Since our last post we have had three adoption fundraisers!!!
Tuesday, April 10th we had a "Giving Back" night at the Chili's in Hendersonville. We had a group of family and friends support us and had a great time hanging out. Chili's donated $100 to our adoption fund at our adoption agency (Living Hope in PA).
The first week of April we concluded our Yankee Candle Adoption Fundriaser. This week we found out that we raised $350 for our adoption!!! We had a lot of support with this fundraiser and many friends and family received some great items for themselves and gifts for others.
Last night, we concluded our Spring/Summer consignment sale (That Consignment Sale). Many friends and family donated items to sell at our sale for our adoption. We raised $125 from those items under our ADOPT consignor number.
So in the month of April, we have raised $575 for our adoption!!! Praise God!
Where we are in the adoption process...
Right now we are in the middle of our Dossier process. This week we received our receipt from the US that they have received our I800A paperwork and it is going to the second step (Hague) in the approval process. From what they sent us, we should be receiving approval from the US to adopt outside the US within the next 14 days.
We are in the waiting process on finalizing our Dossier paperwork. The Dossier is the large pack of paperwork required to send to China. We have requested all of our paperwork from the required location and are waiting for them to be processed and finished. Once the required paperwork is collected and sent in...we can get a referral!!!
This week we will be applying for grants and a matching grant program.
Please keep our adoption process in your prayers...pray for Melanie to be safe (if she is born) and her birth mother. We desire God's timing!!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Chili's Adoption Fundraiser Night!!!
Tomorrow...Tuesday, April 10th is our Adoption Fundraiser at Chili's Bar & Grill in Hendersonville. Eat at Chili's between 4-10 PM and 10% of your purchase will go to our Adoption Fund at our Adoption Agency (Living Hope in PA). You will need a flyer to turn in with your receipt for our adoption fund to receive credit. Jason and I will have flyers for you at Chili's!
Hope to see you tomorrow night! Chili's (218 Indian Lake Blvd, Hendersonville)
Hope to see you tomorrow night! Chili's (218 Indian Lake Blvd, Hendersonville)
Friday, April 6, 2012
Our Home Study has been finalized!!!!
Great news!!! Today, we received a FedEx package with our finalized Home Study in it!!!!
Our I-800 application goes into the mail tomorrow!!!!
We can now apply for adoption grants!!!
Thank you Karen from New Beginnings!!!! We could not have done this without you!!!
Thank you Jesus for making ALL OF THIS possible. You ARE in control!!!
Today is Good Friday because Jesus willingly died on the cross for our sins... What a FABULOUS day!
Our I-800 application goes into the mail tomorrow!!!!
We can now apply for adoption grants!!!
Thank you Karen from New Beginnings!!!! We could not have done this without you!!!
Thank you Jesus for making ALL OF THIS possible. You ARE in control!!!
Today is Good Friday because Jesus willingly died on the cross for our sins... What a FABULOUS day!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Our Dossier Paperwork has arrived!!!
We are so excited to report that we have officially started our Dossier process!!!! It arrived Friday, March 23rd. Bring on the paperwork...and more paperwork...and more paperwork!!! You get the idea...there is a lot of paperwork!
Any day now...we should get that fabulous phone call that our Home Study has been finalized.
We also found out that we raised $120 from the Thirty-One Fundraiser that we had in February. The check should be arriving soon!
Right now we have a great fundraiser going on!!! We are having a Yankee Candle fundraiser. 40% of the sales go to our adoption fund. You can visit http://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/springCatalog.html to see the catalog. If you would like to place a Yankee Candle order, please contact me at 615-289-6178. The deadline for this fundraiser is April 8, 2012. These candles are great gifts for Mother's Day!
Our next fundraiser is a Chili's Giving Back Night at the Hendersonville Chili's on Tuesday, April 10th. 10% of your purchase price goes to our adoption agency to help with China International adoption costs. A flyer is required for our fundraiser to receive credit. I will be posting the flyer sometime at the beginning of next week.
Another big fundraiser we are having is through our business, That Consignment Sale. This is our small business where we have two seasonal consignment sales a year. Many people have donated ladies and children's clothes, including home decor to be sold at our sale under the consignor number ADOPT. Anything sold under this consignor number goes directly into our adoption fund...100% of the sale!!! We raised over $200 last November at our Fall/Winter sale for our adoption fund.
We are excited about our updates and the fundraisers going on during the month of April! Please continue to pray for our Dossier process to go smoothly, our Home Study to be quickly approved, for our Melanie in China to be safe, and for the continued monies to be raised and donated. We are so thankful for how God has truly provided during this process!!!
Any day now...we should get that fabulous phone call that our Home Study has been finalized.
We also found out that we raised $120 from the Thirty-One Fundraiser that we had in February. The check should be arriving soon!
Right now we have a great fundraiser going on!!! We are having a Yankee Candle fundraiser. 40% of the sales go to our adoption fund. You can visit http://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/springCatalog.html to see the catalog. If you would like to place a Yankee Candle order, please contact me at 615-289-6178. The deadline for this fundraiser is April 8, 2012. These candles are great gifts for Mother's Day!
Our next fundraiser is a Chili's Giving Back Night at the Hendersonville Chili's on Tuesday, April 10th. 10% of your purchase price goes to our adoption agency to help with China International adoption costs. A flyer is required for our fundraiser to receive credit. I will be posting the flyer sometime at the beginning of next week.
Another big fundraiser we are having is through our business, That Consignment Sale. This is our small business where we have two seasonal consignment sales a year. Many people have donated ladies and children's clothes, including home decor to be sold at our sale under the consignor number ADOPT. Anything sold under this consignor number goes directly into our adoption fund...100% of the sale!!! We raised over $200 last November at our Fall/Winter sale for our adoption fund.
We are excited about our updates and the fundraisers going on during the month of April! Please continue to pray for our Dossier process to go smoothly, our Home Study to be quickly approved, for our Melanie in China to be safe, and for the continued monies to be raised and donated. We are so thankful for how God has truly provided during this process!!!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
March Update...things are moving right along!!
Fundraising update...we received $100 from the Skate Night at Sumner Skate Zone that was sponsored by Support Adoption Foundation. Thank you for everyone that came out on Feb. 23rd!!! Today, we sold a donated item to our adoption for $20.
Feb. 9th, we had a Thirty-one party through catalog orders and at our home...as an adoption fundraiser. The party brought in $1,449 in sales and was a huge success!! We are still waiting to see how much was raised toward our adoption fund.
Our next fundraiser is starting in two weeks. We will be selling Yankee Candles for our adoption fund! The fundraiser will run until the first week of April. This will be a catalog fundraiser...the catalog has scratch and sniff tabs! These Yankee Candles are the perfect Mother's Day gift. Orders will arrive the first week of May...perfect timing for Mother's Day! Our adoption fund receives 40% of each product price!
Mark April 10th on your calendars! It will be our "Giving Back" Night at Chili's in Hendersonville. Bring your family and friends and Chili's will donate 10% of your meal/drink purchases to our adoption agency (Living Hope Adoption Agency) to assist in our International Adoption Fees to bring our Melanie home from China!
Where we are in our adoption process:
1. We have just completed additional adoption trainings requried by our adoption agency.
2. Once our social worker receives the training certificates, she will finalize our home study.
3. Next step....lots of paperwork...completing our Dossier and applying for adoption grants!
Prayer Requests:
1. Please pray for Melanie. She may be born at this time. Please pray for her birthmother and that if she is born that she is safe, for her health, and those that take care of her.
2. Please pray for adoption funds to continue to be provided.
3. Pray for our adoption process to go smoothly...home study finalization, dossier process, and grant application approval.
Thank you for supporting us through your prayers and participating in our fundraisers.
Feb. 9th, we had a Thirty-one party through catalog orders and at our home...as an adoption fundraiser. The party brought in $1,449 in sales and was a huge success!! We are still waiting to see how much was raised toward our adoption fund.
Our next fundraiser is starting in two weeks. We will be selling Yankee Candles for our adoption fund! The fundraiser will run until the first week of April. This will be a catalog fundraiser...the catalog has scratch and sniff tabs! These Yankee Candles are the perfect Mother's Day gift. Orders will arrive the first week of May...perfect timing for Mother's Day! Our adoption fund receives 40% of each product price!
Mark April 10th on your calendars! It will be our "Giving Back" Night at Chili's in Hendersonville. Bring your family and friends and Chili's will donate 10% of your meal/drink purchases to our adoption agency (Living Hope Adoption Agency) to assist in our International Adoption Fees to bring our Melanie home from China!
Where we are in our adoption process:
1. We have just completed additional adoption trainings requried by our adoption agency.
2. Once our social worker receives the training certificates, she will finalize our home study.
3. Next step....lots of paperwork...completing our Dossier and applying for adoption grants!
Prayer Requests:
1. Please pray for Melanie. She may be born at this time. Please pray for her birthmother and that if she is born that she is safe, for her health, and those that take care of her.
2. Please pray for adoption funds to continue to be provided.
3. Pray for our adoption process to go smoothly...home study finalization, dossier process, and grant application approval.
Thank you for supporting us through your prayers and participating in our fundraisers.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Skate Night - Thursday, Feb. 23rd - Adoption Fundraiser
This coming Thursday will be our Skate Night at the Sumner Skate Zone in Gallatin. It will be our adoption fundraiser sponsored by Support Adoption Foundation. We will be their host family!!
$5 Entry Fee - $1 piece of pizza - $1 drinks
Time: 5-8:00 PM
Support Adoption Foundation will be selling International products to benefit their foundation and our adoption fund. A portion of the entry fee, and pizza & drink sells will go towards our Adoption Fund.
$5 Entry Fee - $1 piece of pizza - $1 drinks
Time: 5-8:00 PM
Support Adoption Foundation will be selling International products to benefit their foundation and our adoption fund. A portion of the entry fee, and pizza & drink sells will go towards our Adoption Fund.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Oh Happy Day!!!
Well there is great news and great news! More donations and great agency news!!
We received donations from family friends and the fundraising check from our Chili's Night on January 23, 2012. The total of new donations and fundraising to our adoption fund this week is $270. Our total raised/donated thus far is $13,565. Almost half way to our goal. Praise God!
The other great news is about our agency. To make a VERY long story short...we are staying with our adoption agency. I know from our last post that this is a surprise, it was for us also. However, after a personal phone call from the President of the agency on Feb. 8th (a few short hours after our last post and the terminaton email we sent), our eyes were opened, things were explained, apologies were made, and "ALL" the concerns and issues were completely resolved. This agency has great integrity and customer service. They have gone above and beyond what was expected to resolve our concerns and rewrote the contract. The agency also appointed a new social worker to us that has already been in contact. Our contract and first installment goes in the mail today. Jason and I feel a complete peace about staying with Living Hope and having them help us bring Melanie home from China!
Our Thirty-One fundraiser on Thurday, Feb. 9th was a success!!! There was a good turn out at our house for the party. My aunts Kathy and Patsy came in from KY, and my mom and friends were there. There were MANY outside orders received from friends that could not make it to the party. The party closes Friday, Feb. 17th and should then find out how much we made for our adoption fund.
Our next fundraiser will be next Thursday, February 23rd at Sumner Skate Zone in Gallatin. The times are 5-8. $5 admission and $1 for a slice of pizza. The event is organized by Support Adoption Foundation and we will be the host family. A percentage of the entry fee, pizza, and international items sold will be donated to our adoption fund. Bring the entire family!!!
We received donations from family friends and the fundraising check from our Chili's Night on January 23, 2012. The total of new donations and fundraising to our adoption fund this week is $270. Our total raised/donated thus far is $13,565. Almost half way to our goal. Praise God!
The other great news is about our agency. To make a VERY long story short...we are staying with our adoption agency. I know from our last post that this is a surprise, it was for us also. However, after a personal phone call from the President of the agency on Feb. 8th (a few short hours after our last post and the terminaton email we sent), our eyes were opened, things were explained, apologies were made, and "ALL" the concerns and issues were completely resolved. This agency has great integrity and customer service. They have gone above and beyond what was expected to resolve our concerns and rewrote the contract. The agency also appointed a new social worker to us that has already been in contact. Our contract and first installment goes in the mail today. Jason and I feel a complete peace about staying with Living Hope and having them help us bring Melanie home from China!
Our Thirty-One fundraiser on Thurday, Feb. 9th was a success!!! There was a good turn out at our house for the party. My aunts Kathy and Patsy came in from KY, and my mom and friends were there. There were MANY outside orders received from friends that could not make it to the party. The party closes Friday, Feb. 17th and should then find out how much we made for our adoption fund.
Our next fundraiser will be next Thursday, February 23rd at Sumner Skate Zone in Gallatin. The times are 5-8. $5 admission and $1 for a slice of pizza. The event is organized by Support Adoption Foundation and we will be the host family. A percentage of the entry fee, pizza, and international items sold will be donated to our adoption fund. Bring the entire family!!!
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