Giveaway Fundraiser Success

Our final orphanage fundraiser has come to a close and Craig and I are simply amazed at the generosity we experienced from 26 donors including family, friends, and even strangers. The chip-in through Paypal met our goal of $440. I have also received an additional $135 in checks/cash and verbal commitments for yet another $80. All these funds combined add up to $655. Our sincerest thanks go out to everyone who contributed and spread the word and to those who donated items for the giveaway, making this fundraiser successful beyond our wildest expectations.

We have held four fundraisers in the last 13 months and have collected a total of $1215 for our children’s orphanages. As you can imagine, this money goes a long way in buying supplies. With the success of this last event, we will even be able now to ask each orphanage director if she has any larger, more expensive item(s) she would like us to purchase for the children in her care.

Yesterday my little nephews helped me by drawing the winners from our entry jar. As you can see, no cheating allowed:

Congratulations to these lucky thirteen:

1) $15 Coldstone Creamery gift card – Casie S. of NC

2) Home Made Simple: Fresh Ideas to Make Your Own – Jessica & John S. of IN

3) Handmade greeting cards by Josie Virgin-Crowe – Marcy L. of AL

4) Sauces of Cincinnati Sampler – Amie H. of NC

5) Handmade glass paperweight by Yuri Okamoto – Dimitrina P. of OH

6) $10 Graeter’s Ice-cream gift card – Mary Beth M. of OH

7) P&G Beauty Sampler – Jason M. of IN

8) The Connected Child & Raising Adopted Children – Ann P. of MN

9) Photograph Where the Rocks Gather by Josie Virgin-Crowe – Sue S. of AL

10) P&G Home Sampler – Kathy K. of IN

11) Handmade greeting cards by LitBit Greetings – Robin S. of NC

12) Scrapbooking kit from Colorbok – Lucy C. of NJ

13) Photograph Linger by Josie Virgin-Crowe – Elizabeth S. of OH

Expect to see your prizes in your mailboxes soon!