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Friday, June 11, 2010

Adoption Raffle


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Have I ever told you that I suffer from OCP?  

Obsessive.
Compulsive. 
Planning.

It's a gift and a curse.

So now, as promised, I will tell you about the latest plan I have concocted.

As I said yesterday, Nathan {and Beau} and I are beginning the adoption process.  We have amazing, incredible, generous, wonderful friends that are paying for the majority of our costs, but we need to come up with $3,000+ to pay for the Home Study {$2,000 + the cost of preparing our home for the inspection} and travel expenses to pick up our baby!

I have been toying with the idea of doing some type of fundraiser to help us move forward, and Wednesday I finally devised a plan {see... OCP}.

I am so super excited to announce that the week of 
June 28th through July 2nd 
will be 
Adoption Raffle Week 
at Confessions of a Paper Freak.


I sent out an email to some friends and Sponsors on Wednesday afternoon, asking for donations that I could raffle off on my blog in order to raise the funds for our adoption costs.
I am blown away and humbled by their generous responses!

I'm still trying to figure out whether we will have one huge prize basket, or perhaps break it down into a few different themed baskets {that's how much cool stuff I am getting}.

Here are some of  shops that have offered items so far:
Vinyl by Design {Nancy is hard at work on her website, so check back soon for a link}
and of course there will be some items from Much Ado About You

So far I have over $700 worth of prizes!!!  Can you believe it?

If you have an item that you would like to donate, 
please contact me for details.

I will continue to update you on all the fantastic donations as they come in.
I hope you all have a super terrific weekend!  
It's a long one for us...  no school today or Monday thanks to budget cuts.

6 comments:

  1. Yay!!! This is going to be one of the very bestest things you've ever done in your life! I'm so excited that the ball is really rolling now! I don't have anything to donate, but I can't wait to purchase!

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  2. Oh Emmy I am SO excited for the 3 of you :) What a wonderful thing. As you know I went down that same IVF road and it certainly was a roller coaster! Good luck to you and I can't wait to see the finished goods we can purchase :)

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  3. I just saw that the comment doesn't post my name above.
    It was from me: Sandy P :)

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  4. I love you and I love this! So excited for you guys!

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  5. This is amazing!!! I can't wait to see all the people God uses to bring my niece or nephew home!

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  6. Emmy I don't have anything to donate. But let me know if there is anything I can do to assist you in your fundraising efforts. I would be happy to help. :) But for now we will be praying!

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