Garage Sale Success!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness.....we are literally beaming with excitement!!!! What a FABULOUS day we had (with sunshine too)!!!! Saying our garage sale was a success is almost an understatement - we exceeded our goal by leaps and bounds and raised.....wait for it.....a grand total of $674.11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it??? We were definitely beyond shocked - and the best part about it all is that EVERY PENNY (even those 11 cents) are going towards funding a Reading Room/Library in Laos!!!!! We just can't stop thinking about how huge of a difference this will make in the lives of so many people, not only children, but their families as well.

But, ALL OF THIS could not have happened without the MASSIVE support we received from SO many people. We thank, thank, thank every one of you who kindly donated items to the sale, who came out to see us at the sale, and who donated to this amazing cause! Like we said, without you, none of this could have happened!! You all deserve a huge pat on the back and we thank you for being a part of our 'Drive to 25' journey!

Also - sorry to everyone who came after all the cupcakes had sold out! If we knew they were going to be a hot seller, we would have made more!! Next time....we definitely should start a business!!!!

One of the best parts of the day was explaining to people about our campaign and having them react so generously! It's so great to promote Room to Read and to get the community aware and involved in such a worthy cause!

This post wouldn't be complete without a THANK YOU to our parents (although a thank you isn't nearly enough). The amount of time, energy and committment they put into supporting us means everything! They definitely deserve a ton of credit! There's no way we could have done it without them!!

In all, even though we're all exhausted, we know that all the hard work leading up to the sale has been worth it. We still have a long way to go with our fundraising, but we're confident that we can reach our goal! Let's build this Reading Room!!!!!



Sporting our NEW handmade shirts. We're going to decorate it with all the 25 things we accomplish :)


Thanks again to EVERYONE for making this event such a success!!! Let's all celebrate!!!


Melissa and Laura