Starting…

Fundraising:

As of today, we are about halfway to our first-year goal of $6,000. I need to log some banking entries to get the official total which I will share this coming weekend. We are so thankful that within a couple of months we have been able to start doing this. Ever since we were first on the receiving end of people’s generosity, we have wanted to do something to give back. You all are making this a reality.

Over the next few weeks, we will be finalizing how to do corporate sponsorships. We have had a few companies ask on how they can help and want to give them something back in return. We have a few ideas that we are entertaining but need to work out which one will be the best option for the organization, the individual supporters, and of course our followers and families we feature. If anyone out there owns or works for a business that wants to help, please reach out to us. Our emails are the best way, nic@wylieraeslove.com or amanda@wylieraeslove.com.

Our first shirt design is in full swing. I believe there is a little over a week left in that campaign, but I will probably stretch it out until the end of the month. We need about 10 more purchases to get it printed. This shirt is 13 colors which is why the price is what it is. Shirts after this will be reduced to a maximum of 4. This is also why we will not be reprinting this one. It’s bold and colorful which should help get the word out not only about us but awareness about childhood cancer. If you haven’t already, please check it out at the following link.

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/wylieraes-love-7305

Depending on the pricing point we continue to get, we should be able to run a new design each quarter.

News:

Since this is our first newsletter, there isn’t a lot of news to report.

Our phone line will be down through the 19th. You should still be able to leave us a message on the system, but we won’t have access to it until then.

Amanda’s email is up and running, amanda@wylieraeslove.com. We both do different aspects of the organization, but you can always email either of us.

Here shortly, we will be adding a birthday wall. If you have read this far, you will know that Hudson just recently had his birthday. Birthdays are such a precious gift for these children, so we thought why not try and make it even more special. If the parent/primary caregiver gives us permission, we will have a running calendar of each child’s birthday as well as their address where anyone can send them a card. Receiving a card can mean so much as the world becomes so small when going through treatment.

We also will be doing our first raffle in the coming weeks. It will be posted on the website as these newsletters will only be sent once a month. I need to do a little bit more research, but North Carolina will allow us to do four a year. This will be a trial run. Depending on its success, we may or may not do them. Hopefully, it will be!

We will end on this note. We have families all the way through January now. We are aiming in the next couple of years to go further than just one family each month as going into this we knew there would not be a shortage. One day, we hope that organizations like ours aren’t needed anymore.

Expect the next newsletter around the middle of October. In the meantime, we are always no more than an email away and thank you again to everyone out there reading this and supporting this cause.