Team Moose Tracks

The Sparrow's Nest Featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Sparrow's Nest was recently highlighted in "The Chronicle of Philanthropy".  Click on the picture to enlarge and see it better.

Reminder

Just a reminder to visit The Sparrow's Nest website and to please consider a generous donation.

May Financial Update

We made some good progress this past month as some of the team members started raising funds.  Most still haven't, so we have our best days ahead of us.  Even so, we made good progress and by month’s end had raised $40,890!

We also had one more person join the team, so we're up to 19 members.

In June, the personal fundraising efforts will really get under way (plus we're doing a garage sale!) so things should really take off.  Stay tuned.

Remember the Double Your Gift Challenge -- Get Cool Moose Tracks Stuff

Reminder #2: Just wanted to remind all visitors about the gift matching challenge we currently have going on and the opportunity to receive some Moose Tracks items as thank yous.  You can get all the details on the program in my earlier post.

Your Gift to The Sparrow's Nest Will Be Doubled -- Plus Get Some Great Stuff

Here are a couple exciting announcements:

For the next month (or until we raise an extra $10,000, whichever comes first), every donation made on this site will be doubled!  That's right, doubled!  We have a donor who's put up $10,000 in matching monies, so that every $1 you give to The Sparrow's Nest becomes $2, every $10 becomes $20, every $100 becomes $200, and so on.  There's no better time to give than now.

When you give, you can get some free stuff.  Our main sponsor, Moose Tracks ice cream, has donated some items that we can give away to people who donate to our effort.  Obviously, the values of these items are not anywhere near the donations requested, however they do represent a way for us to say thank you (similar to the way PBS does it).  To get your items, here's what you need to do:

1. Click on this PDF document to see the items available and their requested donation amounts. Download gifts_for_donations.pdf

2. Select the gift(s) you like.

3. Make the requested donation using your credit card or PayPal account by clicking on the "Make a Donation" button on the right side of the homepage.  If you prefer to pay by check, skip this step and go to #4.

4. Send us an email telling us your choice of gift items and if you've already contributed via PayPal or if you'd like to pay by check.

5. If you used PayPal, we'll verify your donation, then send you instructions on how to claim your gift.  If you prefer to pay by check, we'll give you instructions on how to do so.

It's that simple. Two great reasons to give to help orphans in Latvia!  Please consider making a donation today.  Thank you.

If you're visiting from Outside the Beltway, welcome!  Thanks for stopping by!

April Financial Update

We haven’t started the personal fundraising efforts yet (it’s still too soon), and we didn't do much else in the way of fundraising.  Nevertheless, we made some progress and by month’s end had raised $33,375!

We also had two more people join the team, so we're up to 18 members.

In May, we'll start the personal fundraising efforts and will also start some fun fundraising efforts on this site.  Stay tuned.

Precious Picture

Just look at this picture (click on it to enlarge).  Isn’t it great???!!!!  It’s really nice to see how thoughtful the kids are to make a banner like this for us.

How to Donate to Our Cause

If you’d like to donate to our efforts, you can simply:

1. Make out a check to “The Sparrow’s Nest”

2. Mail it to:

Team Moose Tracks

c/o Denali Flavors

4666 Leighton Lakes Drive

Wayland, MI 49348

Or, if you prefer, you can donate directly to The Sparrow’s Nest.

Finally, if you have any questions about donating, just send me an email and I’ll get back to you.

Thank you so much for your support!

Pic of The Sparrow’s Nest

Here’s a photo of the main orphanage run by The Sparrow’s Nest.

Pic of the Kids

Just received a photo of some of the kids from The Sparrow’s Nest, courtesy of Alissa Stemple, the Director of the organization.  I thought you would all like to see who/what we’re raising money for.