Special Olympics Fundraiser

As most of you readers know, Danny participates in Special Olympics. Because of his Down Syndrome he is unable to compete in regular sports. He absolutely LOVES Special Olympics. Our local chapter offers several sports such as bowling, swimming, basketball, soccer, skiing, snowshoeing, track, vollyball, golf and softball. Oh, and I can not forget cheerleading! (Most of the cheerleaders are between 25 and 35 years old but I've never seen a more enthusiastic bunch of cheerleaders in my life!) Danny chooses to swim and play basketball. These sports are offered to our athletes free of charge. Fundraising is the only way that we can make this happen. As there are many fees involved, such as building rentals, equipment purchases, uniforms for state competitions, bussing and lodging for state meets,etc. these fundraisers are so important. (All coaches and assistants are non-paying, volunteer postitions.)

I know many of you, like myself, purchase poinsettias for the holidays. If you are planning on buying them this year, please think about purchasing them from Special Olympics. We also have wreaths, garland and flavored coffee. (See chart below for sizes and price.)

I NEED ALL ORDERS AND MONEY BY THURSDAY! (I'll be picking them up a week from Saturday, November 21st.)IF YOU LOCAL READERS ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS, CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL OR PHONE BY THURSDAY.

Special Olympics Michigan

Livingston County Area 27

COFFEE & POINSETTIA SALE

Last Day to Order: November 13th

(I'll pick them up on November 21st)

*PRE-ORDER ONLY*

Poinsettia Colors(do not come with bows):

• Red
  
• White
• Pink
  

Wreath Bow Colors - Red or Burgandy

Coffee Flavors:

• Colombian (decaf)
• Dark Capital Blend
• Hazelnut
• French Vanilla
• Holiday Blend (Butter Rum, Caramel, Almond)

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Area 27 Special Olympics Fundraiser: Poinsettia Sale Order Form

Description	Cost	Quantity	Color of Flower/ Bow Color for wreath	Total
10 inch Poinsettia	$40.00
7.5 inch Poinsettia	$20.00
6 inch Poinsettia	$12.00
4 inch Poinsettia	$8.00
Wreath 24 inch	$26.00
Wreath 36 inch	$42.00
Wreath 60 inch	$100.00
Garland 25 ft	$30.00
Coffee 12 oz	$10.00

Making Pasties Thursday

I'm making pasty on Thursday. If you want to order, let me know. $3.50 each.

Done For Another Year

Sara's kids above and Jen's below.

I forgot to take a picture of Danny and Jeanie before we left home. Karen took this at Lisa's. That's Danny in the back and Jeanie is an artist. She is holding her paint palette upside down. Half way through she ditched the boots for tennis shoes. Danny wore the mask for the first two houses, then I carried it. Paul and Luke D. had already took off before this picture. Danny got tired after the first hour so Lisa ran him to her house. He played Play Station until we were done. (Glenn was home.) They got a haul. Unfortunately, their discard pile was almost as big as the pile they kept. I won't tell you how much I ate today. Hopefully the twins will help get the pile down!

Halloween Party

Monday was the Busy Bee's Halloween Party. Jeanie has been sick with the flu since last Thursday. The school's are saying it's the H1N1. It's a weird flu as she seems to be better than relapses. Monday she claimed she was feeling fine so she went to the party. Tuesday morning she felt sick and stayed home but later in the day she was fine. I sent her to school on Wednesday and she ended up in the office at about 10:30. She came home and slept. I kept her home yesterday and she seemed perfectly fine last night but since it's Friday anyway, I think I'll just keep her home to be safe.

Bread Bags

Any one know where I can buy bread bags? I bought 1000 bags from GFS about three years ago and they are finally gone. They were a little too small and not as thick for freezing as I'd like. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

A Good Read

This is my new favorite book! It is fiction but it's about the author's great-great grandmother so it's based on real life. It starts out in Ireland during the potato famine. An excellent read!

Also, I just finished another one of John Dunning's books. A Cliff Janeway series book. I really, really enjoy his books. Truthfully, I've mostly listened to them on CD's. He has an excellent reader. Cliff is a ex-cop who is now a bookseller of rare books. They're "who done it?" mysteries but enjoyable reads.