Fundraising Update

Adoption day is getting so close!  I want to give you all a fundraising update- for this would never be possible without all of the support from our amazing community and the grant organizations.
Our total adopt cost including travel for my daughter and son is $28,178.
To date, we have raised a total of $20,912.50    (!!!!!!!!)
Of this total, $12,462.50 was from individual donations ranging from $2.50 to $4,000 each
As for grants:
The Fatherless Foundation: $750
The Gift of Adoption: $5,000
The Affording Adoption Foundation: $1,500
We also raised $1,200 at our fundraising party, with so much help from my coworkers at the clinic- baking lovely cakes and treats, bartending, collecting donations- from my brother and his fiance DJing, and from such generous donations of wine and beer, coffee and goodies from
Thanksgiving Coffee
Goldeneye
Fort Bragg Rent All
Claudia Springs
Brutocao
Handley Cellars
Meyer Family Cellars
Greenwood Ridge
Greenwood Gold Apple Juice
The Little River Inn
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
North Coast Brewing Company
and donations for the silent auction from Shani Christianson and her artist friends

Our family will never be able to thank you enough!  You have helped make this dream come true!
We are flying to China on May 18th, will be united with Garrett on May 20th and will fly home on May 30th, arriving just in time to celebrate my birthday May 31st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life is good...

Gotcha Day!!!

Our official day to meet and hold Garrett forever is May 20th!  Once he is in our arms- he is officially a part of our family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  a new beginning for us all!!!!

Oh happy day!

TA!!!!

Hip hip hooray for a TA!!!!!!!  We are hoping to travel on May 20th to finally meet our little Garrett!!!! Yay!!!!!