Between the yard sale and some generous donors, we will meet our $2,000 requirement to get the $4,000 Brittany's Hope grant. This is great news since the money goes directly to our agency and we are soon going to get a huge bill (more than $10,000) as a final payment before we go get the children. If we delay this payment, it delays us picking up R and S, so we want to be sure to come up with the funds on time.
Our next fundraising event is the biggest one - our Both Hands project. This is such a cool concept. We have a team of awesome friends who are going to work on a widow's house with us. The team sends out sponsorship letters (much like you would do for a walk or run or golf tournament) asking people to sponsor your work day at the widow's home. So, it's James 1:27 (pure religion is helping widows and orphans...) come to life.
There were two reasons we wanted to do the Both Hands project. First, we liked the idea of serving someone while raising money for the adoption. It felt better to us than just sending out letters asking for money. Second, it greatly expands our ability to raise money, since we're not only reaching out to our friends, but also friends of friends.
Just like all the adoption expenses add up (Why is Adoption so Expensive), all the donations add up, too, so if everyone who gets a letter could only give $10 or $25, we'd still be in great shape to bring these children home.
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