And the winner is...
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Jennifer Davis. Email me Jennifer and I will mail the kit out to you.
How in the heck did I pick the winner? Rather than going through and cutting them all up, I took them all (on 8.5x11 pages) and threw them up in the air and then, with my eyes closed...picked one up off the floor and the response closest to my finger was the winner. Very scientific. Very fun. I was hoping that Chris would be here to help me, but alas, he hasn't made it home yet...instead I got out my trusty tri-pod and took the pictures myself.
And now, here is what I have been thinking about today : if each one of you who left a comment today could tell one other person (maybe someone who does not scrapbook or someone who knows no one with autism or your mom or dad or brother or sister or grandma or neighbor or best friend or grocery checker or nice old lady down the street) about the contest and encourage them to donate $10 to the badge...could you imagine the total we could end up with?
If you live outside of the US, pick up the phone or email one person you know in the US that could make a donation on your behalf.
All along with this contest I have been saying "we." It is "we" because there is no way I could do this alone. I am one person: a mama, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a person who works from their home, a life artist - just an everyday person trying to do something positive with what I have been given. It takes all of us reaching out, all of us putting out the effort to achieve this goal. We are a bunch of individuals working together for the greater good.
Holy cow - we have raised over $30,000.
And because I seriously can't believe the number of comments and I am so over-the-top excited about this whole thing, here's a download for another class:
PERSPECTIVE DESCRIPTION: What do you see in your world right now? Record your thoughts, your photos - your very own "perspective."
PERSPECTIVE homework : Download perspectivehomework
PERSPECTIVE how to : perspectiveHOWTO-boxbook
SUPPLIES:
Box Book: Junkitz
8 sheets of patterned paper
letter stickers or stamps (you will need quite a few "i's")
a couple accents - I used epoxy circles and rub ons from Autumn Leaves
Tomorrow morning I will post another give away...can't wait to show you what I have next!
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I don't have a lot of readers on my blog, but I posted the info for Autism Speaks. Hopefully it will help out in some small way. Congratulations on how many donations you've gotten!!
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Spreading the word. Passed on your newsletter to 6 non-scrapbooking friends!
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This post made me smile. What a fun way to pick the winner! And you caught it on camera...too fun!! Congrats to the winner and I'm so proud to be a part of this!! GO SIMON GO!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace and blessings, Cindy B.
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My three year old son and I were driving today and listening to "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine..." I kept thinking of you and this huge fundraising effort we're all participating in. So cool. Therese
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Thanks SO much for the project!! You are very generous with your talents..thanks for that. Have missed reading your blog this week after being gone on vacation (disney..can't wait for the new book in Sept to help me complete the album!!) Good luck this weekend. Will pass along the info to some friends who live in the US (wish I could donate, live in Canada)
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Ali, you are such an inspiration! What an incredible thing you are doing here. I have been lurking, just watching for some time now, but tonight, I absolutely needed to click on the donate button to join! You go girl!!
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Thanks Ali! You're awesome!
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This is so totaly amazing! It certainly renforces the theory - it only takes a spark to get a fire going. Being Canadian - I have emailed several people in the US that are NOT scrapbookers. I hope they fan the flame.... AMAZING A.
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I am so excited so many people are donating! It is so excited and I am a little obsessed with the badge. I get on my puter check my email and immediately check the badge! :) It is so exciting!
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YOU ARE AWESOME ALI!!! This is so amazing. I love watching those numbers go up! I have a son with Aspergers and my biggest wish is that research will help him one day. What you are doing here...well, it grabs at my heartstrings. Thanks so much for the classes as well. I can't wait to do them!
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that's definitely a creative way to pick a winner. Great pictures. I hope the numbers keep going up and up. You're doing such an amazing amount of good!
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Thank you for the extra project. I posted on a yahoo group I'm in (BALS, which is Bay Area Ladies Social), hoping my girlfriends will step up to the plate and donate to your cause. If this keeps up, you'll run out of paper and ink with the drawings you're doing...I'll keep my blabber to a minimum for the comments that will go into the drawing :). I'm so happy for you and Autism Speak Inc.
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Man oh man! I can't believe all the stuff you've been doing for us! YOU ROCK, always and forever!
I'll see what I can do to drum up some more numbers...I just love what you're doing (saw a bumper sticker today for Autism Awareness and thought of you!). Thanks Ali!
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That class is almost as good as winning the draw! Thanks Ali!
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Cool pics...YOU think of everything!! Love that poochie is watching you with that "what in the world...??" expression! THANK YOU, Ali!
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Ali I have been reading your blog for sometime now and am in awe, you have a wonderful son and husband and you do so much not only for Autism but for all us scrappers. THANK YOU.
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Big congrats to Jennifer!
Ali, you are just amazing! Thank you so sharing sixdegrees.org with us and Autism Speaks. I'm going to donate and share it with all my friends.
You've inspired me to start my own sixdegrees for my son, Jaden, who just recently beat cancer at 3yrs old. I want to be able to make a difference, just as you have with Autism Speaks.
Thank you for continuing to inspire us, everyday. God bless!
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Ooops...was doing some blog work and forgot to change my address to me (and wrote a comment as Renee...sorry about that)!
Here it is again...
Man oh man! I can't believe all the stuff you've been doing for us! YOU ROCK, always and forever!
I'll see what I can do to drum up some more numbers...I just love what you're doing (saw a bumper sticker today for Autism Awareness and thought of you!). Thanks Ali!
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I donated because it Will make a difference.
I posted the badge because someone else will give and that money will make a difference too.
I comment because I love that you give yourself to everything and because I am hopeful that will these funds a cause/cure will be found.
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I am just amazed (in a good way!) - anyone who thinks they can't make a difference in the world because they are just one person is completely proved wrong by you! Not only are you a talented artist but such an inspiring person. I added just a bit to the badge total and sent it on to the whole extended family - hope that every little bit will help!
PS. I have an idea that maybe will help others find the money in their budgets to donate and help too - I am skipping my monthly scrap kit this month and using that money to donate instead, and would challenge other scrappers to do that too :)
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