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Earn the Badge - Opens Sept 1

by Purple Celebrating 25!

Rated: E · Message Forum · Activity · #2133333

You want it? Earn it. How? Complete these simple tasks and the badge is yours!

We all merit badges

This activity is designed to earn different merit badges, each with a corresponding task.
Do the task.
Earn the badge.
Yes, it's that simple.

~ It's Party Central Time 2025 ~

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Your tasks, should you choose to accept them.
Go!

One day only. ▼

Each day from September 1st - September 7th Daily Surprise Badges on that day only.
Sept. 1 - Contests

Task
Enter ANY contest with a birthday theme. Link the entry.
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Sept 2 – WDC Supportive Friend

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Sept 3 - Music

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Sept 4 - Growth

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Sept 5 - Crossword or Word Search
OR
Task
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Sept 6 – Teamwork

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Sept 7 - Positivity

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B O N U S #1 – SEPT 1 – 7 – Flash Fiction

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B O N U S #2
Donate 25,000 Gift Points, receive the
NEWLY COMMISSIONED
EXCLUSIVE EARN THE BADGE
MB
Donors:
Princess Megan Rose
Jellyfish
Angelica Weatherby- Bday WDC 5
Castle ~ Fishing For Answers
JACE
Tiggy

Bonus #3
Because no activity of this size should go without some side fun!

Earn the Badge Celebrates (E)
Crossword for WDCs 25th Birthday Bash
#2345999 by Purple Celebrating 25!

Why not give it a whirl?

General Merit Badges ▼

#1 ~ Good Things Take Time

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#2 ~ Give 1 - Get 1
Any General Merit Badge
Task ~
Offered by: "Earn the Badge - Opens Sept 1"
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#3 ~ Novels

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#4 ~ Poetry

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#5 ~ Artistic

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#6 ~ Enlightening

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#7 ~ You Can & You Will

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#8 ~ Royalty

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They say Purple is the color of royalty. Write either a poem [40 line max], or short story [1,000 word max] about Royalty. Fact or Fiction, your choice!
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Exclusive Merit Badges ▼

#9 ~ Blog City
or
Task
Blog City to receive Merit Badge tag Author Icon on the Author Icon contest forum when you have completed everything and it's listed in one post.

1. 7 blog posts responding to the posted prompt and post each entry #
2. interact with at least 1 person each day in their entry post the blogger's entry #
3. Review Blog City with a minimum of 1000 characters and post the review number
4. Review one leader's blog and post the review Number
5.Who wrote Lyn's favorite quote?

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#10 ~ The Norb Award

Task
Comment on at least one blog entry each day from 9/1-9/7. Any blog, at least 4 coherent sentences related to the entry. Link all 7 post entries into one forum post here.

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#11 ~ BCoF
or
Task
BCoF to receive Merit Badge tag Author Icon on the Author Icon contest forum when you have completed everything and it's listed in one post.

1. 7 blog posts responding to the posted prompt and post each entry # with your completion
2. What promotion is going on at BCoF?
3. Review one leader's port and post the review #
4. Write a post on the newfeed promoting blogging and post the note #
5. BCoF just hosted a Virtual 50 State Challenge, review one of the bloggers book/blog and post review #

#12 ~ The Beatles

Task
Write a short story (under 1,000 words) and a poem (40 lines or fewer) that are connected and based on Beatles song (their choice of music). Or write a redaction poem of a Beatles song.

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#13 ~ Purple's Prize

Task ~
I'm looking for direction. Read these three chapters and then vote for which Chapter 1 should stay.
"Prologue"
"Chapter 1"
"Chapter 1 - Alternate"
Vote here:

An Unexpected Pairing Vote (E)
Help me decide which Chapter stays.
#2345997 by Purple Celebrating 25!

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#14 ~ Sultry Sizzle & See it Sultry
&
Task ~
Go to this link: "House of Sensual Prose "
Pick any 5 HSP members, and review any item in their port that's HSP, Romance or Erotica related. Include all review links in your forum post. 500 character minimum review, excluding ML.

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#15 ~ Dreamweaver Toast

Task ~
Pick 5 newbies and review an item in their port.

Rare Awardicons & Merit Badges ▼

#16 ~ HSP Awardicon

Task ~ Give 3 Quality Chapter Reviews of the same book in either the Romance, Erotica, or Fantasy Genre.
Offered by: "House of Sensual Prose "
Earned by:

All reviews must contain substance ~ no fluff and be at least 750 characters, excluding ml count, unless otherwise specified by the task itself.

Submit all reviews/writing/contest entry links/posts in one forum post.

You may do every task only once! How many badges can you earn?

Each set of reviews must be for different items if you are working toward multiple badges. In other words, no repeat reviews.

Make sure to include all the required links in one forum post.

All Donations welcome. Let me know if you want to create a challenge and send a specific merit badge. All donations can be linked to this forum.
Thank You to these fabulous Donors ▼

Witchy Woman
Fivesixer
Choconut
"House of Sensual Prose "

This activity will CLOSE at 11:59 pm September 10th! Good Luck!