"I was born with a bronze skin and I like it. Some of my friends were born white or black or yellow. They were not consulted. But that's all right. There are yellow roses, white roses, and red roses and the fragrance of one is about as nice as another." ~Chief Walking Buffalo

Friday, May 15, 2009

“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.” Aesop quotes

We have our work cut out for us in the next few days because we are having a Garage Sale next weekend to help raise funds for our adoption!!

The times are as follows:
May 21 (Thrs) 3-8pm
May 22 (Fri) 3-8pm
May 23 (Sat) 9-4pm

We are working really hard to make this a success :)

We are going to donate 50% of the profit to an orphanage in Ethiopia when we go. We plan to hold the money in an account and take it with us to do something for the orphanage where our children are from. Obviously we won't know that until referral or travel, but we figured it would be good to start with raising donations now and then keep the money in a savings account until we leave for Africa.

The other 50% will go towards our adoption expenses which my fantastic husband is working very hard to pay off.

I am praying it will be a good turnout! I am having kids t-shirts made to help with the fundraising, and we will have chips and pop for sale too.

There will be !tons! of clothing - womens, baby, and maternity. Toys, baby items, books, dvd's, kitchen items, a microwave, electronics etc. etc.

Also, my neighbor(s) will also be hosting their own sales in the cul-de-sac as we have advertised a multi-family sale. So if you like garage sales and live in the Edmonton/Beaumont area, please come check it out!

1 comment:

  1. This is an amazing thing that you are doing for not only 2 little children but for a whole community over there. I pray that everything works out for you and your family.
    We will see you that weekend to help raise funds!
    Kerry & family

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