And the winner is...
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!
Thanks for another DL!! -It's very generous of you!!! I'm trying to get the word out about donations.
PS, love the look on your dog's face/body language in you "paper tossing" pix!
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Lucky Jennifer! Ali, I love your very scientific ways of picking the winner....just my style! Count me in on your next drawing ;)
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Congrats to Jennifer!
Ali - thanks so much for the project download! Love it!
Love the glimpse of your house too! That pic of simon is beautiful!
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You go GIRL!!!!
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Thanks Ali! You are so generous!:) Happy Friday!
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I live in Canada, I can't figure out how to contribute to your badge, but would if I could. I really admire what you are doing, and am reading every day to see your amazing progress. Thanks for the project downloads, I also admire your work!
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Ali, your fans are the best and you're my current favorite celebrity - thanks for starting this great giving event!! so glad to be a part of it! You go girl!!
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Ali you are AMAZING!!! I know the numbers will go sky high!!! Love those cute photos!
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I added your badge to my blog and posted it on My Space. Hopefully it will get at least a few more donations!
I think what you're doing is such an inspiration.
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I can't wait until Sunday to see the final results! It is exciting for me to be a (very small) part of something like this. Your stories and pictures of Simon have definately touched my life!
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Happy Friday - looking forward to more of those very scientific photos...loved the method of selecting a name! LOL - you had a SERIOUS number of posts yesterday - anyway, it looked like you had fun. Your blog is a daily visit. Keep up the awesome work. And, can't wait for the new book!!!
Go team - let's stay at #1 :)
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go go go!!!
and Thanks again!
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Thanks for the class instructions, great album! Love it! Congrats on raising so much money for autism, it is amazing!
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Ali, what you are doing is truely inspiring & for once, I don't mean your scrapbooking. You are blessing the lives of others - keep it up!
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spoke to two people tody who promised to give $$ before saturday! :) yummy charma being passed around! whoooo hooooo!
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It's awesome that you have such a strong passion for this area, and that you're touching so many people by it! Keep up the great work and thanks for inspiring me today.
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you are a generous soul...who cares and gives. thanks you inspire so many!!!!
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1453 doners...how cool! Keep going, keep going, keep going! YOU ROCK ALI!
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Good Luck Ali and Simon!!!!!!
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I love the photo of Simon and Chris on your wall. I can't stop talking about how much you are doing through the badge well done for being YOU1
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lol, love the dog in the background! : )
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Thank you for the awesome project! Love what you are doing to raise awareness!
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Ali, that is awesome that all of us together have raised over $30,000! Amazing....Thank you so much for the new class, I love it and appreciate all that you are doing. Have a super day :)
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Ali, I just wanted to say that you are so inspiring...thank you so much. :-)
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Wow - Over $30,000 - That is amazingly wonderful! Thank you for all that you do! Thank you for the extra project! The pics are great :) Thanks again :)
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