Since we launched Birthdays For All back in May, we’ve seen the amazing power of people from the local community come together to help our cause. In just a few short months, we’ve managed to provide 114 foster children with some amazing birthday presents. And that number is rising with each passing birthday.
It’s been so great to see people reach out to us to offer their advice and partnership. People such as Amanda Jones, a local realtor who donated a portion of her commission to us and persuaded the LDS Church in Mt Pleasant to sponsor the month of October birthdays. Her husband, Badi Jones, also helped write some code for our website, as did local WordPress guru, Mannie Schumpert.
Lee Deas from ObviousLee Marketing has given us some invaluable advice and had some fun picking out gifts for some wishlists.
Deidra Branyon attended our first wrapping party and then got her church, Coastal Community Church, to sponsor all the September Birthdays! Her daughter is going to use her birthday party to ask for gifts for foster children instead of herself.
Wrapping presents would have been much less fun if it wasn’t for the help of people like Caleb Copper, Jennifer Cole, and all the volunteers who attended our Wrapping Parties.
When people get involved, our impact is greater, and we have much more fun. This is why we are delighted to announce that we are having our very first event, the Toy Drive & Fun Fest on Saturday, September 26th 2015 at 2:30pm at The Art Place Studio. Find out more information on our new Events page.
We want to give a huge thanks to Lisa Bayorek from Macaroni Kid Charleston, who has featured us in their weekly newsletter, and helped us organize this event and everyone who has helped. There really are too many people to name individually so if you don’t see your name here know we truly appreciate all you’ve done. Also, thank you to all the following local organizations who reached out to get involved:
- Andolini’s Pizza
- Anthology Candles
- The Art Place Studio
- Blackbeard’s Cove
- The Cake Stand
- Charleston Jump Castles
- The Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
- Jamberry Nails
- Macaroni Kid Charleston
- Mud Pie Girl Bakery
- Storybook Encounters
- Teacup & Trucks
- Wildtree
It’s exciting to have so many awesome organizations come together to make this a great event.
We hope to see many of you come along to the event. Please help us spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and your local communities by sharing our Events page.
Love being a part of something so awesome! <3