Giveaway!

Today I'm excited to be hosting a giveaway to raise money for my friends the Gumpy's.

Bryan and Rachel's first baby was born ten weeks early on September 6, 2010. Little Charlie lived for three days. His medical bills and funeral expenses are high, so I thought about how I could help.

 

Hosting a giveaway seemed like a good idea, and I was blessed by so many lovely bloggers and shop owners who donated items to give to two lucky winners!

 

First I'll show you what you could win, then I'll give you the giveaway details.

 

I've put the donations into two prize packs. Prize pack #1 anyone can win, international entries welcome! Prize pack #2 can be shipped to US addresses only.

 

 

in prize pack #1 you'll receive...

 

 

ilene of muchloveilly is giving away a $15 gift certificate to her shop! she makes the loveliest headbands, hair clips, earrings and rings. her new fall collection is simply lovely.

 

 

 

 

erica of 28thstreetphoto has donated this pair of her lovely earrings! these Dainty Blossom Earrings in Cream are so sweet and simple, and will go with any outfit.

 

 

 

penny of sewtakeahike has offered 2 of her PDF patterns! her Skillet Handle pattern and Market Bag pattern. around here we love going to farmers market, and cloth bags are the best! we have one that is net, like penny's market bag, and it's my favorite.

 

 

 

   

 

joslyn of Simple Lovely has donated this "lovely bird branch motif glass paperweight". isn't it so sweet? i have a weakness for birds. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

randi of FreshSqueezedFabrics has offered this fun fabric jelly roll! this Punctuation Jelly Roll by American Jane and Sandy Klop for Moda is made of 2.5"x44" strips. this is another weakness of mine, fabric.

 

 

 

 

okay, prize pack #2...

 

 

jami from the blog HELLO! from the nato's has offered the winner of this pack a couple of these super cute flower pins like the one pictured above. cute!!

 

 

 

 

 

rachel of Smile and Wave and Red Velvet Art has donated this lovely handmade leather journal! The winner will receive either a yellow or orange journal, depending on what's in stock. 

 

 

 

 

 

wendy from the blog Living Creatively has donated an adorable fall/Halloween banner, like the one above. Decorating for fall is so fun!!

 

 

 

 

angela (my mom) from the blog Wondering has donated one half yard of Amy Butler's Love Lime Arabesque fabric and three rolls of Japanese washi tape! I love washi tape.

and lastly, i am donating a $10 Starbucks or Target gift card. the winner can choose which they prefer!

okay, here's how to enter to win one of these fabulous prize packs:

use the Paypal Donate button located on the top right sidebar to donate any amount of money to the Charles Benson Gumpy Memorial Fund. the button is linked to my mom's account, so when the giveaway is over i will send a check for the entire amount donated to the Charles Benson Gumpy Memorial Fund at US Bank. you do not need a Paypal account to donate.
come back here and leave a comment telling me you donated.

that's it! come on folks, lets see how much we can raise for the Gumpy's!

the giveaway will be open until next Monday, September 27, at 5 pm pacific time.

xoxo,

Ashley

Comments

[Jessica]

I heard about this from Randi and made a donation for them. I'm very sorry for their loss, I have a toddler and it's unimaginable to me. Praying for peace in their hearts.

[Kate]

I heard about this from Randi too and made a donation. So sorry for their loss. I hope you are able to raise a lot of money for them.

[Harmony]

I just have to say that this is amazing of you. It's wonderful to know that there are kind, caring, and selfless teenagers out there. I honestly don't really have any money to donate, but if you decide to do this again for them I can add something I make to a package. ... and I make all kinds of things. :) I know you don't know me, but I'm happy to donate my time/effort/skills for a good cause.

[Carmen]

I also heard through Randi and made a donation. Thanks for hosting this worthy cause!

[jami]

everything looks awesome!

[Barbara]

You are a friend indeed! What a great, compassionate gesture. I hope you get lots of responses. I made a contribution and will be praying for the Gumpy Family.

[Wendy @ Living Creatively]

Ashley, I'm a giveaway contributor, but I also donated. I hope this helps your friends, and your giveaway packages look great.

We've been praying for Bryan and Rachel.

Thank you for doing what you can to help them... I hope people will see this, and set out to change the world, a little bit at a time. Everyone can make a difference.

[Kristin]

I'm so sorry about little Charlie. I pray that God will be with the family!

[Dawn]

Have made a donation paypal 9/23/10... a wonderfully caring gesture for a grieving family. Praying for them.

[Amanda]

I just donated....I am praying for the family. It breaks my heart.