"Cutest Baby Contest"

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT!!!

I decided to have a baby contest for my latest fundraising event. I have several mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents in my department who have children and were willing to participate to get bragging rights for "Cutest Baby!" I asked them to decorate baskets/buckets with the childs picture and whomever had the most donated money at the end of the week would get the title of "Cutest Baby" and a $25 gift card to the greatest store ever, TARGET!!!

I am proud to say that this simple event raised $502! It was instant gratification and a reminder that simplicity is always key...!

NBA ALL-STAR 2010 in Big D

I had such a good time in Dallas with my college roommates. It is always great to get out and see a new part of the country/world. It was the first time I had been in Dallas or Texas and I must say that the saying is true. Everything is bigger in Texas. We hit some clubs, some bars, the streets, the malls, and saw some celebs. Standard All-Star type stuff, but it was so cold in Dallas the crowd was definitely not out and the feel of the event was not there (like it was in Vegas). Anyway, the new Cowboys stadium is an awesome venue. Speaking of which I, along with 108,000 others now hold a world record for most attendance at a basketball game!! Didn't know that was in my bucket list, but I'll take it.

"Hugs and Kisses"

I decided to take it back old school with one of my March of Dimes fundraisers. I chose candy-grams like high school days and charged $1 for them. My theme was to give your FAVORITE State Farm employee a "Hug and Kiss...!"

I purchased Hershey's Hugs and Kisses and created these cute candygrams! I started out making 68 cause I figured money is tight and people wont really by them for $1, but I was sadly mistaken. I sold out of the first 68 on my first day of pre-order sales. Needless to say, I ended up creating 238 of these things which was an automatic $238 and instant gratification for me! Hard work definitely paid off!

MEMPHIS GETS ITS NORMAN ROCKWELL MOMENT

Memphis woke up this morning to a Winter Wonderland. We have been a little jealous of Jackson and all its snow, but we got our due this morning. If things go as predicted, we won't see the schoolhouse until Wednesday. Now those of you who teach and go to school, don't be jealous, we will be making up all these days while all of you are at home chillin' in June.

March for Babies...

Family, as most of you know, I work for State Farm Insurance and we are very well known around the country for our outstanding insurance and contributions to the community! This year, I was selected to sit on the committee as Team Captain of my depatment for the "March for Babies" campaign that kicked off today! Taking on this task has been an honor as well as a challenge for me. I have several different fundraising ideas that I'm putting into action here in Murfreesboro, but I wanted to include my family as well. Because we are all so spaced out, I wanted to challenge you all to participate: 1. to make sure that my first year being on this committee won't be a FLOP and 2. to help the babies. Located at the top of the blog is a "March of Dimes Badge" You can click on this tool not only to access the website but to make donations towards my teams $1500 GOAL!

PLEASE, Join me in helping these little ones that can not help themselves by donating, every little bit counts...

Happy Birthday DAD!!!

We had a great time celebrating Dad's birthday at the Grizz-Lakers game. We laughed and cheered as the Grizz pulled out a close one in the final seconds!! Happy Birthday DAD!!!