For over a week we have run our Back to School Contest to giveaway a fabulous solar-powered bag by Noon Solar. In the last few days, we have received over 100 funny, heartwarming, and just plain wacky submissions from you guys trying to convince us who is the most deserving of the free Noon Solar bag. We were completely floored by how many amazingly thoughtful and creative responses we got, and have had a really hard time picking a winner out of so many compelling submissions. But we only have one Noon Solar bag to giveaway, so without further ado, the winner is….
1ST PRIZE - High School Teacher ‘Kitschy’
2ND PRIZE – College student biking around Europe ‘Pecanino’
RUNNERS-UP (We picked a few more than 5, because we just couldn’t decide..)
Solar Shannon
Gregwheeler
Antancia
KDot
Patospurlock
Awagy86
Thelsolvist
BethHa
Hope you guys all want Inhabitat T-shirt (or Totes). If you don’t – please let us know so that we can give them to someone who wants them.
To read the selection of entries we got to this competition, check out the comments here >
FIRST PRIZE
Our first prize winner Kitschy has won solar-powered bag by Noon Solar - their choice of a ladylike midnight ‘Cortland’ handbag (worth $412) or a more manly midnight ‘Logan’ style (worth $452). These beautifully handcrafted bags can charge any small handheld gadgets from cell phones to iPods. If that weren’t enough in terms of green credentials, Noon Solar bags are also made from sustainable materials such as hand-dyed hemp and vegetable-tanned leathers. Finally, these must-have bags are definitely the cutest solar accessories around, powering your eco-chic wardrobe while keeping your personal gadgets charged and ready to go.
SECOND PRIZE
Our second prize winner, Pecanino, has won a lovely Inhabitat tote bag, stuffed with a Freeplay handcrank lantern and an Inhabitat T-shirt of his choice.
THIRD PRIZE
Eight runner-up third prize winners will receive an Inhabitat T-shirt (or tote bag) of their choice.
awesome! nature!
i would love to win this!
I really want to win this awesome bag, so I can show him on my art school. Fashion of the Future!
I LOVE ALL OF THESE!!!!!! Great prizes. PEACE
I require one of these bags for my epic and noble venture to save the polar bears. After years of intensive and exhaustive research I have ascertained that sans ipod and laptops, polar bears are bound to continue depleting in numbers. I have come to this conclusion by observing successful human weight gain patterns. With increased technological access, I have found that the observed humans experienced a significant increase in burrito consumption (and in one surprising instance, an increased affinity for seal blood). Given the apparent weight loss among numerous polar bears recently, I can only conclude that they must have resorted to more active social lifestyles, which likely include excessive dancing, vegetarianism and maybe trying to fit into that one pair of skinny jeans that everybody complimented at that one party. Should these kinds of sedentary activities be introduced into the polar bear environment, I feel that we will see the bears return to a healthy/terrifying size.
Naturally, power will be required for this venture.
A simple haiku from a simple girl
Mobile photo amp
Sun gives freedom to us all
Give me the bag please
I want to win the bag so I can begin to act green instead of just thinking I’m green.
::sigh::
Woo-hoo! I’m a runner up. I wish I had known that my University was on the Sierra Clubs list of Five failing school’s, I might have mentioned it :- ) http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200809/coolschools/five.asp
I think that if I win the eco bag could make me happier and will inspires me to finally finish my two thesis and get my architect degree; by the way, you can show that contest is international and if you’ll send it to South America (Peru) will be great for me