We have two new fundraising opportunities starting up. The first one is thanks to Amanda Hopper. She has graciously volunteered to do a Jamberry Nails fundraiser for us. We will receive 15% of the sales. The fundraiser begins on Monday, September 15th, at 12:00 a.m. and will end the following Monday, September 22nd, at 11:00 p.m. If you have never tried Jamberry Nails, this is a great time to do it. This is an online fundraiser and all orders will be mailed to you. So no matter what state you live in, you can participate in this fundraiser. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. The website to place orders is www.amandahopper.jamberrynails.com.
The second fundraising opportunity is through Lifesong for Orphans. We found out this week that we are approved to fundraise through this non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible and 100% of what you give will go towards our adoption. They will not take any administrative fees out of the donations, which is amazing! If you are interested in giving towards our adoption and getting a tax deduction, as well, please click on the link "Lifesong for Orphans Fundraising" on the home page of this blog to see how. Basically, you will need to go to www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate. Select "Give to an Adoptive Family." Complete the online form and fill in "Family Account Number" with #4762 and "Family Name" with Goldsmith. You can also send a check directly to Lifesong for Orphans. Make checks payable to "Lifesong for Orphans" and in the memo section, write "Goldsmith #4762" to assure that it goes to the correct account. Please mail your donation to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 40, Gridley, IL 61744. More information is given about Lifesong for Orphans and donating towards our adoption through them on the link mentioned above.
We are thankful and excited for these fundraising opportunities as we continue this adoption process! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who love us and encourage us through it.
It's been a while since we updated everyone on where we are in the adoption process. At this point, it is just a waiting game while we continue to try to raise the funds we need. We have a couple of grants/loans that will give towards our adoption once we accept a placement. We have had a couple of calls for placements, but due to our family circumstances or the circumstances of the children needing placement, we were not able to accept them. Those have been difficult decisions, and we hope that we make the right decisions along the way in this process. Once we accept a placement (and the birth family chooses us), we will then have a limited time to raise the additional funds we will need. As of now, we have about $3,500 raised and will probably receive an additional $10,000 in the grants/loans mentioned above. So we are looking at still needing to raise another $5,000 or so. We still have our puzzle fundraiser going until it is completed. We don't have any other fundraisers going at this time, but we are looking at options. If you have any ideas, please let us know. We are open. :)
It's been a busy season with Jen starting a new career and life being busy like it normally is ith Claudia and Gus. Jen could use prayers for her business to pick up quickly. Being a loan officer and building your business takes time and patience. Jen is ready to get going with it so please pray for encouragement and patience during this time.
We would love to have Baby Goldsmith before the end of 2014, but we will have to wait to see what God has in mind. His timeline doesn't always match up with ours. We thank you for your continued prayers and support!
Below is a photo of Claudia and Gus wearing the T-shirts we had made for the fundraiser. They turned out great! Once we get a placement, we will probably sell them again in case there were people who did not get a chance to buy one.
