Saturday, August 30, 2008

Raising money to buy a bed


I received a thank you letter from Henry today, along with some pictures. I sent him some workbooks for himself and his 5 year old brother Esneiver. The reason I sent the workbooks (besides giving them something fun to do) is because he needs a bed, a towel, and dishes... I know that doesn't make sense, but I will explain. I had asked him awhile back if his family needed anything. He told me that he did not have a bed or a towel, and they don't have enough dishes for everyone to eat. Since, I don't have extra money laying around, I decided to raise the money using Ebay. I bought some workbooks, and have been selling them for the past 3 months now. I wanted Henry to know that I had not forgotten his request, so I sent him some workbooks, so that he could see what I was selling in order to raise the money for his bed (and the other things). Now, I finally have the money to get him those things!! His birthday is October 28th, and he will be 8 years old. For his birthday, he will receive a bed and dishes. I am raising more money in order to send him a Christmas package which will contain a towel set for him and his brother, a soccer tie blanket that I made a while back, and a soccer ball. Yay for Ebay!!!!! Thank you Mack and Su for your purchases of workbooks that helped contribute to making him happy!!! I will keep you posted as I get more pictures. By the way, my brother Kevin has left for school again, so I don't have him to scan my pictures for me. I took a picture of the pictures that I received. I know they didn't turn out very well, but at least you can see his smile!

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

That's so great! Congratulations!

Mack said...

Henry looks so happy! I'm glad you got enough money for the bed, finally. Can't wait to see the pictures of Henry loving it!

Mack

Books to read:

  • Diary of a Mad Mother to Be by Laura Wolf
  • Diary of a Mad Bride by Laura Wolf
  • The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus
  • Love in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker
  • Restavec by Jean-Robert Cadet