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Adoption Fundraisers Report April 2013

Over the past several months fundraisers have been my part time job.  Asking for money is not something that we like to do, or want to do, but when two of your children born of your heart are waiting for you across the ocean, we will do whatever it takes in order to reach them!  Thank you for understanding that we aren't trying to overwhelm you with pleas for money, but we are trying to thank you for your donations by giving you the benefits of enjoying the products and services offered by the fundraisers.  A win-win we'll call it.  Great deals, goods, and services for you and finances for us to get one step closer to bringing our children home to their forever family.  Most importantly, a wonderful opportunity for you to join along side of us in helping us to reach these children and bring them home!  And we deeply thank you!!!

Here are the blessings that we have received thus far by way of fundraisers and givings.  We also hope that this report can be helpful to other adoptive families in gathering ideas for fundraising for their mission to adopt!  Thank you all, big and small, for your help and support.  Every cent counts! Every prayer is heard!

E-bay Sales*                       $800.00
Coin jars                            $450.00 (on-going)
Just Love Coffee                  $84.00 (on-going)
Cup Cake Sale                   $970.00
Tastefully Simple Sale          $400.00
Easter Photo Shoot             $450.00
Sherwin Williams Raffle          $65.00
Benefit Concert and here  $1,900.00
Necklace Sales                    $600.00  (current fundraiser)
Donations                         $1,495.00
                          Total:     $ 7,214.00

Going on now (April and early May 2013)...Scentsy sale www.sisterscents.scentsy.us and click to the fundraiser party on the left.

Coming soon...."Benefit on the Lawn" Chick-fil-A event with great food, live music, inspirational speakers, games, raffle baskets, give-a-ways, and fun!  Sat. May 4th 6-8 p.m. 715 Memorial Ave. Cumberland, MD. All welcome!  Free admission! Bring your favorite lawn chair!  Check out this link for more info.

DAY AFTER EVENT UPDATE: Read about how this amazing, God honoring event went here. 
           
*e-bay sales of household items, toys, clothes, etc. and the biggest ticket was a mink coat donated to us by my aunt. It went to the Ukraine for $200.00!

 James 1:17 "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."   

 We are so very grateful and stand in amazement of God's hand on us through this journey to adopt!  Praise to God and His works, not of ourselves, but by Him.  


THANK YOU FOR HELPING!!
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