Thank You from The Zichi Family

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.

 Emily’s Hopeful Holiday

A Message from the Zichi Family

With the conclusion of our 9^th Annual Emily’s Hopeful Holiday in November 2015, the Zichi Family is announcing that we are no longer going to be hosting an annual event.

We thank everyone who has supported our cause throughout the years. Without our donors, sponsors, Ziggy’s, and everyone who has volunteered and attended our events, we could not have raised over $135,000 for families who have kids with cancer.

Emily’s Hopeful Holiday has been an incredible gift to our family and has enabled us to meet so many amazing people and has shown us first-hand what true, genuine giving and love looks like. We’ve been deeply touched by the ongoing support to not only our family in hosting the annual fundraisers but seeing people lovingly doing for those who are in need expecting nothing in return.

Our family has reached a time in our lives where we want to move forward and not have cancer define us any longer. Emily and I are very proud cancer survivors but we feel it is time to close that chapter in our lives and not look back, but forward. That chapter has been filled with some of the greatest pain we have ever experienced as a family, as well as great joy in our healing and accomplishments with Emily’s Hopeful Holiday. We are excited to see what future endeavors lie ahead for the Zichi family unrelated to cancer.

The trials we have faced has made a huge impact on our family and we have been forever changed by them. In trials, you can become bitter or you can become better. We’ve chosen to become better letting the trials God has allowed in our lives to mold us into who we needed to become as individuals as well as a family. In them, we have learned many lessons. While the typical cliché holds true, “don’t take anything for granted,” we’ve also been reminded how important it is to cherish the people in your life, be genuine, be kind, live a life of truth, strive for peace in all things, accept the things you cannot change with grace, and always put others first.

While we will not be having our annual event any longer, the Emily’s Hopeful Holiday Fund will remain open at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital to receive monetary donations at any time throughout the year. Many people choose our Fund because they appreciate the fact that 100% of the money they donate goes directly to families who have kids with cancer.

We have been very fortunate in the past with organizations, businesses, and individuals having fundraisers on our behalf and that will remain an option for anyone interested.

We will always have a special place in our hearts for those who are, have, or will endure cancer and look forward to supporting them not only through personal contributions to the Emily’s Hopeful Holiday Fund but through the many other worthy causes that are available to us.

Again we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us help families who have kids with cancer and being an example of what true genuine love looks like.

With Love and Immense Gratitude,

The Zichi Family        

You’re Invited!

EHH2014 — Getting Busy! Can you help in any way??

Continuing our work on Emily’s Hopeful Holiday – Childhood Cancer Family Financial Relief Fund!

Our list of sponsors and raffle donors is growing!

If you are interested in placing an ad or donating to the raffle, please email me. I know it sounds early to be doing this for a November event…but it takes this long to obtain the many raffle items everyone enjoys (last year we had 70 raffle items — the most ever!) and fill a sponsor booklet with ads.

Ads range from $50 to $250…check out our website under SPONSOR BOOK INFO if you are interested.

Thank you for your consideration!https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/sponsors/

Update EHH2014

***We are accepting ad placement (see https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/coupon-sponsor-recognition-booklet-info/) & raffle donations now.  

Our event is 11/9/2014 but we would like online presales for raffle tickets to go on sale at the end of September/early October.  We appreciate your early raffle donations and ad commitments for event planning purposes.

Update:  We are now in need of seven more $100 sponsorship donations for the Apple MacBook Air.  This item generates a lot of money at our raffle and is one if not THE most popular item at our raffle.  We appreciate your consideration for being a $100 Apple MacBook donor.

As always, thank you so much for your continued support to Emily’s Hopeful Holiday. 

Event Info

Just a reminder that LifeShare will be at this year’s event.  So many of you donated blood last year.  If you are willing and able, please consider donating blood.

THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN.

Ziggy’s will be offering an ALL YOU CAN EAT wing and pizza buffet upstairs in their brand new party room for $12.00 each.  You will receive a bracelet if you choose to eat upstairs.  Downstairs will offer a full menu. Remember, regardless of where you enjoy your meal, a very generous 15% will be donated by Ziggy’s to EHH. Please remember to GENEROUSLY TIP YOUR BARTENDERS and WAITERS & WAITRESSES .  They work very hard at this event.

All raffle items will be upstairs and featured raffles will be downstairs by the steps as in previous years.

Make sure to grab a Sponsor Booklet this year from one of our volunteers at the door.  It not only contains our generous sponsors and donors, but stories from EHH recipients.  

We hope to see you there!

EVENT INFO AND TO RSVP, CLICK HERE:  https://www.facebook.com/events/527736177304553/?ref=22

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK HERE:  https://www.facebook.com/EHH2007

Check out our raffles here/pre-order ticket info:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/raffle-baskets-now-available/

Don’t forget….if you can and are willing YOU can help save a life at the EHH Event on November 10th at Ziggy’s from 3-7 by donating blood to LifeShare.

PRE-SALES NOW AVAILABLE FOR MACBOOK, P!NK, 50/50 AND WINE BASKET

PRE-SALES NOW AVAILABLE!

YOU MAY BEGIN PRE-ORDERING YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

• MACBOOK AIR
• 50/50
• P!NK CONCERT TICKETS – SOLD OUT SHOW AT THE Q – THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE TOUR NOVEMBER 23, 2013 8 PM
• WINE BASKET
• OR TO MAKE A DONATION

Follow this link:

https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/ipod-touch-4th-generation-for-raffle/

DEADLINE FOR AD SPONSORSHIP AUG. 31 – We need your help!

Two weeks remain to sponsor an ad in our Sponsor Booklet.

Please use the contact me button if you are interested in supporting EHH and helping us help families who have kids with cancer.  For ad layout info, visit:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/coupon-sponsor-recognition-booklet-info/.

By sponsoring an ad, you are showing your support to families who have kids fighting cancer.  The Sponsor Booklets are handed out at our annual event to approximately 200 people.  This year’s event is at Ziggy’s in Amherst, OH on November 10th, from 3-7.  It includes, many raffle items, entertainment (this year’s band is Me & My Brother), and dine to donate – 15% back to EHH from Ziggy’s.  

Raffle donations are also being accepted now.  Raffles are one of our biggest money makers.  Without the help and support of family, friends, and local businesses, we could not keep EHH going.  Some great ideas to donate are:  lottery basket, Italian theme, OSU, etc.  We have friends who donate in memory of someone, or simply just want to be part of making a direct impact on families who have kids with cancer.  100% of ALL money raised, goes directly to families to help them pay bills while their kids are being treated for cancer.

This year’s raffles will again include the Apple MacBook Air ($1100 value), our huge 50/50, a 10 person party pack to the new Skyzone, Westlake, a four pack of tickets to Cedar Point, our ever-popular Put-In Bay package which includes transportation, accommodations, dining, and tour package, FOUR watches donated by Marzavas & Sons, tickets to an upcoming show at The Q which will be announced, among many other amazing prizes.

Save the date — and hope to see you there!  Thank you to everyone who continues to support EHH.

Emily’s Hopeful Holiday on the News

Follow this link to see EHH on the news:

http://www.wkyc.com/news/News_Links/article/268633/15/Cancer-survivor-raffles-gift-baskets-to-help-others?fb_action_ids=10151157426340787&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=artsharetop&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151157426340787%22%3A290876941024300%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151157426340787%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210151157426340787%22%3A%22artsharetop%22%7D

YOU CAN PRE-ORDER/VIEW Raffle Items NOW!

 

All but three raffle items are up.    View raffle items here:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/raffle-baskets-now-available/

I hope you are planning on joining us on November 11, 2012 at Ziggy’s from 3-7.  If you can’t join us, or want to pre-order you raffle tickets to avoid the lines, please follow this link to pre-order your raffle tickets https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/ipod-touch-4th-generation-for-raffle/ 

You can use this button to purchase tickets by credit card:

   

To pre-order your tickets using check or cash, follow this link for instructions:  https://emilyshopefulholiday.wordpress.com/ipod-touch-4th-generation-for-raffle/

Remember, we are blessing THREE organizations in ONE DAY!  Bring in 3 canned goods to receive 4 FREE Raffle Tickets to the general raffle to bless Second Harvest Food Bank, step up and be a blood donor with LifeShare Community Blood Services and receive your choice of one gift card for an appetizer at Houlihan’s, Chipolte, or Brio, and of course, join us as we, EMILY’S HOPEFUL HOLIDAY continue our mission to raise money for families who have kids with cancer!  100% of the money raised goes DIRECTLY to families and we help them pay their bills while their kids are going through cancer treatments.

It’s going to be a great time, lots of people have already rsvp’d…check out our facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/406749049378649/ RSVP, and share with your friends.  

Entertainment will be brought to you by Me & My Brother from 4-6 and Ziggy’s is donating 15% back to EHH from everyone who dines there.

2011 Fundraiser – date to be announced (November of 2011)

I know it’s early, but it’s never too early to start planning EHH.  This year, I am planning for a bigger crowd, more prizes, and a goal of $10,000 to hand over to Rainbow!  Last year, we raised nearly $8,000 so it’s not impossible.   I need YOUR help.

Please use the contact me tab if you are interested in being one of our sponsors for this year’s event to be held in November, 2011.

I am also looking for people who want to donate items to the raffle, or donate completed theme baskets, and/or sponsor prizes that are more costly that I would like to add to the raffle this year –  contact me for more information.

100% of the proceeds go directly to the families who have children with cancer at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital to help pay their bills while their children are being treated.  There are many ways you can help.  Please contact me and I will let you know how YOU can help.

As always, thank you for your continued support.  I couldn’t put this event together without the help of the community, friends, family, and those who hear about us and want to make a difference.