Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Help Me Choose Charity Items

About 3 weeks ago I mentioned on my Facebook and Google pages that I had been asked to donate some items to a local charity called Three Strikes for Sean. I'll copy the brief description here for your reference:
Sean is a 7 year old boy suffering from many medical conditions including seizures, cerebral palsy, visual impairment, hearing loss and a condition called Chromosome 18q deletion. The fundraiser is being sponsored by Ready Set Ride Therapeutic Recreation Facility where the young boy takes weekly equine therapy. Funds collected will allow the family to continue with doctor visits, treatments, and therapies. A portion of the funds will also go to Ready Set Ride.
I had been contacted specifically for my infant footwear. The kind woman reaching out to me said she really liked my booties and sandals and thought they would be a big hit for their raffle and/or giveaways as there will be many parents present, a quite a few with babies. I asked if she was looking for anything in particular and she gave me some fairly broad parameters: I know sports team stuff is always popular for boys or pink/purple stuff for girls. 

So now I am reaching out to you all and asking if you have any suggestions. I am currently playing around with the the idea of making more soccer cleats and Chicago Bears booties to appeal to the parents of boys, and I am thinking a pair of Mary Janes (pink or lavender...I haven't decided yet) and possibly a pair of sandals (no idea which style or colors yet!) to appeal to the parents of girls.

What do you think: Yay or Nay? Should I nix the sandals? Maybe you think a pair of Chucks should make the cut? Do you have any other suggestions for recreations or original ideas?

Please post your suggestions in the comments n_n



Donations don't need to be received until October 1, but I am trying to brain storm now so that once I get all my orders due in September finished I can dive right in!

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