Last Plee for Walk Now For Autism Contributions!!

The Walk Now For Autism event in Seattle is tomorrow.

This is my last plee to please please donate if you can, even 5$ helps!!!

www.walknowforautism.org/seattle/alanateam

(choose a walker to donate under)

Need a reason?? Watch our video..

I will be picking up the donation bins here in a bit and will make a final walk post with details of the walk, photos, $$ raised etc.. here on Saturday evening or Sunday so stay tuned. I also have a post in the works about Alana's work station stuff so stay tuned for that too!

Walk Now For Autism Speaks Update ~ Donation Bins, Thank You Cards, Bikini Stands

Walk Now For Autism Speaks Update..

The walk is fast approaching Oct 3rd in Seattle!

Can you Donate?
Anyone who donates 50$ or more will recieve a complimentary team shirt! We appreciate any and all donations.

I made 12 donation "bins" to place at local merchants. Side Note: Thanks to the guy on freecycle that happened to have a dozen empty protein powder jugs! :-) We have 2 at kids consignment shops, 1 at a kids kutz, 2 at gas stations, 1 at a mom and pop drive up burger place, 1 at the mexican restaurant I have given my life savings to, 1 at buzz inn restaurant, 1 at my favorite nail salon, 1 at a coin laundrymat, 1 at a pet store/ unique things store, & one at a hotel that one of our walkers manages. Now how much these bins will get in them who knows.. I could very well pick them up emtpy but it's worth a shot and we will know for next year the places to go again, am going to try espresso stands next year.. but you know of course not the bikini stands @@ what you don't have those where you live?? If you check the links.. you will thank your lucky stars your city/state doesn't suck... although I have thought about finding some nice women to open up a "man stand".. (use your imagination).

I also designed up a Thank You Card Template using our shirt design to give to all that donated or raised money or supported our team in some way. Just waiting on our final $$ tally to add to it as well as a team photo from the walk.

Custom Team Shirts are being printed for everyone, I have the first one she made looks great (design in a previous post)! I also helped design 2 shirts for friends of ours that are walking and have their own teams.

All walkers in our team were given donations forms to take to work, friends other extended family to procure donations. I added information about donating online to these forms as well as a half sheet "about me" with a photo of Alana with information about the walk.

Here's what they said (Also what is on the bins above, with the same photo):
Hi, my name is Alana, I am 7 years old and in a 2nd grade special education class . I am a very happy girl that happens to have Autism and Turner Syndrome. My family and friends and I are walking at the October 3rd Walk Now For Autism event in Seattle in support of Autism Speaks. We are asking for your support in pledging a donation to a walker in our team to help fund research and aide families dealing with autism. No donation is too small and we would be very grateful for any and all donations.

Our Team Shirt Design for Walk Now For Autism & Walk UPDATE!

My family is really coming out for the walk this year, so exciting! But that is in support to walk with us, we still are very low on donations which is the whole point of the walk so if you can donate I would love you forever! Anyway I will be holding a 10$ donation ticket raffle for a new IPOD in the very near future to raise some money so watch for that!

So the last few days my aunt and I have been designing up new shirts for this years Walk Now For Autism Oct. 3rd in Seattle. Last year we made shirts with fabric paint but this year I talked to my aunt because she makes custom shirts and is doing them for 3$ a piece (cost of shirt) and donating her time and other supplies to make them for the team. Anyway I wanted to incorporate the puzzle piece (had a huge one on the back last year). I wanted to incorporate Walk Now For Autism, as well as Seattle.. And of course Team Alana. Then I got the crazy idea to do a silhouette of Alana, I've seen them done for a friend of mine and I thought I would give it a shot myself for the shirt. So here is our shirt for this year!! I know the front and back colors don't match but I wanted to keep the logo the colors it is meant to be but also girly it up and you wont see the front and back at the same time :-P.

* BACK *

* FRONT *

AND.. in case anyone was curious this is the picture I used to make the silhouette of Alana! :-)

2009 Seattle Walk Now For Autism Seattle Team Alana Recruitment/Sponsor Video

Profound Pictures Prize Package!!

I entered to win this awesome picture package (camera & accessories).. even better the money I spent to enter gets used for some great causes! Proceeds go towards surgery for Seth and 2 great charities as well!

Even if I don't "win", I still win because I did a good deed! ANDD There are multiple "bonus" prizes from promoters too!

Either click the link above or click the button on my sidebar!

"Silent" Auction to Help Bring Kellsey Home!!

The Garcia's are holding a "Silent" Auction to help raise funds for their adoption of Kellsey from Ukraine. Please check out the items up for bid! (Click on the graphic below!)

Remember the Nintendo Wii Giveaway?? Well now there is a IPOD Touch Giveaway!

Go donate to help bring Jacob home here via paypal Chip in and be entered to win!

From her blog:

The specifics are this -- It is an iPod Touch -- 16gb -- 2nd Generation. These retail for about $300. I don't have one, but have been told they are just like the iPhone without the phone part. If you want to know more information about these, you can visit this site for details!!
We are very excited! Just like for the Wii.... every $10 that is donated towards Jacob's adoption, your name put in for the final gift drawing. For everyone that donates AND posts about this on their blog, linking back to our fundraiser (please leave me a comment with the link that you have done so), will get an additional entry OR if you donate AND send an email to 10 of your friends (me being the 11th) you can get an additional entry. Does that all make sense?? Josie will be drawing a name on Friday, March 20th at 7:00 p.m. CST so get your donations in before that!!

Reece's Rainbow

Anytime I look at Reece's Rainbow I am attracted to a girl named Molly with mild CP (she is under the other special needs section).. She reminds me so much of Alana physically (especially a year or 2 ago)and they are about the same age.. I wish I could adopt her, but that's not possible anytime soon so I will just fulfill my attraction to her by donating to help her find her forever family, and by spreading the word about Reece's Raindbow.

Molly

&

Alana

Want to win a Wii Nintendo!? And help out an awesome family!?

Contest to win a Wii and Help a Family Out!

I did here's how you can too!

Jacob happens to have an extra chromosome making him unadoptable and institutionalized at age 4 in his country, a wonderful family has found him and is trying to raise funds to bring him home where he can have a loving, caring family.

You can help them and have a chance to win an awesome Wii Nintendo!

Please go check out the button below and help bring Jacob home by entering their contest to win a Wii! 10$ raffle tickets give you a ticket that will be drawn Feb 6th!

You also get an additional chance to win if you find 2 of your friends to donate! If you donate per my reccomendation please say so when you donate, pretty please??

You also get an additional chance to win if you Donate AND Post the contest on your blog!

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