the Paranorwood

hey it's me!

who? It's me. Norwood. 

I'm still doing what I do this time of year. 

You remember when I hosted the Paranorwood on my bloggies?

Well... I'm still hanging out with ghouls. 

and raising spirits.

Hanging out with creepy friends. 

Just being.... in the Paranorwood.

I hope you had a happy halloween!

I'm Sprung!

hi every bloggie!

 I'm always springing forward but I hope you did today too. 

I just want to thank Shiloh n' Diva Shasta for donating to our NYC Half Marathon Charity Pencils of Promise again.  

They are the winners of the cool gift basket!  Lots of good stuff in there.  

S and S please send me your addy again.  

Okay. More daylight is here  

It only means more time to monkey around. 

Toodles. Love. Nordude

This Cool Gift Basket Can Be Yours!

Hi Every Bloggie! 👋

I have some great news. Over the weekend, we received a gift basket from our friend Towma at Pet Source to raffle off and raise funds for our NYC Half Marathon charity Pencils of Promise. 

Here it is! 

Want a closer look? 

It has Earthbound Shampoo and Smelly Good Spritz, Zuke treaters, Fruitable snacks, a Battle Tested Toy, $10 Gift Card to Pet Source( if you are not local we can substitute it with equal value treat/toy) and Buddy Biscuit Soft & Chewies. 

What do you need to do to enter the raffle? 

Here's what you need to do. For every $1 you donate, you will have one entry to win the gift basket. For example, you donate $1 = 1 entry, $2= 2 entries, $5= 5 entries. You get it right? 

On Sunday March 9th we will announce the winner by 12 noon EST. We'll use a random name selector to pick the winner. (Unfortunately we have to limit winners to US and Canada residents)

Here's our donation page http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

What are you waiting for?

Help raise money to build schools with Pencils of Promise  and get in it to win it! 

I'll just frog 🐸on until you enter!

Love💗

Nordude

And the winner is.....

Hi Every Bloggie!

First off, I want to thank each and everyone of you for donating to my NYC Half Marathon charity  Pencils of Promise. 

We truly appreciate your support.

Today is the day we select the winner of the Backcountry K9 $50 Gift Card!

Are you ready?

First I entered your names on the random name selector 

For each $10 you donated, you received an entry. See.....

Ready! I'm hitting go. Drum roll please

And the winner is.....

Steeeeeeeve and Tanner!

Congrats dudes! I will email Jason at Backcountry K9 and he'll send you the gift card code. 

Thanks again every bloggie! We could not have met our fundraising goal without you. 

Also, a big shout out to Jason at Backcountry K9!  

Thank you so much for the donated gift card!  Not only do you have great products and excellent customer service but a lot of heart for the dog and charitable community.  

Everyone should check out Backcountry K9 website... it totally rocks with cool dog gear and good deals.  

 Now off to have funballs!

Toodles!

Love Nordude

Backcountry K9 $50 Gift Card Give away

Hi every bloggie

It's been snowing, sleeting and raining here.

I don't mind because I always the right gear to wear. When I snowshoed at Beaver Brook trail, 

I wore my Ruffwear Web Master Harness so momma can snatch me by the handle on top easily. 

Then we did a mitten huddle.  Lots of doggies are getting sore paws this winter, you might need to get yourself a pair of booties too.   

You know Backcountry K9 is where I buy most of my gear and they donated a $50 gift card for my NYC Half marathon fundraising. 

You still have time to enter the $50 gift card giveaway. 

Here's what you need to do. For every $10 you donate, you will have one entry to win the $50 gift card. For example, you donate $10 = 1 entry $20= 2 entries $30= 3 entries. You get it right? 

On Sunday Feb 23rd we will announce the winner by 12 noon EST. We'll use a random name selector to pick the winner. 

Here's our donation page http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Help raise money to build schools with Pencils of Promise  and get in it to win it!

Toodles and stay tuned for the drawing on Sunday!

love Nordude

wordless winter wednesday

Love Nordude

We're Still Looking....

Hi every bloggie!

Can you believe you can help support a charity and win cool stuff? If you don't know, i'm training momma to run in the NYC Half marathon and we're raising funds for Pencils of Promise to build schools. 

Can you imagine not having a school to go to ? There are places in the world that need our help. That's where you come in to help me meet my fundraising goal of $2000. We're getting closer but I need all the help I can get! 

Wait what?  There is something in it for you too.  You get a chance to win a $50 gift card to BackcountryK9.com.  You too could be styling cool gear like Nordude. Check out my Ruffwear Zfloat Coat for kayaking adventures. You could get it too. How? 

Here's what you need to do. 

For every $10 you donate, you will have one entry to win the $50 gift card. 

For example, you donate $10 = 1 entry $20= 2 entries $30= 3 entries. You get it right? 

On Sunday Feb 23rd we will announce the winner by 12 noon EST. We'll use a random name selector to pick the winner. 

Here's our donation page http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Help raise money to build schools and get in it to win it!

Come on! We need your help!

We are paddling our way but need $500 more donations!

Thank you!!

Love Nordude

Donate & Win Free Cool Gear

Hi Every Bloggie!

We still really need your help.  Please donate to our NYC Half Marathon charity.

Wait what?  There is something in it for you too.  You get a chance to win a $50 gift card to BackcountryK9.com.  You too could be styling cool gear like Nordude. 

Here's what you need to do. 

For every $10 you donate, you will have one entry to win the $50 gift card. 

For example, you donate $10 = 1 entry $20= 2 entries $30= 3 entries. You get it right? 

On Sunday Feb 23rd we will announce the winner by 12 noon EST. We'll use a random name selector to pick the winner. 

Here's our donation page http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Help raise money to build schools and get in it to win it!

Come on! We need your help!

Love

Nordude! 

Backcountry K9 Gift Card Giveaway

Hi Every Bloggie!

I have exciting news! 

You know I always wear the coolest gear.

For instance, see my new Ruffwear Sun Shower jacket!

I walkies and run in it. Rain, sleet, snow, it doesn't matter. We had it all this week. 

It keeps me dry! Waterproof tested. 

Here's a body shot! It has a clip for a light and wraps underneath to cover my under carriage. 

So where do I buy my outdoor gear?

Well I buy my gear from Backcountry K9   

http://www.backcountryk9.com

They have excellent products and quality service.  One time I missed the 20% off sale by a day and they gave me the discount anyways.  Yah, that kind of quality service. 

Another great thing about Backcountry K9? They are supporting my fundraising efforts for my NYC Half marathon charity  by donating a $50 gift card to raffle off. 

I'm stunned too! How cool is that! 

Here's what you need to do. For every $10 you donate, you will have one entry to win the $50 gift card. For example, you donate $10 = 1 entry $20= 2 entries $30= 3 entries. You get it right? 

On Sunday Feb 23rd we will announce the winner by 12 noon EST. We'll use a random name selector to pick the winner. 

Here's our donation page http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Help raise money to build schools and get in it to win it!

Help me fundraise for a great cause and get a chance to win free cool gear! 
This winter, you need it! 

Toodles! 

Nordude

Free Dude Cookies

Hi every bloggie! 

Okay we really need your help. As you know, I'm training my momma to run the NYC Half Marathon on March 16th. She's on the Pencils of Promise charity team which helps build schools in areas of need. We have $800 more to go towards our $2000 fundraising goal.

Here's the really cool part. Remember on Superbowl Sunday I made delicious cookies for the pawty? 

Well anybody donating $25 or more starting today thru Friday, we get a batch of my infamous Dude Bacon and Cheese cookies. Yup! Good deeds deserve to be treated. 

Here's our donation page. http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Please please please donate and get your free Dude cookies today! We really need help reaching our goal for this great charity. 

Love and cookies,

Nordude

I Love To Run Calendar Give Away!

Today's Give Away is geared to our running friends. If you donate to our NYC Half Marathon Charity, Pencils of Promise , you will be entered to win this I Love to Run calendar. 

The details about the calendar can be found on their website  I Love to run Calendar!

Ready to donate and enter to win today's give away? Go here our donation page.

Now to announce yesterday's winners of the Granite Gear Dog Boots and Camper Snoopy Dude.  

1st donation was Sagira (Christina)

2nd donation was from Molly and Mitch (Sue)

Thank you both.  Using the random number generator, the winner is Sagira (1)!


Okay.  Norwood and I are pretty much on track with our NYC Half Marathon training plan, despite the cold.  Dude knows how to keep it fun.



Thank you everyone for your donations and sharing our posts!

Today's Give Away: Dog Boots & Camper Snoopy

Hi Every Bloggie! 

So yesterday's kick off to raise donations for Pencils of Promise ( www.PencilsofPromise.org) was off to a good start. I had four new donations. As promised, I'm raffling off the Red Baron Snoopy to those who donated yesterday. Each person was assigned a number from when they donated. 

1-Tammy

2-Nancy

3- Cara

4-Garth

The lucky winner is......

Cara is the winner!!!! Cara please send me your mailing address to Norwoodunleashed AT gmail.com

Today's raffle is for trail lovers. 

I have Granite Gear Dog Trail Boots -size Medium

AND Camper Snoopy dude to give away. Any one who donates today will be put in a raffle for today's prizes.

Here's the donation page 

http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

Thanks for uour support and please share my post! 

Nordude runs for more than Dunkins!

Gosh! I have big big news!

This week I'm raffling off prizes to peeps and dog blog pals who help out.

You guys know I run and walkies all the time. Every day I log miles for Charity Miles to earn money for different charities. Last year I logged over 1000 miles!   So one of the Charity Miles organizations, Pencils of Promise  emailed me. They said we were one of their top walkers and offered a race entry to the NYC Half Marathon Pencil of Promise team. We were so honored, we accepted immediately! So being on the team, we did commit to raising $2000. The money raised goes to building schools in areas of need. Giving a gift of education! 

I'm helping out. I'm training with my momma. See! Even in the super cold temps, I make sure she gets her training run in with me

Better yet,  I'm also helping out with raising donations! 

Every day this week, I will raffle off a prize to any one who donates (any amount) on the day of the prize posted. My friends at MetLife gave me a few fun Snoopy prizes. Snoopy is still brand new so he's hanging out in a bag.  Here's the best news.  On the day you donate, you  get your chance to win.  Sunday's Snoopy prize is Red Baron Snoopy.  Enter and Donate today!  (any amount is fine)

Here's my donation page 

http://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=291802

See me, the Nordude runs for more than Dunkins!. But munchkins do help. 

Every day is a different prize so stay tuned and donate! 

Thanks every Bloggie!