Giveaways and donations :)

Have I said lately how grateful I am? Thank you, THANK YOU!!!

I was sharing with my sister earlier today the growth in our funds lately, the shock I experienced when I realized our family sponsorship page jumped $2,800 in 3 hours--and this was after the Reece's Rainbow website had crashed due to traffic on the site. She asked, "Doesn't that make you happy?" I answered her honestly-- I said, "No. It scares me!" The sooner our money is in place, the sooner we can travel once our dossier is submitted and approved. The sooner the better--yet, I still get fearful from time to time. Don't worry, I am working on it.

God is MOVING. MOVING FAST! Thankfully, I can pray to Him about my fears. I have prayed this would move quickly; I have prayed for our fund to be full quickly. I should have been prepared for HIS speed, I humbly admit, I was not. I know time is of the essence for Alexander. And it obvious, God knows this too (duh!) Sometimes my naivety is humorous!  God has a timeline, a PLAN. I might as well buckle up, get ready and try to enjoy the scenery (even if it is flying by).

Our iPad2 giveaway is still running, our Scentsy Fundraiser will be ending in 4 days (THANK YOU, STEPHANIE), our Avon fundraiser will continue for another week, and The Picky Gal jewelry fundraiser on Etsy will run until---well, until AJ is on his way home (THANK YOU, AMBER!!!!!). On Friday, our Thirty-one fundraiser will begin (thank you, Christy) and more information will be coming on that one.

So would you like to support our family by donating and join our giveaway too? Here is the information on that one:

Sooo, here is what our package will offer:

iPad2 (choice of white or black)

16 GB with Wi-Fi

Your color choice of polyurethane sleep cover for the iPad2 (gray, blue, green, orange or pink)

Apple iPad2 Dock

THIS PACKAGE WILL NOT BE PURCHASED UNTIL AFTER THE GIVEAWAY CLOSES ON APRIL 17, 2010. WE WILL RUN THIS FUNDRAISER FOR ONE FULL MONTH. DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 21, 2011. THE iPad2 WILL BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTED DONOR. APPROXIMATE SHIPPING TIMES (RIGHT NOW) ARE 4-5 WEEKS.  

The person selected as the giveaway champion will receive an electronic receipt of the purchase and delivery information as soon as we have communication as to where to send the information. 

Now, how do you receive an option for this package? First donate at least $10 to our Family Sponsorship Page by clicking on Alexander's picture in the sidebar of my blog at the top. If you do not have a paypal account you can mail a check to Reece's Rainbow with "Alexander for the Taylor Family" in the memo line and send it to:

Reece's Rainbow

P.O. Box 4024

Gaithersburg, MD 20885

Then you can come here to my blog and leave a comment, your name and entries will be tallied and added to our bucket to select the winners. This fundraiser will be live ONLINE and we will also be doing direct-face-to-face donations as well. What that means is this, my husband will be gathering entries through donations to Reece's Rainbow as well around town. 

For $10 you will get 1 drop in the giveaway  (& 1 option for a freebie)

For $25 you will get 3 drop ins to the giveaway ( & up to 3 options for freebie entries)

How do you earn a freebie option?

Once you have made a monetary donation, PLEASE share this blogpost for another option. If you donate enough for one option, you can only earn one freebie option by reposting. BUT if you donate enough for 3 options you can earn 3 freebies too. Facebook it for another option. Tweet it for another . Blog it for another too. SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Momma said it was good to share, right? Come back here and let me know that you shared it and we will add to your entries for this giveaway. If you donate money multiple times over the weeks this giveaway runs--you will get options for that too.  YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR NAME and, please, do not post just anonymously because I won't be able to find you if you are the selected donor.

So keep coming back to see how many options are going in the "bucket" and watch the blessings unfold!!

Thank you!!!!!! You are BLESSING AJ and BLESSING our family too!!!!!