Fundraiser Totals are in!

EHH totals for Rainbow $6063.67 + $49 the kids made this summer with lemonade stands and our friends who dog walked…Grand total: $6112.67

I’ll be happy to hand this over to Rainbow so they can continue to help more families.

Again, thank you to everyone for your support!

Donations STILL and ALWAYS being accepted…..

Just because the fundraiser is over, doesn’t mean you cannot still donate if you or your place of employment is looking for a cause to support this Holiday Season.

I am still in the process of adding up all the donations from the fundraiser but am still expecting more donations…I will post the total on this page when I have a final amount.

Checks can be written out to Emily’s Hopeful Holiday/Rainbow and sent to 1048 Coopers Run, Amherst, OH  44001.   You can also make a donation through paypal using the donation button in the right upper-hand corner of this website.

Donations are always accepted throughout the year, however, we focus our fundraising efforts during the Holiday Season.  It should also be noted that this fund helps families throughout the entire year as well, not just during the holidays.  So far, EHH has helped 19 families!

Thank you for your support and caring for others.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Emily’s Hopeful Holiday yesterday.  We could not have done this without the help from:

• THE VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS WHO PROVIDED ITEMS FOR RAFFLE, REFRESHMENTS FOR GUESTS, AND FOOD FOR THE VOLUNTEERS
  
• THE SEVEN — VERY GENEROUS — HOME SHOW HOSTS:  SOUTHERN LIVING AT HOME, SILPADA, DESIGNS BY DESANN, TUPPERWARE, SCENTSY, MARYKAY & TASTEFULLY SIMPLE WHO ARE DONATING 75% OF THE DAY’S COMMISSION TO EHH
  
• ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED ME BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE OPEN HOUSE — YOU GUYS ARE SO AMAZING!
• AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL’S:  THE HARMONETTES, MRS. STENCIL, MRS. AGOSTIN, MRS. AGOSTIN’S MOTHER ON PIANO, ALONG WITH THE ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL SINGERS, AND G-FORCE – THE GENDICS FAMILY REVUE  FOR DONATING THEIR TIME & AMAZING TALENT TO EHH;
• EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS, BUYING RAFFLE TICKETS, PURCHASES, AND COMING OUT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR A CAUSE THAT IS SO VERY CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS.

THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK  YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU!

I’M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING UP HOW MUCH WE MADE AND WILL POST THE FINAL NUMBER HERE WHEN I HAVE IT.  I AM STILL RECEIVING DONATIONS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ….THANK YOU.

We will always remember the fear and heartache of chemo treatments, lumbar punctures, sedations, medical procedures, and anxiously waiting on every test result.  Our nerve wracking, yet relatively simply monthly trips to the Ireland Cancer Center for Emily’s monthly check-ups remind us of where we have been and that there are families and children just beginning this journey, continuing to endure this journey, and/or ending this journey with either an immense gratefulness or an unspeakable sadness.  We will NEVER forget any of these families.   We simply cannot.

We are so grateful for Emily’s amazing prognosis, for her health, for her laughter, for her smile, for her silliness, for her.  We thank God everyday for his blessing upon our family and for all the wonderful people who surround our lives with love and support.

Come out and see us today at St. Joseph Social Hall

Join us for the 3rd Annual *Emily’s Hopeful Holiday* Fundraiser… Benefiting families in need at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH

Open House – Saturday, November 7, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Social Hall
175 St. Joseph Drive, Amherst, Ohio

Free Admission – Free Refreshments – Free Entertainment

Please join us for an afternoon of shopping, refreshments and entertainment. By purchasing raffle tickets for fabulous baskets, entering into our 50/50 drawing and/or making a purchase through any of our partnering home show consultants (SILPADA, SOUTHERN LIVING AT HOME, TASTEFULLY SIMPLE, MARY KAY, TUPPERWARE, SCENTSY, DESIGNS BY DESANN), you will be helping families who have children with a life-threatening illness at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital pay their bills.

Entertainment by:
G-Force, Amherst High School’s “The Harmonettes” & the St. Joseph School Singers

45 baskets/items for raffle+ 50/50 drawing.  One Exclusive Prize basket valued at over $1100 will also be raffled for participating guests.

Donations keep coming in!

Update:  There has been another Raffle Basket added — Raffle #44 – Summertime, compliments of Beaver Park Marina in Lorain.  Also, I have received two more donations and they will go into the Exclusive Prize Raffle Basket….Four tickets to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, and Two tickets to Lolly the Trolly, making the Exclusive Prize Raffle valued at $1098!!!!  Purchase from at least four of the home show consultants and you will be eligible for this basket.  It’s a great way to get a jump start on your Christmas shopping for others (or yourself) and have a chance at a basket worth over a thousand dollars!

Orders being accepted for EHH & eligibility for the Exclusive Prize Basket, Valued at nearly $1,000

Show hosts are accepting orders for EHH.  Mention that you are purchasing for EHH and 75% of their commission will be donated to EHH.  You will be credited for the exclusive prize basket (see raffle #43 on the VIEW BASKETS/ITEMS FOR RAFFLE PAGE HERE: http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/view-basket-raffle-items/).    If you are interested in the Exclusive Prize Raffle, it is up to you to contact me PRIOR TO THE OPEN HOUSE OR AT THE OPEN HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 7 with verification (receipts from the show host purchases) if you have complied with the instructions for this raffle see http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/view-basket-raffle-items/ and scroll down all the way to the end for basket #43 for all instructions.

HERE ARE THE VERY GENEROUS HOME SHOW CONSULTANTS WORKING HARD FOR EHH:  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES TO BEGIN PURCHASING FROM THEM.  MENTION EHH AND YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO THE EXCLUSIVE PRIZE BASKET AND HELPING NEEDY FAMILIES AT RAINBOW:

Linda Bertrand – Silpada Designs*contact Linda Bertrand at linda.jewelry@oh.rr.com directly for a link to her catalog online to begin shopping for exquisite sterling silver jewelry!

Chris Whitacre, Senior Director, The Success at HOME Network – Independent Southern Living At HOME Consultant – visit http://www.southernlivingathome.com/chriswhitacre

Mary Schmitz – Team Leader, Tastefully Simple* –visit http://www.tastefullysimple.com/Cultures/en-US/

Susan Enzor – Manager, Tupperware* -visit   http://my2.tupperware.com/tup-html/S/susancn-welcome.html

Janene Brunson, Independent Scentsy Director, THE SAFER CANDLE ALTERNATIVE!! visit http://www.scentsy.com/janenebrunson

Rebecca Wisniewski- Independent Sr. Sales Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics* –visit  www.marykay.com/rwisniewski

Des Ann Collins, Designs by DesAnn – visit http://www.designbydesann.com/

Your Feedback Please…..

Hi everyone…

I am so pleased with all the hits I’ve been getting on this website.  Thank you!  I had nearly 200 in one day.  And thank you to those who have already purchased your raffle tickets online.  Your tickets have been processed and you are in the raffle for the prizes you’ve chosen.

I’d like to hear what everyone thinks of the baskets and if you plan on attending the fundraiser, purchasing tickets, etc.  We are planning a great day on November 7 with great entertainment, great refreshments, great prizes, and of course, it’s all for a great cause.

I receive periodic updates on people we’ve met through our journey who are still going through their ordeal.  We’ve been blessed beyond measure that the toughest part of our ordeal is over and Emily is healthy and “normal”.  Words cannot describe the pain of a parent watching their child endure many medical procedures, receive toxic medicine into their little bodies, hospital days confined in their rooms for days, weeks, months, etc.   The parents of these children face horrendous fear on a daily basis waiting on every test results and not knowing the outcome of their child’s disease.

Your contribution to EHH goes DIRECTLY to families at Rainbow who have children with a life-threatening disease.  100% of the money I raise goes to Rainbow and through the Emily’s Hopeful Holiday Fund, they will continue to assist families with their bills and alleviate at least a little bit of stress in their lives.

I know times are tough for EVERYONE…but imagine having a child with a life-threatening illness and enduring these tough economic times.

50/50 RAFFLE

Don’t forget, along with the raffle tickets you are purchasing for the baskets, there will also be a 50/50 drawing.  You purchase tickets for this in the same manner…folllow this link:  http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/2009-basket-raffle-ticket-purchase/

Thank you for supporting EHH.

Let the Raffles Begin! AHEAD OF SCHEDULE – BEGIN PURCHASING RAFFLE TICKETS ONLINE & BEGIN MAKING PURCHASES FROM THE HOME SHOW HOSTS FOR EHH

Ahead of schedule, the raffle baskets are all done and ready to go!  You may begin purchasing raffle tickets and/or 50/50 tickets now.  Please carefully read and follow the instructions here:  http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/please-read-instructions-for-basket-raffle/before purchasing.  It is very important that you notifiy me of where you want your tickets to go and provide your name/phone number.

Also, beginning now….all show hosts are accepting orders for EHH.  Mention that you are purchasing for EHH and 75% of their commission will be donated to EHH.  You will also be able to be credited for the exclusive prize basket (see raffle #43 on the VIEW BASKETS/ITEMS FOR RAFFLE PAGE HERE: http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/view-basket-raffle-items/).    If you are interested in the Exclusive Prize Raffle, it is up to you to contact me PRIOR TO THE OPEN HOUSE OR AT THE OPEN HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 7 with verification (receipts from the show host purchases) if you have complied with the instructions for this raffle see http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/view-basket-raffle-items/ and scroll down all the way to the end for basket #43 for all instructions.

HERE ARE THE VERY GENEROUS HOME SHOW CONSULTANTS WORKING HARD FOR EHH:  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES TO BEGIN PURCHASING FROM THEM.  MENTION EHH AND YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO THE EXCLUSIVE PRIZE BASKET AND HELPING NEEDY FAMILIES AT RAINBOW:

Linda Bertrand – Silpada Designs*contact Linda Bertrand at linda.jewelry@oh.rr.com directly for a link to her catalog online to begin shopping for exquisite sterling silver jewelry!

Chris Whitacre, Senior Director, The Success at HOME Network – Independent Southern Living At HOME Consultant – visit http://www.southernlivingathome.com/chriswhitacre

Mary Schmitz – Team Leader, Tastefully Simple* –visit http://www.tastefullysimple.com/Cultures/en-US/

Susan Enzor – Manager, Tupperware* -visit   http://my2.tupperware.com/tup-html/S/susancn-welcome.html

Janene Brunson, Independent Scentsy Director, THE SAFER CANDLE ALTERNATIVE!! visit http://www.scentsy.com/janenebrunson

Rebecca Wisniewski- Independent Sr. Sales Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics* –visit  www.marykay.com/rwisniewski

Des Ann Collins, Designs by DesAnn – visit http://www.designbydesann.com/

For any question, please use the contact me tab…

Please forward this link to all your friends and get the word out.

SNEAK PEAK ON RAFFLE ITEMS

GO TO VIEW BASKETS/ITEMS FOR RAFFLE TO CHECK THEM OUT http://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/view-basket-raffle-items/