This family is made up of mom, and two daughters 12 and 8.  I know this is the time of year that we normally do a Christmas family and YES we do have a Christmas family that you can read about here. But this family is in need of heat. They need propane to fuel their furnace so that they can stay warm.  Harli, the 12 year old, has Spina Bifida and has had 5 surgeries in 2011, 3 of which were brain surgeries.  The family has had a hard 2011. Mom supports the family on her own, with no help from dad. He was court ordered to pay child support but has opted not to.  Even harder than all of that…..mom had to stay home to care for Harli at one point this year and as a result she lost her job.

If you feel it in your heart to help this family you can donate via the Paypal link on the side of the page OR you can go to the Foundation  or mail a check to the Foundation. All information can be found here.

As usual….no amount is too small. If you feel you can’t help at this time please pray for this family and Blessing In Giving.

Bless you!

Hello Everyone!

I want your coupons! Let me explain. The economy has hit us all hard and as  a result I personally have been looking for ways to cut expenses. Back many years ago I was a coupon queen! Yeah..yeah…laugh! Remember…single mom with 3 kids!

It gave me an idea to help others……I thought how nice it would be if I could coupon shop and gather enough food and household items to give  away to families in need!  Blessing can give directly to families who apply for help on our site OR we can give to our local food pantries! Either way, your donations of coupons will go to help families in need!

I want your coupons!  Any coupons you get every week. They can come from Sunday paper circulars, mail coupons, check out coupons, coupons you get off of items when you by them, coupons you get any way you get them! When you stop and think about it…we come across coupons quite often in our daily life! They can be for food or really ANY item! Do not scrutinize whether we can use it….just send it!   EVEN EXPIRED COUPONS!

I will take any coupons! If we can’t use them or if they are expired I can send them to the Military Troops. Military can use expired coupons for another year!! So one way or another your coupons will go to good use!!

If you are willing to send me your coupons (if you are local I can pick up whenever you have them.)  Send the envelopes with coupons to the Foundations  address and clearly mark on the envelope that it is for Blessing In Giving! Address the envelope to the Foundation, but put ATTENTION- BLESSING IN GIVING in large letters so that we get the coupons!

Foundation Address

Hendricks County Community Foundation

5055 E Main ST. Suite A

Avon, Indiana 46123   ATTN- BLESSING IN GIVING

I am so grateful that you have read this far! If you can help AWESOME!! If you can’t please accept my gratitude for your willingness to read this email! As always I covet your  prayers for Blessing In Giving! The prayers are the most important part of the giving!! Thank you all!

Have a great day!!

Peace and Love!!

Christine Martin

Blessing In Giving

Blessing in Giving is sponsoring Share Our Strengths Great American Bake Sale!  Share Our Strength, is a national organization that works to ensure that no child in America grows up hungry. They bring together a network of community groups, activists, and food programs to ensure that children at risk of hunger have nutritious food where they live, learn and play.

We have a Team “Blessing In Giving’s Bakers and Angels” ! You can support this cause and help Blessing raise money for Share Our Strength. You can join our team by following the link above or using this link .

We look forward to joining forces with you and helping to fight Childhood hunger in America.

If you care to donate a winter coat, new or gently used, please come in to the Avon Chick-fil-a !! We are accepting hats and gloves too!

Thank you for all of your help!

Blessing In Giving

There will be people there to wrap your gifts for you and Hendricks Regional will be there doing free blood pressure checks!

Come out and help us raise money for single parent families.  We will have information there as well as a drawing for a purse stuffed with goodies from Charlotte Russe! The tickets are FREE to enter the drawing but donations are always appreciated!

Hope to see you there!

Please use this form to contact us with any question you may have. Feedback, whether good or bad, is always welcome. Although, I do hope it is good Have a fantastic day!

**USE THIS FORM TO ENTER TO WIN A $50.00 MARY KAY GIFT CERTIFICATE. IN THE MESSAGE PLEASE INDICATE THAT YOU WANT TO ENTER TO WIN. FREE…FREE….IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION IN ANY AMOUNT, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW SMALL OR LARGE. DONATE HERE.

** MEN, YOU TOO SHOULD ENTER THE DRAWING! WITH THE HOLIDAYS QUICKLY APPROACHING THIS WOULD MAKE A NICE GIFT. OR LADIES YOU COULD USE IT TO HOLIDAY SHOP AS WELL! FOR A FRIEND?? DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON FRI OCT 9TH. GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE MAILED NEXT DAY. WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL, SO ADD YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS** GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

**THIS ITEM IS NOT FOR SALE. WE ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS ONLY.**

Feel free to make copies and hand them out. Thank you for your support!