It seems like only yesterday I sent out an e-mail to my friends and family regarding our fundraiser at the flea market. Below is a copy of the original e-mail:
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:37:33 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patricia"
Subject: Got Stuff? Adoption Fundraiser
To: pjsafina@yahoo.com
Hi All,
My dearest and oldest friend and I are participating in the Forest Hills/Kew Gardens Flea Market in an effort to raise money for my adoption costs. It's on Saturday, April 26th, just in time for SPRING CLEANING. If any of you have anything (and I mean anything!) you'd like to get rid of, from old books to clothes that no longer fit, shoes, gym equipment, golf clubs, fishing poles, pots, pans, furniture, dishes, trinkets, knick knacks, toys, games, cd's, dvd's, anything and again, I mean anything that is cluttering your home, garage, kitchen or kid's rooms please donate them to me for the flea market. All that stuff you've been meaning to get rid of, give to me! I will gladly pick them up at your convenience. You'll be relieved by less clutter and you'll be doing me a great favor at the same time. Remember, every single dime will go towards helping a child out of an orphanage and into my arms!
Much love,
Patricia
p.s. If you've got friends that you think might have some stuff they want to get rid of, please forward this e-mail! Every little bit helps!
Best,
Patricia
Well KIDS, I want you to know that my friends forwarded this e-mail to their friends and so on. In the past couple of months I have had the wonderful opportunity to reconnect with some excellent folks, some I know from 1st grade! Thanks to them I have a house load, car load and garage load of 'stuff'. But not normal stuff, GREAT STUFF! I have GREAT STUFF because it came from GREAT PEOPLE!
I am soooo thankful to all my friends and family for lending a hand in this endeavor. In times like this you really know who your friends are!
Wherever you are, say a little prayer that we have good weather and cross your little fingers that we make some great money! But I have to tell you, even if we come away with 50 cents it was all worth it, witnessing the goodness of friends, family and strangers really taught me just how lucky I am in this life.
Muito Amor,
Mommy
P.S. --If anyone plans on coming to visit our table we'll be behind Austin's Ale House off of Lefferts Blvd in the parking lot of the Long Island Railroad, across from the Kew Gardens Cinema, all day -- God willing!
