Quilt Raffle

My adoption/blog friend over at TheBus4Us has come up with a great plan. You see, our adoption agency has a cool fundraiser every year. A very dedicated (and talented) lady makes a beautiful quilt to be raffled off. She makes it out of African prints and includes drawings made by some of the children at Layla House. It must take many, many hours to complete this project. The great thing is that this single event raises large amounts of money to support the Ethiopian adoption process, and that is a cause worth supporting. So, on to my friends great idea.....

I am the world's worst salesperson. Total sales wimp. Utterly apologetic to be soliciting for even the best of causes. Horrible, I know, but here I go. This is the gorgeous quilt that is being raffled off to raise money for our agency's GRACE Fund. The GRACE Fund helps families who are struggling to finance an adoption of children who have been waiting for a long time for a family at the orphanage. Usually these kids are older, in sibling groups, or have medical issues. If I can get 20 people to commit to buying tickets, I will order a pack from our agency. I'll start the count - 1! Please leave a comment or contact me if you are interested. Each ticket costs $5. I have been so touched and amazed by the families I have learned about through adoption - so many large, gracious, loving homes - and I would like to creep out from under my shell to try to support them.

PS I will be starting the count on this blog as well - 1. My friend has agreed to go in together on packs of tickets if we need to. Just leave me a comment or email me at blaine1975@aol.com. Please consider helping to bring these kids home to their forever familes.