I want to fill up this blog with our deepest hugest THANKS for your support for our fundraiser! So many of you came last Sunday or donated in your absence. We had a BLAST! As usual, the Twisted Vine was so gracious and hospitable in support of our cause. We could not have asked for a better afternoon.
From the day, we raised $386 on behalf of the dear friends who were there physically! I wish you could know how appreciated your generosity will be once we deliver this most precious gift. On behalf of the faces that immediately come to mind from previous visits: Thank you! Enkosi! Baie Dankie!
Tears have immediately flooded my eyes as I see those faces and recall occasions of watching hungry children eat provided soup on a cold day, seeing the Autism teacher smile as she looks at all the donated supplies for her classroom, watching community leaders fit children with shoes that you provided, and seeing HOPE come to life in eyes that seem to have lost that glimmer so long ago. Nothing can replace the feeling of hope revived, knowing that you are loved by people you have never met from miles away. I'll stop now on behalf of all the patrons at Panera who do NOT need to see me spiral into the ugly cry of gratitude. Again, thank you even though "thank you" is not enough.
Here are some pictures from that day:
party favor bags with rooibos tea and rusk
With cups overflowing,
Danielle (& Candice)
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