Update 4 11/14: Congratulations to our winner, @winterhart! A $25 donation was made to DAV Charitable Service Trust. There's also a new Twitter giveaway that was just announced for a $300 American Express gift card.

Update 3 11/14: We are still waiting to hear back from the winner. The name of the winner and the charity donated to will be announced when we hear back from the winning person. Please check your Twitter Direct Messages to see if you won!

Update 2 11/14: We have just contacted our Veterans Day giveaway contest winner. We'll announce their name when we hear back from them. They’ll get a $25 charitable donation made in their name. It will go toward a veteran’s organization. Please be sure to check your Twitter DM, because it could be you! Contest updates are also being posted to Facebook.

Update 1 11/14: Special appreciation for to each of our Twitter friends who tweeted to enter our special Veterans Day giveaway contest on 11/11 for a chance to win a $25 charitable donation benefiting a veterans organization. We will select a winner today (11/14).
Check our Twitter stream (@BeFrugal) for more updates.

Today is a very special day: Veterans Day.  Many businesses and organizations are showing their appreciation with freebies and discounts.

Please show your support with a free tweet. When you donate a tweet today 11/11/2011, you’ll be entered in our contest.

If you win, we’ll make a $25 charitable contribution in your name to aid a veteran’s organization.

We’ll select one winner at random on Monday, 11/14/2011 from all the entries made today, 11/11/2011 before 12:00 midnight.

Participating is simple:

1. Be sure you are following us (@BeFrugal) so we can contact you through direct message if you win.
2. Just post a tweet containing “#DonateATweet for #VeteransDay” and please also include either #FF or #FollowFriday as a hashtag with our Twitter handle (@BeFrugal).

Here is an example: #DonateATweet for #VeteransDay #FollowFriday @BeFrugal

Rules
Entry: Maximum of 1 entry per person.
Eligibility: Must be 18 or older to enter. Void where prohibited by law.
Winner selection: One winner will be selected at random on 11/14 from all entries made before midnight ET on 11/11.
Claiming prize: We will send a Direct Message to the winner requesting contact information. Winner must respond within 10 days, or a new winner will be randomly selected. For full contest terms and conditions, see here.
Prize awarded will be a $25 charitable contribution to aid a veteran’s organization made in the name of the winner.

You can also check out our new blog post, How to Invest your Time this Veterans Day, for suggestions and ideas on how to celebrate this special day.