It's Finally Here!

Angel Tree week 6 has started!! This is the week I have been talking about for what seems like forever! Today starts the voting week for Nastya's category. Since she is not on the voting panel there is only one other way for her to have a chance to be on the Angel Tree this Christmas! And that is for all of us to donate to the Voice of Hope fund. This link will take you to the page where you can donate to enter the drawing for Nastya.  Or if you would rather type in the website here's that too. http://reecesrainbow.org/my-own-little-starfish

Each $5 donation will put your name in the drawing one time. If we all band together, we can definitely get my little love on that tree :) Thank you guys in advance! Let's do this!

-Sabrina

Get Ready!

Voting for week 5 ends in 5 hours and 55 minutes!! Can you tell I have started the countdown? :)  Nastya's week for donatations and opportunity for her name to be put in the drawing starts very soon!! Yayyy!!!

A Break from Angel Tree News.

Can I show you guys two georgeous little loves? Oh they both have stolen my heart. And I'm not quite sure what to do about that. But that is another story all by itself. For now just take a look.

                                   Here is little Nastya.                                   

                          The first little Reece's Rainbow girl                            

that pulled on my heart's strings.

 

 

 

And this little love is new to Reece's Rainbow.

                                           Her name is Liesl. Isn't she too cute?

                                 


                             That's all for now. Rest assured there will be more later.

-Sabrina







 

One Week Away!

That's right it's just one week away! In one week I'm going to be donating $5 as many times as I can to help secure Nastya's place on the angel tree with Reece's Rainbow this year.

I am asking everyone I know to join with me on this! If you click this link or go to this website  http://reecesrainbow.org/my-own-little-starfish and scroll down the page, right above the voting panel is a place to donate to the Voice of Hope fund.

For every $5 donated you get one vote. Now remember her catagory and voting week doesn't start until August 31st! So hold tight until then, unless of course you would like to vote for one of the little girls that are on the panel this week :)

Blogger Friends I Need YOU!!!

If you've ever read my blog, even once, you know the special little girl I advocate for. But just in case you're new here I'll tell you a bit about her. And if you're not new maybe a reminder as to why I love her so.

Her name is Nastya. She just turned 7 last month and is in need of a family. She has spina bifida and hydrocephalus. (So does my little sister and although this particular special need can make life different I wouldn't trade my sister for the entire world, obviously :)

So here's the deal. Reece's Rainbow has an Angel Tree every year. Normally just the children with Down Syndrome ages 0-5 get a place on the Angel Tree. But people like myself have too often asked why can't the other children get a spot on the tree? Well Reece's Rainbow listened!! As they often do :)

This year there are a selected number of children from EACH CATEGORY that are going to be put on a voting panel. The two children with the highest votes automatically gets a place on the Angel Tree.

Well my problem, Nastya is not on the list of pre-selected children to be voted on.    :(   However; because Reece's Rainbow is sooo great, they've allowed a loop hole.

For every $5 donation to the Voice of Hope fund DURING THE SELECTED WEEK your name can go into a drawing. Once placed in the drawing the winner gets to choose which child in that category they would like to add to the Angel Tree!

So Nastya still has a chance to be put on the Tree!! Saying I REALLY want her on the Angle Tree is an understatement. So here's what we do. Nasya falls under the catagory of Other Angels ages 6-9. And that voting week starts August 31st and goes until September 6th.

I, along with some friends and family, will be donating $5 as many times as we possibly can that week. I would like to ask all of you, my blog friends to join with me and do the same. If my little girl gets on this tree she has a better chance for her grant to grow, her face to be seen, and to find her family.

Now remember the week starts August 31. So hold tight until then. And thank you. Ahead of time!

-Sabrina

Just thought I would let everyone know, I did not fall off of the planet :) I have just been a tad bit busy planning our next fundraiser for little Nastya. 

I am finding out this fundraising thing takes some serious time and effort! But I also know this little girl is worth every minute. Soon little one. Soon you will have a family and a place to call home. 

-Sabrina

An End But Also A Beginning

So the fundraiser is over. My family came out and help me set up and also stayed and help me run the booth all day. They were a big help and were more than I could have asked for! Thanks Mamma, Daddy, and Kadie. My mother-in-law kept my little man for me that day so he was entertained all weekend, thanks   Am-ah! And I will always and forever believe I have the best husband in the world. Without him keeping me on track this fundraiser would not have went nearly as smoothly. Thanks Love!! Also I want to say thank you to everyone who donated items (Mamma), came out and supported us (Mandy and her gang), and to everyone that donated funds to help raise our little one's grant. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!

Now for the reason you came.

                                                        

Thanks again everyone! 

Winners for the giveaway items will be contacted shortly. And stick around because there is already another fundraiser in the works :) 

-Sabrina

Giveaway!!!!

Once again I am extremely excited!! So with no further ado, here are the giveaway items!! 

$2 -Watermelon Summer Cheese Ball Set

$4 - Tranquil Waters Shimmering Body Gel and Pink Sand Polish from Mary Kay

$5 - Mary Kay Sandals Pedicure Set

$5 - Mary Kay Satin Lips Set

$5 - Pampered Chef Cookie Press

$10 - Mary Kay Mint Blossom Pedicure Set

$10 - Black Misha Bag

$10 - Mary Kay Peach Satin Hands Set

$12 - Pampered Chef 9x13 Stoneware Baker

Now, to be entered into the giveaway here's what you do. You can donate the amount listed under each item to the chip-in to the right and receive one ticket. For example if you donate $10 you can choose to have one ticket toward the Misha bag or 5 tickets toward the Watermelon Set. Your choice. You can enter as many times as you would like.

Also you can receive 1 free ticket if you share this giveaway on facebook. And an additional ticket if you blog about this giveaway and comment with you blogger address. So there are three ways to win :)
I will also have these same items with me on Saturday at the fundraiser. So be sure you comment on this blog entry with the name you would like on the tickets, how many tickets per item (based on your donation amount), and whether you shared or blogged about the giveaway.

This giveaway offer is only valid in the lower 48 states and all tickets purchased via this blog will be combined with tickets purchased at the fundraiser. All winners will be contacted via this blog account. If you would rather be contacted via email feel free to email me your information at brinafain@hotmail.com

Thanks for your participation and together let's watch this baby girl's grant grow.

Sneak Preview!!

So I am extremely excited about the fundraiser for Nastya next Saturday. So excited in fact, that I wanted to share with you guys something special :)  At the Reece's Rainbow booth where I will be spending my day on August 11th I will have 10 items with me to be raffled off. I am in the process of taking pictures and getting the items ready for display! On Monday I will have a chip in set up on my blog as well as pictures of the items to be raffled. 

                                                        
To be entered into the raffle all you must do is donate to the chip in the amount listed under the picture for one entry for that particular item. I know you guys are going to love the items that have been donated!! There are 2 pampered chef items, several Mary Kay items, a purse, a summer cheese ball bowl and knife set, a sentsy warmer, and several other really kool items. So come back and visit my blog on Monday to see all of the items up for raffle. And let's get my little girl's grant raised!!!

-Sabrina

Too excited!!

I am beyond excited!! On August 11th I will be at the fundraiser for Nastya. I have spoken to a few people and so far we have 2 Mary Kay gift sets, 2 Pampered Chef items, a Scentsy warmer, and a bag to be raffled off. The t-shirts I had made should be here on Thursday and I can not wait!!

My goal again is to have Nastya moved from the $133.65 (where she currently is) to the sizable grant page. So I want to see her grant go from the $133.65 to at least $2,500.00. It's possible. I've seen bigger things done.

So as I anxiously await next Saturday I will be watching her grant. If anyone wants to add a little sparkle to my day feel free to click this link and donate to my little one. Until then.