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The Race is on to Tree Care Industry Expo

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Sat, Oct, 26, 2013 @ 10:10 AM

TCI EXPO 2013 with datesIt's time to put the pedal to the metal and head out to Charlotte, NC for the 2013 TCI Expo, put onby TCIA. The world's largest tree care show and conference is just about set at the starting line with educational sessions, demontrations and equipment manufacturer displays that are dedicated to the advancement of the tree care industry!

Join @CoronaTools and our guest host, the TCIA , @VoiceofTreeCare for a great Q&A discussion on the upcoming conference to be held in Charlotte, November 14-16, 2103. The live chat begins 10/29/13 at 11AM PST via Twitter, where we come together with industry experts and fellow tree tweeps each week to discuss all things related to trees and tree care, since 2010!

Some of the main discussion points that will be covered during the live chat include;

Education Sessions: Business, Safety & Arboriculture -  Hear about the very comprehensive offering with some earning CEUs

TCI Expo Welcome Reception:  At the NASCAR Hall of Fame this year with @HollywoodJeff keynote

75th TCIA Museum: Learn about TCIA & industry history at this one of a kind museum

TCIA Membership: Save at the TCIEXPO - from registration to product discounts!

New Regional Outreach Coordinators:  Meet the new team that has been hard at work to build our community throughout the country

Lotsgoing on this year that you do not want to miss so come join us!  It's easy to join the conversation on our Twubs treechat. Even if you aren't on Twitter you can still see the conversation and click on the links and resources.  If you do miss the chat, you can still access the #treechat Storify 24/7 that will be posted following the chat. The transcript includes all the information and links shared during the discussion.

Come share with us on this great event and we look forward to sharing with you on the live #treechat!

Topics: #treechat, Corona Tools, News

Carve Pumpkins, Share it, Win Garden Tools

Posted by Chris Sabbarese on Fri, Oct, 25, 2013 @ 12:10 PM

It’s that time of year when there is a fall air starts getting a crisp chill and spirits become restless in anticipation of the wicked fright-night on Halloween. As a kid growing up, I couldn’t wait for this holiday and I always associated the ritual of carving pumpkins to celebrate it. Okay the candy was a pretty “sweet deal” too but the build up to that special day of coming up with a costume, picking out the perfect pumpkins, and sitting around the table making scary or goofy looking faces, was something I still remember to this day. The great part is I get to relive it all with my young kids now and hand down this awesome tradition.

Corona tools garden pumpkinWhile I was out at the pumpkin patch with the family a couple weeks ago, I found what I thought was one of the most unusual pumpkin that I had ever seen. So of course I snapped a picture on my phone and shared it on Corona Tools Facebook. Some of the comments were so creative and well thought out, it made me think, why not have a pumpkin carving contest as part of our weekly giveaways…?!? So viola…here we are, the 2013 Corona Tools Great Pumpkin Carving Contest!

The Basic and Easy Rules

Have fun. It is Halloween after all! This is something that can be great fun for the whole family no matter how old you are.
It makes difference if you carve it or paint it, it just needs to be a pumpkin that is all made up for Halloween and gets people talking.

This is the 2013 Corona Tools Great Pumpkin Carving Contest, not 2012 or any other previous Halloween…it must be something you’ve created this year. And just to make sure there is no sneaking in your previous pumpkins designs or someone else’s (not that anyone would do that…!) you will need to get the Corona Facebook Page in the picture with your design. Place it next to your monitor showing the page or have the Corona page open on your mobile phone or tablet and grab a picture of your ghoulish creation! It’s that easy…

Submit your picture to Corona Tools Facebook. Just send it to us from the page and include;

  1. Your name
  2. Your email address (or other method to contact you if you win)
  3. The category you are entering (in case it isn’t obvious)

 As soon as we get your picture, we’ll upload it to an album on our Facebook page and let people vote and comment on them. The more likes you get and the more comments you get, the better, so you will want to share it with your family and friends to vote for yours! You can also submit up to 3 pumpkin carving pictures to increase your chances of winning from 3 categories.

This contest starts 10/25 and ends at 11:59PM EST on 10/31! We’ll announce the winners on 11/1 but you’ll see how you are doing on Facebook. The one with the most like and comments on 10/31, in each category, will be deemed the winner.

The Categories and Winners

Since there are so many ways to decorate a pumpkin, we don’t want to limit creativity. We’ve come up with 3 categories to give you a shot at winning this promotion.

    • Scariest
    • Funniest
    • Most Creative

Corona Tools GiveawayThe Prizes

Wouldn’t it be nice if you did all this work, and people chose your design and you won? Well this contest is all about YOU! You carve it or decorate it, YOU share it to get people to vote for it and YOU WILL WIN*…!!! Let me state that again…if you get the votes, YOU WILL WIN! There is nothing left to chance so you can make it happen. And since YOU are doing all the work, YOU get to choose your prize. That’s right…YOU PICK your favorite Corona Tool prize from all the previous giveaways we’ve done with the exception of our partner giveaways. Prizes include only Corona tools so if you’ve had your eye on that set Corona garden tools with tote, the extendable handle tools or any other prize we have done, if YOU WIN…YOU CHOOSE! It’s that easy.

So go get your creative juices flowing, seek inspiration online, grab the family head out to the pumpkin patch and join us for this fun-filled event. There is no such thing as “chance” in this giveaway. If you are in need of new Corona garden and landscape tools, or ever said “I never win the giveaway…”, YOU have the power to win this week!  Good luck to all and happy Halloween!

*Continental US, AK & HI.  Complete giveaway details, terms and conditions.

Topics: Corona Tools, gardening

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