According to the American Heart Association, one in three children in the U.S. are overweight or obese (AHA 2012 Statistical Fact Sheet). SUBWAY® restaurants are working to combat this problem by bringing the Minute to Fitness program to the Seattle area. On Friday, May 11, 2012, SUBWAY® restaurants and Virginia Mason Medical Center representatives will lead children at John Stanford International Elementary School in fitness activities and entertaining 60-second challenges. This is all in celebration of National Fitness month – which happens each May!

Subway wants to give one Centsible In Seattle reader a $100 Subway gift card to help your family eat healthy too!

My family just ate at Subway last night after a day at the lake. There were so many $5 Footlong choices, that we all found something we loved. When you look at the calorie and fat difference (printed nicely on their napkins), compared to fast food burger joints – I felt great about what I fed my family too – and mom got the night off of cooking. Plus it was just plain delicious!

This giveaway will end on Sunday, 5/20, at 9pm pst.

The winners will be drawn at random and announced on the blog.  I will also email the winners. The winners will have 48 hours to contact me, otherwise a new winner will be drawn. US residents only & you must be 18 yrs or older to enter the giveaway. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook in any way.

Here’s how to enter this giveaway::

1st Entry (required entry): Leave a comment sharing ideas on how your family stays active this summer.

Extra Entries : (make sure these are all separate comments, with a comment for each entry)

2) Share this giveaway (on Facebook, Twitter, or with one of the share buttons below) and then leave a comment here saying how you shared!

3) Leave a comment here saying you “like” the Thrifty NW Mom Facebook page (on this post – not on Facebook! )

You can also enter our second $100 Subway card giveaway over at Thrifty NW Mom, for maximum chances of winning!

Disclosure: Subway sponsored this giveaway, and provided the gift cards that will be given to  a Thrifty NW Mom winner randomly chosen.  All opinions are 100% mine. See our disclosure policy  for more details.

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Rue La La is back with their offer for a FREE $10 credit to their site for new customers.  If you’re new to the popular sample site, Rue La La, if you sign up now, you will receive a $10 credit to your account within 48 hours. This $10 new member credit is available thru May 14th.

You can use this new member credit to get a $40 voucher to Enoteca in Seattle for only $10! Sip on wine, snack on small plates — it’s time for the ultimate unwind.

To get the Enoteca deal:

• Sign up for a free account with Rue La La.
• Go to Local deals on the top tab and then select Seattle.
• Select the $40 voucher to Enoteca for $20.
• Apply your $10 new member credit, and pay only $10 for the $40 voucher!

Fine Print:

Promotion Period: May 4 through December 31, 2012, unless prohibited by law.
Value During Promotion Period: $40.
Value After Promotion Period: $20 (Paid Value), subject to applicable laws.
Validity: Valid for dine-in only. Not valid for happy hour specials. Limited to 10 offers per person, one offer per table.

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Enter to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Wild Waves (a $170 value)! Two winners will be selected to get one 4-pack of tickets each. Multiple entries allowed!

Wild Waves has lots of new and exciting things planned for 2012, so this would be a great summer to “Go Wild” with Wild Waves!  You can enter at Thrifty NW Mom.

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Win a $50 Gift Certificate to be used on Goldstar.com when you enter by Monday, 5/7.

Goldstar offers your favorite events at steeply discounted prices. Goldstar even offers FREE tickets for various local events fairly often! Other examples of current event offerings include : AMC Movie Tickets, Cruises, Teatro ZinZani Kids Circus, Seattle Storm Tickets, Argosy Cruises, Cirque du Soleil in Portland and much more!  You can find a full list of offerings at Goldstar.com here to get an idea of what this $50 gift certificate can get you.

Find more details, or enter to win at Thrifty NW Mom here.

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Its the first of the month, and that means a free cupcake from Cupcake Royale with Espresso purchase. This months free flavor is Margarita.

You will need this coupon to get your free cupcake!  Good today only, 5/1.

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Giveaway – One FREE Night At The Hotel Monaco Seattle

The Hotel Monaco in Seattle is a luxury boutique hotel, that is one of my favorite local Seattle hotel spots. They have generously offered to give one Thrifty NW Mom reader a gift certificate for a FREE nights stay with them!

The Hotel Monaco Seattle has recently gone through a full renovation, and each of its 189 rooms has been redone. One winner will be able to enjoy a free nights stay, and enjoy the plush pillow top beds, luxury bath amenities, lavish animal print bath robes, and more. The hotel is located in the heart of Downtown Seattle’s shopping and restaurant district, so there is plenty do in walking distance. Guest can enjoy a hosted wine hour each evening from 5pm to 6pm , complimentary coffee and tea in the lobby from 6am to 10am, 24 fitness center, Kids amenities, and more.

You can find all of the giveaway details, and enter over at Thrifty NW Mom!

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Tiffany’s Skate Inn in Puyallup is offering free skating this weekend, from Friday May 4th – Sunday May 6th!

FREE skating admission will include regular skate rental, and is being offered to anyone who donates a jar of peanut butter. So, if you’d like FREE admission for your whole family – make sure to bring a jar of peanut butter for each member of your family!

Find all of the details on this free skating event at Thrifty NW Mom!

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Jen (right) and I (left), at one of our favorite Seattle Photo Op locations – Queen Anne

As I am sure many of you have noticed, the deals have slowed down at Centsible In Seattle this past month. The reason is that I have been busy working on some behind the scenes changes. I am excited to announce that I have partnered with Jen Dotson from Thrifty NW Mom.

Jen started Thrifty NW Mom back in January 2009 and it has grown these past few years into a large site, that Jen felt would benefit from a partnership. Jen and I have been working closely together over the past few years, as I contributed to the Thrifty NW Mom posts. We both have a passion for providing information on the Best of the Northwest when it comes to deals, coupons, frugal fun, and anything else we feel falls under the frugal living and money saving umbrella. I was excited when Jen asked me to come on board as a full time partner at the Thrifty NW Blog as I truly believe that the partnership will help us provide you much higher quality content, on a more frequent basis!

What does this mean for Centsible In Seattle? Well it means that the focus will be changed. We will be providing specific Puget Sound area deals on Centsible In Seattle, rather then the larger quantity of deals I was previously sharing. For all of the rest of the deals (and much more), please join Jen and I over at Thrifty NW Mom! I have enjoyed hearing from each one of you who have sent emails, comments and other interactions, and I hope to continue to hear from you. Your input has been invaluable, and your support so encouraging!

I invite you to continue to follow ALL of our deals by:

• Subscribing to the Thrifty NW Mom daily deals via reader of your choice or email.
• Following Thrifty NW Mom on Facebook
• Staying in touch via Twitter
• Bookmarking the Thrifty NW Blog

To kick off May with a bang, we will be providing you lots of great opportunities to win some fun prizes. We will launch a week of giveaways, starting tomorrow, May 1, including local favorites like:

• Wild Waves Tickets
• A Day At The Pike Place Market
• A Night At the Seattle Hotel Monaco
• and much more, so stay tuned for those opportunities to be posted tomorrow!

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Kids Bowl Free is once again offering 2 FREE bowling games per child for every day this summer!

This program is available for 2 FREE games per day all summer for up to 6 children per family.  They work with participating bowling centers all over the country to provide this free program (you will have to pay for shoes in most areas, some bowling alleys include shoes – but you will have to check directly with the bowling alley to find that out).

Family Pass are also available, for parents to bowl with the kids. You pay just $24.95 for up to 4 family members to get 2 FREE bowling games a day all summer.

How it Works:

• Head to the Kids Bowl Free website & register your kids for the program. Even if you have been signed up each year, you will need to re-register them for the free bowling passes again this year.
• Once you’ve signed up, click on your state to see the participating location near you & when they will start the program.
• You will then start receiving emails at the start of the week (I think I always received them on Sundays) & you can print off the coupons to head into the bowling alley to get your 2 FREE games per child.

There is also the AMF Free Summer Bowling program available, that we posted on previously.

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Hey Woodland Park Zoo fans The Rainy Day discount is ON for today, Wednesday April 25th. That means you will save 50% off your visit today! You will need to download this zoo coupon to get the savings.

The Woodland Park Zoo offers special discounts just for rainy days. On select days that they determine will be lower attendance based on the weather forecast & projected attendance, they will offer the Rainy Day discount, which is 50% off admission for up to 4 people per coupon.

Need more tips on how to save while at the Zoo. You can read my review of our trip to Woodland Park Zoo here, and how we saved.

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