dLife is inviting all budding artists to send in their designs for its 2007 holiday cards. Up to 10 winning designs will be made into greeting cards to support the dLife Foundation's Holiday Cards for a Cause.

In addition to the bragging rights of being a contest winner, there will be 10 prizes awarded: 5 people will get a $100 Best Buy Gift Card and 5 people will get a $50.00 Best Buy Gift Card.

It's not hard to enter. Any non-professional artist is eligible - kids, teens, even adults. If you have diabetes or you have a loved one with diabetes and you would like to dedicate your work to them, you are free to enter. You can draw or submit any theme that you would like to see as a holiday greeting card. (Sorry, if you have ever received payment for any of your artwork, you are ineligible.). All artwork must be received by June 21, 2007 for consideration. See dLife for all the details of the contest. Thanks to Gina of Diabetes Talkfest for letting me display her card submitted for the contest - isn't it beautiful? Good job, Gina!!

Once again Diabetes Talkfest is making the experience of diabetes rewarding. This time, voice your funny in iambic pentameter and you can win an iPod Shuffle. In other words -- the funniest diabetic poem wins a REALLY COOL PRIZE!!!

Your poem can be long or short, rhyme or not. If you submit a poem longer than 60,000 characters it will have to be done in multiple posts, as the message board will not accept posts that long. It is up to you -- the member -- to decide the winner (to be decided through an anonymous vote).

Entries will be accepted during the month of May, 2007. Voting will begin June 1st, 2007 and end June 18, 2007.

Please refrain from using profanity or obscene language. Please don't insult anybody. Diabetes Talkfest is a family site. Any entry that is determined to be obscene or off-topic will be deleted. Please do not submit anything you did not create on your own. We can't accept copied or copyrighted work.

All participants must be registered to enter the contest. Thanks to Gina and Jon for keeping the spirit of community alive in the diabetes online community!