Today we have three hot topics for Dontay's Big Australian Fundraiser!
Number one is a reminder that on this Wednesday, April 2nd from noon to 8:00 PM is our Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser. Join us at the Orange Leaf on Mundy Drive in Noblesville, at the intersection of US 37 and 141st Streets and bring your family and friends. Orange Leaf will be donating 10% of all sales from Wednesday to Dontay's Big Australian Fundraiser so we hope you can make it! Noblesville High School be hosting their first outdoor track meet of the season on Wednesday too, so come out, watch Dontay race and show your support!
Announcement number two is that our Fundzing fundraiser is now up and running. It works similar to Groupon. Get 50% off bowling at Pinheads Bowling and Entertainment Center. Just click on the "BUY" option of your choice then in the drop down menu be sure to select DOWN UNDER SPORTS as your organization/charity of choice. We will get 20% of all sales AND you can use the voucher to join us on April 26th for our Bowl-A-Thon and Silent Auction at Pinheads. So please tell your friends and get your voucher today. The sale is for the next two weeks. So click this Fundzing link now!
And finally, I am now an Origami Owl Independent Designer. That means more money for Dontay's trip and it also means you can buy your Living Lockets directly from me or schedule a party for big discounts and free jewelry. So check out my Origami Owl Site and like me on Facebook. Purchases now earn us 40%, up from 20%, towards #DontaysBigAustralianTrip.
Last weekend, the Noblesville High School relay team qualified for the Indoor State Track meet that will be held this weekend, in the 4x200 and the 4x400. Above is the video of one of one of those races. I will warn you it's a little loud so proceed accordingly!
The numbers are in and cookie dough sales netted us $304.80 for #DontaysBigAustralianTrip !!! Not too shabby at all. Thank you to everyone who ordered. Cookies coming soon!
Dontay also turned the big 1-7 on St. Patty's Day. He's kind of partying in shifts this week. We took him out for dinner Monday. His big sister is in town from Kansas and she'll be over tomorrow with the nephew. So we'll have a big family dinner tomorrow and Saturday he'll head to Bloomington, IN to party with his mom.
By the way, don't forget, we have a couple of big dates coming up soon. Tuesday, April 2nd, if you visit Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt on US 37 in Noblesville/Fishers, they will donate 10% of your purchase to Dontay's Big Australian Trip when you mention him. So tell your neighbors, bring your friends and come out from noon to 8:00 PM and enjoy delicious frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf and help support Dontay.
Also, Saturday, April 26th at 5:00PM is the bowl-a-thon and silent auction at Pinheads Bowling center on 37 in Fishers. Come join us and help us raise money while having a great time. We'll have limo rides from Aadvanced Limousine, overnight stays with breakfast for two at the Sheraton Keystone, over $100.00 in car washes from Car Wash King and much, much more for you to bid on in our silent auction.
Everyone, I want to say again how thankful we all are for your support. It means a lot to have such a supportive community, family and friends. We could not do this without you. Please share this page with your friends and family and let them all know they are invited to any and all of our events.
And as always, if you'd like to give directly, you can click on the GoFundMe image below. Thank you!
We spent the bulk of Saturday, March 8th at Anderson University for an indoor track meet. Coach wanted the sprinters to focus on qualifying for the State meet in the 4x400, so that was what the team ran. The image above is the guys lining up getting ready for the race.
The image below is Dontay running so fast my camera phone could not keep up...HA! He's the yellow blur speeding past.
Some exciting news to share! We have received a gift certificate from Aadvanced Limousines to add to our silent auction event at Pinheads on April 26th. Just in time for prom season! Thank you so much to Linda Carter and Aadvanced Limousines. Speaking from personal experience, they are excellent and will take good care of you. Dontay has used their limo service for school dances and we were extremely impressed.
I should also have some grand totals from our cookie dough fundraiser by the end of the week to share with everyone and I think we did very well. So check back for those totals and an update of where we are overall.
Thank you again to everyone who has helped us this far! It really means a lot to our family to have such caring family, friends and community.
P.S. I should really do a better job reminding everyone that you're welcome to sign up for automatic updates from our blog by following us via email. You can do that at the sign up on the right side of this blog. Also, please do share our blog with your friends, family and social media. Getting the word out there with the widest reach is what will really help us be successful in the next couple of months. We can't do it without you!
And as always, if you'd like to contribute to our fundraising efforts to help send Dontay to Australia to compete in an international track competition with Down Under Sports this July, you can click the GoFundMe image below.
Dontay during a summer track event with his little cousin
This past weekend was the State Qualifying Track Meet at Depauw University. Dontay and his sprinting team broke the school record in the 4x200 at the meet. Dontay also qualified for State Competition in the 60m dash. Fundraising for Australia is progressing nicely. The T-Shirts from Down Under Sports have come in and we are selling those for $20 each. Cookie dough sales are likely to net us around $200 for the trip if not more. Not too shabby! We've also been offered a couple more very cool gifts for the silent auction and Bowl-A-Thon event at Pinheads Bowling center on April 26th. I feel like we're really making some head way now. I know I have certainly learned a lot through all of this fundraising and it has been a lot of fun. Thank you so much everyone for helping us towards our goal and for helping me learn! It really means a lot.
