Help Holly!

If you know Holly Willis, then you know her strong character, her bright smile, her beautiful heart and her solid faith. You also know that Holly's world has been rocked by Lyme disease. If you don't know her, then we hope you'll stick around to learn more about the friend we all care for so deeply and want to see healed from this devastating illness. We'll be posting more about Holly and Lyme disease later - right now we want to introduce the effort we've begun to try to help the Willis family keep their head above financial waters as they continue the uninsured and extremely expensive treatment that is, at this point, Holly's only earthly hope. Our goal is steep, but reachable. Will you help us help Holly?


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
Right now, we're in the process of soliciting and accepting donations of items we can use to create some of the most spectacular "gift baskets" ever. (The quotes are because there will likely not be any baskets used, but that phrase gives you an idea of what we're aiming for.) As items are received, we'll post here so you can see what kinds of goodies will be available for you to win starting May 26th. To purchase a raffle "ticket", donate $5 at GiveForward.com. (Be sure NOT to mark your donation as anonymous or to hide your donated amount, or else we won't know who to credit those tickets to!) Every $5 you donate will purchase you one raffle ticket. Starting May 26th, we'll post one awesome gift basket per day. To enter the drawing for the basket, leave a comment on the post. Want to enter more than once on the basket you really want? In your comment, note how many "tickets" you're spending. We'll be able to track through GiveForward.com how many tickets you purchased. Note that, once your ticket has been spent, you won't get it back if you don't win. (Just like a raffle with physical tickets--once you enter it in a drawing, your ticket is gone.) The comments will close at midnight; comments left after that time will not be counted. We'll use Random.org to choose the winner and will post their name the next day.

HOW TO DONATE RAFFLE ITEMS:
Email the fundraising team (fundraiserforholly dot gmail dot com) with a description of the item and a photo (if applicable). Include your website if you have one and we'll be sure to link to it when we post about the item. You will be responsible for mailing the item to the winner at the end of the fundraiser (within a week from the win date for non-custom-made items; for custom-made items,  tell us when you submit the item description how long it will take you to ship so the winner knows what to expect). Because we're not a not-for-profit, your donation is not tax deductible. This is strictly a sacrificial, out-of-the-goodness-of-your-heart donation. For $25, you can purchase advertising space in the sidebar. And please be sure to spread the news far and wide to your friends, family, customers, subscribers, Facebook friends and Twitter followers! To help you with that, here is a shortened URL that will bring people directly here to the site: http://tinyurl.com/helphollywillis.

HOW TO PURCHASE A RAFFLE TICKET:
Be sure to have your credit card info available. Click the GiveForward.com button and enter your info there. Donate as much or as little as you want, and every $5 increment will get you a entry towards the gift basket of your choice. GiveFroward.com will keep track for us of names and email addresses, so we'll be able to contact you if you win. Note that if you want to purchase more tickets later, you will need to reenter your information at that time as GiveForward.com does not store payment info.


Things have been hard for Holly lately. The treatment course is not easy on the body - killing "the bugs" means ravaging her own system as well, and it's hard to be a wife and mom when you're going through what she's going through. Holly, her husband Aaron, and their son "D" need some cheering up. Wiping out their medical debt would certainly help do that. Will you donate an item for the raffle,  buy a raffle ticket, and/or post the link to the blog to help us spread the word? THANK YOU in advance for the sacrifices you're willing to make for Holly!