We’ve planned activities and events for you during the month of June. And, we’ve put together prizes for you to win when your participate on Caregiving.com throughout June.

This month, we're focusing on your story. In order for a chance to win, you’ll want to:

• Publish four blog posts between June 1 and June 30.

If you've been unsure about blogging, we hope this contest will nudge into writing about your days. For this contest, your content published here must be original and not republished from another blog or website. You'll find details on how to start blogging in our General group. You can publish a post a day, a week or every few days. The most posts you can publish within a day is one. You must be a Caregiving.com member to be eligible to win. (Not a member? Create your free Caregiving.com account.) Participation is strictly voluntary; if you’d like to opt out of a chance to win, just send me a private message.

When you publish four blog posts between June 1 and June 30, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a chance to win:

• One grand prize of $100 (cash);


• One runner-up prize packages consisting of a #coffeewithacaregiver mug, a “I’m a Family Caregiver, What’s Your Superpower?” t-shirt and a 4-pack (colors to be chosen by recipient) of hand crocheted 8-inch dishcloths made from 100% USA grown cotton donated by @lookingheavenward from her store ILOOMALOT. "These dishcloths last for many years and are very durable," LookingHeavenWard says.

You can stay up-to-date on our June activities, listed below, through our Calendar and our “Today on Caregiving.com” post.

• 2015 Goals: Continue to tell us about your goals and then track your weekly progress in our 2015 Goals Forum.


• Bible Study: We’re reading the Book V from the Book of Psalms for our next Bible Study chat, which happens June 21 at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. PT).


• Book Club:  This month, we’re reading Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart by Carol Wall. We’ll discuss the book in our chat room on Sunday, May 10, at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. PT).


• #carechat: We chat on Twitter on two Sundays this month--June 7 and June 21 at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT). We're also adding Fridays to our #carechat schedule: June 12 and June 26 at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT, Noon PT).


• Caregiving Cookbook: Follow the prompts from @marfromwi and @lillie and share your favorite recipes. We’ll turn your recipes into a cookbook to help raise money for our CareGifters program. When you share a recipe in our Caregiving Cookbook Forum on June 5 and June 6, you'll be entered into a chance to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card and a copy of cookbook when it's published.


• Caregiving Garage Sale: Sell what you no longer need on June 13 and 14.


• Caregiving Happiness Project: Reflecting: Our word for our Caregiving Happiness Project is Reflecting. This month, we’re going to do our best to take time to reflect. When you take time to reflect, tell us about it in our Fourm, Caregiving Happiness Project–Reflecting.


• Chats: We’ve got daily and monthly chats. Check out our complete list of caregiving chats.


• #coffeewithacaregiver: Share a message of support and your cup of coffee (or tea) on Fridays at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT, 7 a.m. PT) on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram). When you share a photo on Friday, June 19, you'll be entered into a chance to win a $10 Starbucks gift card, a #coffeewithacaregiver mug and a "I'm a Family Caregiver, What's Your Superpower?" t-shirt.


• First Photo Project: Take a photo of your caregiving day on June 1 and share it in our First Photo Project Group.


• Five-Day Gratitude Challenge, Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26: Join this month’s Five-Day Gratitude Challenge.


• Random Acts of Kindness: Our 31-Day Random Acts of Kindness Challenge was such a success that we’ll continue to track our RAOKS. Any time you perform a RAOK in May, share it with us. (Note: We’re sharing throughout the month of May rather than daily.)


• Seven-Minute Workout: Let’s find (and keep) our fitness this year. The New York Times has a seven-minute workout that we can fit into our hectic days. Do the workout and then tell us when you do in our Seven-Minute Workout Forum.


• Solitaire Showdown: We play competitive Solitaire on Sunday, June 7. We begin at Noon ET (11 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. PT) and high score eight hours later wins and gets a seat in our December play-offs. You can talk smack during our competition in ourforums.


• Three Positives: Look for the good in every day and share it in our Three Positives group.


• Twitter Chat: Join us on Twitter on Sunday, June 7 and June 21, at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT). To participate, go to tweetchat.com, log into your Twitter account and follow our hashtag: #carechat.


• Webinar: Our monthly webinar happens on Wednesday, June 24, at Noon ET (11 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. PT).


• Walking Green: Don green and take a walk on Saturday, June 20.

Thanks so much for being with us!