Christmas Giveaway Update

Giveaway Update:

Only 23 days remaining for the Christmas Giveaway. So far there are very few entries for the Kuerig K75 ($179.99 retail value). Both the Kuerig and the LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra would make great Christmas gifts! These items will ship to the winners on Dec. 18 and should arrive in time for Christmas. Please help support this fundraiser. All donations will go toward the adoption. We thank everyone who has shown their support thus far.

 Pure Charity:

To take part in the Pure Charity fundraiser, go to www.purecharity.com. Click on the sign up button at the top right corner. You can sign up with your facebook account or simply type in your email and create a password. Once you sign in, you click on the shopping cart at the top of the homepage. Then click on the install browser plugin. Follow the install instructions. Once this is installed, a pure charity box will show up whenever you go to any online merchant’s website that participates. If you see a red triangle, the merchant doesn’t participate in the program. If you see the white pure charity box in the upper left corner of the screen, click on the down arrow underneath it. A dropdown box will appear telling you what percentage the merchant will donate. Then you will see a message that will says click here, and you will earn ___ % for your giving fund. Most online stores participate. A few that participate are: Target, Old Navy, WalMart, Best Buy, Walgreens, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Gap, Babies R US, Aeropostale, and Bath & Body. Your giving fund will accumulate until you select the fundraiser or project that you wish for your funds to go to. It takes 7-14 days for funds to appear in your account. If you do any shopping online at all, this is a great way to support our adoption without any added expense. Even though the percentages may seem small, they all add up and all donations, regardless of the amounts, get us one step closer to bringing our child home. Please sign up at Pure Charity before you begin your Christmas shopping this season. Again, thank you so much for your support!

Sharing Our Story

Yesterday we had the privilege of speaking at an adoption training to six couples starting their first adoptions. We basically just shared the story of Mia's adoption. It's still amazing when I sit and think about how everything fell into place so beautifully. It's easy to see pregnancy and childbirth as miracles, but adoption is a miracle too. We are anxiously waiting to see what God has in store for this adoption.

                                                                                          LORI

Christmas Giveaway ending December 17th

We are having a giveaway in November/December to help raise funds for our adoption! PLEASE help spread the word through email, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, blogs, etc.!

Our goal is to raise $5,000 by the end of the year.   (This is to help cover USCIS $975, post placement report fees due in advance $1,500 and agency fees due upon USCIS approval $3,900.)

We are excited to be giving away one brand new Keurig K75 coffee maker and one of the top 2013 toys for this Christmas, a LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra.

Keurig K75 (Retail Value $179.99):

• Single-cup home brewing system for use with patented K-Cups
• One-touch control panel; blue backlit LCD display; digital clock; programmable on/off
• 5 brew-size options; adjustable brew temperature; removable drip tray
• Blue-lit removable 72-ounce water reservoir; descale indicator; dishwasher-safe parts
• Includes 12-count K-Cup variety pack and Water Filter Kit

LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra (Retail Value $149.99):

• LeapPad Ultra is the 100% kid-perfect learning tablet that is built kid-tough with a 7-Inch hi-res screen and Wi-Fi with kid-safe Web. Ages 4 - 9 years
• Kid-safe out of the box, LeapPad Ultra offers extra parental settings to easily control exactly what experiences a child can access
• LeapPad Ultra works with LeapFrog's library of 800+ apps, games, eBooks, videos, music and more
• LeapPad Ultra includes 11 apps (onboard and downloadable): Photo Fun Ultra, Art Studio Ultra, Pet Pad Party, Utility Suite, Pet Chat and more
• Features 8 GB of on-board memory which holds up to 40,000 photos or 140 Game Apps, built-in rechargeable battery, front-and-back cameras and more

WHEN DOES IT START AND END?
Donations will be accepted November 10 - December 17 for this giveaway, ending at midnight on the 17th.

HOW DO I DONATE?
Donations are accepted using the yellow PAYPAL DONATE button on our blog. Please indicate your contact information and which item you want your entries to go toward when you make your donation. You may enter for both items; just let me know how many entries you want for each item.

$10 = 1 entry
$25 = 3 entries

HOW ARE WINNERS SELECTED?
With each entry, you will be given a number. A separate series of numbers will be used for the two items in order to clearly identify the item each entry is for.

I will email your entry number/numbers to you after your donation posts via PAYPAL. On December 18, we will use a random number generator to select a number/donor for each item being given away. The winners will be notified by email as well as announced on the blog.

SHIPPING
The items will be mailed directly to the winners (within the 50 states) on December 18, and should arrive in time for Christmas.

WHO CAN DONATE?
Anyone. If you love orphans, donate. If you love coffee, donate, and if you know of a child between the ages 4-9 that would love a LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra for Christmas, donate.

Again, please help spread the word. Email, facebook, tweet, pin and blog about the giveaway. We cannot do this alone.  Thank you for your support.