Compelled Design Necklace Fundraiser

I have partnered with a very talented artist from Compelled Designs to bring you beautiful, hand made pottery necklaces. Each necklace has a bible verse etched on the back. The necklaces are adjustable from 16 - 18 inches. Every necklace comes with a fabric drawstring bag that is hand sewn through a ministry in Kenya.

These necklaces are very cute and unique! These make great gifts for Easter, Birthday or Mother's Day. They also make a great accessory for just about any occasion. The pictures are of the actual necklace.

Each necklace is $24.00. Half of the proceeds are being donated to our adoption expenses. I can meet locally or ship for a $3.00 charge. I can't hold a specific necklace unless I receive payment for it.

I can accept cash or check for local meets. Otherwise, payment can be made by PayPal to: kelmcintosh@yahoo.com

If you want them shipped, please send me an email or PM with your name, address, and which necklace you want. I only have one of each necklace.

#1 - Lam 3:22-23

#9 - Joshua 1:9

#12 - I Peter 5:7

# 15 - Ps. 91:4

#16 - I Pet 5:7

#17 - Ps. 91:2

#18 - Ps. 91:2

#20 - Ps. 139

#22 - Prov. 3:5-6

#23 - Matt 11:28

#24 - Eph 3:18

#25 - Eph. 3:18

#26 - Matt 11:28

#30 - Phil 4:6-7

#31 - Prov. 3:5-6

#32 - Prov. 3:5-6

#33 - Ecc. 3:11

#35 - Rom. 15:13

#36 - I Pet 5:7

#38 - Lam. 3:22-23

#39 - Eph. 3:20

#40 - Eph. 3:20

Our Journey Continues

Things happen so fast!  We have hit our first goal of raising $8,000.  Currently we are working on getting things together to make our adoption profile. This is a very exciting and daunting part of the process. Wish us luck! I still have a couple of fundraisers going: Amazon Card Give-Away and Compelled Designs Necklaces. I am actually getting more necklaces in by Monday so check back soon to find the special necklace for you. I also have started a Pampered Chef fundraiser! This will be going on until March 5. You will find all your kitchen needs and support our adoption.
Go to: https://pamperedchef.com/go/mcintosh 

I have also signed up for AdoptTogether. This is a 501(c)3 organization set up to help adoptive parents raise funds for their adoption. Any donations/contributions made to this fund will be paid directly to our agency or attorney for adoption related expenses. The big bonus for you is that it is tax deductible as a charitable donation!
You can make donations to our adoption expenses by clicking on the AdoptTogether button on the right side of our blog.

Lastly, I will be having an online auction to raise funds for our adoption expenses starting April 17th - April 24th. I am currently asking for donated items for the auction. So far, I have a wonderful set of items to be auctioned including a canvas painting, gift cards, jewelry, blanket, purse and more. I will be posting pictures and descriptions closer to the auction time.

Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

*UPDATE*  We have found a winner of the Amazon Gift Card Give-Away.  The winner has been contacted and has graciously donated the Gift Card to the McIntosh Family to be used for items that will be needed for a new baby!

Our first fundraising goal for our adoption expenses is the agency's fee of $8,000 in order to sign up with the agency and start getting matched with a baby/birthmother.  We are only $762 away from that goal.  In order to help raise the remaining funds to reach our goal, we have decided to do a give away.

We will be giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to one of our donors.  To make your donation for an entry, please go to PayPal.  You will need to click on the Send button at the top of the page. Enter my email address:  kelmcintosh@yahoo.com  and an amount, then click on send.  It will bring you to another screen, where you will need to pick: Friends or Family.  Once you make a donation by PayPal, please email me with your name and email address so I can contact you if you are the winner.

 You can also send a check, just email us for our address.  Please include your name, the amount of the check and when the check will be sent.  All checks must be received by February 27th in order to be considered for the give away drawing.

There are two ways to get an entry in the drawing.

1.  Make a donation.

     $5.00 = 1 entry

     $10.00 = 2 entries

     $20.00 = 5 entries

2.  Get one free entry by sharing with others.

Winner will be drawn 8:30 pm on February 29th.

***Note that we will require at least 10 donations before the drawing done.

Adoption Fundraising

         WOW! It has been a whirlwind of a month. I have finished up a few fundraisers (Tupperware, Origami Owl, and Bracelets from Haiti). I have started putting together an Online Auction that will be held in April. I have also received several generous donations. On top of that, we filed our taxes already and plan to put the refund towards the adoption expenses.

That being said, we are now only $762 away from our first goal of $8,000. These funds are needed to sign up with our chosen adoption agency and start getting matched with a baby/birthmother.

Along with starting some new fundraisers, I have revamped one of my original fundraisers: the Puzzle Piece Fundraiser. You can now sponsor an edge piece for $20.00 each, or an inner piece for $10.00 each.  You can sponsor one or multiple pieces and your name will be written on the back of the puzzle piece.

McIntosh Puzzle Piece Fundraiser

Helps us bring the missing piece of our family puzzle home.  We are a family of three looking to be a family of 4 or 5.  Kelly and Frank met in 2006 and formed a strong relationship.  In 2007, we were married and started a wonderful life together.  In 2009, we decided it was time to welcome another member of our family.  However, it took two years before Laiclan made his appearance.  There were complications with the pregnancy and a traumatic labor and birth.  Laiclan almost didn’t make it and Kelly didn’t fair very well either.  After talking to the doctors, it was decided that another pregnancy was too big of a risk to take.  So began our discussion of adoption as an option to grow our family.  We researched it and talked about it for three years before committing to it.  Laiclan is now four years old and loves the idea of having a baby brother or sister. 

The cost of adoption is high and can run $30,000 to $40,000 in total.  While we are financially secure and can support another child in the day-to-day expenses, the initial investment into adoption is a bit daunting.  We are doing fundraisers to help offset the costs. Help us bring Baby McIntosh home by participating in our Puzzle Piece Fundraiser.  At this time, we currently have 59 edge pieces sponsored through previous donations (pictured in the red bowl below).  We would like to complete the puzzle, with your help.

We have selected a 750-piece puzzle; every piece symbolizing someone who helped bring Baby McIntosh home.  There are two levels of sponsorship:  you can sponsor an edge piece for $20.00 or an inner piece for $10.00.   People may choose to be one piece of the puzzle or several pieces of the puzzle, and their names will be written on the back of each piece they represent.

After the puzzle is completed, we will frame the puzzle between two pieces of glass and hang it in our child's room. This will be a wonderful keepsake to see all the people who helped bring Baby McIntosh home.

Every piece in a puzzle is important.  Without one, the puzzle is incomplete.  Thank you for helping to complete our puzzle.

For our puzzle, we chose a beautiful Thomas Kinkade Disney Winnie the Pooh puzzle:

How to Donate:
Write a check or donate cash and hand deliver to Kelly or Frank McIntosh

Mail a check to us (email us at kelmcintosh@yahoo.com for our address)

Or Click on the Donate button and pay securely through PayPal.  If using this option, please add 2.9% for the PayPal processing fee.