Where Have the Broads Been?!

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!!!