Welcome to week 3 of The Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway!

Give, give, give! we all scream. But, how about having a chance to get something back?

The Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway is a way to donate to verified charities on Hive that doesn't burden the reward pool.

For only 1 $ HBD per week, all our supporters have a chance to win giveaway prizes totalling 50% of the $ HBD collected.

`Donations for this week's giveaway are OPEN. See below for details`

To participate send 1 $ HBD to @combination. Include the transfer memo Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway

~ News and Notice ~

Last Week's Draw ended 1 week ago and we are officially starting week 3.
We have already collected 9 HBD so the reward pool is looking good
We have been curating posts to gather curation rewards and give back even more to the community (please note the curation of any participant's posts is coincidental since we follow trails or vote based on association with @combination).
After this week or next we are thinking of shortening the time between draws to closer to 10~11 days (1.5 weeks). The goal is to try and have the prize to be at least 10 HBD a week and we are almost there.
Post rewards are back to 50-50 payout (not 100% HP) because we have enough RC for operation now. We are uncertain if we will use the $ HBD to better fund the combination initiative or just include it in the donated amount for the charity we support.

~ Results ~

1st place prize: number 13 ~ @dannewton ~ 35% (4.90 $HBD)

2nd place prize: number 10 ~ @johannpiber ~ 15% (2.10 $HBD)

Supported charity: @papilloncharity ~50% ~ 7.00 $HBD

Congratulations @dannewton on winning the first place draw!
Congratulations @johannpiber on winning the second place draw!
Your $HBD will be sent shortly!

Comment Link: https://hiveblocks.com/tx/1fc003659290b6d6db62045870132da3acaf7e1b

Enter transaction hash: 1fc003659290b6d6db62045870132da3acaf7e1b
Enter number of draws: 2
Enter number of participants: 14

The draw is from 1 to 14
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Input 1 : 1fc003659290b6d6db62045870132da3acaf7e1b,0
SHA256 Hash 1 : 2bffb6b3d4e55fa5dada5c7c9a136c75cf6dd5360d48129dc9fee441b21b7ac6
Lucky Number # 1 is: 13
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Input 2 : 1fc003659290b6d6db62045870132da3acaf7e1b,1
SHA256 Hash 2 : 143a3fc53f8c6ba3db804cfc4c9d395238e36d5225d97f67028b30609de7c407
Lucky Number # 2 is: 10
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Number | Account
1 johannpiber
2 johannpiber
3 preparedwombat
4 galenkp
5 galenkp
6 traciyork
7 marleyn
8 migda
9 trumpikas
10 johannpiber (2nd place)
11 johannpiber
12 dannewton
13 dannewton (1st place)
14 traciyork

If anyone questions the results or donated Hive with the intent to participate in the draw, please comment.

~ This Week's Giveaway ~

It's a 50-50 draw!

1st place prize ~ 35%

2nd place prize ~ 15%

@papilloncharity ~ 50%

~Giving feels great but wining prizes feels almost just as good~!

~ About the Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway ~

This is a new way of doing things, so public resources like the reward pool or Hive DAO Proposal system don't need to be used. We feel receiving donations, and not relying on rewards or welfare, is more sustainable ~ Besides, the reward pool is for content and curation. And, the DAO is for the benefit of the Hive blockchain.

What you vote for is your choice and we don't want anyone to take that away from you. You can save your upvotes for content and authors you really like, or to focus on your curation rewards.

_{Upvotes on our posts are never required to participate but still appreciated to promote, support, and develop this initiative.}

~ What's in it for our supporters?~

Helping good causes feels good, but we understand that people work hard for their earnings on Hive. With the Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway, our supporters receive 50% of all $ HBD collected for the giveaway back in $ HBD prizes.

The giveaway prizes are our way to thank the supporters of Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway and to make it worthwhile. The amount returned in prizes is similar to other major charity giveaways! Besides, 50% is the same as the Hive curation reward.

It's simple, you can earn $ HBD by posting on Hive, you can then invest your rewards in a worthy cause and also for a chance to win more.

_Source

~ Conditions and rules ~

Please send 1 $ HBD to the @combination account to participate
Send $ HBD only ~ please do not send $ HIVE ~ Convert Here!
Sending tips is okay! (0.990 HBD = 1)
Entries are not limited ~ multiple $ HBD = multiple entries
Entry numbers for prize draw are based on the order donations are received
Numbers will only be called once (repeats will result in additional draws).
The giveaway prizes are calculated based on % of the total valid entries ($HBD)
The giveaway will close in about 6.5~7 days from when this post is published.
If the draw is closed, you will be entered for the following week
Refunds for invalid entries can be given
Please subscribe to @combination so you don't miss a draw

~ Fairness and Transparency ~

All $ HBD transferred to the @combination account can be viewed in the wallet
When the giveaway closes, a comment will be made below this post:
** ~ GIVEAWAY CLOSED ~ Weekly Entries XX $ HBD donated **
A list will be generated to determine entry numbers and totals.
Verifiable RNG will determine the lucky numbers.
After the draw, the post will be edited to include the results, list, and RNG
Finally, the rewards will be sent and a new week will begin!

~ The Charity ~

This week all donations collected will go to @papilloncharity, a trusted, registered and verified charity on Hive.

We understand not everyone may want to participate in the giveaway, but may still want to donate. If that is the case, please write Donation in the memo or send $ HIVE. You can also just give directly to @papilloncharity.

~ benefactors ~

Although the draw is transparent and provably fair and the charity is a verified non-profit organization, we still feel we should mention our supporters, especially during the first few weeks to help build even more trust.

So far work on the Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway has been done by @papilloncharity who is beneficiary of the 50% donations, and @abitcoinskeptic who is helping with technical aspects of the draw. We also have @tarazkp helping as a curation advisor and delegator.

Other people with well-known Hive accounts have already agreed to endorse the giveaway initiative by the @combination account:

@traciyork, @scrooger, @uwelang, @donald.porter, @steevc, @qurator, @ewkaw, @johannpiber

If you want your name added as endorsing this initiative, please let us know!

Transfer 1 $ HBD today to @combination, to participate in the Weekly Hive Charity Giveaway for your chance to win!

Helping those in need is important, so if you can afford to share please join.

_{Disclaimer: The purpose of this initiative is to encourage donations to registered charities. Participation is optional.

More Details: @combination/the-weekly-hive-charity-giveaway-details-and-info}