Wow i can't believe it's the last week. This week i was so sure i wasn't going to reach my goal, and i was a little upset about it, but, well, god was looking out for me i guess. Apparently, my dad has this like secret stash of change he saves and he said we could donate that too, so when we rolled it up it came out to be $50 wich brought me to $400. Then my dad was so set on me reaching my goal he desided that he would donate another $100 to help me reach it. I'm so proud that i have reached my goal of $500. I am so excited and thankful to everyone who donated. Even though it was rough and stressful, i'm so glad i got to do this project.
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This project has gone by so fast. In the beginning it was going by kind of slow, but now its crazy, because next week is our last week. I'm excited, but at the same time really nervous about meeting my goal. We counted up and rolled all the other change and it came out to be $20, which puts me at $360 for the total. I'm a little dissappointed in myself for not reaching my goal, but I'm also kind of proud of myself for raising as much as I have. When I first started my project I thought it was going to be a lot easier and that I would meet my goal way quicker, but things just dont always work out that way. In a way I feel like I've let people with ALS down because I didn't reach my goal. On the upside, I found out a little about myself. I found that I really enjoy helping others and raising money for good causes. I also found out that I'm not very good at planning events or coordinating dates.
So, apparently, I have no clue how to count. I thought the change added up to $70, but it actually added up to be $80. That's not a huge difference, but it still helps. Currenlty, I have $350 in donations, and my dad is still going to donate, so if he donates around $50, we will have $400. I don't know if I'm going to reach my goal. I've been posting the info online, and many people have donated, but no one else has in a little while. I can't host an event this late into the project to raise money, so I'm just going to have to keep posting information online and hope someone donates. I wish I would have been able to do that carwash a few weeks ago, it would have really helped.
This week we were unable to donate the change because we were busy with the holiday and we had a family emergency, but we are for sure donating it this coming week. I rolled the change and it came out to be exactly $70, and my grandparents also gave their spare change to be donated as well. My dad said he's going to donate more, however im not sure how much. We should be close to reaching $400 though. I'm stressing out a little about the fundraiser, because I really want to meet my goal but I'm not sure if I will. The next few weeks I'm going to be really busy with softball workouts and the rest of my school work, so I don't know how everything will play out. I wish I would have come up with more ideas to raise money with events such as the car wash, but it just didn't work out with my schedule. I feel like I didn't put my best effort into this, which really sucks because I want this to be important and something special.
Last week we didnt have much time to go by the store, but today my mom finally got the little bank rolls to put the change in. We are going to wrap them, and then hopefully some time this week take them to the bank so we can donate the money. I only have four weeks left of this fundraiser, in some ways thats exciting but its also kind of stressful. I'm excited to finally donate the money, but I'm stressed out I wont reach my goal. My dad said he was still going to donate so that should put us close to $400, which only leaves about $100 left to raise. If I don't fully reach my goal of $500, I'm going to be a little disappointed, but just raising as much as I have is a huge deal. I really hope this money is benecial to the ALS association for their research, because I really want to help make a difference.
It's week 7! That means only 5 more weeks. I still currently have $270, but my family has this big jar of change that we found in the dryer one day, so we are going to donate it. We have around $70 saved up in change in the jar, so that will boost my profits up to about $340. That still not quite close to reaching my goal, but we are definitely getting closer.
'I have reached the half way mark of my project. I'm over half way with my fundraising goal, but it worries me that I wont reach the goal on time. My original goal was only $300 but I decided to set the goal higher to see if we could reach more. I'm more than half way to reaching my first goal, but I still have a couple hundred to raise before meeting the second goal. I tried to get my church to put my donations website on the church website, but they are very particular about what goes on there. I also really wanted to host some kind of event to raise money, but there's just no way I can fit it into my schedule right now. I'm stuck, I don't have any more ideas. each one I come up with brings its own set of complications. I also tried signing up for things such as selling Yankee candles or cookie dough to raise money but the time frame of the project didn't fit. At this point, I'm just going to have to keep posting information on line and asking people, because I have no other choice right now.
I had planned to do the car wash this weekend, but I don't think it is going to happen. I asked my church if we could do it there, but they are already doing something that day. The school also has not approved anything, so unfortunately I think I am going to have to cancel it. I would do it another weekend, but I have a softball tournament every week until November, and by then it will be too cold. I am either going to have to come up with another way to raise money or just keep posting information online. I was really looking forward to doing a car wash, but things don't always work out the way we want them to. However, I still have seven weeks to meet my goal, so hopefully in those next weeks more donations will start rolling in.
This week was a mix of frustration and excitement. I have been really busy, so I haven't paid much attention to my donation page. I just assumed no one had donated, because the last two weeks nobody did. I was in class wednesday when one of my friends, Kaisee, asked me how much I had raised so far. I told her I hadn't looked, but only $125. She proceeded to give me $20 for my fundraiser, which brightened my spirits. I figured I should probably go look at my page and record the $20 I had been given. I was in shock to see how much my numbers went up. I couldn't believe that my page said $250, technically $270 with the $20 from Kaisee. I was so excited to know that I had raised even more money. My grandparents donated $100! I couldn't believe it. They told me they would donate, but I wasn't expecting this much. It's crazy to think about how similar this week and the first week are. I had gotten discouraged both times, but God put something in my life to get rid of that discouragement and bring back my hope. I'm so excited to tell the May family how much I've raised so far, and that I'm only $230 away from reaching my goal!
So far I have completed 3 out of 12 weeks of my project. That may not seem like a lot, It doesn't to me, but that is 25% of my grade. I feel like i'm doing pretty good with trying to meet my goal, I've already raised $125. However, It's not as easy as I thought it would be. I've been struggling with ideas to help move my project along. I'm very busy during the week and weekends, so I never have a lot of time for the project. I'm really looking forward to the car wash, but I don't know if it will happen. I still haven't heard back from the school, which really worries me that we wont be able to do the car wash. I think I'm going to ask my church if they will allow me to hold it there if we cant hold it at the school. Hopefully they say yes, otherwise I don't know what we are going to do. Although it is very stressful right now, I know it will be worth it in the end. Hopefully I can raise a good amount of money so it will be helpful to the ALS associations research, because I want to show people that they arent alone.
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