Of course you’re wondering … WHERE HAVE THE BROADS BEEN?! Certainly
not on social media or in the public eye much at all! Honestly, after our
successful fundraiser at District Wine in May we did take some time off.
Planning a big event takes a lot of time and energy and all 3 of us needed a
little down time and self care. We each had personal things to attend to and a
summer to enjoy. Once we recuperated we were back at it, mostly behind the
scenes. Fundraising, as we’ve learned, has many components that don’t always include
people. Say what!? That’s right, limited interaction with others. We have been
researching, collaborating, and pursuing new opportunities. We realized after
our big wine event that we kept targeting and reaching out to the same people –
our immediate friends and family. We thought we should give you all a break!
Your support was, is, will always be greatly appreciated, but we did recognize there’s
something a little off when we only ask our moms, dads, aunts, uncles, friends,
siblings and cousins to pay for our trip! We needed to reach additional people
too!
So, we looked in to options that didn’t include you! ;) Let’s
see… corporate sponsorship, selling donated items online – mostly National Geographic
(Wow, now that’s a job and ½), becoming a 501(c) – nonprofit, to open up more
doors, coordinating a food truck event and … the list goes on and on! Each
thing took time and attention and we just didn’t make our efforts public. When
all was said and done, we devised a plan and started working toward it. It was
then that we reached out to First-Hand Aid and everything changed! We are going
to Cuba in April!!!! The trip turned out to be less expensive than we originally
expected. Right now we’re in discussions with First-Hand Aid coordinating our
trip! That’s right, you read that!!! We are close to our goal and we are going!
We still need approx $1000, but WE’RE ALMOST THERE!!!! We have money to collect
and money to deposit. Once it’s all put in the account, our total raised will
be $6500.00 (give or take a little – still doing the math) and our goal is $7500!
WE. ARE. SO. EXCITED!!!! January – March we are coordinating and planning fun
things for all of us, to make our final $1000 goal. Please keep an eye out for
our upcoming events. This may or may not include another yoga session with Eve
(huge success last January), Jell-O shots at a local LB bar, a Super Bowl pool
(damn, that was a money maker), online sales, and a food truck event. We can’t
be held to organizing any of it, as there are a lot of balls in the air. But, we
WILL be actively fundraising come January 2017! Stay tuned. Stay connected.
Share our page. And, send us good vibes; we are almost there! We love you and we appreciate you! WE.
ARE. SO. EXCITED!!!