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As I posted in my last post, we are going to be having a fundraiser, selling Fair Trade Guatemalan Crafts, on September 14th, after the 10:30am church service. There will also be a Pork Chop dinner going on to raise money for Missions. For those who are unable to attend our fundraisers, we are also having an online sales fundraiser.
The online fundraiser and the crafts I have to sell are from Heart of the Sky Fair Trade. In order to make an online purchase and it benefit our project, you can go to: http://www.heartoftheskyfairtrade.com/, shop and select you purchase. Then go to the check out page, there you will see a box that says 'Promo Code.' In that box you can type 'Shiloh UMC.' That will let Melinda at Heart of the Sky know that the purchase is for our fundraiser and she will set aside a precentage of the sale for us. The online sales will also start on September 14th, at that time the 'Promo Code' will be effective for 4 weeks.

In other mission related news; we are busily working on getting the final details of our travel set and hope to have our airfare and lodging finalized in the coming weeks. Larry and I are so excited to be blessed with the opportunity to go to Guatemala. As we finalize details I will be sure to post.

Review

Yesterday someone asked about when we were planning to travel. Not sure if I ever really posted a definite date. At this present time, our hope is to depart from the U. S. for Guatemala on March 24th and return on the 29th. We will be having a fundraiser, selling Fair Trade Guatemalan Crafts on September 14th, in conjunction with a Pork Chop Dinner that is being held at Shiloh, to raise money for Missions. The dinner will start around 11:30 with carry out orders starting at 11am, at least that is what I think I remember reading. Along with our Guatemalan Craft sales that day we will also be having an online sales through the site that is supply the Guatemalan crafts. The online sales will begin on September 14th, as well, and run for a month. We will be receiving a promo code, to use so that they know the sales are for our group. As of yet I have not received the info on the promo code but will pass it along as soon as I have it. Our hope is that God's blessing will be on this fundraising event and we will be able to raise enough money to purchase at least 2 or 3 onil stoves for families in Panajachel/Highland area.

Moving along

Things are moving along.  We have a date set for our fundraiser.  It will be on Sept. 14th.  I have been in touch with the person providing our fundraising items to sell and we are all set to receive our box early next month.  We are also planning on doing internet sales with this same group.  I will post our promotion code, as soon as I know it but it won't be effective until Sept. 14th.  Melinda, at Heart of the Sky Fair Trade, has been wonderful in answering our questions and helping us get things set up for our fundraiser.  Has more details are worked out I will update here.  I'm am so excited and looking forward to the fundraiser.  I am praying that it will be successful and we will be able to provide onil stoves to at least 3 Guatemalan families.