What kind of neighbors spend hours upon hours of work hosting a fundraising carnival for someone down the street? Awesome neighbors like ours! Today we had a neighborhood carnival!
We had so many fun games and prizes...
Face painting...
A silent auction with over thirty awesome baskets!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who participated in the carnival today! It was so fun to meet neighbors that I hadn't met before, to see friends I hadn't seen in awhile, and to celebrate the little miss coming home soon! We had such a wonderful time, even IF we had a bit of rain for awhile. Most were good sports about it and ducked under the trees to wait it out. The kids played in the rain. I kept making snow cones and popcorn until, well... until they pulled the plug because they thought I might get zapped.... :)
I have to say it was the MOST FUN I ever had fundraising! And honestly, even IF it hadn't been a success monetarily, the sense of community, and knowing people care and were pulling for our tiny girl was worth the work and the standing in the rain! So many helped with signs, set up, donating gift packages, baking, and the list goes on. Knowing our friends down the street cared so much that they sacrificed hours and hours and hours to host this for us... We're so blessed.
I believe when our neighbors see Sonnet playing in the neighborhood, they will feel like they were a part of her story. It was a neat day and I can't express how thankful we are to have such great neighbors.
I know some of you are wondering how it all came out in terms of the funds, and I'm thrilled to say that between the auction and other donations it totaled nearly $2000 towards Sonnet's homecoming. Again, let me say, "thank you!"
What a fun and creative idea for fundraising!
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