I know we have touched on this subject before but I’ve been
told and I agree that this subject needs its own blog post. Give1Save1 needs your help. Those of us that
run Give1Save1 are essentially a small handful of moms who have recently
adopted or are in the process of adopting. We volunteer our time because we
feel strongly about orphan care. God has burdened our hearts to do more and to
continue to help others bring their children home.
I have a hard time asking for help. All of those feelings that I had while
fundraising for our own adoption seem to creep right back into my heart. I
dread asking for help, dread. I
thought I had left that pride behind, but apparently not. Asking for help is never, ever easy. God
clearly still has lessons here for me.
We don’t have sponsors to go to because we are not a
non-profit. We don’t have fundraisers to help us. When we pay for something
it’s from our own pockets. Give1Save1 is growing and that is an incredible
blessing to be a part of and to see. As it grows so does our responsibility to
our families that we feature. We are doing our very best to get the word out,
to research social marketing, to blog well. To continue to help our families we
feel it is very important to have booths at adoptive conferences and make
ourselves visible. They are THE place to find others with a passion for adoption,
and who want a way to help others adopt. We need to grow our members in order
for our families to continue to receive support. Our membership fluctuates
greatly. Some come just for a specific family, some give weekly, it just
depends on their reasons. It is a huge goal of ours to make those numbers
larger and more steady for our families.
We are headed to Created for Care as Vendors in February. It
is a HUGE opportunity for others to see what we do and jump on board, but we
need your help getting there. There are
registration fees, hotel fees, airplane tickets to be purchased and more! Would
you be willing to partner with us and donate one dollar to help us continue
what we do?
On our store site there are two donation buttons, one for $1
and one for $5. If you want to give more than that, SWEET! You just add multiples into your cart!! We are also continuing
to take orders on our tshirts that you can find on our store site as well.
If you have been a family in the past and were blessed by
Give1Save1 would you consider paying it forward so that more families can be
blessed? Have you followed us and love what we are doing, but wondered how to
do more?
I cannot tell you what blessings you all have been to us, to
see families each week being blessed by strangers is SO amazing. Thank you for
everything you do!
