"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
   Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

And the winner is.... 2020 a cake 4 a cure Winner Announcement

Hello everyone!
I'm excited to announce that we raised 
$1,530 
for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation in honor of Luella!! 

YAY!! Thank you SO MUCH to all to our VERY GENEROUS donors!! We could NOT do this every year without all your help!! ALL of this money will be sent to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation to help find a CURE!!
There is some really amazing research happening with Dravet syndrome and we've been blessed to send them OVER $10,000 over the past 7 years thanks to all of your support!!


THE WINNER IS.....
(drumroll)

David Bonner!!! 

David is Jim's boss and lives out on the east coast... so he'll get some special cookies for sure!! He has been a loyal supporter for several years and I'm SO excited to see him win!  
Congratulations!!  
And thanks again to EVERYONE who 
contributed to this fundraising effort!! 
We have some AMAZING supporters and we are 
SO VERY GRATEFUL to all of you!!
Here's a video of the drawing!!
Link to video of the drawing:

Oh, and if you want one of those adorable little gnomes that Luella is holding in the picture above... head over to my friends' facebook page (The Seven Gnomes) to get yours! She is donating 50% of the sale of these Purple Power Dravet gnomes to DSF in honor of Luella! How cool is that?!?!



Monday, June 22, 2020

2020 Fundraiser Update



We hit our fundraising goal awhile ago!!! Thank you to our friends and family for generously supporting this effort!! Some of you give EVERY year!! THANK YOU!!  We have just over a DAY left and we'd love to add some extra funds for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation in honor of Luella. Please consider donating to the fundraiser and getting your name into the drawing for a CAKE from me (or cookies....)! Please see the original blog post here for all the details....

OR jump straight to GoFundMe to donate:
https://gf.me/u/x4hgcv https://gf.me/u/x4hgcv
https://gf.me/u/x4hgcv

You can personally give me cash or a check (made out to DSF) also!! 

Watch for a post on Wednesday, June 24th - I'll be announcing the WINNER!!

Don't forget to wear some PURPLE tomorrow (June 23rd) in honor of Luella and Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day!!  Share your pictures with me!! 

ALSO.... Luella is currently 324 DAYS SEIZURE FREE!!!!
Thank you for your continued prayers.