And the Winner Is...

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraiser!  Each one of you has made a difference in so many lives.  Thank you for participating in our raffle.  I know waiting sucks! We've put this off a couple times, delaying it for a month and a half, but the long awaited time has come.  Not everyone can win, but we are VERY excited for those of you who did!  If you see your name on this list, please contact me and I will get you your goods. :)  --- If I don't contact you first ---

Have a great day!  And thank you!

Bowling Tickets: Rosie W
Set of Nails: Maria (from Dennys)
Bobbing Cooler: Melinda O
Jewelry: Dena P
Camp Chairs: Geoff C
BSU Tickets: Shawna (from the Speedway)
Multicolor Rug: Eric H
Pink Rug: Bert G

And the grand prize winners are (drum roll please!)

Painting by Hollie Thomson: Sandi R
Quilt by Sylvia and Mary: Sue C

An Adventure

What an adventure, eh?  By the end of this week I will have raised over $1500 towards a cure for blood cancer, run more than 12 miles in one day, and made some incredible friends. With all of the distractions in life and the crazy things that seem to get in our way & occupy our time, I really believe that this is what life is all about.  What a ride.

Three more weeks! See you at the finish line!

Running and Raffling

Many of you may be wondering, "So what's up with this raffle? I thought winners were supposed to be announced by now."  And, yes, you are correct.  Winners were supposed to be announced by now.  Yet, due to some unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances, we had to cancel the last Meridian Speedway fundraiser where we were going to collect the rest of the raffle tickets.

At this point, our raffle is being held entirely online.  Everything MUST GO!  (Now there's a catchy phrase, eh?)  Some of our items have brought in lots of tickets (the quilt - now there's some tough competition) and yet others haven't been spoken for at all (the full set of nails.)  If you want a good chance of winning something, there are quite a few items that have little to no ticket amounts already sold.  Just ask and I'll let you know which ones. I know, I'm just nice like that. :)

OUR FINAL DAY FOR TICKET PURCHASE IS SEPT 27TH.  This is official this time.  The due date for us to get all of our fundraising money in is Sept 28th and we still have a little over $3000 to go.  It sounds like a lot, but when you break it down, if everyone I know donated $5, the price of a meal at McDonalds, we would reach our goal in no time.  (And this money saves people's lives!)

Every donation gets raffle tickets, and if you have already donated, you are also eligible for raffle tickets.  Once again, let me know what you want and I will make sure your name goes in the bucket.

My heart is just overwhelmed with the love and support from each one of you!  I never could have known in the spring when I first decided to raise money for blood cancer how much this would come to mean to me.  I also never realized how many people would be right here with me every step of the way.  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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