Who Knew x2!

Well friends, you continue to amaze and bless our soon-to-be family of four!  Over the past month and a half we have done four different fundraisers using lumpia (Filipino eggrolls).  After our cheesecake auctions my sister-in-law Ann asked if we would want to do the same with lumpia.  I wasn't sure what the interest level would be but we said yes and she made us 75 beef lumpia.  Randy took them to work and priced them to sell at $1 a piece.  When I posted pictures telling about this latest fundraiser I also asked if there would be any interest in a lumpia Facebook auction.  I had a few takers!

 
My amazing co-worker Mari, who also makes lumpia, noticed our fundraising efforts and offered to match Ann's donation of uncooked lumpia for our Facebook auction.  We now had 150 lumpia instead of 75 to use for fundraising efforts.  Four bags were put up for auction on Facebook and the bidding war started!  The last two bags were used for a raffle at my workplace where tickets were sold for $1 a piece.  The result of these three lumpia fundraisers was $685.50 for our adoption fund!

BUT, it gets BETTER!  Once the raffle was over Mari offered to take special orders for lumpia from co-workers who were interested and chose to donate the proceeds to our adoption fund.  We were totally and completely humbled by her generosity.  My co-workers took advantage of her offer and another $485 was donated.  WHOA!!

At this point lumpia (and the amazing ladies who have donated their time, energy, and know-how) has helped us raise $1,170 to help bring little Isaiah Ross home!  And the timing couldn't have been more perfect.  We are hoping to send our dossier to China at the end of May and with that exciting step comes a $6,250 price tag.  

We are thankful beyond words for the number of people who have joined our adoption journey through our fundraising efforts!  Someday little Isaiah will know (and understand) how many people helped bring him home.

With love and thanks!
R, R, Z, & I