Emily Laing - Winner !
Some pics from my Kiwiana 21st in America, complete with marmite crackers!
some pictures of my American friends enjoying a bit of NZ :)
Marmite tasting at my 21st birthday in America
At my 21st Birthday celebration in Florida, all the Americans had to try Marmite on crackers - we managed to get this moment from the video footage of Carolina not sure whether to try it! You're a part of my celebrations no matter where I am marmite :)!
Traditionally we have Christmas at my Grandparents' house but the earthquake destroyed it - so we will have to start a new Christmas tradition and the more family around for that, the better!! Thanks Marmite :)
These are some pictures that my grandparents took when they found out Marmite could bring me home.. they really miss me and now that they have lost the house they had for 56 years (My mum grew up there and we spend every Sunday there) they are staying with us. Please send me back to see them for Christmas so we can start a new Christmas tradition - it would be awesome if I could be there for that!
24 October 10 at 5:57pm
Here's vote number 80. Traditions are important. The very best of luck in getting home this year, from team Natalie Green.
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25 October 10 at 11:05am
My dearest Emily, it's Opa here. You know Opa is not much good with computers so your Mum is helping me write this to you. I just want to say I think you are a wonderful girl and Opa loves you very much and misses you wery much. I really hope you can come home for Christmas. I am sorry we won't be able to have it in Avonside Drive like usual. But we can go round to Avonside Drive together to say goodbye to the house which has so many happy memories. All my love, Opa.
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28 October 10 at 1:23pm
Please send Emily home! She works so hard and is one of the top 10 greatest people in the world Im sure of it! She and her family really really deserve it!
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I would love to be with my family after the earthquake, its tough being so far away!
As everyone knows, the earthquake happened in my hometown Christchurch and now my grandparents are living with us because the earthquake ruined their house, i know me coming home would really cheer them up so please send me marmite!!
Marmite crackers at the "Festival of Cultures" at my college in Florida
Look! Marmite crackers to the left of the table....!! At my College in Florida, they annually put on a Festival of Cultures and last semester I did a table representing New Zealand - we had to have food from our countries one of the things I had was marmite crackers....!! found this picture of the festival, the Marmite sure went quickly!! ..Thats me behind the kiwi :)
23 October 10 at 3:20pm
Thanks for the vote, love the pic! Here is one back! #52 Good luck :-)
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The smell of Marmite = The smell of home
Right now I am sitting in my dorm room in Florida under my New Zealand flag and about to cook up a Marmite and cheese mousetrap so the smell of home can fill up the room. I really, really miss my family and the cool kiwi things we do especially the family holidays we take going eeling down in the river, eating huhu grubs, barbequing with the cuzzies (who I haven't seen in such a long time) and walking the trails in the hills of the South Island. Here in Florida, there obviously isn't any of that... so please send me home Marmite - I want to do all that kiwi stuff with my family again!!!
22 October 10 at 2:10pm
Here is Vote Number 12 all the best getting home! :-)
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22 October 10 at 5:41pm
Please bring Emily home ... I miss her soooo much....Emily's Mum. PS Love you Ems!
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Family times in Waianakarua, NZ
If I get to go home for Christmas, I can do this stuff with my family again.. here are a couple of things we like to cook up and do in the good ole kiwi outdoors... hunting for huhu grubs, eating NZ venison, eeling and going tramping in the hills!
22 October 10 at 6:20pm
I hope you win, Emily. I've posted you to my facebook.
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29 October 10 at 11:36am
Bring my cool cousin home so I can sing with here on Christmas day in the annual family tradition. Also she needs to help me with my tennis and I miss here so much, she's been away in the USA for over three years now. I can't wait to share a MARMITE and cheese mousetrap with her. Miss you Emily xoxoxoxo
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207 votes
Judging
Sure, you may have 100,000 facebook friends to vote for you but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re on the plane. It’s a quality, then quantity rule round here. We’ll be making our decision based on originality and creativity, how well your entry fits with the values of the Marmite brand, then popularity.
25 October 10 at 9:20am
"Mum Help! There's no Marmite in America!" Emily's distress call on arrival to her college in the USA. So now I send "Care Parcels" regularly to top up her Marmite supplies. It is great to see her sharing a bit of her NZ heritage with her American friends. Although I'm not sure they really "get" Marmite. Please bring Emily home for Christmas so she can share Marmite with people who understand. (Emily's Mum.)
Report this comment28 October 10 at 8:21am
So did u do 21 shots or a yardglass? Good to see ya votes are cranking along. Heres another !
Report this comment31 October 10 at 1:27am
Eating marmite and thinking of you Emz :)
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