Winner of the $50 Amazon Card

So sorry for not posting on Friday, but the winner of the giveaway was a friend from church, so I was able to notify him in person.

He also wanted to remain anonymous, and he only took half of the prize.

As such, I decided to draw another name for the other half.

And ... the winner of the $25 gift card is

Dana Jakubczak Ewer

Thank you, everyone, for donating to this fundraiser. 

We raised $100 for Nana! Thank you God!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you All!

Please continue to monitor this blog for new giveaways and other fundraising events. We won't stop until Nana is adopted!

Christmas Giveaway

*The deadline for the giveaway has been extended to Friday, Dec. 23, as a number of people want to enter with cash donations and won't be able to get them to me until then*

I hope this is okay with everyone! 

Need help with your Christmas Shopping this Year?

Would $50 help?

Then check out my 

New Christmas Giveaway!

I'm raffling off two $25 gift cards to Amazon.com 

This is another great giveaway, as anyone can enter. 

I can easily mail this prize to anyone -- location is not an issue!

Included with your prize will be a small Christmas treat (if you have kids, let me know; the treat will be specially chosen for them)!

Entry Details

One Entry = $3

Five Entries = $10

TWENTY Entries! = $20

Donations can be made through PayPal. If you prefer sending a check or money order, please let me know, and I can send you my address. I will also, of course, accept cash from people in person.

After you donate, please leave a comment letting me know your email address and how many entries you purchased or earned by sharing the link to this giveaway.

The winner will be announced on this blog by noon (EST) on Friday, December 23rd.

Angel Tree

Reece's Rainbow's 

Angel Tree 2011

This is a wonderful way to help children during the Christmas season. 

The Angel Tree page, which can be found here http://static.reecesrainbow.org/angeltreekids/,

lists the children who need the most help.
Nana is listed!

By donating just $35, you will get a beautiful Reece's Rainbow Christmas tree ornament.

This is a great idea for Christmas gifts,

both to give and to receive!

What better way to honor the birthday of the King of kings than to take care of one of his children?

"And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"

-Matthew 25:40

Winner of Fall Gift Basket

First, Allow Me To Send Out

A Very Heartfelt "Thank You!" to Everyone Who Entered this Giveaway!

Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $50 for Nana's adoption fund. (Not bad at all, considering everything in the gift basket was donated to me for free!)

I was very excited when I discovered that the winner of the basket is my super awesome grandmother:

Margaret Femino (aka, "Mammy")

Congratulations!

Of course, you are all winners because of your willingness to help this little girl. 

I hope everyone keeps checking this site for new drawings and other events. 

If you ever want to donate something for me to raffle off, please let me know!

Anticipating Autumn

~ Are You Looking Forward to Autumn Yet? ~

Well, if you're not getting excited about the prospect of colorful, crisp leaves

cool, breezy weather

pumpkins, caramel apples

or any of the other wonderful aspects of this amazing season ...

Let me invite you to start getting excited about it!

In celebration of my favorite season of the year, I've put together a new giveaway.

This time, you will have the chance to win

An Autumn Gift Basket

NOTE: This is not the actual basket. It's merely meant to help you visualize the prize!

The festive basket will include the following gifts:

- a $25 gift card to Amazon.com 

- fall-scented candles

- caramel apples

- a beautiful fall-themed home decoration

- and a few other surprise treats! 

Entry Details:

One Entry = $3

Five Entries = $10

After donating your entry fee, please share a link to this blog on your Facebook page or blog; doing so will earn you another entry for free!

The giveaway winner will be announced on this blog on September 23rd, 

which also happens to be The First Day of Fall!

DVDs for Nana - Price Reduction & New Arrivals!

DVDs For Nana

A month or two ago, I asked if people were interested in purchasing a few DVD sets to help Nana. A few responded, and we sold $40 worth of silly tv series!

Well, I am re-posting this offer with reduced prices! (And you probably thought the prices couldn't get any lower?!)

As a reminder, every cent I earn from these sales goes to Nana's adoption fund. As such, should you feel generous, I would not be averse to accepting more than the asking price :) 

Your Choices:

CSI, Season 1 - 9

Price for all 9 seasons = $90 (retail for all seasons $259.98)

Prices for individual seasons:

Season 1 = $9 (retail $22.99)

Season 2 = $9 (retail $22.99)

Season 3 (case is damaged; dvds are perfect) = $9 (retail $29.99)

Season 4 (case is damaged; dvds are perfect) = $9 (retail $29.99)

Season 5 (case is damaged; dvds are perfect) = $9 (retail $29.99)

Season 6 = $10 (retail $29.99)

Season 7 = $13 (retail $49.98)

Season 8 = $13 (retail $49.98)

Season 9 = $13 (retail $49.98)

The Office, Season 5

Price = $10 (retail $59.98) Sold!

Sex and the City, Seasons 1 - 6 (only the first part of Season 6, as they sold the last season in two parts)

Price for all 6 seasons = $45 (retail for all seasons $179.98)

(Note: the cases for the DVDs were constructed very poorly, so the covers have fallen off. However, the DVDs themselves are in perfect condition.)

Price for individual seasons = $7 each (retail $29.98) Sold!

Dexter, Seasons 1 - 3

Price for all three seasons = $30 (retail $115.98)

Prices for individual seasons:

Season 1 = $10 (retail $39.98)

Season 2 = $10 (retail $39.98)

Season 3 = $13 (retail $42.99) Sold!

Two and a Half Men, Seasons 1 - 4

Price for all four seasons = $35 (retail $165.99)

Prices for individual seasons:

Season 1 = $10 (retail $44.98)

Season 2 = $10 (retail $44.98)

Season 3 = $10 (retail $44.98)

Season 4 = $10 (retail $44.98) Sold! 

The Apprentice, Season 1

Price = $5 (retail $59.98)

Roseanne, Season 7

Price = $8 (retail $39.97)

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, by NOVA

Price = $8 ($29.95)

POSSIBLE FREEBIE!

Laugh Out Loud!

5-disc set of early stand up comedy by Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Jim Carrey, and others.

Price = $5 or thrown in for free when you buy 1 or more dvd seasons (retail $19.99).

Various Movies: 

Price = $3 for one, $25 for ten, $40 for twenty

13 GhostsSold!

28 Weeks LaterSold!

A Man Apart

Benji Christmas Special (brand new, still in shrink wrap)

The Brothers Grimm

CRUNCH! Fat Burning Dance Party (exercise dvd)

Dane Cook: Vicious Circle

Ellen DeGeneres: The BeginningSold!

Family Guy: Something, Something Dark Side

Fat-to-Firm for Dummies (exercise dvd)

Final Destination ISold!

Final Destination II

The GraduateSold!

Grosse Pointe Blank

Halloween - Rob Zombie version (brand new, still in shrink wrap)Sold!

The Haunting

High Fidelity

Jeepers Creepers IISold!

JFK

Marley & MeSold!

Men of Honor

PandorumSold!

Police Academy 5

Ronin

Starship Troopers

S.W.A.T.

If you would like to purchase one (or two or three):

Please leave a comment beneath the blog post below indicated your interest.

Include your email address so that I can get back to you about DVD availability, payment options, and shipping details.

There are a few ways you could pay for these DVDs:

Paypal (use any of the donate buttons on the site; there's one below), Check, Money Order, or Cash (if in person)

Winner of Spa Gift Certificate

Thank you 

to everyone who entered this giveaway.

Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $175 for Nana!

Even though there was only one material winner, you have all accomplished something truly great by providing hope and assistance to both this little girl and the lucky people who will someday be her parents.

Without further ado, the winner of the Not So Plain Jane's Spa massage gift certificate is:

Cesar and Emily Ruiz

Congratulations, Ruiz family! Please let me know by what means you would like to receive your gift certificate (though, I'm guessing you'll simply want me to give it to you at Mass on Sunday!).

To everyone else: 

Thank you, again, for your generosity!

Please continue to monitor this blog and its corresponding Facebook page for more opportunities to win prizes and/or participate in fun events. 

I have a number of things planned over the next few months!

Buy Books, Help Nana

Below, I've listed a few book recommendations: some of my all-time favorites and a few recently purchased texts. To read my summaries of each, just hold your cursor over each selection. And, as always, if you click over to Amazon from this blog and purchase something, Nana gets a percentage of whatever you spend on your merchandise.

5 Easy Ways to Help Nana

# 1. Go to her page on Reece's Rainbow and donate directly to her adoption fund: http://reecesrainbow.org/nana-25c

# 2. Enter one of my fundraising raffles or events. Right now, I am giving away a gift certificate to Not So Plain Jane's Salon and Spa in Manchester, NH for a 60-minute customized massage.

# 3. Go to my Facebook page for this blog and "Like" it! Encourage others to do the same. Getting the word out will bring us one step closer to helping Nana get adopted.

# 4. This blog is also part of the Amazon.com Associates program. To the right and at the bottom of this blog, there are links that read, "GetBooksAndHelpNana"; click on one if you are planning to purchase something from Amazon. If you go to the site via this blog, we will earn up to 15% of your purchase! Thus, you will get great products at great prices from Amazon.com, while simultaneously donating to a wonderful cause!

# 5. See all the annoying ads on this page? Well, they're there for a reason. Checking out these sponsors earns this site a little money; all that money goes to Nana! This is a free way to help this cause.

Win a Gift Certificate to Not So Plain Jane's Spa!

Not So Plain Jane's Spa and Salon in Manchester, NH is one of my favorite indulgences.

Their 60-minute customized spa massage is, by far, one of my most coveted treats.

Here's your chance to win a gift certificate to the spa for a 60-minute massage treatment (a $65 value). Not only that, but you get to help a beautiful little girl be united with her adoptive family (whoever they may be). 

ENTRY DETAILS

One  Two Entries  =  $5.00

Three  SIX! Entries  =  $10.00

---> If you donate and share this blog on your Facebook page, 

you will receive an EXTRA ENTRY for free <---

Simply post a comment below indicating that you have done so, and you will be given an extra entry.

The Giveaway Closes at NOON on July 15th, 2011

The giveaway winner will be drawn using a random number generating website.

The giveaway winner will be announced on this blog by the evening of July 15th. 

All money collected for this giveaway will be donated to Reece's Rainbow for Nana's adoption fund.

If you are not interested in the giveaway, but would like to donate directly to Nana's adoption fund, please go to her page on the Reece's Rainbow site.

If you cannot afford to donate money at this time, please offer a prayer for Nana

&

Share her story, or this blog, on your Facebook page (or via any other social media outlet).


*If you don't have a PayPal account but would like to donate via check or money order, please email me at bookworm1800@yahoo.com. If you know me personally, just give me a call or Facebook me!*

Be a Prayer Warrior

My husband and I are both "Prayer Warriors" for children who are waiting for families at Reese's Rainbow.
Nana is the child for whom I pray every day. If you can't adopt and you can't donate money, please consider becoming a prayer warrior.
Never underestimate the power of prayer! As Jesus said, "whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you" (John 15:16).

Be a Prayer Warrior