The Blue Pledge

Project Linus is officially kicking off our "BLUE PLEDGE" campaign!!! Going blue has never been so easy!

Our goal - $16,000 for 16 years of security, comfort and love!

We are going “BLUE” until our 16th birthday in December 2011. We're on a mission, with your help, to raise $16,000 and 16,000 followers on Facebook by our 16th birthday on December 24, 2011. In order to reach more children and to continue to make an impact on all of the lives a Project Linus blanket makes, we need your help!

Help spread the word, raise awareness and funds by taking the “BLUE PLEDGE.”

What is the Pledge?
By taking the “BLUE PLEDGE” you agree to:

1. Make a minimum donation of $50
2. Forward this challenge to your friends and encourage them to take the “BLUE PLEDGE”
3. Turn your Facebook BLUE until we reach our goal of $16,000 AND reach 16,000 Facebook followers by December 24, 2011 (when you donate you will be given the image to put on your face book page)

What do I get in return for taking the Pledge?

1. A virtual badge to post on your FB page as your profile picture (this will show you support our cause and together we can cover more children in love)
2. With a minimum of $50 donation you will receive an awesome PL shopping bag to carry around in style!
3. Warmth in your heart knowing you are involved in a great cause that provides security, love and comfort in the form of a handmade blankets.

Where do I find more information?

http://projectlinus.org/bluepledge.html

As with other donations, you can specify that you want the pledge donation to go to support the Great Falls Chapter of Project Linus. You just need to add a comment in the comments field of the donation form!

Let me know if you have any questions!

gina

Moving Forward!!

Community Day Sale

Well, the Community Day Sale is over! It was a long ride this time with donations down. It took some extra time to even approach my typical goal for booklets sold before the sale day. With the shifts I got during the sale days however, it all came out great! Turnout both days was wonderful and in those two days I sold about 80% as many as I had before the sale! In the end, I was happily exhausted! I'm sure it will be a week or two before I can even think about the spring sale.

Mary-Thon

You may remember me telling you about the Mary-Thon about this time last year - a commitment to work out for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 26 consecutive weeks. I did sign up mostly because I wanted to support Mary in her efforts; I thought it was a fun idea, and I had already decided to work out more in the new year anyway. Surprisingly...it actually did help me keep that resolution. I not only finished the Mary-Thon, but also went on to complete her Mega Mary-Thon after that.

The whole idea was so successful that Mary is going to do it again...with some added twists! She did find with the 2011 program that several people dropped out pretty quickly. When she decided to do another year, she wanted to somehow provide more incentive for participants to stick with it. In her research, she found that having a financial investment helped people follow through. So, as she designed the 2012 program, she made some big changes, including different levels of participation. As a Premium Mary-thoner, you will be entitled to a Moving Forward Mary-thon T-shirt, bracelet, downloadable tracking sheet, pledge, racing bib, motivational support, and a  finisher certificate and beautiful finisher medal when you cross the finish line! There is a $35 fee for participating as a Premium Mary-Thoner or Half-Mary-Thoner BUT!!! $15 of that will go to your favorite Project Linus Chapter if they are participating... and, of course, yours is!!! There are no stipulations on the kind of exercise, or even that you do all 30 minutes at the same time; you can do 3 10-minutes segments in a day, or even 6 5-minute segments. You can run, do weights, yoga, walk...whatever works for YOU! The goal is to just keep moving and to finish by December 31, 2012.

There is still the option of participating for free, it just doesn't include the T-Shirt, medal, etc. Also, for those who feel 26 weeks is just too much of a commitment to make, she has added a Half Mary-Thon option as well.

If you're interested, please see her Mary-Thon webpage for more info and the registration form... http://www.marython.net/ 

If you do sign up, remember to put down the Great Falls, MT Chapter of Project Linus as the recipient of the $15. I hope you'll join me!

Blanket Days

Our next Great Falls blanket day is this Saturday. Right now, the forecast is calling for some snow...hopefully not too much. As I've mentioned, we'll be doing Gina Halladay's I'll Tumble for You Quilt. Cute, easy and QUICK!!!

I'm not sure when I'll do another one in Helena, but I hope to be able to work one in soon.

Enjoy these last days of autumn!!!
gina

Community Day Sale!

Hi everyone!

Well, I haven't had a chance to mention it much (or at all!), but the Herberger's Community Day Sale is this weekend! It is actually a two-day sale this time...Friday and Saturday, November 11 & 12. I have been busy selling the coupon books - it's been much more difficult this time - you can really tell that folks are being a bit more cautious about their money. Even with that hurdle, I have secured some spots on the sale days! If I remember correctly, you can find me Friday noon to 2 at the Better Sportswear door (north side, facing Starbucks) then 2 to 4 at the Customer Service door (on the south side.) On Saturday I will be there noon to 2, I believe at the Customer Service door. The coupon book is similar to the others... $5 donation gets you one $10 off coupon good on almost any item (very few exceptions), an early bird up to 30% off an item, amount depending on what you buy, an up to 20% off shopping pass good both days, specific item coupons, and an up to 30% off online coupon!

I've been taking advantage of some of the sales JoAnn's has had getting some flannel for quilt backs and some fleece. One of my purchases was the biggest ever for a couple of the ladies there...is that a good thing? Whether it is or not...we have some supplies! I'm still waiting for their Day-After-Thanksgiving flyer to see if it will be worth going and standing in line for hours. That is probably the only reason I would go shopping that day. :)

We've been having some fun at our blanket days this fall - if you haven't been to one yet, I hope you'll join us soon! I had several ladies who expressed an interest as I was selling the coupon books...maybe we'll see some new faces! We'll be doing Gina Halladay's I'll Tumble for You pattern in November.

All for now! Hope to see you all soon!!!
gina