Our flights are booked, bags getting backed, and a flurry of activity is underway!

TEN BOXES!!!! That's how much stuff arrived at Shelley's today! TEN BOXES OF STUFF FOR BULGARIA!!! Thank you SO MUCH everyone! I cannot even begin to express my appreciation! We are also waiting to hear from a couple corporate sponsors. Man, you have BLESSED the families in Bulgaria!

Check back in a couple of days, when we'll have a big announcement for Connecting the Rainbow!!! We've very excited, as it's going to be SO helpful for the children of Bulgaria!

WHOO HOOO! We're so excited! Our goal has been met for two of the items off our wish list. How awesome is that?! Thank you so much for your donation!

Many people have expressed their excitement over this project and asked for specifics on what they can donate. Here are the answers to some of the questions that I've received recently:

Can I donate used toys?
YES! We will happily accept used toys. So, clean out your kid's toy box and bed room and send us the toys that they no longer play with or have already mastered! We're specifically looking for educational toys and puzzles that meet the requirements on our donation page. If you're not sure if something will work, email us and we'll let you know.

Can I purchase something and send it directly to you?
YES! Our amazon wish list is a great way to do this! The shipping address is already linked to the wish list and on most Amazon purchases, you can receive free shipping as long as you spend at least $25. This is the EASIEST way to help us collect supplies. ALL donations sent this way ARE tax deductible donations too!

Would you rather we donate money or supplies?
We will gladly take either! We would prefer that people order the supplies that we need and send those to us. But, we can easily take donated money and buy the supplies ourselves too. We will also gladly take Toys R US giftcards, Wal-Mart gift cards or cards from any other place where the supplies that we need can be purchased. We certainly don't mind doing the shopping for you!

Can my local group do something to help?
YES! We would love for local Down syndrome groups (or churches, Sunday School classes, girl scout troops, etc) to embrace this project and help us to provide for these families in Eastern Europe. As a group, your local organization can send a monetary donation or collect new and/or used toys and therapy supplies and send those to us. Any organization that donates to this project will be recognized as a sponsor on our website!

What is the greatest need right now?
Everything. We need the items on the wish list, we need people to donate money to buy the supplies, we need people to spread the word and collect donations, we need organizations to partner with us and provide funds and/or supplies.
We have people willing to assemble to supplies to take and ship to Eastern Europe, we have families in Eastern Europe ready to use the supplies with their children.....now, we just need the stuff! We need your help!

We are so excited about this project, the opportunity to help so many children all over Eastern Europe and the chance to ease a small part of the burden that their family's face as they work to raise their children with Down syndrome. I hope that all of you will partner with us and provide one small piece as we work to Connect the Rainbow!

Shelley

"Connecting the Rainbow" is officially up and running! Our first and most difficult task is to collect the items needed for the parent group in Bulgaria. (You can find them on our Wish List.) 

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