Vivant Challenge!

Vivint Gives Back contest. Win Grant Money for AHCF!!


Hello AHCF Families and Friends,



Starting Tuesday June 14th, 2011 we need your help to vote every day in the Vivint contest to win $250,000.00 to further research into AHC, develop treatments and trial medications, teach the public and professionals about AHC and ultimately find a cure! You have to be on Facebook to participate.



It’s easy!!



1) Go to http://www.vivint.com/givesbackproject/charity/57



2) “like” Vivint on Facebook, (login)



3) Vote for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation, ONE VOTE EVERYDAY UNTIL AUGUST 27TH.

We will need thousands and thousands of votes to win and are up against some tough competition so please SEND A MESSAGE to each and every Friend you have on Facebook, ask them to mark the date, then vote and post it to their wall and better yet, help by messaging all of their friends too!



4) Remind your friends daily to vote and recruit as many new Facebook groups as you can to help ie… Alumni associations, churches, support groups, sports teams etc…



We’ve been victorious before, we can do it again! It takes millions of dollars to find a cure and the AHC kids are counting on us



Top prize is $250,000.00. Top Charity in each region wins $100,00.00. We are in the Eastern region.



Matching Gifts from Vivint during contest



Want to make a donation to AHCF? Vivint will match donations made by the public on a one-to-one basis, up to $2,500 per finalist charity.

All gifts must be made through the Vivint Gives Back website during the matching period to be eligible. For a public donation to qualify for a match through the Vivint Gives Back Project, the donation must be a charitable contribution. These contributions are deductible on your federal income tax return.



Vivint Gives Back will match up to a maximum of $50 for each individual donor. Vivint Gives Back will match public donations up to $2,500 for each finalist charity.

Bring It On!

As I noted in my last post, instead of requiring people wait to until the first of the month to order cookies, you can now order cookies at any time for the next month during the proceeding month.  For example, if you'd like some May cookies, just email me at runningfordel@gmail.com by April 30th and let me know you'd like some for May.  Please specify if you'd like chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter or sugar and we'll fill the order some time in May!  So, what are you waiting for?

April Fools on Me!

This month has absolutely flown by and I have not had a chance to update the blog.  No worries, however, the March cookie orders went out to seven happy customers.  It is already time to sign up for April! So please, leave a comment to this email if you'd like to order cookies!  Also, I'm adding Marg Roze and Christy Wright as order nos. 1 and 2 to this post.  (Remember, there are seven orders, the first four are chocolate chip, the fifth and sixth are peanut butter and the seventh is oatmeal).  I'm going to change my own rules from May on out and let people email throughout April for a May Order of cookies.  I'll then post those orders on May 1st and if there are any spots left people can sign up through the website.  I think this will make it easier to remember for some people.  So if you want an April order, leave a comment now!  If you'd like a May order, please email me at runningfordel@gmail.com. Thanks!

March Cookie Orders!

The March cookie orders are in.  Without further ado, thank you to:

1.  Ursula Sliwka (chocolate chip)
2.  Tracy Carroll (chocolate chip)
3.  Lissa Koop (chocolate chip)
4.  Jake Hunt (chocolate chip)
5.  Priya Shah (oatmeal)
6.  Devon Canastra (peanut butter)
7.  Michelle Darin (peanut butter)

I'll be sending out my cookies on March 21st and I think Candice and Kristy will be sending them at that time too!  And, of course, Del says thank you:

More Cookies to Come!

The time for cookie ordering is right around the corner!  Our first shipment of cookies seemed to be a great success - everyone received their cookies and I think we've figured out how to package the cookies for a break-free delivery.  Here is a picture of one of our lucky recipients, Gordo, enjoying his cookies:

And, here is a picture of Del, being her adorable self, to remind you why should order some cookies!

This month we'll be taking orders for seven batches of cookies!  Orders 1 through 4 will be chocolate chip, Order No. 5 will be oatmeal and Order Nos. 6 and 7 will be peanut butter.  You can order by leaving a comment on this blog post beginning at 12 am, March 1st. Comments One through Seven will then be confirmed for cookie orders.  Please email me at runningfordel@gmail.com with recipient and mailing instructions, as well as your electronic receipt for donating through facebook or paypal at http://www.ahckids.org/.
Also, feel free to email me with any questions! 

The Orders Are In!

The orders for the month came in as follows:

1.  Christine Muckle
2.  Amy Durand
3.  Cindy Panackia
4. Payal Berning
5. Shannon Mysliwiec
6. Rachel Sherlock

Thank you all for ordering!  Orders No. 1 through 4 will be chocolate chip, Order No. 5 will be oatmeal and Order No. 6 will be peanut butter.  If you are one of these six, please email me with the name and address to whom you'd like the cookies sent!
Orders for March can be placed starting at midnight eastern time March 1st.  I know initially I said I would allow orders for the following month, but that is proving to be a little confusing, so each month I'll just limit it to the first six orders!

Thanks!

Test Batch

Well, we're less than 36 hours away from the taking the first order for cookies!  Last night, I did a test run of my chocolate chip cookies (made with my new cookie scoop):

I have to say, these cookies are pretty tasty.  Boris had three last night!  So just to go over the rules again:  Please post in the comments of this blog post beginning at midnight on February 1st to place an Order.  Order Nos. 1-4 will receive two dozen chocolate chip cookies.  Order No. 5 will receive two dozen oatmeal cookies and Order No. 6 will receive two dozen peanut butter cookies.  The chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies will be shipped on the 14th of February and the peanut butter cookies will be shipped around the 18th.  If you are comment No. 1-6 - please then email me at runningfordel@gmail.com to whom you would like the cookies sent, with their address, and also donate your $30 through the facebook website to the AHC Foundation or directly through the www.ahckids.org website and send me a copy of the receipt.
Thank you in advance to everyone who places an order!!