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Hubby and I plan to start the adoption process in June 2007. Here are some ideas that I came up with or someone told me about fro raising the $24,000 that we will need.

1) Have people donate old stuff you can sell at a yard sale and keep the money

2) Ask for cash instead of presents for birthdays and christmas and put it in a Savings Account

3) Car Wash

4) Dog Wash

5) House painting

6) Making bracelets

7) Selling my paintings

Or I could get a job at night waiting tables. Anyone got any ideas on something original for rasing funds?

And just in case, let me make this very clear so this post doesnt come across the wrong way: I AM NOT ASKING ANYONE FOR MONEY. GOT IT?

Anyway, ideas please?

Just want you to know that I'm available for babysitting :-4

cherandbuster;482981 wrote: Just want you to know that I'm available for babysitting :-4


If Im ever in Boston Im sure I will take you up on that. My husband saw your picture and said you were a gorgeous woman.

Also, we were talking the other night about options when hi contract is up and Boston came up as a place we would BOTH like to move to!!!

DesignerGal;482973 wrote: Hubby and I plan to start the adoption process in June 2007. Here are some ideas that I came up with or someone told me about fro raising the $24,000 that we will need.



1) Have people donate old stuff you can sell at a yard sale and keep the money

2) Ask for cash instead of presents for birthdays and christmas and put it in a Savings Account

3) Car Wash

4) Dog Wash

5) House painting

6) Making bracelets

7) Selling my paintings



Or I could get a job at night waiting tables. Anyone got any ideas on something original for rasing funds?



And just in case, let me make this very clear so this post doesnt come across the wrong way: I AM NOT ASKING ANYONE FOR MONEY. GOT IT?



Anyway, ideas please?
dg never spoken to you before well i dont think i have any help you need or any thing i can do i'd like to help if i can :-6

A golf tournament. Works every time. You could even get a local radio station to sponser it or advertise it. And the winners could get you for an evening. You didnt think the total post would be serious did you?:D

YZGI;482989 wrote: A golf tournament. Works every time. You could even get a local radio station to sponser it or advertise it. And the winners could get you for an evening. You didnt think the total post would be serious did you?:D


Naughty, naughty boy!

jimbo;482985 wrote: dg never spoken to you before well i dont think i have any help you need or any thing i can do i'd like to help if i can :-6


Give me some ideas jimbo!!! I can do almost anything: except build stuff and sell drugs!!:wah:

DesignerGal;482993 wrote: Give me some ideas jimbo!!! I can do almost anything: except build stuff and sell drugs!!:wah:


Geez

I was told I could get a good deal from you :p :-4

Um DG I wasnt kidding on the golf tournament part. I helped with a baseball team once. Made 4,000 one day of work. And it was a small one.

jimbo;482985 wrote: dg never spoken to you before well i dont think i have any help you need or any thing i can do i'd like to help if i can :-6


if i should die suddenly i could leave you my brain to sell you could make a load on that its never been used

jimbo;483006 wrote: if i should die suddenly i could leave you my brain to sell you could make a load on that its never been used


:wah:

YZGI;483000 wrote: Um DG I wasnt kidding on the golf tournament part. I helped with a baseball team once. Made 4,000 one day of work. And it was a small one.


I meant the "win me" part!! I dont know if anyone wants that!:wah:

DesignerGal;483011 wrote: I meant the "win me" part!! I dont know if anyone wants that!:wah:


I'd take it

Due to a girlfriend crush :-4

DesignerGal;482973 wrote: Anyone got any ideas on something original for rasing funds?
Yeah, hit up all your friends here. I can think of not one better cause for me to donate to.

I couldnt do that. Lots of people here need their own money. Anyway, IM hoping I get a drafting table for Christmas so I can paint more. Maybe I can sell those. Not like a huge amount but I'll take $50 a pop!!!!:wah:

I gave my sister one of them for Christmas. She really liked it. I was surprised. That gave me the confidence to keep doing it.

I love the idea of the Dog Wash because thats so easy and everyone needs it. Would you "charge" or just ask for donations?

DesignerGal;483075 wrote: I love the idea of the Dog Wash because thats so easy and everyone needs it. Would you "charge" or just ask for donations?


Oh you can't go wrong asking for donations. anyone who likes the convenience of that little chore handled would cough up some cash. I sure would!



And by the way, a funny thing about this place....when our friends here know there is a need, they usually take matters into their own hands.

What is the time line for a adoption process? just curious

Golf Tournament always works - Do you know someone in a band - they can do a concert in you benefit. Put a ad in the classifieds - sounds weird, I actually read one and people were donating. Do you belong to a church - The Shriners organization maybe able to help. There are several organizations to contact.

Patsy

Patsy Warnick;483221 wrote: What is the time line for a adoption process? just curious

Golf Tournament always works - Do you know someone in a band - they can do a concert in you benefit. Put a ad in the classifieds - sounds weird, I actually read one and people were donating. Do you belong to a church - The Shriners organization maybe able to help. There are several organizations to contact.

Patsy


we are doing domestic private throught Bethany Chrostioan Services so it could be 3 months up to a couple of years. It just depends on the placement or birth mother.

If you are at all crafty, you can sell the stuff on ebay.

All of your ideas sound good. Do not forget pet sitting...or going to peoples houses while they are away to bring in mail, tend to pets...stuff like that.

craft and bake sales always do good. still like the golf corse idea, it does work great.

Hey what about hand made soap and nice little jars with olive oil and peppers in side (can't remember the word for it ) and homemade fudge . People love that sort of stuff . Why don't you check out a farmers market they always sell home made goodies that people love ...