And the Winner for Day 9 is...

Barbara!!! Congratulations! Barbara, you know the drill =) Contact Candace and let her know your info. Thanks for everyone's dedication!

On the 8th Day of Christmas...

Today's raffle is for a $30 Amazon gift card or a $30 donation to the winner's fundraiser. $1 gets you one raffle ticket and every dollar counts. Make sure to get in to get a chance to win! The more you donate, the more chances you have.

The fundraiser this raffle is benefitting is Johel and Sebastian in Colombia. They need home repairs and a bunk bed. As you can see, the bed that Johel sleeps in is too small for him (it is a crib!)

To enter the raffle and help these two boys get a comfortable bed to sleep in, donate here:
http://www.firstgiving.com/bunkbedfor2brothers

Bracelets for the sponsor's wrist

Spreading the word of szponsorship is being done in Florida! Candace had the great idea of wearing the id bracelets of each of her sponsor children. She, also, sent a matching bracelet to each child. They will have a reminder of each other every time they look at their wrists!
And, now, Candace has an opening to tell others about sponsorship! This is what she said about the bracelets that arrived in the mail a couple of days ago:


"I have had several people ask me about them already and I have given out Children International's website twice so maybe my idea is working!!"

By the way, while I am only charging 50 cents for each bracelet, every cent makes a big difference! Jonathan just got a donation from Dana who puchased 5 bracelets and 5 necklaces. Barbara will have a donation coming soon as well for the many bracelets, necklaces, books, & workbooks she is purchasing, and Candace's paypal payment for her bracelets and necklaces will post in a couple of weeks as well. I am so happy that while I don't have funds to provide for dear Jonathan's fundraiser, I can provide my time to a project that is providing him with funds.

I can't say thank you enough to all of those who are helping!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

The prices can be found on earlier posts. Shipping is very cheap because the beads aren't heavy, but shipping to the CUS school in Uganda is FREE!!! I am fronting the cost for the shipping because I will put everyone's together in one package and ship it out this Saturday. For those of you who have ordered bracelets & necklaces for the Ugandan children, please let me know both of their names, so that I can write it on the outside of the plastic jewelry holder.

The paypal address to send payment, if you can't donate to Jonathan's fundraiser is:
hhamilton2002@hotmail.com

Did you say that you needed someone to help?

Look at these faces!!!! These are only a batch of pictures that I have in front of me that are for the children waiting for their turn in the fundraising line!!! Every child has a story to pull at your heart-strings. It is difficult right now as we try to get through this slow time for donations.

Each one of these families has special & urgent needs. I am glad that they will each get a chance. There are still several requests waiting for responses from the field. If your name is on this list, and you have the SNQuote & pics back from CI, please forward them ASAP. I need to set up the pages for these:

Robyn

Jennifer

Su (I need the pics only)

Steve

Stephanie

OK... Now, based on the list of ones we are waiting for responses for, I am pretty sure some of there kids on this blog will get their fundraisers bumped up. We already have a lot of kids waiting for our help (as you can see), so hopefully, we will get the other responses soon.

I will start project #14 on October 1st, and we will just keep plugging along on these fundraisers. The key is to never forget WHY we are doing what we are doing!!!

I have such a unique "job" (albeit un-paid). I get to know each one of these children as I set up their pages, look at their pictures, and hear about them from their sponsors. I feel like I have 50 sponsor kids all to myself!!!! I am so grateful that all of you have chosen to share your experiences, love, devotion, and monetary contributions with the group.

Together we are changing lives, one child at a time!!