Thursday, February 24, 2011

Asking for a favor from all my local families :)

We just found out that the orphanage director was pleased with our interest in Manasa (the one year old girl in India that has spina bifida and needs a home), but wants to see our homestudy ASAP, so we are trying our best to get it done quickly.  Anyhow, I was trying to think of some fundraiser ideas for all the fees (aprox. $25,000 total, but not all at once) and thought of having a big garage sale. If anyone has things around their house they were going to donate anyway, I'd love to take them off your hands for a big garage sale to earn money towards the adoption. I can come pick everything up. We will be having it April 15th and 16th. I won't have tax right-off forms, but I will have lots of thankful smiles :). Also, if anyone has an ideas for fundraising for me, please let me know :).


Madi and Grammy at one of Conner's preschool parties
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7 comments:

  1. Andy and KiaraFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    That's exciting, Jamie! Do you have an agency that works with that particular orphanage, or how did you hear directly from the orphanage director?

    Fundraising ideas: puzzle fundraiser, anything you love to make and could sell, pledge babysitting or handyman work (or anything, really), a raffle using donated items from friends and family. You can google more ideas, but those come to mind right now. :)

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  2. JamieFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    We are working with Jo from Wacap and she e-mailed me today with the information :). Thanks for all the great ideas!

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  3. JessicaFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    So exciting!! I can't wait to follow your journey!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    thank you for sharing your story, i am from the uk and also have a little girl with spina bifida, i started up a charity to help those in my area. i have posted your blog on my facebook page, it is nice to know you are not alone, my name is elizabeth greathead hornsby and i am 27 my daughter is called lexi she is 19 months old now and has a lypomyelomeningocele but not the hydrocephalus, she also has a haemangeoma covering the base of her spine, my email is e.lizzie@hotmail.co.uk and the website of my charity "hantsability" is www.hampshireball.co.uk, i will be following your blog and wish you all the best,

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  5. JamieMarch 15, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    What a cool thing to do!! Your charity looks awesome!

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  6. The World of VineetMay 10, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    Hi! This is Jacqueline from India.I just happened to pass by your blog via some links.Its beautiful and I would love to follow your blog as I myself have a 13 yo SB kid.But I found no such link.Can you help me out? Thanks.:)

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  7. JamieMay 10, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    I realized I didn't have a place to enter your email address to follow, but I do now :). It's on the right hand side. Nice to "meet" you!!!

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