Blame it on Facebook

I broke down a month or so ago and made a Facebook page. This is something I said I would NEVER do, and I actually prided myself of being one of the last people on earth without Facebook...I guess it's true, never say never. Needless to say, this has made an already bad blogger even worse!

I  do have to admit, it has helped tremendously with fundraising and getting the word about the auction out there. People I don't even know donated items to the auction, donated money, and came out to the auction as well. The silent auction was such an incredible success, surpassing even my biggest hopes for the night. The grand total for the evening ended up being over $12,000!

Yesterday I got a phone call from my nurse in Chicago. Long story short, I have to be there 4/25 now rather than starting on 4/30. It is only 3 days different from when I was originally leaving, but I just feels so much sooner now. I'm starting to realize how much I still need to get done and ready in such a short amount of time.

Mark your calendars!

It's finally all starting to come together. This week I heard back from Chicago with some tentative dates for my transplant. As exciting it is to finally have a date, it also makes it very real and very stressful. I feel like I have so much still to get ready and figure out before April 30 (that's the first day of testing on my schedule, I would actually go down the day or two before). I also am feeling the stress of having a person there with me. It's a lot to ask of people, and there are only certain people I would want there anyway, but I have to have someone with me.

Today we also got confirmation on a place for the silent auction!!! This has been stressing me out as well because I have all these people willing to donate, but I haven't had specifics to give them yet. Anyway, MARK YOUR CALENDAR and please help SPREAD THE WORD! The silent auction will be April 7th at the Quarter Deck in the Captain Cook. I'm still thinking about a timeframe, we have the room from 5-10pm...so in there somewhere :)

Help

Ok, I'm still trying to get a silent auction together to help raise money for my transplant. Here's what I need (please spread the word)

First, I need a place to host the silent auction. Any ideas? Obviously, I would like to have this donated as well, but I understand if that needs to be negotiated.

Second, I still need items to be donated to auction off. Please contact me ASAP if you have something or know a person or business that would be willing to donate.

I am open to any and all ideas at this point. I am already so thankful for the money that has been donated on my go fund me site so far. Every little bit helps, and I thank you all so much.