The Big Beads of Courage Drawing for My Cricket Torch!

Perhaps you remember that this Cricket Torch raffle has been going on for the entire month of March.   For every 25 beads or $25, the donor receives a raffle chance.  And  wouldn't you know it, there's been an overwhelming response.  Way over 6,000 beads have been sent in to Beads of Courage.   I'm so delighted with our wonderfully generous lampwork community.  And even better, quite a few folks have stepped forward with additional raffle gifts, so there are lots more to give away.

Here are two photos of the many which have been posted on the raffle blog, http://www.givebeadsofcourage.blogspot.com.  Please pop by and see all of the wonderful beads that are going to the kids.  I'll leave the blog online after the raffle is completed for everyone's viewing pleasure.

So before I do the drawing today, I'm going to double check my raffle tickets to the donations and then I'll be using the online number generator.  You can see it here.  And after that- I'll post to the BOC Blog and start contacting both the recipients and the other gift donors as well.  I'm excited for all of it!

And of course, the big winners are the kids.  Having watched them pick beads at one of our local events, I know that they think about it pretty carefully when choosing.  (and like a complete bead dork, I was watching to see if they'd pick one I had donated.) 

Cheers to the lampwork community - you make me so proud to be associated with all of you.

Win A GTT Cricket Torch!

Today starts my month of February- Raffle for a GTT Cricket Torch!  All it takes is donating beads or $$ to Beads of Courage to get chances to win it.

You can visit HERE (http://www.givebeadsofcourage.blogspot.com) to see all the rules- the quick synopsis is for every 25 beads or dollars you donate to them, you receive one raffle chance.  There are a few very small hoops for you to jump through to help me keep all the details together.  For example, sending me a quick photo of what you're donating, so I can post it on the blog and also you yourself posting on the blog how many beads you donated and your name, so I can get ahold of you if you win!

Not mandatory, but I sure would appreciate if you would write about the contest on your blog and link to the raffle blog, to increase readers.  Wouldn't it be cool if we could get thousands of beads donated this month?  Who said February is the mini month?  It could be gigantic!

So pop over and read all about it and get to making beads.  You have until the end of the month for your donations.  I will draw names for this prize and other wonderful ones that have been generously donated as well.

See you at the other blog too, I hope.  Lots of eye candy and hopefully lots of smiles from the lucky kids who receive these fun beads.

hugs to you all,
Marcy