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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Journey to Jack! Great Mileage Give-Away!


If you are reading this blog, you already know that our family is working to adopt a 3-year-old little boy from China – Jack!  We are finishing up the U.S. side of the adoption process and working on raising the money needed to pay the overseas expenses of our journey. We have acquired a variety of things to give away in response to others helping us and want to count you in!!

As we near the home stretch in the process we get closer to paying our travel fees – just over $14,000 of them.  To make this amount easier to wrap our minds around we have broken things down into a mileage format.  This allows us to share the information more easily and ask our friends and family to pray about sponsoring miles ($1/mile) to bring Jack home. Interestingly enough, the amount of money we need for travel and in-country expenses is almost exactly how many miles we will travel to China and back to pick up Jack.

The distance from our home to Jack and back = 14,626 miles.
The estimated travel and in-country fees for the trip = $14,625

So here is your opportunity to help us travel while gaining a chance to win some great prizes.

Sponsor 10 miles ($10) and be entered in a drawing for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Jr. with the kid’s 6 book series    
(You will be entered once for every 10 miles sponsored)
--If 1462 people gave $10, we would reach our goal.

Sponsor 15 miles ($15) and be entered in a drawing for an Autographed copy of Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover AND the Act Your Wage board game 
(You will be entered once for every 15 miles sponsored)
--If  975 people gave $15, we would reach our goal.

Sponsor 20 miles ($20) and be entered in a drawing for a Coby SNAPP Swivel Camcorder
(You will be entered once for every 20 miles sponsored)
--If 731 people gave $20, we would reach our goal.

Sponsor 25 miles ($25) and be entered in a drawing for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Membership Kit  
(You will be entered once for every 25 miles sponsored)
--If 585 people gave $25, we would reach our goal.

Sponsor 50 miles ($50) and be entered in a drawing for a Sony 7” Portable DVD Player
(You will be entered once for every 50 miles sponsored)
--If 293 people gave $50, we would reach our goal.

*BONUS DRAWING*– For every 5 miles sponsored (at any level) your name will be entered into a bonus drawing for a $50 Target Gift Card.

It is that easy!  Choose your level (or levels!) of sponsorship and get your name in the hat.   
Payment may be submitted via paypal here at our family blog site OR 
by check/mail to ....

Drawings for all prizes will be held on Sunday, January 16. 
Winners will be announced via email and facebook the same day.
*Sponsorship payment must be received by midnight January 15 to participate.

Questions may be left here as comments or directed to...

So, what are you waiting for?  Why not start the year off right!!

Thank you!

90% of proceeds will go directly toward our travel and in-country adoption fees. 
10% of proceeds will be donated to Show Hope, a movement for orphans. www.showhope.org

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