December 2010
'TIS THE SEASON !!!
It's that time of year again. Chanukah has just past and Christmas is right around the corner, followed immediately by Kwanzaa, so Happy Holidays for whichever one fits you.
ROLLIN' IN THE DOUGH...
This month in an attempt to raise Mo Money for the New Year we listed another quilt on ebay. This quilt was larger than the last two we listed and in Holiday/winter friendly colors. Our hope was for it to raise LOTS of money so we could buy LOTS of batting. The quilts final ebay bid was $70.99. That's half the cost of a roll of batting!
AND...
We also listed a beautiful well crafted needle point piece that had been donated to us. It received a final bid of $9.99.
BUT...
Sometimes Mo Money comes from places you really don't expect and often times it seems to come at this time of year. In February my husbands employer, Microchip, offered an employee matching program. If your family is actively involved with a charity organization they would match your monetary donation up to $200. We felt our involvement with the Peace by Piece Quilters may qualify as 'active' so we filled out the paperwork and waited... and waited... and waited... With so many months passing we assumed we didn't qualify :o( BUT this month a check was received in the amount of $200 !!!
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