Did you know that there are as many as 27 million people in slavery today? That's more than there were before the start of the civil war! There are people being kept illegally enslaved by fraud and threat of violence in every country around the world. This giveaway event helped spread awareness about modern slavery (sometimes called human trafficking). So many are un-aware of this terrible injustice, and people who don't know about a problem can't do anything to change it.
To increase awareness, my sponsors and me gave away various items on this blog. To enter people read articles about slavery, watch short videos, found incidents of slavery near them, and added the Human Trafficking Hotline to their wallets and cell phone contact lists.
There was 7 giveaways total. You can see what was given away below.
HSBF WINNERS
If you won a giveaway, you should havebeen sent an e-mail. If not please contact me
at ecarian at yahoo dot com.

Tiggy's House Bracelet
Winner: Deb Soliz
3G Cell Phone Case
Winner: Julie KarmaBjerga BodhiDrum
Winner: Julie KarmaBjerga BodhiDrum
Scribbleprints Valentines
Winner: Cerena Leigh
Tiggy's House Item of Choice
Volunteers Wanted!
Do you care about the issues of slavery? Want to help spread the word about this event? I'm looking for people to help with the following:
Post The "Hearts Should Be Free" Event on Your Sidebar
You can find the blog button code on my sidebar. (I plant to give extra entries for this in most of the giveaways!)
Share About This Event on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Sign Up to Help Me Add The Giveaways to Linkies
I need people to help me spread the news about this giveaway by adding giveaways to linkies, and I'm offering a giveaway just for linky volunteers who do this. Click here to learn more or sign up to volunteer..
Give the Hearts Should Be Free Giveaways A Bump on Prizey
You help promote these giveawasy by clicking the "Vote Up" button above their listing on Prizey.
Sign Up As a Giveaway Sponor, Host, or Promoter for Next Year
I plan to make this an annual event. If you are interested in helping out in next years even, just send me an e-mail at ecarian at yahoo dot com and let me know how you'ld like to be involved. Next year I plan to widen this out and allow other blogs to participate. I promise not to use your e-mail for anything except coordinating how you'll participate and updating you on things realated to Hearts Should Be Free.
Thanks to Andrea Renee for her creative commons photo which was used to make the background for the button for this event.
More Giveaways To Be Posted Every Week!
(Through the End of February)
Learn More About Modern Slavery Here
(Through the End of February)
Learn More About Modern Slavery Here


I have to say that I absolutely love this! I am doing a huge project (over 3 semesters) on domestic human trafficking in the United States. I think it is such a huge issue that no one wants to talk about but it needs to be. Thank you for speaking out and hosting this give away (even though people should do it regardless of prizes) you have my full support!!
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