There is a reason it is called The Pepsi Challenge"

For the third time in 2010 we did not collect enough votes to stay in the running. I will probably run again in March when they start accepting new Grantees. I am collecting resources now to get to the top in April. I will be asking many craft, and quilting sites to offer me their support. I will begin collecting them on my Face book page for the "challenge." It is a difficult challenge to win because it is based "totally" on people voting for me. I never give up, so I'll be in the fight again come March or April. So look for us and go to my page on Facebook to offer your commitment to vote for me. Please share with friends and family because this challenge is not about me it is about the disabled. Visit OUR GRATITUDE regularly to check for updates and our new start date.
I hope all that read this will go to the page join and lend "helping others with no expectation of return," is how life is meant to be lived. I hope to serve the disabled in my community and many others with this program. Please join in and lend me your support by beginning to collect bloggers, friends, and families to vote for us during our next challenge.

TODAY IS THE DAY! AGAIN

Here we are again at Day1 of the Pepsi Challenge to bring a "day program" for the disabled to my Norton Community. Your votes me the world to me, so please take the time and vote and text everyday so I can bring this program home.

Read my story and how much it will benefit my community and I know you will offer your support. Vote or text everyday!
This program will open new opportunities for other communities also!

WE’RE IN AGAIN

We have been accepted by Pepsi again to collect enough votes for the $250,000 Grant to open a Norton Community Program for “High functioning” disabled adults.

The voting does not being until December 1, 2010 so we have time to implement a new plan and one of them is to tell everyone you know to start on December 01, 2010 to begin voting for us EVERDAY BY INTERNET and TEXT.

We can do it this time because we have plenty of time to set up the voting. I am so excited, God is answering my prayers.  This is a dream for everyone to benefit from.

I hope everyone will work with me to get all the voting resources lined up by December 01, 2010, we will only have 15 days to complete the vote so we have to collect thousands of people to make sure we take the number 1 or 2 spot for this size grant. We will thrive through this new resource.

Norton will benefit so much from this program.  It will bring members from other communities into our community and open up jobs for Norton, along with revenue from the stores that are linked to this project. 

Watch the video on Youtube.com at:

MY COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

I am trying to bring a "day program for high functioning disabled adults," to my town Norton, MA  you can help by voting ONCE EVERYDAY by BOTH METHODS internet and text until I win on August 31, 2010.

Here is the location of my challenge:  PEPSI All pertinent data is there.
Here is a copy of the Sun Chronicle article about the Selectmen's Meeting.Here is a video of the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting.

TRAVELING RECIPES

I have completed a cookbook project with my family.  We have compiled our family recipes into a cookbook along with some family memories and inspirational stories.  All of the proceeds from the sale of the book are being donated to The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association, and Autism Speaks.  You can find the book in my Etsy store at Pogo2go’s Shop.

I hope you will all enjoy the recipes and share your traveling changes with me.

THIS YEAR'S ANGEL IS IN A KIT IT IS THE CRAFTY1 ANGEL KIT!

Every year I make Angels as Christmas gifts but this year I decided to let people make their own so I have created the CRAFTY1 ANGEL KIT which can be purchased at my ETSY STORE or my Crafty1 Ning Network. They can be purchased in any color, and if you are not interested in making them yourself, you can purchase them premade in the colors of your choice. Make sure you check them out, they make great acquaintance, teacher, and fellow employee gifts. If you plan to make them yourself, you better order early, and the same for customized colors, order early.

Healing Angel Quilts

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As a part of my personal recovery, I have found that making Angels in any medium is extremely cathartic for me.I just started quilting and will, of course, make a special quilt square for Christmas but there are a lot of different designs out there. I wanted to share some of the designs I found for Angel Quilt blocks. This site offers free patterns for Angel Quilts.
There is a applique of an Angel with the pattern at FionaMarie.com
Another one at Beverly's Quilting Page.
Check out the Angle Square at Moon Over Mountain where they share a block a month.
A Pattern for a Pieced Paper Angel Block