Hooray, it's finally Friday!!!! Time to do some whooping!!! I am completely exhausted - it's been a very long two weeks - but all of the fundraising events are over now, so things will slow down a little bit (ha!). I know you are all anxious to know how the bunco party went last night…. (ha! but you are a captive audience!) We raised $625 and had a whole lot of fun, and of course, I forgot to take any pictures! But that's a great big whoop for my daughter and I, and I think we'll be doing it again sometime.
So now, let's get on to the important stuff! The Christmas in Juy quilt giveaway/raffle was a complete and total success - by 5 pm last night, we had raised a total of….
$2625!!!
Isn't that amazing??? When we started this, we couldn't imagine raising that much money. As the donations rose, we added another quilt at every $500 mark. Around 9 am Thursday, we were at $1500. By 3 pm we were at $2000…. and by 5 pm we had passed $2500! And you know what that means - it's no longer just four winners, it's six!!! Two of those quilts still need to be made, but I promise to have them done in the next week or so.
Before we announce the winners, though, I want to tell you how very much I appreciate each and every one of you! You have all supported this effort tirelessly in so many ways, and I wish I had a quilt to give every one of you, or could at least see you in person and give you a huge hug!! Thank you so very much!!
And now, without further ado, here are the winners!!
Kim Taylor is the winner of Nathanael's Ladder!
Selina Kidney is the winner of A Quick Trick Block Stack!!
Robin Landes is the winner of Criss Cross Applesauce!!!
Sharon Arredondo is the winner of Connected!!
Donna Getner is the winner of the fifth (TBA) quilt!!!
and….
Chiska Williams is the winner of the sixth and final (TBA) quilt!!
Congratulations to all the winners!!!!
I'll be emailing each of you soon - I think I have email addresses for everyone - but you can always email me first if your excitement just boils over and you can't wait!!!
And that's what I'M whooping about today!!!
Now it's your turn!
What's got you dancing the happy dance this week?
Share with us - we want to dance along with you!
This party will stay open until Sunday at midnight -
plenty of time to join in!
And remember, it doesn't have to be a finish -
just whatever's making you happy!
Hope to see you there!
Hugs!
Sarah
Congratulations to the winners! That was one awesome fundraiser! You did well, my friend.
ReplyDeletecongratulations!! good job
ReplyDeleteWhoop! Whoop! To al the winners, they are great looking quilts.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thrilled your fund raising was such a success! You are awesome! Whoop! Whoop! Whoopie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great success! Congratulations on being that much closer to bringing him home and congratulations to the winners.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the great fundraiser. That is an awesome show of support!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! :) Pat
ReplyDeleteI'm so, so happy that you raised that much money and very happy for the winners but sad that I'm not amongst them. I was keeping my fingers crossed. Oh well, not everyone can win and it was all for a very good cause.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all the money raised to "bring Nathanael home". How exciting!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have to make more quilts!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Congratulations to all the winners and congrats on such an outstanding fund raiser!
ReplyDeleteSuper amazing!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you were able to raise that much money!!! If you wouldn't mind sharing, how much does your daughter's family have left to raise? If and when they raise the remainder, can they get Nathaniel, or are there other things they're waiting for? It's been a wonderful excitement for me to follow along with your family; don't ever worry that you are boring us with it! sarah@forrussia.org
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the success of this venture! Also to all the raffle winners! Awesome job, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteCongratulation to the winners. I am really glad this was a huge success. One more step closer to bring Nathaniel home. Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners! Loving that Connected quilt design!
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