Tuesday, September 17, 2013

May I Have an ENVELOPE Please? PART 1

We are beginning a new fundraiser and are incredibly excited at the potential it has for bringing our boy home!  It’s easy to be involved and be part of making an AMAZING difference!  We began our adoption process needing to save and raise $28,600 of the over $41,000 in adoption expenses!  We have raised just over $10,000 thus far!  God is good!  If you are unable to participate, would you consider sharing it with someone?  Thank you for your consideration!


**WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE AN ENVELOPE**

We have 150 numbered envelopes (#1-#150) that we're hoping will be claimed.

Here's what will happen when you say "YES" and claim an envelope:
1. You request a specific envelope number based on the amount you would like to donate.  (For example, if you request envelope #37, you'd be donating $37.)  You can also request a range, like numbers 10-20 or 50-60, and we will randomly pull one envelope from those available within that range.  We will either mail or bring you the envelope, and you place the coordinating dollar amount inside.
2. The checks will be made payable to our church, Macedonia Baptist.
*You can donate the money as an individual or get a group to join you – Sunday School class,
  friends, homeschool or community group, co-workers, etc!  Eleven people donating just ONE dollar
  can claim the #11 envelope!  Please note:  if you claim an envelope as a group, the person who
  submits your donation is responsible for dividing the prize should your name be pulled in the
  drawing.  :)
3.  For claiming an envelope and donating, we will enter your name into a give-away for various goodies, including the GRAND PRIZE of your choice – $300 or iPad mini!!
     - You will receive an additional entry for every $20 increment of your donation! 
     - You will receive an entry if you go to our facebook page and share our post regarding this
        fundraiser!!  (Jon AndChristella Hudson)

+For the give-away to take place, we need to have at least 100 of the envelopes claimed, so tell your friends!  The more who know, the more envelopes that will be claimed!  As long as 100 envelopes are returned, the give-away will take place on December 20th – Merry Christmas!

****FOR THE AMAZING PART...If all 150 envelopes are claimed, we'll raise over $11,000!!!****
 
We pray you’ll say “yes” and help the fatherless!  EVERY SINGLE envelope MATTERS! 
Thank you so much for considering this!


HERE IS THE CURRENT PRIZE LIST FOR OUR DEC. 20TH GIVE-AWAY:



Monday, September 16, 2013

Tumbleweed Toss!

 
TUMBLEWEED Restaurant has been especially helpful in spreading the word about our fundraiser.  They printed flyers and advertised the event in the restaurant, broadcast the fundraiser on local radio, and even displayed our road signs to attract more attention!  Special thanks to Charlie Moss and the Owensboro management team for their dedication and excitement!  This delicious fundraiser fetched
$46!
 
Every bit counts, and our total saved and raised thus far is now over $10,000!  Our generous and kind friend, Gordon Wilkerson, offered to take our family to dinner at Tumbleweed for the fundraiser!  How thoughtful was that?!  Unfortunately, little Myley was not feeling well, so she and I stayed home.  We did have a wonderful Tumbleweed dinner delivered to us, however!  YUM!  In the pic below, the table to the left was also there supporting us - new friends, the Howard Family!
 
 THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming out and offering your support!!
 


Thursday, September 5, 2013

McDonald's Mania!

 
While I know it is not my strong suit, I vow to keep this blog entry short! 
THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who came out to support the McDonald's fundraiser event, and to those of you who tried to make it but could not.  Many of you went through the drive-thru, so I know we did not see everyone, but we sincerely appreciate your support.  This is a prime example of many people doing something simple, that ends up helping exponentially!
 
McDonald's Grand Total:
$421!!  Sha-wow!





 
We have another fundraiser next Thursday, and just want to emphasize that we do not expect every person to be able to attend every single event.  I hope it's not a bother to receive an email or facebook invite, we just never know when an event might be a convenient opportunity for you to help.  :)