Fundraisers

In the spirit of wanting to remember everything years from now, I wanted to give a little synopsis of the fundraisers we've held and currently have going on!

T-Shirts
This was our very first fundraiser. We made about $500 with t-shirts. I love our We Are The Village shirts! I was searching different adoption shirt slogans, and I kept coming back to the village concept. We truly have an incredible village of family and friends supporting us! This shirt just made sense, and they're such sweet keepsakes!

Puzzle Pieces
This is an ongoing fundraiser. Pieces are purchased for $10 each, and we'll write names of contributors on the pieces. Then we'll hang the puzzle in our baby's room as a sweet reminder of those who helped bring our missing piece home to us! So far we've raised about $400 off that one!

Auction
I explained the auction in another post. It was HUGE! We definitely did not expect it to be as successful as it was! Roughly $7,000 was raised through the auction. We were so amazed by all the donors, bidders, and supporters! It was so stinkin much work, but it was beyond worth it!

Earrings
My sister, Brooke, gave me the idea for this one. We were able to buy a bulk amount of super cute earrings, and we're selling them for $5-$8 each. This one just started, and we have A BUNCH of earrings, so this will last awhile, but it has the potential to bring us $500-$800!

We are looking for more ideas for after the new year. We want to find ways to raise money without selling things! I know that sounds weird, but I feel so bad constantly asking people on Facebook to buy things from us! haha! I've seen companies that will pay you for clothing and shoe drives and things like that. I'm doing my research into opportunities like that, and hopefully we'll find just the right thing for after the holidays settle down!

In addition to fundraisers, as soon as our home study is complete, we will begin applying for as many grants as possible. Grants are difficult to obtain, but we're doing all that we can!