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Basket Delivery Made

Just wanted to give an update - I was able to take a gift basket to a child's parents at the hospital yesterday! This was possible by an accumulation of donations of others. Thank you for the support I have received in this ministry!

THANK YOU Michael & Rebecca from Texas

I really wanted to share the Thank you note I received after doing the Christmas project for 2011 for the PICU parents of children in the hospital. This note touched my heart a great deal since I really never know how things are perceived when a parent or child receives something from Leah's Hope and this ministry. Just wanna give a Huge Thank you and Virtual Hug to Micheal & Rebecca from Texas!

Giving Thanks...

There are so many people that I need to give thanks to for helping me and my mission with Leah's Hope this past Christmas Season of 2011! If I fail to mention you - please forgive me - you were just as important to the outcome!

THANK YOU!!!!!

GOD - First and foremost for sending the funds and the people needed to help make this Christmas a little more special for some!

Pam & Judy for making all those awesome activity totes for the kids.
Santa Fe Cattle Company - for all the generous gift certificates they provided.
Texas Road House - for all the generous gift certificates that they provided as well.
Zio's Italian Restaurant  - for the generous gift certificates they provided too.
Sonic Drive-In - for the free drink tokens.
Sandra Valentine - Thank you for helping raise money for the Wal-mart Gift Cards
To my K-Mart Angel - who paid for my layaway - In return I was able to provide a McDonalds Gift Card for all.
Denise - for helping me raise money with Celebration Home
Janie - for donating handmade card holders and apron.
Molly & Joan - The Santa Market - in Edmond for giving Leah's Hope a free booth to help raise funds as well as the monetary donations.
Liz  - who sent us a Dollar Tree Gift Card for all the stockings.
Pam from AVON in PA  - who sent us all those lotions and lip balms.
Redeemer Church - in Shawnee for all the beautiful Handmade Christmas Cards.
Charlie and Marvine Nix - for all the Christmas Ornaments and the Almonds.
My Daughter-in-law, Kailee - for helping me sort and put all these stockings together!
OU Children's Medical Center - for allowing Leah's Hope to provide for these families!


I would also like to thank the many people who helped contribute and made a monetary donation - Everyone made a difference in the success of full-filling this goal!

Looking forward to start the planning for next year! Believe it or not - I started planning this in July of 2011 -

It just dawned on me why the Holiday Season is the most important and sentimental time for me and having the "want" to give back during the Christmas Season! Opening my heart a bit now - Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2009 was the one and only Holiday Season that my family and I got to spend with our little angel, Leah! You never know what tomorrow will bring - life is short - Embrace it!

Many Blessings to all!

Christmas DELIVERY Set for Later Today !

Ahhhh ... It's Delivery Day - The Christmas Project filled with lots of goodies which include - a Christmas Ornament, Dr. Pepper, Word Puzzle, Almonds, Chocolate, Candy, Lotion, Lip Balm, Christmas Cakes & Wreaths, Russell Stover Chocolates, as well as an envelope filled with a Dinner Gift Certificate, Walmart Gift Card, McDonald's Gift Card, Free Sonic Drink, Free Kids Meals, Free Appetizers, etc.... I think I covered everything! I am so hoping all these parents can use all the goodies they are about to receive! 

The kids are also getting an activity tote handmade filled with activity pads, crayons, bookmarks, coloring sheets, pens, pencils, etc - Really hope they like them!

Giving Thanks to Texas Road House & Sonic Drive-In!

Along with Santa Fe Cattle Co., which I mentioned in an earlier post - Additionally, I wanted to give my sincerest "Thanks" to a couple more retailers that helped to make this a Special Christmas!

These restaurants have helped to make the Christmas Season of 2011 a little bit brighter for a few parents who may have/had a child in the PICU at OU Children's Medical Center - You have helped make this Christmas Goal a huge success and helped to be a blessing to these families!

Thank you so much for your support!

Inspirational - Thank you so much! I just have to Share!

WOW - I am speechless, not even sure how to share! I whole heartedly believe God plants people where He wants them and I am so hopeful He plants me where he needs me! I went to K-Mart today to pick up the Layaway I had for Ryder, my grandson - Just one item in layaway but had to pay it out - Paul, my husband, still has not gotten his first check yet from returning back to work after being laid off for months. I have been cleaning a few houses to help ends meet - all in all, trying to provide stockings for the hospital on pretty much "no budget" - I went to the back at K-Mart to pay and get out my layaway, there was a lady there asking me if she could pay for my layaway. 

WOW - My nerves and thoughts were shattered! I am not usually on the receiving end and I give better than I receive - She touched my heart so so much - I was then able to complete the stockings for the hospital as I really wanted too! An Answered Prayer! Ryder, My Grandson gets his Gift from Santa!  

I did not get her name and still feel a bit weird letting her do that but I would just like to say, if she somehow reads my blog - I want to give her a sincere Thank You! She was a Blessing to me an my family as well as many more families since I was able to provide more items for the hospital stockings!

Christmas Gifts for the PICU Kids!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO JUDY & PAM FOR MAKING THESE ADORABLE, TIME CONSUMING, CREATIVE ACTIVITY TRAVEL TOTES FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL!

Judy and Pam went way beyond what I expected for the kiddos at the hospital! We are hoping these travel activity totes are loved by all the children they are given too! A HUGE Blessing from these two ladies! I can't Thank you enough!!!!

Stockings For the Hospital

Just wanted to give an update on how the stockings are coming along for my Christmas Project for the Parents who have a child in the hospital this Holiday Season. Having a child in the hospital during the Holidays is the last place a parent wants to be during Christmas - I am truly hoping to bring a little bit of kindness and thoughts there way!

I have been busy decorating and personalizing the stockings - Hoping they like 'em! I didn't want to just send a "plain" one stuffed! Donations of all sorts have been coming in from gift cards, gift certificates, monetary donations, and stocking stuffers - I am very anxious to start stuffing these socks and especially for delivery day when Christmas gets a little closer!

Thank you - More Donations to Share!

I received a box full of lotions and lip balms from Judy in Pennsylvania, to help fill our Christmas Socks for our Hospital Christmas Project. Thank you so so much for your generosity!

Fundraiser Results with Celebrating Home!

Thank you for all the support we have received from generous donations and the ones who have participated in our fundraiser with Celebrating Home! This will help tremendously fill stockings for Christmas for the parents who have a child in the hospital this Christmas. I know it won't be easy having to be at the hospital during the holidays but I hope this small gesture of a filled stocking of goodies will help a tiny bit to these parents!

Donations for Christmas! Thank you!

Here are all the stockings I was able to purchase with a Dollar Tree Gift Card from Liz - I am finally getting the post up for those stockings I bought with that card! Thank you so much Liz - I have been having fun decorating them and in the process of that now!

ANGRY BIRDS Cozy Hat *Fundraiser*

Very Warm and Cozy Angry Birds Hats - Fundraiser for Leah's Hope!! $20 per Hat!!

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 6 COLORS. BLACK, RED, LIGHT BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW AND WHITE WHICH IS NOT SHOWN.

**Please Note Shipment Will Arrive in 3 Weeks Minimum** These are being Special Ordered and Payment Due at time of Order! One Size Fits Most – Paypal Accepted - just send money to my email address: shellyadams@leahshope.us. Shipping available for $3 extra, Please provide shipping address. Will deliver or meet locally around Shawnee.

Santa Market Craft Show in Edmond - All Proceeds from my Booth will help to fund our Christmas Project!

Santa Market coming soon - just a couple short weeks - been trying to put some crafts together for my booth. All proceeds within my booth from this craft show will go directly to benefit our Christmas Stocking project. Please make plans to attend and stop by my booth!

ONLINE - Fundraiser for Leah's Hope with "Celebrating Home"

Fundraiser for Leah’s Hope – www.leahshope.us

(http://www.celebratinghome.com/fundraiser/LeahsHope/participant/4320)

I am trying to do an online fundraiser in order to help fund my Christmas Project for parents of hospitalized children, Leah’s Hope Ministries. Here is a basic description of what I am trying to accomplish - - Below is a letter with a link to the online fundraiser – will you please help me make this fundraiser a success and forward to all your friends and even post a link on your social media sites – 

I am trying to provide several blessings to families of a hospitalized child this Christmas Season. Although this time of year can be harder for others, several families end up in the hospital, in the ICU fighting for their child's life, etc... my mission for this ministry is to shed a little "light" & “encouragement” to these families by way of being an experienced parent of a child that had extended stays in the hospital. My daughter was in the hospital for a total of 14 months. It is not easy financially, emotionally, or physically to watch your child suffer in a hospital bed, much less during the Holidays. We take things for granted, being able to be with our own families this time of year but “many” are not able to do so and even end up losing a loved one! Can you please help me?

I am trying to provide a “Special Christmas” to some of these parents with a child in the ICU this Christmas Season. I am in need of a total of 12 more dinner gift cards to be able to feed both parents in addition to finding the funds for 24 – “$20 Gas Cards” to place inside a Christmas Stocking.  In this regard, I need your help in pulling the funds together to purchase these gift cards. 

Our ministry runs solely on the financial assistance provided by various generous people which is very little. All our financial aid comes from people who voluntarily donate the amounts they think proper to our ministry. This fund is then utilized by us to cater to parents in order to be able to provide food, handmade items such as blankets for the children, gas cards, books, magazines, puzzles, etc. This is why I am looking to you for help as far as helping Leah’s Hope to give a “Gift of Hope” this Christmas Season to some Parents of Critically ill Children. With your help, I will be able to accommodate and fill 2 dozen (24) stockings filled with a dinner card, gas card, personal items and snacks.

Your Help Would Be Extremely Helpful! Thank you for considering in helping provide a better Christmas for these families.

http://www.celebratinghome.com/fundraiser/LeahsHope/participant/4320

A Great BIG Thank you to Santa Fe Cattle Company!

Santa Fe Steak House has graciously donated lots of goodies to add to our Christmas Stocking Project for many parents this Holiday Season who has a child in the ICU. A Great BIG Thank you for helping us get closer to our goal of 24 Christmas Stockings to fill! We received 8 Gift Certificates for dinner for 2, valued at $25 each as well as MANY FREE Appetizer coupons plus the Kiddos get to Eat FREE with a coupon as well! Santa Fe in Midwest City, OK - Thank You!

Halloween Treat Bags & Cards Delivered to Hospital today!

 
Today was a great day - Delivered 24 treat bags and handmade Halloween cards to Children's Hospital today - A little early but they put 'em in the fridge till Halloween - 

Donation Flyer

I created this flyer for a donation box to collect donations for all the gas cards needed for my Christmas project for all the Stockings we plan to fill for Christmas to give out to the Families that have a Child in the ICU this Christmas. Please feel free to let me know if you know of any establishment that would be willing to put one in there store. I received a call from a local restaurant recently and am excited to share all of this with you in a few days!

Hospital Delivery

Delivered a basket to the hospital today with lots of snacks, a blanket, a handmade card with a Wal-Mart gift card inside among other things.

Really hope this family that receives it, enjoys it.

Yep - I made that card myself - I'm quite proud of my "not so skilled" copic marker coloring. Hoping to get better as I do more. Definitely need to add more colors to my collection!

One Step Closer to Christmas Goal

Thank You! Thank you Liz!

Liz from "Wish Upon a Hero" - graciously donated to Leah's Hope, a gift card to the Dollar Tree in order to purchase 24 Christmas Stockings - This is a huge help and gets us one step closer to reaching my goal to give every parent of a child in the ICU this Christmas Season a stocking full of goodies which hopefully will contain a restaurant gift card for lunch or dinner as well as a gas card. I have a huge challenge ahead of me - Thank you again Liz -