchair-accessible van to pick him up and bring him home, as well as a grocery gift card so she could cook for him when he arrived.
“I really miss our family Thanksgivings and it would mean the world to have him home,” she told us.
10. Trip to Disney World!
Judith, who you may have seen on our Facebook Live broadcast, asked for a trip to Disney World for her family.
The reason why? They lost her brother-in-law almost a year ago.
“It was a complete surprise,” she says. “He meant the world to our girls — he always wanted to take them to Disney and just was never able to… [Going there] would maybe help us see what it’s all about and make their uncle’s wish come true.”
Stay tuned for 10 more winners tomorrow… we’ll first announce them every day this week, except Thanksgiving, at 12:30 p.m. EST on our Facebook Live broadcast. And we’ll be surprising winners around the country!
Susan Shain, senior writer for The Penny Hoarder, is always seeking adventure on a budget. Visit her blog at susanshain.com, or say hi on Twitter @susan_shain.
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