Mixed Nuts: The BBQ is coming around the corner

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The BBQ is coming around the corner

On July 17th, we are having a BBQ to help raise money for our VisionWalk and Foundation Fighting Blindness.

We are raising money on Finley's behalf. You can visit our VisionWalk page HERE

We hope that many of you will join us for the BBQ. But I have a big favor. If you can PLEASE RSVP - to give us an idea if you are coming or not - we would really appreciate it. We have gotten a ton of word of mouth "we are coming!" and several people signing up online.

But it would give us a better ability to plan for the day if we had a nice count.

So.......I am attaching to this blog the BBQ sign up. I am going to put it up once a week until the week of the BBQ. Of COURSE - walk ins are welcome. If you get up Saturday the 17th and say "hey, it looks liked a good day for a BBQ" , we would LOVE to have you. No problem.

Fill out this form right here on the blog. Right below - with the cute little tree branch and green outline. Fill it out and at the bottom of the page, click submit. It will come JUST TO ME. No one else will see your information. Totally private and secure!

But if you know now that you can come , and how many people can come, that would be a big help.

Invite your family, friends, anyone who wants to come. All are welcome. Donations of $25/person ($50/family) will get you a wonderful meal, and a Finley's Fighter's magnet. Bigger donations get you entered into a drawing for a prize.

Shirts will also be on sale that day. PLEASE walk with us. You can get paperwork on the walk the day of the BBQ. We are hoping that some of you will help us fundraise for this awesome cause on Finely's behalf. Or if you want a shirt - great! The more we get awareness out there, the better. Shirts are COST - we are not making money off the shirts - we just want everyone to show their love for Finley. You can order a shirt on our website HERE if you are not able to come to the BBQ.

Come and meet our family. We cannot wait to spend the afternoon with all of you. The BBQ is an OPEN HOUSE - come anytime between 1-4pm for a fabulous day of fun!

Rain date will be July 18th.