April 2nd at Orange Leaf Noblesville

Charles at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt in Noblesville has agreed to give us 10% of all sales from anyone who mentions Dontay's Big Australian Trip on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014. Mark your calendars and please spread the word to family and friends. We will also have flyers promoting the event to hand out soon.  Another awesome show of support from our community! Thank you so much Charles and Orange Leaf. We appreciate you!

Help us make the most of this very generous offer and join us at Orange Leaf on April 2nd! See you there!

As always, if you'd like to make a direct contribution, please click the GoFundMe image/link below.
Sincerely,
The Wells Family

Thank you Car Wash King Of Noblesville!

Today Dontay is busy taking the ACT, so wish him luck! He was up and out early to get a jump on his future!

We just wanted to take a moment to thank another local business, Car Wash King of Noblesville for their very generous donation to our silent auction this week. It's amazing businesses like this who really come through to support their communities and the people in it. For that you will always have faithful customers in us. Your contribution will be part of our silent auction and Bowl-A-Thon Event on April 26th, 2014 at Pinheads Bowling Center in Fishers.

If you haven't been there already, you should really check out Car Wash King of Noblesville. Always great service and friendly folks, who wave every time you go through the car wash. They also do great auto detailing! Thank you Joel and Car Wash King for your support! Check them out on Facebook too!

Save the Date!

Saturday, April 26th from 5-8 PM, come out to Pinheads Bowling in Fishers to bowl for a good cause! 

Kevin at Pinheads has agreed to allow us to hold a fundraising event in April along with a silent auction, and he's also agreed to donate a private bowling suite to our silent auction... all to help Dontay get to Australia this summer. How AWESOME is that!? I love our local businesses and I especially love Pinheads. 

Seriously, I cannot say enough good things about Pinheads Bowling Center. It is hands down the nicest bowling alley I have ever seen. And they have it all, bowling, glow-in-the dark bowling, duck pin bowling, live entertainment, a great bar called Louie's, private bowling suites, an arcade, volley ball, great food. On top of all of this, they are always friendly and have amazing service. Now they are offering to help Dontay, and I have to say, they have found a forever loyal fan in me. 

I hope you can join us on April 26th and tell your friends! Bowl for a great cause, and come out to have fun and meet some fantastic people in our community.

Sincerely,

The Wells Family

An Official Fundraising event has been set!

After several rounds of awful weather put a damper on our fundraising planning and efforts, things have finally started to pick back up.

A childhood friend has agreed to give us 20% of all sales from her Origami Owl business when you enter DontaysAustralianFundraiserMarliettaWells172657 in the Jewelery Bar Box at checkout. She's agreed to keep the promotion open to allow us to reach a firm goal of $1000 in sales and net a $200 contribution to Dontay's trip. So go check out her site right now and express yourself with an Origami Charm or Dangles necklace or bracelet today! There's still time to order before Valentine's Day or you can get your Mother's Day gift early this year.

Also, yesterday afternoon we met with Kevin Walter at Pinheads Bowling Center in Fishers, Indiana and he has agreed to allow us to have a Penny Bowl-A-Thon on April 26th to raise money. If you're interested in participating please get in touch with me. In addition to the Bowl-A-Thon, he offered us an opportunity beginning in April, to sell daily deal type coupons for bowling at the facility and we will earn 20% of every sell for Dontay's trip. But wait... there's MORE! Kevin is also allowing us to set up tables for a silent auction and additional fundraising efforts AND donated a Private Suite for the auction! So definitely a great big thank you to Kevin Walter and to Pinheads Bowling and Entertainment Center. You should go check them out, and definitely try the duck pin bowling while you're there.

To secure some items for our auction, I've been visiting some local businesses and sending out emails to friends and larger corporations trying to solicit items we can use in our auctions. We have some awesome small, local businesses here in Noblesville, Indiana and they have been very excited to help us. A huge THANK YOU to A Total Tan of Noblesville for the gift basket and to Car Wash King of Noblesville for their contribution to use in our silent auction. It really means a lot to our family.

There are also some great friends and co-workers in my life who are gifting handmade items from their various hobbies, and I can't tell you how excited this makes me! I didn't want to list any specific names without permission, but any of you can feel free to comment below that it's okay and I will shout it from the tree tops about how awesome you all are. Things are moving forward in a really positive way.

As I write, we are getting a huge snow storm yet again and we may be house bound for a couple of days. But I feel like we've really made some great progress and the momentum is rolling now. I will continue to talk to area businesses and ask for help and will be sure to keep you in the loop on our progress.

Thank you to everyone for your efforts thus far. We are really blessed to live in such a wonderful supportive community and to be surrounded by such amazing friends and family.

Sincerely,
The Wells Family