Welcome to the Pay It Forward Curation Contest, sponsored by the PIFC community you will find at @pifc!  There you will "meet" a dedicated group of fellow Steemians hard at work on a [weekly contest](https://steempeak.com/payitforward/@pifc/starting-2019-with-a-bonus-week-39-pay-it-forward-curation-contest).  Our goal is to find and encourage under-valued contributors of great content to our Steem blockchain.

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To be selected, your post needs to have a minimum of 200 words of high quality, original content.  And your reputation cannot be above 55.  Pretty simple!

If you are reading this, perhaps we are looking for or have already found __*you*__.  &#128522;

So, let's get started!  My two entries for this week are:

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#  Selection #1:  &#x2B50;  @nurseanne84 (9.551 SP)  &#x2B50;
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We all like to read "feel good" stories and what better subject than love!

This is what drew my attention to my first selection  - @nurseanne84.  Drawn by the title of her post - [On love](https://steempeak.com/dogsofsteemit/@nurseanne84/on-love), I wanted to see what she had to say.

Glad I did!

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<p><center><sup>(Click the image to <a href="https://steempeak.com/dogsofsteemit/@nurseanne84/on-love" target="_blank">visit</a> this post.)</sup></center></p>

In this special story of love, she had this to say:

> *"... the whole experience seem to transform me.I feel that I am a different person. I never even thought or expected that I am capable of loving and giving that much to someone that I would gladly drop everything."*

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I have intentionally left out the details, so as not to spoil it!  You will be glad to see what she has to say about this important topic.

In her introductory [post](https://steempeak.com/firstpost/@nurseanne84/introduceyourse), we learn her name is Anne, she works as a nurse, and is from southeast Asia.  

Starting in August, she has done a nice job of steadily posting good quality content to our Steem blockchain.   An under-valued Steemian well worth supporting!

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#  Selection #2: &#x2B50;  @digi-me (80.165 SP)  &#x2B50;
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As we in the PIFC community know, it takes a lot of work to find good content being produced by under-valued Steemians.  I had spent about 3 hours drawing a blank, when I had a random thought to just check out some who had recently upvoted my posts.  You know, see what I could do to return the favor ... &#128077;

Which brought me to my second selection  - @digi-me.  I was really intrigued by the title and picture of her post  - [ARGENTINA # 1 – walking through the «City of the Dead» in Buenos Aires](https://steempeak.com/travel/@digi-me/argentina-1-walking-through-the-city-of-the-dead-in-buenos-aires).  So, I decided to read it.

While the topic may be a little unusual, I am always drawn to the quality of the effort to produce a post.  She did a very nice job on this one! &#128077;

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<p><center><sup>(Click the image to <a href="https://steempeak.com/travel/@digi-me/argentina-1-walking-through-the-city-of-the-dead-in-buenos-aires" target="_blank">visit</a> this post.)</sup></center></p>

As a traveler, she is providing us with a lot of pictures and stories about what she is experiencing:

> *"The cemetery, Cementerio de la Recoleta has to be one of the most beautiful cemeteries I have ever seen. It certainly has some extraordinary graveyards. It looks like a city within the city. A «city of the dead» within the city of the living. It has cobblestone streets lined with tombs. The place houses around 6.400 beautiful mausoleums. I thought an hour was enough, but realized I spend several hours wandering around through the streets. There are so many beautiful tombs. Lots of details to study. Some look like Gothic chapels. Others as Greek temples. The people burried here, are burried in style! Notable Argentinians are resting here. Among them are politicians, 26 Argentine presidents and army generals, among other prominent people."*

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There is lot of very interesting detail to all she experienced in this unusual place.  A lot of history.  I think you'll enjoy reading through it!

Only at the end of reading through it myself, did I find her hard work on it had won her a coveted Curie award!  True story.  In looking through all of her effort in her blog, though, she is well deserving of the recognition.

I don't think her feelings will be hurt to add a little more ... &#128521;

At the end of her post, she signs off as Ulla from Norway.  I was not successful in finding an introductory post from her, but spending time on her blog, she appears to have traveled to a great many places!  If you love "seeing" places through the eyes of another, I think you'll enjoy reading Ulla's posts.  She does very good work!

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Thank you for investing your time to read through this post.  If you haven't already, please visit the posts highlighted above and encourage these fellow Steemians in their efforts.  I wish them every success in their future efforts!

A big “shout out” and a sincere “thank you” to our judges for this week’s contest - @lynncoyle1, @tryskele, @headchange, and @viking-ventures!  And to our great sponsors - @thehoneys, @bengy, @andrewharland, @el-nailul, @stever82, @thedarkhorse, and __*@josephsavage!*__

All the best to you for a better tomorrow, as we all work together to build our Steem Community!  &#128077; &#128522;

Respectfully, 

Steemian @roleerob 

Posted using [SteemPeak](https://steempeak.com) and  *“immutably enshrined in the blockchain”* on Tuesday, 1 January 2019!

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##### Interested to know how I found this community and why I support it?  The following post tells you the story:

*  [Chapter Two:  My “Journey” and the Pay It Forward Community](https://steemit.com/steem/@roleerob/chapter-two-my-journey-and-the-pay-it-forward-community)
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###### If you have found this post to be of interest, the PIFC team would love to have you join us.  Here are some posts to help you in making your decision:

*  [@PIFC's 1st Post:](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@pifc/account-builder-post-1)  The beginning of a Steem movement flowing from the tireless efforts of @thedarkhorse and all of those who consistently and faithfully work alongside him to build up our Steem blockchain.
* [@PIFC's Latest Update Post:](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@thedarkhorse/from-contest-to-community-the-pay-it-forward-movement-c87247df84ae6est)  The "latest word" on how well this movement is doing, through the eyes of @thedarkhorse,  along with details about the judges and curators helping make it happen!
* [@PIFC's Latest Financial Post:](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@pifc/continued-growth-f47ea047d6aefest)  For transparency and accountability, the latest from @thedarkhorse on the @pifc account's financial status.
* [@viking-ventures' post](https://steemit.com/curation/@viking-ventures/how-to-get-curated-de497b5b666afest) on Curation:  Help from one of the dedicated PIFC team members on writing great Steem content.

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###### Entries from previous weeks:

*  [Week 23]( https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-23)
*  [Week 24](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-24)
*  [Week 25](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-25)
*  [Week 26](https://steemit.com/hf20/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-26-then-boom-hf20)  Then Boom! HF20 impact edition …
*  [Week 26](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-26)
*  [Week 30](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-30)
*  [Week 32](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-32)
*  [Week 34](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@roleerob/entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-34)

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