I found an old picture of us! Aren't we cute?!

Happy New Year from the kids care crew!

Remember!....

Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

Giving!

Well it's officially the Christmas season. I don't know what this exactly means for you but for us it is a season of giving. We have been trying to give back to the kids of Ethiopia this year and let me say it has been quite successful! We have made over 200 dollars and sent over 60 blankets! We have accomplished so much and can't wait to see what next year has in store. We still need all the help we can get and would appreciate what you have to give. Thanks to all the people who have helped this year; we couldn't have done it without you! While the year may be ending we will still continue to give what we can. What are you going to give in the next year?

A Shout Out!

I would just like to give a shout out to Hannah, the youngest member of kids care crew. I would just like to tell you how thankful I am for you and your dedication to kids care. You really stick to it and never give up. You are full of smiles and encouragment. Thank you Hannah. You are a great friend who I can always count on!

Knot-Blanket season...

Does any one want to hold a knot-blanket party? It would be a great way to help our cause for Ethiopia. We need volunteers!!! All you have to do is host it at your home or another location that you can get a hold of; we do the rest!! I get a group of friends together, we bring the fleece, and we come and make blankets. If you would want to host your own party with your own friends and donate the blankets that would be great too...so, who wants to sign up? (contact info below)
In case you don't know what a knot-blanket is here is a photo:

Our Little Helper!

Gracie is such a good little helper! You'd be amazed at what she can do! You can't even tell the difference between the bracelets she makes and the bracelets I make! Picture 2 shows the ones she made. Can you tell the difference between her bracelets and mine in picture 3? She is such a great helper!!

Fair Pictures!

Some of these pictures are silly ones as we prepared for the fair some are ones of the fair. We had worked very hard on all of the bracelets and made a great amount of money...around $145 dollars!!! Enjoy the pics!

Welcome Home!

Two kids just came home from Ethiopia! Welcome home Ellie and Micah!!

P.S.

Contact info below. Please don't hesitate to call!

HELP NEEDED!

Seriously help wanted and NEEDED!!!!
We need helpers to make stuff, places to sell stuff, and places to host parties! This is real if we are going to be giving money to Ethiopia we are going to need a lot of help!

HELP WANTED!

We are in need of places to sell our bracelets, if you can host a party or know of a place to sell them please contact us! We also are in need of a place to host a blanket making party. If you are interested in helping please contact us, contact info below. Thanks!

Vote, Vote, Vote!!

Lots of you may have been hearing a lot about voting with the election coming up and all, but i just wanted to remind you that you will see an occasional poll on the blog and that it is totally safe and not to mention fun! So as you are looking at this blog don't forget to vote, vote, vote!!

Kids Are Caring Every where!

I just found out that my cousin, who lives in on the other side of the U.S., is trying to get her conformation class to do something to help our cause. Thanks!

We had great success today...in 90 degree weather...we sold $188 worth of bracelets, some that even Gracie had made! Money was sent with my mom's friends who are on their way to Ethiopia to pick up their daughter. We were just glad that we could sell outside before the hurricane winds hit the next day!

A Fair!

This Saturday we will be going to a fair to sell bracelets, wish us luck!

Beads, more beads, less beads, and bees update.

We had another get-together last night, it was the same as the last one except that we had more bracelets and less sales. I guess you can't sell to the same crowd twice. Oh well, at least we are stocking up. There is a fair we hope to sell some bracelets at this month but other than that it's been pretty slow with school starting up and all. We probably have at least 70 bracelets which is pretty good since we are gonna be busy with school. Gracie still continues to ask me "can I play a bees?" She has gotten really good actually, she is able to put really small beads on a string now and if I lay a pattern of beads out for her you would have never known that a three year old made it! I will post some pictures soon!

Results

The results are in! The poll has ended, thank you for voting. The result for the question, "What should the money be used for?", was 80% all of the above, 3% medicine, 1% baby mobiles, and 1% some blankets. So thank you for your input, we will hopefully come to a decision about what to send over to Ethiopia soon.

A Get-together

Well, last night we had a get-togther while my mom and some grown-ups met in another room to talk about adoption. We, including some supportive friends, made bracelets while the adults talked. When they were done we sold some to the adults. We ended up making $55! A lot was donation, thanks!

A special thanks to Emma, Olivia, Taylor, Jenna, and Alex. You know who you are and what you did. :)

another idea

I've heard today that some one has bought lumber for a swing set for the orphanage. We can probably afford the swings and send them over with a family who is adopting a child in September. Good idea? no? maybe? Post a comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Decisions, decisions, decisions!

We have been telling people who buy our bracelets and anklets that we are giving the money to an orphanage in Ethiopia, and it's true. The only problem is we haven't decided on what to give to the orphanage. So you see our delima, there is so much they need we just can't decide! Should we give medicine that could heal kids or something that will put smiles on their faces or something that they can use daily? (Although getting better should put a smile on their face. he he!) Please tell us what you think by posting a comment or voting in the poll which is on the right column. Thanks!

A Great Success!

Wow, Saturday was amazing! We went to swim team championships, which was packed full of kids and their parents, and we made a lot of money! We almost sold every one of our anklets and bracelets! We had soo many people asking to help us, sorry to those we had to say no to but we can't let every one help behind the stand or else we wouldn't be able to sell them to anyone. If you are reading this and that's you scroll down to the bottom to find ways to get invloved. We had so much fun, we ended up making around 70 dollars! We also got 27 dollars of donation money from parents attending an adoption class, "When Hope Has a Name", taught by my mom. All together we have around 210 dollars and we hope to spend it on fleece for blankets and maybe something else too but we haven't decided yet. Thanks to every one who has contributed and anyone who has given a donation or bought something, every little bit counts! (pictures to come soon!)

We decided it would be fun to each have a matching uniform for when we sell bracelets or have any sort of kids care function so we headed to Michael's. When we returned we went straight to work. They may have not came out how we exactly planed but we still think they're pretty cool!

Swim Meet!

We had a great time selling anklets at Hannah's qualifications, we beat our record by 15 cents, and Hannah made it to championships! Way to go!

More New Helpers!

Friends!

Sisters helping sisters

Sisters helping sisters! Even though they use bigger beads or "bees" as Gracie calls it, helping makes them feel included and a part of something. They should be very good at it once they get a little older and can get smaller beads on the string but for now they're "making the bees and helping their big sis!"

Bracelets and Anklets

We have been very busy making many anklets and bracelets. We are preparing for swim team championships which is this Saturday. We hope to sell a lot!

A New Helper

Our good friend Emma and her mom have been very supportive of our cause. Emma has decided to get invloved by helping us make blankets, bracelets, and anklets. Thanks Emma!

This summer we continued with our goal to raise funds for Project G.L.O.W. through our bracelet and anklet making projects. We have been selling them at swim meets and anywhere else we can. A couple weeks ago we broke our record for the most money made in one night, fourty-eight dollars. The average cost of our bracelets and anklets is seventy-five cents so to us fourty-eight dollars was a lot. We celebrated by throwing the money in the air and jumping for joy!