Update: * Ways To Help *

**NOTE: Regarding the notes below (fundraising) the family will not be ready to start on those projects for a little while yet. Anyone wanting to do projects on their own or with other friends are more than welcome to. Please feel free to post comments to one another here on the blog if you would like to.**

Thank you to everyone who has expressed a desire to volunteer!! Here are some updates to the previous message:

* THANK YOU PRAYER PARTNERS & THOSE WHO ARE PRAYING!! You are a vital part of this team!

* Care for Rachel & Anna has been taken care of. (Thank You Lord) Chanin may be contacting volunteers for various playdates and so forth as those times arise.

* For volunteers who wanted to purchase Gift Cards, Troy said he would really love cards to Wal-Mart since they do much of their shopping there and can get virtually anything they may need. He said to say a big Thank You!!

*So far Troy is being careful to keep up his strength, however they will definately let us know if extra vitamins become necessary for him in the days ahead.

* Laundry needs have been taken care of so far. The family will definately keep us posted if more help is needed in the days ahead.

** A note from me:
Tracy Nickell came up with a terrific idea for fundraising through Avon! Thank you Tracy! That got me to thinking, if you or someone you know has other ideas for fundraising please post here on the blog.

Some ideas that came to mind: (*These are not in the works, they are just ideas at this time. Anyone please feel free to use any that seem like good ones)

-Ebay sales
-An internal sales event hosted by friends and family. (Rather than outside garage sales because of weather there in Nebraska, we can set up a "virtual garage sale" where anyone interested can list their items for sale on a website we can build. It would work similar to Ebay.The proceeds would go to a fund for Troy & Angela.
-A "multi-family indoor garage sale" with booths or tables maybe. There would need to be a large space like an empty building, or something similar to a large conference room donated for this type of event.
-A raffle? (we would need a donated item or items)
-A craft sale (via the internet or other venue there in Nebraska)
-A special dinner perhaps hosted at the church where guests would donate so much per plate
-A bake sale
-A talent show put on by the church youth group or choir?
-Is anyone a cosmetologist/hairdresser or any other type of service oriented professional? Maybe we could have a "hairstyle/haircut drive" or "manicure drive..." Again I'm just brainstorming...

I'm not sure what restrictions there would be on any of these ideas, so please toss the ideas around and let's see what we come up with. I think if we pool our resources we can use each person's gifts & talents to come up with some great ideas. Again Thanks To Tracy for getting the ball rolling!