‘America’s Favorite Mom’ semi-finalists announced! Be sure to vote for your favorite

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‘America’s Favorite Mom’ semi-finalists announced! Be sure to vote for your favorite

May 01, 2008

There's so much going on today! First and most exciting, a tough job has been completed. Out of a pool of 20,000 candidates for the title of America's Favorite Mom, 15 semi-finalists have been selected.

You can meet them at: americasfavoritemom.com/mothers-day-2008/static/semiFinalists. Or tune in next week to NBC's "Today" show.

During the 9 o’clock hour May 5-9, you’ll hear the inspirational stories of the three top moms in five categories:

Monday, May 5: Military moms (Donny and Marie will also appear!)
Tuesday, May 6: Working moms
Wednesday, May 7: Single moms
Thursday, May 8: Adopting moms
Friday, May 9: “Chairman of everything” moms

The five mothers with the most votes will be part of “Teleflora presents America’s Favorite Mom,” on NBC TV, hosted by Donny and Marie Osmond, airing on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m./6c. The Osmonds will crown one grand-prize winner, who will receive $250,000, along with other gifts.

Be sure to tune in next week and vote on nbc.com for your favorite moms! And tonight, tune into “Entertainment Tonight” for an interview with Donny Osmond. “Entertainment Tonight” airs nightly at 7 p.m. on CBS.

Floral bouquet for America's Favorite Mom

Floral bouquet for America's Favorite Mom

• Thank you to all who entered the Flower Blog April Sweepstakes! I have drawn the winner's name at random and will make the announcement as soon as I hear back from the person selected. I wish I could send you all free bouquets – alas there is only one winner! But don't give up hope: the Flower Blog May Sweepstakes starts tomorrow! I will keep running these on a monthly basis, so keep the comments coming. After all, comments are like flowers, you can never get enough! :) To read the official rules, see: teleflora.com/FLOWERBLOG/post/Flower-Blog-May-Sweepstakes-Official-Rules.aspx.

• Also, May flowers are on display this weekend at three major U.S. cities: L.A., N.Y.C. and D.C. Check out separate postings in the Calendar section.

• Don't forget to show Mom how much she means to you this Mother's Day. The delight of a stunning bouquet of fresh-cut flowers is second to none!

Flower Fact of the Day: Chrysanthemums were the first flower to be associated with Mother's Day. Mums are also the official flower of the city of Chicago. If you're a mum fan, check out the National Chrysanthemum Society, mums.org. There are similar organizations for many other flowers.

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