Mixed Nuts: Upcoming Fundraiser planning

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

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Upcoming Fundraiser planning

Today I spent some time working on our upcoming fundraiser for Finley and our RDH12 Fund for Sight. We will be hosting a Dining in the Dark event in Connellsville. We are excited to do this unique dining experience as a fundraiser.

Have you ever heard of Dining in the Dark? This is a popular fundraiser for organizations who support eye blinding diseases/disorders. You have a meal in the complete dark to represent what it would be like to eat if you couldn't see. It is a very humbling and unique experience, and a lot of fun.

Our plan is to have the dining in the dark at my parents house. We will be having 2 dinners and 2 breakfast to make it interesting, and people can decide which one they want to come to. We will be seating 16 people at a time (at most). The breakfast will be pancakes, fruit, mimosa's, juice, water and maybe a sweet treat. Dinners will be HOMEMADE pasta and sauce (made by us), homemade bread, salad, water, and wine and ice cream for dessert..

We will seat you, you will get your fruit/salad (depending on which meal you chose) and we will talk to you about why we do these fundraisers. Then the lights will go out and you will be submersed into complete darkness while you eat your main meal and dessert. But don't worry - if for some reason you need to leave, someone (who will be wearing night vision goggles) will escort you out. The meal will last between 30-45 minutes in the dark to give you time to relax and eat. Then the lights will come on and you will have time to adjust.

Along with the dinner experience, everyone will take home a small "thank you" gift. You will also be able to buy tickets to win a basket. Each meal will have its own basket raffle.

Good food. Unique experience. Money for sight saving research for Finley. We will be doing dinners on Feb. 24th and 25th and breakfast on Feb. 25th and 26th. So mark your calendars! Invites will be coming out soon!

FYI - reservations WILL have to be made. NO children under the age of 15 will be allowed due to the nature of the experience. I promise we will be having a kid friendly dinner in the future!!