Fundraising Raffle for Ethan

 One of the nicest things about being a demonstrator is the wonderful friendships that develop between us. We rally together to support many worthy causes, this time to help Ethan.

Ethan is the 6 year old son of Corina Beyer, a Riverina demonstrator. Ethan has Type 1 Diabetes, very difficult to manage in a young child. He has an insulin pump fitted, reducing the burden of multiple daily insulin injections. However, he still requires blood glucose monitoring every 2 hours round the clock, to prevent him from lapsing into a diabetic coma. Imagine the kind of stress this places on a family, if only from lack of unbroken sleep!
Ethan has recently trialled an automated continuous blood glucose monitoring system, which sounds an alarm if his levels fall outside the crucial range. However, the device costs $1250. And, the consumables cost more than $150 per week. Unfortunately, the Diabetes subsidy scheme does not cover this equipment. Your support will help to give Ethan a much more normal life, as well as his family!
 Tickets are $2 each, or 6 for $10


Your name and contact number will be recorded against ticket numbers, and you'll receive an email with your ticket numbers once your payment has been received. Prizes will be drawn using an online random number generator on TUESDAY 31st MAY.
 How to purchase tickets?


Please follow these steps:


1. Email michelle.dyson@bigpond.com with your name, address, contact number and the number of tickets you would like to purchase.


2. Make a deposit to the following account: St George BSB: 112879 Acc: 456399187 Name: Michelle Dyson and use your SURNAME as a reference.


3. Receive an email with your ticket numbers and drawing details to keep as your record.


We'd like to acknowledge the kind donations from members of the team, other demonstrators and Stampin' Up! Australia.

There are 5 amazing PRIZES!

GOOD LUCK and thank you!!

Helping our Neighbours up North

This happy memory was from the weekend Steve proposed to me in his home town of Brissy. We had a gorgeous apartment overlooking the Brisbane River, and we spent 5 days exploring Southbank, cruising the River and eating at riverside restaurants. So we were both absolutely heartbroken to see this pretty city devastated by the worst flooding in our lifetime, and looking more like this:

Thankfully Steve's family and friends In Queensland are all ok, unlike so many others who have lost their lives, their loved ones and their homes. I shudder to think about losing precious photo albums, scrapbooks and precious family memories - what a nightmare. Steve's parents live near Toowoomba so were effectively stranded at home with canned food for a week, but we are just so grateful they are safe and dry.

There has been an overwhelming rush of assistance to help our neighbours up north and you may have already donated to the appeals however here is another way you can support the Queensland community, and treat yourself at the same time. Stampin' Up! have posted the following on their website: 

As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been described as the worst flooding in 37 years, we express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been changed forever. We, like so many of you, feel a compelling need to lend support to all those who have been affected.

Please join with us by supporting the Australia Flood Appeal--a cause in which Stampin' Up! will donate $2 AUD of the retail value of sales from any stamp set (with a retail value of $30 or more) sold in Australia and New Zealand from 15 January through 15 February to the State Emergency Services in Queensland.

This coincides with the best time of the year to buy Stampin' Up products because from 25 January through to 31 March it's Sale-A-Bration where you get a FREE set of stamps with any $100 SU order. Click on this link to view the Sale-A-Bration catalogue which shows you the 4 lovely sets you can choose from. My favourite set is Bliss - so vintage! So get your orders to me before Feb 15 and you will be contributing to rebuilding lives, (as well as getting a nice free set of stamps]. Remember the Summer mini catalogue runs til the end of March.

I'll be setting dates for my stamping, scrapbooking and cardmaking workshops in the next week so let me know your preference of days and times. Hope to craft with you soon!

Love Carolyn

Helping Hudson: A Wheely Great Cause

http://www.helpinghudson.blogspot.com/

What Is Helping Hudson?

Helping Hudson is a fundraising project that will be taking place from August 1st - 22nd.

A group of stampers are raising funds for a little boy named Hudson. A KidWalker will help him learn to walk, and take another step toward more independence.

The dedicated Heping Hudson team have put together bundles of tutorials from Stampin' Up! demonstrators near and far who've jumped on board to help, plus there'll be challenges and giveaways. I've just bought the Scrapbooking Tutorials very excited!

Knowing personally just how essential it is to have the right set of wheels, may I ask all my cratfy friends to help support Hudson and his family by visiting his blog, facebook page, entering a challenge or even buying a tutorial package - what a great concept and super value!

Thank you in advance for any support you can give towards the Helping Hudson project, and thanks for visiting my blog. Hope you enjoy a crafty weekend.

Love Caz xx