Brunch for wishes - Brunch pour leurs voeux

(Français ci-après)

Ladies!

You are officially invited to attend a special ladies only fundraising event - "Brunch for wishes" on Saturday August 28th at the Bifthèque Boucherville (see details below). This is one of the major fundraising activities planned for my Summit for Wishes project and I'm hoping to bring together 150 + lovely ladies and raise between $3000 and $4000 for Make-A-Wish Quebec.

I'm really excited about this one and I'm sure you'll agree that it's the perfect opportunity to get together a group of women (friends, family, etc.) for a few hours of fun - and for a good cause! There will be food (buffet style), special guests (more information coming soon...) and of course, some lovely door prizes.

Tickets are $25 each ($20 of which will go directly to the Foundation) and are officially on sale until August 7, 2010. Reserve yours today and pass the invitation on to all the ladies you know!

Mesdames!

J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à vous joindre à moi pour une activité de financement réservée pour vou! Le « Brunch pour leurs vœux » aura lieu le samedi 28 août prochain au Bifthèque Boucherville (voir les détails ci-dessous). Étant l’une des activités de financement principale pour mon projet « Sommet pour leurs vœux », je vise à rassembler plus de 150 femmes et amasser entre 3000 $ et 4000 $ pour la Fondation Fais-Un-Voeu du Québec.

J’ai vraiment hâte au brunch et je suis certaine que vous serez d’accord que c’est une occasion parfaite pour rassembler un groupe de femmes dynamiques (amies, membres de votre famille, etc.) pour quelques heures de placotage et de plaisir entre « filles », et ce, pour une bonne cause! Il y aura de la bouffe (style buffet), des invitées spéciales (informations à venir…) et, évidemment, des prix de présence magnifiques.

Les billets sont en vente au coût de 25 $ (dont 20 $ iront directement à la Fondation) dès maintenant et jusqu’au 7 août 2010. Réservez le vôtre aujourd’hui… et passez le mot!

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For more information - Pour plus d'informations:
ok.with.andrea@gmail.com or carolyne_stonge@yahoo.ca

Canada Day in BLUE & WHITE...

FACE PAINTING FUN

I was a little concerned when we decided to do "face-painting" during the Greenfield Park Canada Day festivities. Not only was it going to be my first real "face-painting" experience (other then what I've done with Layla at home... for no one to observe or critique!), when I picked up the Make-A-Wish t-shirts from the Montreal office... I was thinking... perfect colors... for St-Jean-Baptiste Day!

Oh well... the show must go on. And it could have been much worse... it could have been red and white shirts on St-Jean-Baptiste-Day. :-)

So on July 1st I found myself at the heart of Canada Day celebrations (for the first time in years) AND I was wearing blue and white instead of the traditional red and white. :-)

What a fun experience though. At the end of the day, my back ached, my bottom was sore from sitting on the picnic table bench for hours... but I was satisfied with (and very thankful for) the constant stream of children coming to have their faces painted, the coins filling the donation jars, the 2 lovely (and very hard working) ladies who gave their time to wear white & blue and paint faces alongside me (for 6+ hours!)...

There was sun, there was rain, there were people giving big donations, people giving quarters and pennies... and best of all... there were gasps and big smiles (the spider man boys gave the BEST reactions!) from the children as we revealed the finished product in Carolyne's purple "princess" mirror.

And we raised $325 for "Summit for Wishes"! Awesome!