Not that I had any doubt that we'd get there when I blogged the night before, I just didn't think it would be by the next day! Yes, we did it literally over night!
Ladies and Gentleman, beacuse of the power of the stratusphere we helped raise for the Heart and Stroke Foundation a grand total of - drum roll please - $5325!
Combining the online contributions with the funds we received at the holiday party at Stratusphere (as well as funds sent via the mail to the studio) the Heart and Stroke Foundation called me with a great birthday surprise - needless to say they were absolutely thrilled at the official number following the event (and actually quite shocked that we raised that much in just under 2 weeks - which I do concur is amazing!).
You guys, we totally rock - I'm so proud of the job we did! Thank you to everyone who contributed - doesn't feel good to know you are helping to make a difference? Again, I do concur (favorite new word of the day)!
And, by the way, I would have jumped on here earlier but, well - it was my birthday (the big 99 lol!) and I was eating cake- mmmm! Which brings me to another thank you - for all the birthday wishes - there's alot of them hehe (they've been pouring in for days). I just love the cakes, candles, kittens, flowers, funnies, kind words, well wishes and ... picture of sable (?) - random ...
Big shout out to everyone who stopped by Stratusphere yesterday! It was awesome to meet you guys and thank you for supporting by attending the event. It was a fun evening - a great blend of people - family, friends, fans, students, teachers, business associates, and surrounding business owners all to support a great cause! Yummy foods (my fav part of a party) and we even did birthday cake for me - yay! And yes, I do have pictures - a friend Ian took some pictures for me but he doesn't have a digital camera (I know, he's heard it a million times!). So, I have to get them dumped on a disk and as soon as I do that - I'll get them up here for you guys to see (be patient - we are expecting a big storm here tomorrow, keep that in mind - well, if i pull out the 'ole snowshoes ... just kidding - i don't have snowshoes ... or do?)
So now I'm going to be making my list and checking it twice - the list of people who get 8x10s that is. Okay, I'm putting this disclaimer out there now - if you have donated please be sure to leave me a comment on this blog with your ID# and how you want your 8x10 personalized because I will be using that as the master list to send out the pics. And, again as far as when to expect the pic, I'm thinking it will probably be end of January. I have the shoot planned for mid-January so by the time I go through proofs, select, get them printed and prepare the mail out - end of January sounds about right.
Happy holiday shopping everyone! And again, did I mention we rock...