Be the Change...: 31 Bag Fundraising Party

Thursday, August 18, 2011

31 Bag Fundraising Party

So, it's been a long 6 months of waiting, and although we don't know when we will get the awaited phone call from our agency telling us we've been matched with a child, we know that we are getting so much closer as each day goes by.

Not too much news on the adoption front. We have been hearing from our wonderful agency once a week, and they have told us recently that the Ethiopian government is now processing more adoption cases and doing everything they can to make it as fast as possible. Our agency is still issuing out court dates, so we are thankful that it has not come to a stand still.

We have been busy at the Michael house preparing for our little man to come home from getting him a bed to sleep in to becoming accustomed to Ethiopian food (it's not my favorite food in the entire world, but at least Jordan loves it!) We are still taking our adoption parenting training and every little thing we do, is helping pass the time.

Another thing that we are preparing right now, is a 31 Bag party. A dear client of mine is a 31 Bag consultant and has offered to throw us a fundraiser party where the proceeds will go to our adoption. How amazing is she!!!! To learn more about 31 Bags and their ministry go to www.mythirtyone.com/nataliescarryalls. They have some of THE cutest bags, totes, storage bins, and accessories that can all be personally customized to your liking AND it just so happens if you place an order by the end of August through our event you get an additional 15% off! We want to invite everyone to our party and if you can't make it, please check out the catalog online HERE and order something online through our event. I am definitely going to be purchasing some bags, myself, for Christmas presents. What lady wouldn't love a bag! Proceeds will benefit our adoption from all sales. Here is the information for the party, please let us know if you can make it.

Thirty One Bag Party

Where: The home of Denise Ramey (my lovely mother)

2323 Zoa Drive

Cedar Park, TX 78613

When: Saturday, August 27 at 6:30pm

RSVP: 512-851-7183

or kristinmichaelstylist@gmail.com

Bring a friend, bring your daughter, bring your mom, but sorry boys, LADIES ONLY!!!

1 comment:

KinnethNovember 5, 2012 at 9:15 PM
This integrated fundraising and marketing solutions idea is easy to understand. Whenever an individual make an order online a portion of their purchase is automatically donated to the cause of their choice.
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Why Adopt From Ethiopia?

-One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
-44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
-60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition.
-The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years.
-1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world).
-720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.
-Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa.
-In the 90's the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%). Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (1st year no crops, 2nd year no seeds, 3rd year no animals)
-Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.
-Coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.
-Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
-In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.