Fundraiser update!!

[Guest guest]

Our fundraising is coming along great and I can now officially

say " WE'RE GOING TO CHICAGO!! " We're so excited to meet all of you

and can't wait to take everything in, I'm sure that we'll still be

digesting all of it 2 months later, lol.

We set up a trust fund for Olivia at a local bank and with the

help of the newspaper articles we've recieved over $1000.00 from

private donations alone.

We gave a presentation to the Lions Club and we're waiting to hear

back from them right now.

Our friend is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and they're

holding a benefit dance for Olivia on May 8th. They're donating the

hall for it and we'll recieve funds from the ticket sales, liquor

sales, 50/50 draws, a meat draw and from the burgers that they'll

get donated.

Our friends 13 year old son has asked his Youth Group if they can

do a bottle drive and they thought that was a great idea. (this was

all on his own and we're very proud of him!)

Trent's work has donation tins at all of the main entrances to the

buildings with our news story on them, they're having a bottle drive

at work, donation's can be made from their swipe cards in the

cafeteria, and if the office staff would like to wear casual clothes

on friday they are asked to pay $2.oo (not mandatory of course)

A nice lady in town makes baskets to raffle off at the bank and

then she decides who she wants the money to go to and for the Easter

basket she picked Olivia! We were stunned to recieve a cheque for

$181.00!

Trent's dad has worked for Safeway for 30 years and they are also

planning a fundraiser but we're not sure what they're doing quite

yet, he's also a Lieutenant on the fire department and they want to

help also.

My girlfirend is still going to have a cut a thon for Olivia but

we're waiting for warmer weather so that they can do it outside to

attract more customers.

Sorry that this got so long but we've been working so hard to get

to Chicago and we're amazed at how our small town (8000 people) is

rallying around us. Still in shock at all of it but so happy at the

same time.

Good luck to everyone else that's doing fundraisers, let me know

if I can help anyone with ideas or anything.

We can't wait to see everyone there!!!!!

Leah, mom to Ash 9 and Olivia 4.5yrs, 18lbs, 33 " (lactulose,

senokot, zantac)