Light up Leonard

Hurray!!

The Carnival has a location! 

2845 Leonard St NE, GR MI 49525

It's the Bushnell's fabulous backyard! 

Huge thank-you to Cindy and all her efforts for the special needs community. 

Flyers to pass out will be in next week. Let me know if you need any or if you have stuff to donate. Check out the event page on Facebook for an updated list of wanted items. 

Cotton candy, face painting, dancing lessons, cake walk, and so much more....

Let it RAIN...in $$$!

Here it comes!

We're enjoying the cooler the weather and the sprinkles.

It's preparing us for fall, school beginning and fundraisers!

And, oh boy is gonna be fun!

We have some fabulous friends and today a random stranger who have offered to run, host, and donate to Let'sMoveLiam! Along with coming up with idea's they've done it all without me!

THANK-YOU!

Here's what you have to look forward to:

August 16 at 6:30 at GIRBC

31 Party!

Come as couples or for a girls night out. Stock up for fall and school with organizational products and great lunch totes. There are fabulous purses too! Thank-you to Joanna Nagangast for donating her proceeds and to GIRBC for the space.

AND, our newest event...I just learned about it today and it's all set up! Thank-you Option 1 Credit Union employee, Emily Elliot and friends for coming up with the idea and getting it done!

September 15 from 7-11PM at the Front Room

PARTY!!

There will be a $10 cover. Emily has arranged for appetizers and drink specials. Live Musical Guest Kari Lynch. If you haven't heard of her yet, she's opening for Maranda Lambert and has been around the GR music scene for a couple years. In addition there are pool tables, darts, other games and hopefully lots of good friends to enjoy the evening with.

September 22 at 8 -it's done! (Weather Permitting)

YARD SALE

If you missed the last one, no worries, more donations have been pouring in and we'll be having another yard sale! If you'd like to donate just email or call or drop it on the porch. If you'd like to help run the sale, great! Otherwise come on out and see the new treasures...pictures to come!

September 29 at 6 TBD location

CARNIVAL!

Fun for all ages! Face painting, food, games, and just good old fashioned fun! Look for the location or if you want to host shoot me an email or leave a comment. Thank-you to Lacey Michael and team for all your hard work and great ideas!  

AND, our newest event...I just learned about it today and it's all set up! Thank-you Option 1 Credit Union employee, Emily Elliot and friends for coming up with the idea and getting it done!

Hopefully, that's something for everyone! If not we're still working on a bake sale for the fall!

Liam's last day of school saying goodbye to Norton. Norton may not be able to communicate and Liam has difficulty interacting physically but their friendship isn't about that. It's about being two little boys.



Progress

We've hit $5,000 in the LETSMOVELIAM fund!

A donation came in today from a friends parents who've heard about Liam and sent a check. AMAZING!

In case you're wondering what's the big deal about CLC. Here are some shots from Liam's progress report. Pictures speak louder than words. This is the hardest apperatus for Liam. He cried for the first week he was so uncomforatble. You can see in these pictures, he's now a pro. PERSEVERANCE.



Where Does Money Come From?

"I have MONEY." Liam what's money? "It's, um, um, um...THIS!"

THANK-YOU to Bissell and it's generous employees who 1) nominated us and 2) selected us for the golf outing 50/50 raffle. AND, who donated the winnings back to us! The total will cover just over a month of education! We need to raise around $20,000 and with this latest gift we are right over $5,000!

Where does the money come from? You! We've had donations from Hawai, and today from Alaska, all over the Grand Rapids area. People from grandma's to Liam's little friends bringing change. And now a corporate donation. This has been a truly amazing experience and we thank-you for being a part of it.

Upcoming Events!

Still time to host a Premeir Party we will recieve 20% of profits from any party book for LET'sMOVELIAM contact Jen Loveless for details!

August 16 is the 31 Party!

September look for the next back to school yard sale!

Bake Sale date TBD

Aloha!

We received a donation today from Hawaii! Thank-you!

What's the farthest you've traveled? Here's a fun fact: Liam was born in Indianna after I had traveled there for my sister's wedding! It was just a little bit of a surprise. When he was 18 months we traveled back to see the NICU staff and leave gifts for the new crop of babies. He's also been to ME, OH, PA, NJ, IL, and the UP (its really it's own country up there).

Travel is part of life when you're family's far away! We haven't done to much traveling as he's gotten older. Who wants to pack the pool? We're grateful to have friends who travel with kids to see us.

We had a visit tonight from the Athvale ladies and crew. Here's the only picture I took, to busy socializing. Just couldn't miss this moment. She wanted to know how his chair worked.

Coming Right Up

I can't help but think of fruit as jewels. Especially, when they have dew on them and they glitter in the early morning sunlight. Being the cool blueberry patch early Monday morning was, perhaps, the best way to recover from Saturday.

Liam picked and ate his fair share of the jewels. How could he resist? They were sweet, plump, and shimmering navy.

This is how I feel about the upcoming fundraiser, it's irresistible. Most of you know I'm not one to wear jewelry, I've been married for 6 years and still forget my rings! But, I love having the real deal. Stones, shells, and gold and silver that won't tarnish. I'm also not really a big risk taker. Anything, that looks good and is warrantied--people this has me written all over it! I've purchased from this company before so I feel comfortable recommending the products.

Best of all, ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT LET'sMOVELIAM! Win-Win-Win!

Looking forward to seeing anyone who can make it! Please feel free to invite coworkers of friends if they're interested. Or if you'd just like to order and not attend, we can make that happen too!

Friday Night July 20 @ 6:30 at West Cannon Baptist Church

http://www.premierdesigns.com/jewelry.html

http://www.westcannon.org/

Prayer Moves Mountains, Prayer Moves GOD

My biggest fear was no one would show up. Matt's biggest fear was rain. We had nothing to be afraid of. Not because we can control our circumstances but because so many people were praying.

The garage sale was an overwhelming success! We raised a good deal towards our goal. But, what made it so successful was the unbelievable support of our community. The extra $20 here or $100 for the $1 purchase. And, all the neighbors of the Diamond block who donated, showed up and cleaned up. Friends from all areas of life came out in over 100' heat to just say, we're praying. What an amazing experience to watch God show up in the smiles of so many people.

Izzie bringing Liam some of her Artwork (she left with a princess dress)!

THANK YOU!

A special thanks to everyone who donated and to Matt's family and my 31family who tirelessly set up, sold, and cleaned up and watched Liam!


Just a little sale action. Note* everything in the picture is SOLD!

WATCH FOR OUR UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS!

JULY 20 at WCBC a PREMIER DESIGN PARTY

AUGUST 16 at GIRBC 31 PARTY


We're planning another yard sale in the fall, start saving your "treasures" if you'd like to participate!