Since [announcing](https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@roleerob/memorial-day-2020-remembering-and-powering-down-on-steem) I was powering "down and out" on the Steem blockchain, I have now completed it.  Today seems like a good day to Power Up some on the Hive blockchain!

<p><center><a href="https://peakd.com/hive-pud-intl/@streetstyle/hive-power-up-day-may-1-2020-official-winner-s-list-hive-blockchain-community"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/700x0/https://images.hive.blog/DQmUPP8QvZ5ZgRAqFTQFV6DUYcnsSFyzqjHj76sLvhQot7u/HivePUD_2020_July.png" target="_blank"></a></center></p>
<p><center><sup>Source: Based on @streetstyle's post on <a href="https://peakd.com/hive-pud-intl/@streetstyle/hive-power-up-day-may-1-2020-official-winner-s-list-hive-blockchain-community" target="_blank">HivePUD</a> for May 2020</sup></center></p>

@streetstyle began the PUD (<u>P</u>ower-<u>U</u>p <u>D</u>ay) "movement" a long time ago and carried it forward, through the creation of the Hive blockchain, to the referenced post above for the HivePUD of May 1st.  There has always been a month contest associated with it, to encourage participation.

<u>Simple eligibility rules</u>:
1. Reputation score less than 70 👍 🙂
2. Reputation score greater than 39 👍 🙂
3. Power Up HIVE on 1 July 2020 👍 🙂
4. Post about your HivePUD on 1 July 2020, with the tag #hivepud 👍 🙂<br><br>

Here is my Power Up executed a short time ago:

<p><center><a href="https://hiveblocks.com/tx/33a7ef9f6c60601188828b79cf8940f138f3cb60"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/400x0/https://images.hive.blog/DQmYdbEuTh3azfsGe9BnY4RkiQsqKeUSB9ZpvQS1kcEenoK/image.png" target="_blank"></a></center></p>
<p><center><sup>Source: HivePUD <a href="https://hiveblocks.com/tx/33a7ef9f6c60601188828b79cf8940f138f3cb60" target="_blank">transaction</a> on HiveBlocks</sup></center></p>

This represents a Hive Power increases of +10%.  Not too bad!  But ...  There is an additional part of #1:

1. More than 100 Hive Power but *less than* 8,000 Hive Power 👋 ...<br><br>

Ohhh well ...  I met that requirement, as well, until converting STEEM to HIVE.  But, that is okay.  This contest is to encourage members of our community to join in doing their small parts to collectively help add value overall to our Hive blockchain.

And also to create a thriving "middle class" on it! 👍

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@traciyork has been thoughtful enough, for the sake of the Hive blockchain, to keep this contest going.  She explains [here](https://peakd.com/hivepud/@traciyork/announcement-post-hive-power-up-day-july-1st-2020) what little she knows of the absence of @streetstyle of late.  And [here](https://peakd.com/hivepud/@traciyork/welcome-to-streetstyle-s-hivepud-hive-power-up-day-for-july-1st-2020) is her official HivePUD post published earlier today.

While I know you were helped by many others (and I would fail in getting them all acknowledged correctly ...), thank you for doing this Traci!

<p><center><a href="https://peakd.com/hivepud/@traciyork/welcome-to-streetstyle-s-hivepud-hive-power-up-day-for-july-1st-2020"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/TjqJA4ghkRJyBSUN3e/giphy.gif"></a></center></p>
<p><center><sup>Source: @traciyork's post on <a href="https://peakd.com/hivepud/@traciyork/welcome-to-streetstyle-s-hivepud-hive-power-up-day-for-july-1st-2020" target="_blank">HivePUD</a> for July 2020</sup></center></p>

<p><center>________________________</center></p><br>

So with that, I have done my small part, along with many of you, to help our Hive blockchain along on its merry way.

Let's all look forward to what will soon be coming in Hard Fork 24!  The details sound promising.  And who knows, maybe then the long-promised wonders and benefits of SMTs will not be too far behind?

Until "next time," all the best to you for a better tomorrow, as we all __*work*__ together to build up our Hive Communities and add increasing value to our Hive blockchain!  &#128077; &#128522;

Respectfully, 
Hive Blogger @roleerob

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Posted using [PeakD](https://peakd.com) and *“immutably enshrined”* in the Hive blockchain on [Wednesday, 1 July 2020!](https://hiveblocks.com/tx/2185ad3f46108825ae5c1a0f62ba9c7f79226653)

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In a foolish "timing is everything" move, chose to execute my 1st SPUD power-up of +600 STEEM in the "eye of the storm," <em>after</em> SF 22.2 and <em>before</em> the Sun takeover ...

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