Winner

The winner of the photo session is Felicia Eis at $40. Thank you everyone for bidding, congratulations Felicia.

Auction Time

Okay everyone! Today is the auction for the Photo Session With April Whiting Photography!

April Whiting Photography is based out of the White Mountains in Arizona. However if you are a valley resident, she will be in the Mesa area mid-December and would be happy to make arrangements to do a photo session at that time. This photo session will be one hour long and can be shot at up to two locations of your choice. You will also receive a CD with all of your photos.. I promise you they will be beautiful!

How this will work:

The starting bid will be $20. To make your bid, simply leave a comment. Bidding will continue until midnight tonight {Friday the 21st}.

The person with the highest bid at the close of the auction will make a donation in the amount of their highest bid directly to the "Kisses for Callie" PayPal account.

Please leave your email address in your comment so that I can contact the winner.

{TIP} When leaving your email address, don't use the @ or . symbols. To avoid those sneaky spam emails spell it out. For example: My email is ashley.broomall{at}yahoo{dot}com .

Good luck everyone! Remember this is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who has been wanting family photos for the holidays! And best of all, all the proceeds will be going to an excellent cause!

Let the bidding begin!

PHOTO SESSION WITH APRIL WHITING PHOTOGRAPHY

Okay you guys, I am so excited! I've been talking with April, of April Whiting Photography and she would like to offer a photo session as a fundraiser to benefit "Kisses for Callie"!

This photo session will last one hour and can be shot at two locations of your choice. The auction will take place Friday, the 21st of November on this blog. {Just in time for your Christmas cards!}

April is located in Show Low, Arizona but will be in the Mesa area towards mid December and has offered to meet with the winner at that time. She takes beautiful pictures and she is just such a sweet person!

She has been so generous to offer her time and talents for this cause and we would love to see a great response. So let your family and friends know!

Also, I am aware that many of Callie's followers do not have a Blogger or Google account. If you would like to participate in this auction you will need to have one of these. You do not have to start a blog. Simply open an account with Google. This way you will be able to comment.

See you all on Friday!

***If you have any questions or would like to donate anything in the future for "Kisses for Callie" please contact me at kissesforcallie{at}live{dot}com ****

There are also some great items still available for purchase . Click {here} to see!

One Last Thing

Thank you all for letting us be a part of the Kisses for Callie efforts! We will be happily handing this blog over to Callie's sister Ashley who will continue to do a wonderful job with Callie's fundraising efforts. We have one more thing to post before we say goodbye. We have a TON of visual aids, i.e. bulletin board / wall decorations for various educational themes that is fitting for 3rd - 5th grades. They are in excellent condition! They were graciously donated to the Kisses For Callie yard sale, but there was so much stuff there, and not an empty table to put them on, that I didn't want them to get ruined. I do not have a picture yet, but let me assure you, they're great! They are perfect for a teacher's classroom! Please email ibshopn@yahoo.com for further details if you're interested! $25.00 or best offer takes the whole load!

We got REAL Kisses From Callie!!

We would like to send out a HUGE thank you to all of those that supported our yard sale for Callie. Whether it was through donations of items, money, cards, shopping at the sale, sending baked goods, helping out at the sale, or just saying your prayers, we would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!

We were surprised with a visit from Callie! That was the best thank you that anyone could've received. I can tell you first hand, that she gives a new meaning to butterfly kisses! She is such an angel baby!

Callie and her cousin Zach. He and his Cub Scout troop did an awesome job helping to organize the items. Great job boys!

Callie and her cousins Brittany and Zach. Callie loved playing "fetch" with the little dog. She would throw it and Zach would get it for her every time.

We were so blessed with a large amount of donations. Thank you all for your generosity.Everywhere Callie went, she had a huge following. She's a star! She is even walking with her mom's help! You go girl!
Even though I was grubby from the yard sale, Callie still showered me with kisses. This was the highlight of my day!

Callie and her Aunt Faun who drove all the way from Las Vegas to help us with the yard sale!

As much as we enjoyed the visit, it was time for Callie to return home to Show Low. We are so thankful for the surprise guys! It is truly a humbling feeling to be in her presence. We know that you still have a long road ahead, and our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with you. It has been an honor to be able to help out , even if it was in a small way. We hope that everyone will continue to help this family as they are amazing. We love you Callie, and send many, many kisses your way!

Kisses For Callie = Kisses From Callie

Callie doesn't even know it, but she is going to be helping a ton of soldiers in Iraq! All of the left over donations from the yard sale were donated to a military family support group in the west valley. They are organizing a huge rummage sale with proceeds going towards care packages for the soldiers. To check out their cause visit www.militaryfamilysupportgroup.com Great job Callie!!!

Shop til you drop!

The big day is tomorrow! We would love to see everyone there!!!! The pictures that were posted a few days ago do not do our donations justice as we have had MANY, MANY more come in! We'll see you bright and early!!!

Onesie Twosie::Just For Yousie!

Ever visited ONESIE TWOSIE (just for yousie)? Well you should-sie! Next Friday and Saturday, November 14th and 15th, the oh so generous mastermind behind these adorable onesies will be giving 30% of her proceeds to the "Kisses for Callie" fund. Awesome right?! All you need to do is put 'Kisses for Callie' in the message box when making your purchase. They are seriously the cutest onesies you ever saw so go check them out!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

IT'S ALMOST TIME! WE ARE SO EXCITED AND HAVE RECEIVED SO MANY GENEROUS DONATIONS! HERE'S THE LOW DOWN:

CALLIE'S BENEFIT YARD SALE
WHEN: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8TH, 2008
TIME: 8 A.M. - NOON
WE WILL BE SETTING UP EARLIER THAN THAT, BUT WILL HAVE
EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING BY THEN.
WHERE: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS BUILDING ON OCOTILLO NEAR SCHNEPFF ROAD IN QUEEN CREEK, AZ
DIRECTIONS: IF YOU'RE COMING FROM THE US 60, EXIT SOUTH ON IRONWOOD AND YOU WILL DRIVE ABOUT 10 OR SO MILES. WHEN YOU COME TO OCOTILLO, TAKE A LEFT AND YOU WILL BE HEADING EAST. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU WILL SEE THE CHURCH BUILDING ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE. JUST FOLLOW THE SIGNS AND YOU CAN'T MISS IT!
PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE IN VENUE FOR THE YARD SALE!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT! WE APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW! WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY!
HERE'S JUST A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE MANY, MANY ITEMS!!!!

BE THERE EARLY TO GET FIRST DIBS!!!