happy to say....

Wheww. A week has passed by since last I posted here.
The fundraising event for baby Ayden Driggers was a HUGE success!! I am happy to report that. The salon (I believe) was able to raised about $3000. And my little shop that I set up inside the salon was able to raise $245!! WOOOHOOOOO!!
I gave the money directly to Nicky Driggers, Ayden's mom. Oh I got to meet her btw. I was so happy to finally be able to meet her. She is a very, very sweet lady and I truly admire her strength in dealing with this difficult situation. I told her I'd like to meet baby Ayden in person someday. She proposed a playdate and a reunion! How wonderful. I can't wait already :)

Another update I'd like to report: my Etsy shops has been able to raise a little more than $350!!!! Woooohoooo. So in total as of today: close to $600!! Wow. I am amazed by everyone's generosity. People keep on buying items from my shop to help Ayden. For those of you who has made purchase(s) through my Etsy shop for Ayden, huge THANK YOU for you!!! I am not related to the Driggers at all but I know how much this means for them. And I cannot wait to send the check to Ayden's family :)

I have 3 more days left to raise more money for Ayden. Please let everyone know about this :)

Happy Saturday!!

Fundraising Event this Saturday....

Ok, this is huge news.
For those of you who live in the Jacksonville (Florida) area.... Teaming up with A&D Salon, I will be doing a big fundraising event for baby Ayden Driggers. Here are the details:

when: Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 10AM - 2PM
where: A and D Salon located on 5240 Timuquana Road, Jacksonville, FL
100% proceeds from the sales will go toward the Driggers!!!
A&D Salon will also be offering $10 haircut that day.

Ayden Driggers is a baby boy who was born with a hole in his heart. He had his first open heart surgery at age 4 weeks old.

Please read more here:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/money/onyourside/amarosarmy/news-article.aspx?storyid=156438&catid=3

If you don't live in the area, you can still participate by purchasing items from my shops:
www.downtowngirldesigns.etsy.com
www.maxandolivia.etsy.com
www.downtowngirlvintage.etsy.com
100% proceeds will go to help Ayden Driggers.
I take custom orders---let me know what you have in mind. Custom orders usually take between 1 - 3 weeks depending on the project.

been awhile.....

It has been a long while since last I blogged here. So much going on. Baby had her 100th day celebration in New York; then she turned four months; new daycare...

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. About work, life and everything else. I don't know. I think I've got to the point in life where I am seriously asking myself: where do you want to go from here? what do you want to do? how are you going to do it? Ok wow this is deep.

Well. Memorial Day weekend is coming up. We don't have much planned. There is a Jazz Festival in town we plan to attend but that's because it's free. The zoo is also running buy-one-get-one special, so we might go. Other than that, I've got lots of crafting to do to stock up my shops.

Also another thing I'd like to mention is my plan to host an online fundraising to help Ayden Driggers. Who is he? Ayden is a 5-week old little boy who was born with a birth defect: a hole in his heart. My goal is to raise between $500 - $1000 to help his family pay for the medical bill. The plan is that I am going to donate every single penny my 3 Etsy shops make until the $500 - $1000 donation is met or until June 15th. So 100% of the proceeds from everything people buy at my Etsy shops from now through June 15th will go to the Driggers. You can read more the story of little Ayden here. I don't know the Driggers personally and I am doing this just because I would like to help. As a mom, I just cannot imagine myself being in Ayden's mom's shoes. So, please spread the word about my fundraising plan. Post on your blog, facebook, or tweet, I'd appreciate that so much.

Will post again tomorrow!