Wow! What an amazing few weeks we have had! The support from our community, family, friends and even some outstanding strangers has left us in shock! We set a goal a few weeks ago with the help of an anonymous donors matching funds and by the time the smoke cleared (from my sweet dance moves) we reached our goal. We are completely overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and support from all of you! Turning in our payment to VOTO was an unbelievable feeling! To know that we are that much further along in the process truly makes this feel just a little more real!
Before I go on though we need to thank some people...The staff and students of Brandon Valley for thinking of us and supporting us with Dancing With The Staff! It was a blast! Thank you to the many people that supported us with our matching funds drive and especially to our Anonymous Donor!! What a blessing you are! And a big thank you to the many people that have stood beside us on this journey and watched it unfold in only ways that God could think up!
Now down to some exciting stuff and updates! In just two short weeks Anne and I will be traveling to Montrouis, Haiti to visit the Giving Hope Rescue Mission (Facebook Like them). We will have an opportunity to meet the children and staff and get to spend some very special time with them!! It will be an amazing time for us and one that will provide some out of this world experiences I am sure. If I had time to write a book I would tell you about all of the unbelievable things that have happened to make this trip a reality and why we are so excited for it! Please stop by or give a call for the details if you are interested! We won't disappoint you, promise!
Along with that we are praying that our paperwork will miraculously make it into the doors of the Haiti Offices! It is an up and down time for them but we have high expectations that God has got this one taken care of also! Once we make it into IBESR we will be "official" and the games begin!! That is when we start the next phase of this crazy journey and put even more Faith in God to do his thing!
It may sound crazy but our fundraising is going to be an ongoing thing for a little while yet. There are fees all throughout this process and although we have covered a huge percentage of them already we are trying to be prepared for anything that Haiti may throw at us. Between future payments, travel costs and "closing fees" we expect we will need around $4,000 to $6,000. And with the every lingering possibility of a certain young boy becoming available we need to be prepared as well. We have a start but also have a few super simple ways for you to help if you are interested. Check them out below...
Garage Sale- May 9-11- Our garage is quickly filling up but if you have any items just laying around you would like to get rid of please let us know! We will be having a free will garage sale with the hopes that people will support our mission. The boys will also be selling popcorn and lemonade which they are pumped about! And a good friend of ours has given us some golf accessories to sell so please come check things out also. Our address is 1612 River Oak Ave in Brandon.
THIS NEXT ONE IS HUGE AND AWESOME AND EASY AND UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Pure Charity- This may be the easiest way in the world to help out! Do you enjoy shopping? How about shopping online? Then we have got the ticket for you!!!! When you register with Pure Charity the businesses that you order from online donate a portion of your purchase to the charity of your choice. We have have set up a link to the right-----> that will take you to our site. You simply sign up, choose to follow our fundraiser and then when you make purchases those businesses donate a small amount. Old Navy, Gap, Best Buy, Verizon, Nike, Walmart, Home Depot, Target...You name it and it is probably on there. You really don't have to do anything other than register. It is that easy and you get to feel even better about your shopping experience! If you have any questions please let us know. But also please SHARE our page with your friends, family and facebook world!! Together we can shop our way to Haiti!!
God Bless!
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