OFFICIAL CONTEST

RULES VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. (EXCEPT PUERTO RICO) AND CANADA (EXCEPT QUEBEC) 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

1) CONTEST: Carrie Underwood Fan Club Message Board Moderator Contest (the “Contest”).

2) CONTEST SPONSOR: Fur Ball Inc, Sparkart Group, Inc., and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, suppliers of prizes, material and services related to this Contest (collectively, “Sponsor and its Agents”).

3) INTRODUCTION: For good and valuable consideration (including, without limitation, the possibility of publicity), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you are submitting certain design(s), illustrations, logos, artwork, photographs, videos, animation, writings, proposed product and/or brand names, idea(s), concept(s), communication(s), programming code, and/or other material(s) (the “Submission”) as part of your entry to the Contest upon the following express understandings and conditions.

4) ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the U.S. (except Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) 18 years of age or older.  Sponsor and its Agents and members of their immediate families and people living in the same household of each are not eligible.  Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Contest Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

5) TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.  NO ENTRY FEE, PAYMENT, OR PROOF-OF-PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST.

(a) Online Entries: Go to the “Contests” section of the fan club website, follow the “How to Enter” instructions, and click on the “Enter Contest” button.  If online entry is not available, please enter via email or regular mail, as described below.

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If email entry is not available, please enter via online entry, as described above, or via regular mail, as described below.

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All entries (whether submitted online, by email or mailed) must be received by Sunday February 25, 2018, 12:00 PM CT, regardless of method of entry. No facsimiles or mechanically reproduced entries (other than the electronic transmission of the online entry or entry via email) will be allowed. Limit one entry per person regardless of method of entry. In the event that there is more than one entry for the same person, Sponsor and its Agents may disqualify that person.  Each entry must be mailed in a separate outer mailing envelope. Sponsor and its Agents are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, illegible, misdirected or postage due entries. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any entry not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. Upon submission, all entries and Submissions (if applicable) become the property of Sponsor and its Agents and will not be returned.

6) CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest commences on or about Tuesday February 20, 2018 at 12:00 PM CT and ends Sunday February 25, 2018 at 12:00 PM CT. (the “Contest Period”).

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1. You acknowledge and agree that you have no right of approval or consultation with respect to Sponsor and its Agent’s use of the Submission.
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8) WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Up to ten (10) winners will be chosen, at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents, who will review and judge the Submissions privately. Winners will be notified by email on or about Tuesday March 6, 2018 and potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (where lawful) and/or Moderator Agreement within 7 days of the date of notification, in which the winner will acknowledge that the Submission is a “work for hire” and will irrevocably transfer to the Sponsor and its Agents any and all rights, title, goodwill and interest in and to the Submission, including without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks and waive all moral rights in such Submission.  If the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (where lawful) and/ or Moderator Agreement is not received within 7 days of the date of notification, the prize may be forfeited (at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents) and an alternate winner selected. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to require a potential winner to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility and help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity will not bring the Sponsor and its Agents into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion.

9) GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be

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10) PRIZES: Up to five (5) winners will be chosen to moderate the CarrieUnderwood.fm message boards, subject to the terms of the Moderator Agreement. There is no retail value associated with this prize. Sponsor and its Agents make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, performance or safety of any prize awarded. Limit of one prize per person, household and address. Prizes will be delivered only to addresses in the United States or Canada. The timing and method of delivery of the prize will be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents.  Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in the prize being forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The winner shall bear all risks of loss or damage to prize after it has been delivered. No prize substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and its Agents. Prizes may not be transferred. All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of any prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner.  If the prize includes the online posting of materials, including but not limited to photos, text, audio, video, animation, graphic art, illustration, etc., then the location and duration of such posting will be determined solely by Sponsor and its Agents.

11) GENERAL: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Contest, or for any other reason or for no reason, as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion.  In such event, Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to (but are not required to) award the prizes at random from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment or cancellation. By entering, you:  (a) agree to release the Sponsor and its Agents from all liability, injuries, loss and/or damage of any kind arising from your participation in the Contest and the acceptance, possession and use/misuse of any prize; (b) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and its Agents; and (c) give your express permission to be contacted by Sponsor and its Agents by email, mail or phone. By submitting an entry, you further consent to the use of your name, address, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material, as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to you and arising out of your participation in this Contest (with or without using your name) in any media, whether now known or hereafter invented, throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party (except if winner is a resident of Tennessee or where otherwise prohibited by law). If you are selected as a winner, prior to receiving the prize, you must agree to sign an affidavit to such effect, unless the winner is a resident of Tennessee or otherwise where prohibited by law. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the acceptance and use of his/her prize. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The Contest is governed by laws of the United States and all claims must be resolved in the United States. You further agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the appropriate California State Court located in San Francisco County, California. Should any of the provisions of the Official Contest Rules be found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severed or restricted and the remainder of the Contest Rules shall remain in full force and effect.  The failure of Sponsor and its Agents to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

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13) WINNERS LIST & OFFICIAL RULES: The user names of the winners will be posted on the News section of The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club website after eligibility is confirmed. To obtain the name of a winner, send a request via email to carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com or mail a letter request and self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club, c/o Moderator Contest P.O. Box 1346, Oakland, CA 94604. Requests must be received by Tuesday February 27, 2018. To obtain a copy of these Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address, Attn: Rules Request, Moderator Contest.

Make sure to let us know which one you made by commenting below. Don’t forget you can add a picture of your game day treat!

Spicy Louisiana Shrimp Dip

by cynholland

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup chives or minced green onions
• 1 red bell pepper minced
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
• 12 ounces SeaPak Shrimp Scampi
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 lemon zested
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 sourdough bowl

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Defrost the shrimp, drain well and chop the shrimp into 1/2 inch dice. In a large bowl add the chives, bell pepper, mayonnaise, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, shrimp, lemon juice and zest, cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce and stir until combined. Cut the top of the sourdough loaf off the bread. Scoop out the insides until the walls of the bread are 1/2 inch thick. Put the dip into the bread bowl. Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until the mixture is bubbly and the bread is nicely browned. Serve with crackers or baguette slices.

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

by caitlincarlia

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 1/2 cups carrots chopped
• 1 1/2 cups celery chopped
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 8 oz chicken flavored cooking stock
• 2 10.5 oz cans cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 1 can Pillsbury biscuits

Place chicken breasts in slow cooker, add chopped onion, carrots, celery, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper. Add cooking stock and cans of cream of chicken soup. Stir mixture. Set slow cooker to low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. 30 minutes before slow cooker is up, take out chicken breasts and shred with fork. Add the shredded chicken back in and the frozen peas and corn. Let cook for the remaining 30 minutes. Meanwhile, bake Pillsbury biscuits. Serve in a bowl with a biscuit on top and enjoy!

Meatballs

by Korkie

Ingredients:

• Italian Meatballs
• Sweet Baby Ray Original BBQ Sauce
• Welch grape jelly

Mix all together. Put in pan according to size. Bake @400 for 45 minutes.

Mini Reuben Sandwich

by MrsTrout

Ingredients:

• Party rye bread
• Swiss Cheese slices
• Corned Beef Slices (buy small pkg in meat dept.)
• Sauerkraut
• 1,000 Island Dressing

On slice of party rye bread LAYER: Swiss Cheese 1 inch square; Corned Beef 1 inch square; 1 tsp sauerkraut-drained well; 1 tsp/dab of 1,000 Island Dressing; top with Swiss Cheese 1 inch square. Place on baking pan and place under broiler until cheese melts. DEEEElicious and FAST!

Budan Ball

by Jstreet

Ingredients:

• Budan sausage
• Bread crumbs
• Eggs
• Vegetable oil

Start your oil on medium heat. Take your budan sausage and take it out of the lining and put that on a plate. Grab about a meatball size and make it in to a ball. When you do that then you role it in egg. After that the bread crums. After ou have used all the sausage, you want to put 4 at a time in the nice and hot oil. Fry them until they look golden and crispy. Then eat and enjoy!

Game Day Totchos

by Bayleymarie96

Ingredients:

• Tater Tots
• Your Choice of Cheese
• Diced Onion
• Green Onion
• Salsa
• Sour Cream
• Jalapenos
• Your Choice of Meat (I like spicy sausage)

Super Bowl Sunday is definitely a good excuse for a cheat day meal! This recipe is a spin off of your typical nachos. Replace the tortilla chips with crispy tater tots and start building! This recipe is totally customizable and with a little creativity, and your favorite ingredients, it can be made vegetarian/vegan! Just gather and prepare your preferred toppings and pile them high onto a plate of tots!

White Chocolate Crunch Delight

by Madib13

Ingredients:

• 1 package of white chocolate almond bark
• 6 cups Captain Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal
• 6 cups of Rice Crispy Cereal

Melt white chocolate almond bark and mix with 6 cups of Captain Crunch Peanut Butter cereal and 6 cups of Rice Crispy cereal. Drop a spoonful table size or larger on wax paper and let dry.

Supreme Pizza Cresent Ring

by Jen_Goss

Ingredients:

• 2 cans of Pillsbury cresent dinner rolls
• 1 cup Muir Glen organic pizza sauce
• 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup pepperoni slices
• 3 slices ham (chopped)
• 1/2 green bell pepper (chopped)
• 1/4 cup of sliced ripe black olives

Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper or silicone nonstick baking mat.
Unroll both cans of dough, separate into 8 rectangles. On ungreased cookie sheet, arrange rectangles in ring so short sides of rectangle form a 5-inch circle in center. Dough will overlap.
Spread 1 cup Muir Glen organic pizza sauce in ring close to center of dough. Top sauce with 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup pepperoni slices, 3 slices ham, chopped, 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped, and 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives.
Bring dough rectangle up over filling, tucking it under dough under bottom layer of dough to secure. Repeat around ring until entire filling is enclosed (some filling might show a little).
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and thoroughly baked. Cool 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

Layered Nacho Dip

by mhodnett6952

Ingredients:

• 1 16oz. refried beans
• 1 1.25 oz. package taco seasoning mix
• 1 6 oz. carton avocado dip
• 1 8 oz. carton sour cream
• 1 can chopped ripe olives
• 2 large diced tomatoes
• 1 small chopped onion
• 2 4oz. cans chopped green chilis
• 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 0.25 tsp. Pepper

Spread beans evenly in a 12x8x2 dish.
Mix avocado dip with lemon juice and pepper
Mix sour cream with taco seasoning
Layer remaining in order listed
Serve with large corn chips

Stuffed Chicken Dips

by Lynnadorescarrie

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless chicken Breast
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 8 slices hard salami
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Salt n pepper to taste
• 1/2 stick real butter
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup horseradish

Pound out chicken breast cut in two.
Lay cheese and hard salami (two of each) per chicken breast.
Roll up, stick with toothpicks.
Melt butter and baste chicken rolls sprinkle with garlic, salt n pepper. Then sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Place on parchment paper, on a cookie sheet.
Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes or until chickens done.
Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Mix together Horseradish and Mayo in separate bowl.
Slice chicken rolls into 1/2 in. Slices.
Dip in horseradish and mayo mixture.
Enjoy!! GO EAGLES

Crazy Good Corn Dip

by emoultrie

Ingredients:

• 1 can of yellow corn
• 1 can white corn
• 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon of chili powder
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1. preheat oven to 375 degrees 2. heat cream cheese in microwave approx. 2 mins or until spreadable 3. mix together the cream cheese, yellow corn, white corn, chili powder, garlic powder 4. heat in oven for about 30 mins, or until lightly browned on top 5. enjoy with fritos

Tortilla Rolls

by Momma Hutz

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Cream Cheese
• 1 Jalapeno – seeds out
• 1 white onion (medium)
• 8 Tortilla Rolls

Mix together Sour Cream and Cream Cheese.
Cut jalapeno and white onion into small pieces and add to creamed mixture.
Spread out evenly on tortilla rolls and roll each into tight rolls.
Refrigerate overnight
Cut into 1 inch pieces and serve with salsa sauce!
Enjoy by cheering on the Patriots

Delicious Dunkers

by Alicia_Nyman

Ingredients:

• Saltine crackers
• chocolate pudding

Take the delicious Saltine cracker and dunk it deep into the pudding, mmmmmmmmmmmm enjoy and dunk again!

Mexican Pinwheels

by B_rockin85

Ingredients:

• Cream Cheese (one package)
• Your Favorite Salsa
• Flour Tortillas (about 8)

Ok these are so simple yet delicious and Carrie could enjoy because they are vegetarian/vegan friendly! First you get your tortillas out, then you put your cream cheese in a large mixing bowl & mix your salsa in (your desired amount, I eyeball it), then once you get that mixed spread onto your tortillas and then roll up your tortillas, place in plastic wrap and cool for an hour in fridge. Once cooled take out of plastic wrap and slice your pinwheels to Desired size (I say about the size of a sushi roll) then enjoy and root on Carrie and your fav sports team!

Taco Dip

by Angel8675

Ingredients:

• Cream cheese
• Chili (no beans)
• Shredded X sharp Cheddar Cheese

Let cream cheese get a tad soft, spread in a baking dish. Pour can of chili with no beans (you can make your own chili before you add the beans), sprinkle a good amount of shredded cheese on top. Put in the microwave until Bubbly. Be careful, it will be hot. Serve with tortilla chips, I get a few different kinds. BTW, let it cool a tad, and use spatula to get out of pan.

Fiesta Quinoa Salad

by undrwdrox95

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 cups of water
• 1 can of corn (15oz)
• 1 can of black beans (15oz)
• 1 lime
• 1/2 cup diced mozzarella
• Cilantro
• Salt

Boil 1 cup of quinoa according to directions on package (or 2 cups of water per 1 cup of quinoa).
Move quinoa to bowl and let cool.
Drain and rinse corn and black beans. Add to quinoa.
Squeeze lime juice into bowl.
Add 1/2 cup diced mozzarella, adjust to taste.
OPTIONAL: Garnish with chopped cilantro and add salt to taste.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Footballs

by Katie_Brooks

Ingredients:

• Strawberries
• Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• White Chocolate Chips
• Plastic Sandwich Bag

Melt the chocolate and dip in the strawberries. Allow the chocolate to harden and then melt the white chocolate. Cut a small corner off of the baggie and put in the melted white chocolate. Use this to put the laces on the football! Enjoy!

Onion Dip

by Countryfan91

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Chopped Sweet Onion
• 1 Cup Mayo
• 1 Cup of Romano Cheese

Put the onions, cheese and Mayo in a bowl and mix together. place mixture in a bake-ware dish. Then put in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is bubbly and brown. Serve hot with crackers.

Louisiana Crawfish Bread

by Louisiana Cajun Lady

Ingredients:

• 2 cloves mince garlic
• 1 stick of Butter-needs to be butter only
• 1 Cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1Tbs Mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp. Tabasco/Hot Sauce
• 1 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 Tbs. Chopped green Onions
• 1 Tbs. Chopped Parsley
• 1 Lb. Chopped Crawfish Tails with fat
• 2 Loafs of French Bread

Combine garlic, butter, cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Tabasco/hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in a food processor. Mix until smooth. Add green onions, parsley, crawfish with fat, pulse 3 to 4 times until blended. Chill filling for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Spread filling on French bread. Bake for 20 minutes. Cut into slices. Les La Bon Temps Rouler!!

Swedish Meatballs

by Joanne

Ingredients:

• Chili Sauce
• Grape Jelly
• Meatballs

Combine chili sauce with grape jelly in crock pot. Then add Meatballs and let it cook. Stir all together. Maybe take 30 minutes total.

Cool Ranch Snack Mix

by Garbie

Ingredients:

• 3 c. Corn Chex cereal
• 3 c. Rice Chex cereal
• 1 c. pretzels
• 1 c. broken up Cool Ranch Doritos
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tbsp. Ranch seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. Dried Parsley

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss the cereals, pretzels and chips together. In a small bowl, whisk the butter and spices together then pour the sauce over the snack mix. Toss until the cereal and pretzels are completely coated. Spread mixture out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until toasted, about 10-15minutes. Let cool completely before serving.

Meet Gary Norman aka FLORNORM, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Gary and his Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Flanders, NJ, USA

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Jesus Take the Wheel

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? 10

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? 7

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? Nashville

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? Probably my age (64). I found her after she won American Idol and have followed her ever since. Such a great role model and singer.

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: Drove from NJ to Nashville on a Monday in June 2014 to see her at the Fan Club party on Tuesday. Had the best time meeting fans, watching her perform and taking pictures up close at the Opry. Watched her again at night when she performed, then drove back to NJ the next day. So much fun.

If you haven’t already, enter to be the next Featured Care Bear here.

The big game is right around the corner and we want to know what you’re cooking up. Share your favorite snack recipe below for a chance to be featured in the Care Bear Game Day Digital Cookbook.

All entries must be received by Wednesday, January 31st at 11:59PM PST to be considered and there is a limit of 1 submission per fan club member. The Digital Cookbook will then be posted on or around February 2nd so members can make each other’s recipes for the Super Bowl.

Nashville, TN – Multi-platinum superstar Carrie Underwood will open NBC’s Super Bowl LII on February 4 with a video filmed last year for her anthemic song, “The Champion,” released globally today. Underwood, who has been the face and voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football show open for the last five seasons, co-wrote “The Champion” last year with fellow songwriters Brett James, Chris DeStefano, and Christopher Bridges PKA Ludacris, who Underwood asked to collaborate on the event song produced by Jim Jonsin. NBC Sports will also incorporate “The Champion” into its coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

“When we met with Carrie last year to discuss the Super Bowl open, we each brought ideas. Carrie presented first. After she spoke, we looked at each other and said ‘that’s the one,’” said Fred Gaudelli, Executive Producer of NBC Sunday Night Football and the network’s Super Bowl LII presentation. “Later on, our Olympics producers listened to ‘The Champion’ and decided that it would be a perfect complement for our Winter Games coverage. We are excited to highlight ‘The Champion’ in two events on the global stage in February.”

“When we were writing ‘The Champion,’ our main focus was to celebrate athletes at the top of their game, but we also wanted the song to resonate with people in their everyday lives,” explains Carrie Underwood.  “We hope the lyrics will inspire people to push themselves beyond their limits to conquer anything they are trying to accomplish or overcome. There’s a champion in every single one of us!”

Ludacris says, “It was a pleasure to collaborate with Carrie for this inspirational song.”

The lyric video and playlist for “The Champion” are available now.

Underwood is currently in the studio working on her next album which will be released on Capitol Records Nashville.

Meet Melissa Reyes aka MelissaLOVE, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Melissa and her Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Corona, CA, USA

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Inside Your Heaven on the American Idol Finale!

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? 12 years now! Since day one!

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? 13!

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? Laughlin, Nevada Summer Concert 2015

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? I am a So-Cal fan! I know there’s a lot of us out here, but we don’t get to see Carrie often! I still look up to her every day for her love and adoration for God.

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: The last time I “met” Carrie was at Jimmy Kimmel for Storyteller. It was after the outdoor concert, and a few Fan Club members and myself were waiting for her in the alley with her band members (who were so sweet to us!). I had this huge mission to get Carrie to sign my boot. We waited about 20 minutes and we saw her coming our way. I quickly took off my boot, by I was so nervous because I didn’t know how she was going to react! Anxiously, I held out my boot for her to sign. She laughed and said, “Wait. Are you not wearing shoes?” I replied, “Well, no I took it off for you to sign!” She laughed so hard! It was hilarious. Then we took a selfie together: it was the best moment ever, and the greatest laugh!

If you haven’t already, enter to be the next Featured Care Bear here.

Meet Anastasia Morningstar aka morningstar13, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Anastasia and her Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Centralia, WA, USA

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Some Hearts

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? 10 years!

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? 9 and counting!

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? 7 hours to Spokane, Washington. My dream is to someday see her in Nashville.

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? One thing that sets me apart from other Carrie Underwood fans is that I got to meet Ace up close and personal and totally by accident. It was during the Play On Tour in Portland, Oregon. I am directionally challenged and we were walking around the arena and accidentally walked into the area where they park the busses. We left as soon as we realized we were not supposed to be there, but not before seeing Mina walking Ace. I was so embarrassed!

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: I am lucky enough to have many favorite Carrie Underwood related stories. I’ve gotten to meet her twice, once where she sang Don’t Forget to Remember Me during the meet and greet, meet Ace, made the band laugh, gotten many waves and points, etc.

My favorite story is when I had asked in my first meet and greet if she could dedicate Temporary Home to my mom because her dad passed away 9 days before the concert. I in no way expected her to remember this, but during the concert she saw me in the 2nd row and she did it! My mom couldn’t believe it! I was a fan of her before this moment, but she made a fan for life by her kind gesture. She is one of a kind!

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Meet Austin Reeves aka austinwashere, this week’s Featured Care Bear! Learn more about Austin and his Care Bear story below.

Where are you from? Tampa, FL, USA

What was the very first Carrie Underwood song you heard? Inside Your Heaven

How many years have you been a Carrie Underwood fan? Since the very beginning! I still to this day remember the moment when Carrie was crowned the winner on American Idol!

How many Carrie Underwood shows have you been to? Probably at least 15 or more

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Carrie Underwood show? 700 miles, to the one and only Nashville, TN!

What is one thing that sets you apart from other Carrie Underwood fans? To my friends around me, they all know I am the resident Carrie fan. Even with my family, everyone knows that she is the one musical constant in my life. I’d say what sets me apart from other fans is that Carrie has been a constant in my life from 4th grade all the way till present day. It’s like Carrie has been through all of my up and downs throughout my life.

Tell us your favorite Carrie Underwood related story: Probably my favorite Carrie story is the day that I won a Meet and Greet. Back in 2012, I was a senior in high school and I can say that it was the best day of my life. Carrie is the sweetest and is definitely so beautiful inside and out. It’s a day that I remember like it was yesterday and something I’ll remember forever!

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