The Final Four

First of all, I want to start this post by thanking everyone who has supported us on this journey so far! We feel so incredibly blessed to be so close to bringing sweet Bella home to our family.

We are in the midst of one final push to fundraise some of our travel fees. Let me take a minute to explain our goal, and then I will explain what we are offering to try to reach our goal!

Remember our puzzle piece fundraiser that miraculously became a huge success and was finished off just in time for Father's Day?

Well, it was so successful that, although the Kindle giveaway drawings were done and all 500 pieces spoken for, we continued to receive donations. So we bought another, smaller, puzzle to write those names on, since people were wanting to still play a part in Bella's journey home!

And then we decided, that for each sale in our fundraisers (explained below) we would write the purchaser's name on a puzzle piece. As a tangible reminder of their support in helping to Bring Home Bella.

To date, there are names on 130 of the 300 puzzle pieces, and it looks like this.




We have 170 pieces left, and once those have names on them, we will wrap up our fundraising efforts. Stick a fork in us, we will be D.O.N.E. Not done getting the funds together for our travel, but done fundraising. Phil is still working tons of overtime and we are hoping for one more grant.

Anyways, here are the items we have available for fundraising.

Our FINAL FOUR.




1. We are selling Starfish tshirts for $13 a piece (shipping included!) and details can be found here:
http://bringinghomebellaelise.blogspot.com/2013/07/as-many-of-you-know-our-precious-bella.html

2. My friend Shannon (who is also a Korea adoptive mom AND a lover of all things starfish!) has offered to donate $10 from each sale of these Starfish items from her Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeaceofMind/search?search_query=starfish&order=date_desc&view_type=list&ref=shop_search

3. We are also selling Asian inspired Scrabble tile pendants, click here for more info and to claim one for yourself!
https://www.facebook.com/Beth.Fryman.Reimer/media_set?set=a.10200518447258506.1073741827.1077684822&type=3




4. My friend Sarah, a Starfish volunteer and supporter, has offered 100% of the proceeds from the items in her Etsy shop to go towards helping Bring Home Bella.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/operationstarfish?ref=si_shop


So, there you go! Our Final Four ways to help Bring Home Bella. Buy some Christmas gifts, treat yourself to something with a purpose, and please share with your family and friends!

For every item purchased, your name will be a piece of the puzzle for helping to Bring Home Bella!