#GiveAllTheThings: Lions.

UPDATE: This contest is now closed! With 19 qualifying comments and 5 Lennys to give away, those were pretty good odds! Congrats to the winners:

Redhead Living: My daughter would love Lenny. He would be a purrfect mate for Rufus!

K's Mom/Tamara: Lenny would be purr-fect for my 10 year-old T1D daughter who has been wanting Lenny for a very long time. He would be her "mane" guy! :)

Laura: Doh! I'm not lion when I say my then 11 yr old did not get a Lenny!

Julie L: My T1 daughter LOVES stuffed animals- I'm not LION! She also had a Medtronic pump- and I'm not LION about that either! Thanks for the grrrreeaat give away!! (oh yeah, that's Tony the Tiger)

Megan: I'm not lion when I say I did not get Lenny when I got my pump.

Please email me at textingmypancreas (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address, and I will forward your info onto Medtronic for shipping!

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It's time to wrap up week one of Give All The Things... I'll be back at it on Monday with some stuff that's sure to please your favorite grown-up PWDs! But first, onto today's "Things":

Products: Five Lenny the Lion stuffed animals!

Made possible by: Medtronic Diabetes

Why you want this: Lenny the Lion is the children’s diabetes ambassador sponsored by Medtronic. He has diabetes, wears an insulin pump and teaches kids how to lead a strong and active lifestyle like him – and not to let diabetes hold them back! Some of his activities include hosting the Junior Cup Diabetes soccer tournament in Europe, attending diabetes camps, walks and expos, and the development of his very own mobile app, "Carb Counting with Lenny".

In addition, Lenny helps children brand new to pump therapy learn about inserting an infusion set. Every child 12 years or younger who goes on the Medtronic insulin pump for the first time, and is brand new to insulin pump therapy, receives their very own Lenny stuffed animal at training. Lenny has areas on his body to practice putting infusion sets in and comes with a guide to infusion set placement. You can find him on his website: www.lenny-diabetes.com.

You may also have seen him on my shelf during a video or two:

original video found here

Note that the five I'm giving away are not the Build-a-Bear Lennys, but the "original" version. Build-a-Bear clothes won't fit these little guys.

To enter today's giveaway contest: Leave your best lion/cat pun in the comments section below (for example, "I want a Lenny be-claws he's awesome", or "Lenny is the cat's meow"... get creative, you guys) before 5:00pm CST today. I'll update this post right after 5:00 with the names of the five winners. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, and is intended for people with diabetes and their caregivers.

Good luck!

For more information on what "Give All The Things" is about, visit the original post.