Passion Project Update: Shopping and Packing

Finally! We've finished all of our shopping. Finding the itty-bitty shoes took us quite a few shopping trips but we are finally done.

Here's Thomas on one of our shopping excursions:



And now it's time to start packing the boxes the orphanage. Not sure how we're going to get all that into just two boxes......

We made the $800 Goal!!!

Thomas is beside himself. He hit his doubled goal of $800 on Friday.:-)

We Made GOAL (But We're Not Done)

Wow, what a day. :-) Thomas is super tired after an exciting day of but he wanted to shot this short thank you video. We've raised well over $400 now and can purchase and ship 50 pairs of shoes. He would like to use all monies beyond the $400 mark to purchase and ship appropriate summer clothes. We can purchase and ship one outfit for a child for the same $8 it cost to purchase and ship a pair of shoes. ("And maybe some toys, Mom.")

So we're going to keep this site live and accepting gifts through this Friday, June 1 with a goal of raising a total of $800.And then, we're going shopping for the orphans!!!!

Thank you everyone for your incredible support and enthusiasm for this project. Thomas is beside himself with pride in a job well done. I couldn't ask for more.

And now, his video:

The Shoes for My Brother's Orphanage Project

Update: Now he needs just $30 to make his goal!


UPDATE: Thomas doubled his goal to $800 (scroll down to see that post and video). He is at $721 and change. He's ALMOST there - yay!!!!


UPDATE: Thomas is rapidly approaching his initial fundraising goal. Later tonight we will post a fresh video sharing his idea for what to do with the funds he raises above and beyond $400.

This is a passion project, plain and simple. The children at the orphanage where the mini-turk used to live don't have shoes appropriate for summer weather, so they wear their heavy winter shoes when they go outside. This has bothered Thomas for two years and now he's decided to do something about it.

We've sourced our croc-like shoes at K-mart and done the math on the shipping. For a grand total of $8.00 a pair we can purchase and ship a new pair of summer-appropriate shoes to the orphanage. Our goal is to raise $400 so that we can purchase and ship 50 pairs of shoe before the end of June.

We do not have 501 (c) 3 status so your gift isn't tax deductible. However, every single penny we raise will be used to either purchase or ship shoes. We have no administrative expenses.

We would love to have you as a partner in this project!

How many pairs of shoes would you like to send?

1 pair of shoes$8.00 USD 2 pairs of shoes$16.00 USD 3 pairs of shoes$24.00 USD

Update:

Thank you to Adam King, Elizabeth Marshall, Sherrie Rhodes, Rob Thomas, Mark Silver and Lori Paquette for answering the call so quickly. We've secured TWELVE pairs of shoes already - yay!!

P.S. He loves reading the notes of encouragement in the comments. Please take a minute and leave one for him.