Croppin' For A Cause was a HUGE success!!! I am still overwhelmed by the day!!! WOW!!! What a wonderful group we had there. Thanks so much to everyone that came. It was so wonderful to make some new friends and see some old ones. We had people from all over Georgia and my wonderful loving friend that always comes from North Carolina. Thanks CAM!!! Jenee too!!! Thanks to all the Georgia Scrappers and Oxford Croppers that came. Thanks to my friends on TRAK and Disney Scrapadcts that couldn't make it but were there in spirit. Thanks to the Disney Scrapadcts for donating so much for the crop. I hate that I did not get enough time to sit down and meet all of you and really get to talk. Thanks to those that came up and introduced themselves. I can now put a face with a name. For those that continue to pray for our family thank you so much!!! I hope that everyone had a wonderful time. I will be sending out a questionnaire a little later. If you have time and don't mind filling it out that would be wonderful! We want to make this something you will come back to again and again.

 

Thanks first of all to Eastridge Community Church for the space! It works out wonderful to have it there.

 

Thanks so much to Shyra at Scrap Castle. The Razzle Dazzle basket was a hit once again. It got so big that it had to be split between six people. Thanks to Lisa at Scrappin' Sisters for coming to set up her store. Thanks to Rod & Rebecca at Matte Magic. Thanks so much for all ya'll did. That was the first time I had met Rod & Rebecca. No wonder ya'll like that store so much!!! Between how wonderful the two of them are and how crazy their customers are you couldn't help but love it. LOL!!! I got to meet Debbie, Darlene & Mary!!! They are a trip! 

Thanks so much to our vendors! Kelly with Donna Dewberry, Tammy with Creating Memories, Gay with Scrap In A Snap and Beth with I Remember When. Thanks so much to all of ya'll for everything. The things for the goodie bags, and door prizes was all great. Thank you!!!

 

Thanks also to Uptopia Day Spa for coming to do the mini manicures. Sorry ladies about the massages but their massage therapist was booked the entire day.

 

Thanks to all the wonderful companies that donated. General Mills for breakfast and the boxes of cereal for everyone. Wasn't that wonderful!!! Hope everyone enjoys those. Dunkin Donuts and Atlanta Bread Co. for the munchies and pastries. White Glove Catering for the fruit! Yvette's mom for the biscuits I heard were delicious. I still didn't get one Yvette. I walked off and forgot to eat. LOL!!! Kroger for the great lunch. Sorry for the mix-up on that! White Glove catering for the wonderful broccoli salad, tea and lemonade . I think that will have to become a tradition. No matter how much she makes it's always gone. Subway for the lettuce and tomatoes. Atlanta Bread Co. for all the wonderful bread. Stalvey's for the cole slaw that they always so generously donate. Covington Window Cleaners for all our paper supplies. A Cake To Remember for the coconut cake. Pam's sweet daddy for the delicious milk cake. Vend America for drinks. I apologize if I left anyone out.

 

For all the wonderful scrapbook companies that donated. I sent out over 200 letters requesting donations. Some companies I didn't hear back from, some we got rejections from and the following are the ones that said yes. They really helped to make this crop a suggest. I sincerely hope that ya'll will help to say thanks to them with your future scrapbook purchases. Beary Patch, Canson, Cardinal Brands Inc. Generations, Clear Envelopes, Clear Sky Publishing, Clear Snap, Creative Memories, DMD Industries Inc., Design Originals, Ellison, Fibers By The Yard, Hot Off The Press, I Remember When, Jesse James Buttons, K & Company, Magic Mesh, Magnetic Poetry, Making Memories, Matte Magic, McGill, Me & My Big Ideas, Offray, Orchard Yarn & Thread, Pageframe Designs, Plaid, PSX, RGR Embroidery, Sakura of America, Sarah Heidt, Scrap Castle, Scrap In A Snap, Scrapbook Princess Designs, Scrapbooks and More, Scrappin' Sisters, Stampin' Up, Studio-r3, Tsukineko, and Wordsworth.

 

Thanks so much to the Newton Citizen for coming out to cover the event!!! Be on the lookout for the article!

 

Thanks especially to the Miles for Michala team for making all this possible. We couldn't have done it without ya'll. Thanks so much to my sidekick, best friend, confidant, #1 balcony person, and always my partner in crime. Kim, I do not think I could make it a day without you. Thanks so much!!! Of course I cannot leave out her awesome duo. Erika and Grace work so hard especially when it has anything to do with Mary Elizabeth or Michala. Thanks so much girls!!! Grace, thanks for your wonderful idea about selling water. Each team member for Miles For Michala is encouraged to raise $100. Grace does a wonderful job raising her money with her creative ways. We cannot leave out the wonderful crew of Covington Window Cleaners for their strong arms and backs and HUGE hearts. Grammy thanks for always being there, stepping in and doing whatever and being so supportive!!! To my "little" sisters that for always stepping in and doing whatever is needed even when I don't know what that is. Brooke and Amber, ya'll were great!!! Ashley too!!! For my "baby" sisters, even though I often consider them my own daughters, that always come through and always say yes and think I can do anything thanks! Abbey, Lori, Kina, & Georgette thanks so much for all your hard work. For each and everyone of the Fuel group for staying up until midnight helping us get set up thank you from the bottom of my heart. To Chris for coming early and staying late to help out. For being a great cheerleader in my life. For my true blood sister for filling in the gaps when I panic cause something has gone wrong. Thanks Debbie for loving me through it all. Thanks to my nephew Kale for working hard trying to get a donation. For my cousin Robin and wonderful friend Tracey for stepping in and doing whatever was needed. I appreciate ya'll more than ya'll will ever know! Ya'll did good together! Thanks!!! Thanks to Connie for always volunteering and doing it all! To Daphne for being much more than the girls teacher, for being a daily source of comfort and support. To Yvette and Jacquie for their hard work getting donations. For all those people that donated items for the auctions and door prizes. Gail your home interior packages went over big. Thank you for your continued love and support to our family always!!! To all those people that came early and stayed late to help us clean up and get the church ready for Sunday morning service. Thanks so much to everyone for volunteering! If I have left anyone out it was not done on purpose. Thank you to everyone of you!!! I love ya'll dearly!!!

 

I just remembered who I left out. The love of my life! The rock! The one that keeps me going! I could not go through this journey without him. I am thankful daily that God planned my life and not myself. God truly knew what He was doing when he brought Mike into my life. I am so thankful that everyday Mike brings our family closer to God and teaches us how to rely on God for our daily needs. Without Mike this could not have happened. Those days when I said I can't do this. This is getting to big. He said yes you can. He kept the girls whenever it was needed. Took the time to dress them, even though it wasn't what I had picked out! LOL!!!, and bring them down to the crop. It's not an easy task I know! I couldn't do it without him. To Mary Elizabeth for blessing me with her loving soul for almost 11 years now. For being my constant in this life. For smiling and lighting up our whole house. For her love and support of her little sister Michala. I know that even if Mary Elizabeth could talk she would not be saying what about me. This crop is done to raise money for Relay For Life in honor of Michala. Never once would Mary Elizabeth be upset. She would step right in and work harder than anyone. I cherish her spirit and long to be like her!  To Michala, our fighter! For being my buddy on this roller coaster ride and letting me know it's gonna be OK. For her dare devil spirit and infectious laugh. For Marlee Anne. What a little fireball she is. For her happy and loving spirit. For loving her sisters and learning from them. For saying mommie. For telling me she loves me and for her hugs and kisses. My mom for loving me even when she thinks I am doing to much and have lost it totally. For always supporting me no matter what. I love them with all of me.

 

OK now for the most important part and what everyone has been waiting on. I think we counted somewhere between 102-110 croppers. Once I get the list from yesterday I will get a more definite count. Everything was donated so all proceeds go to Relay For Life. Thanks to all those individuals and companies that donated so much. So our grand total for the day is ........... ((((drum roll please)))) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$4, 200

 

Ya'll did it!!! Ya'll raised that much money!!! Thank you so very much!!! I cry each time I tell someone that total because I am so amazed! It has grown into something much bigger than I ever dreamed! I prayed for 100 croppers, telling God at the same time if he would just bless us with 50 I would be very pleased. In the beginning I only planned for 50. He showed me to fully trust in Him. What an amazing God!

 

My personal goal for our Relay For Life team this year is $5,000. I do not think we will have a hard time reaching that. I would love for us to win the family and friends category this year. We will see!

 

Thanks again to everyone! Hope to see ya'll in the fall. We're hoping for lots of great items for all those wonderful scrapbook companies. Hopefully some wonderful food from our local stores and restaurants.

 

Again if I left anyone out I am so very sorry. Please know I am thankful for you!!!