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** Project Christmas 2019 **
Please Contribute Here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-christmas-to-families-in-need-2019
The Easiest Way to Give: Order from our Amazon Wish List
See This Year's Sponsored Families: Project Christmas 2019
Project Christmas has a new DIRECT / Easy to Remember Website:
www.ProjectChristmasNJ.com
Please Contribute Here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-christmas-to-families-in-need-2019
The Easiest Way to Give: Order from our Amazon Wish List
See This Year's Sponsored Families: Project Christmas 2019
Project Christmas has a new DIRECT / Easy to Remember Website:
www.ProjectChristmasNJ.com
Project Christmas 2019 Updates
Nov 21 2019; We are doing our best to get all of the 12 families information updated on our website. Please text us ASAP to schedule any donation pickups. If you are able to drop-off in Voorhees- please do so. Donations can be left by the door at 1103 Hudson Ave Voorhees NJ 08043 any time, day or night.
Dec 1 2019; We added families #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 & #12, more than doubling the amount of kids and adults we're helping to 21 adults and 37 children. The website is going to be updated constantly over the next few days with information about their families.
Nov 21 2019; Our Amazon Wish List for Project Christmas is online now - you can order gifts online and have them delivered directly to the Project to help the families in need! We shared the Project to all our Facebook groups - please visit our Facebook page to share to your social media friends as well.
Nov 18 2019; We're in the process of approving additional families and processing applications.
Nov 09 2019; We've posted the first four families to our 2019 Page - we've contacted previous donors and collections have begun. We urge you to contact us if you'd like to schedule us to pick up donations - or, as always, you may drop-off donations 24/7 at 1103 Hudson Ave Voorhees NJ 08043.
Nov 13 2019; We have posted the first Project Christmas families! ; Please view the families we are sponsoring this year HERE. We are still accepting applications (through Dec 15). Our Go Fund Me has raised over $500 so far - our goal to fully fund the project is $5000. We're 1/10th of the way there.
Nov 09 2019; We posted the winners of our Instagram Ghost Giveaway AND our Halloween Gift Card Giveaway!
Oct 30 2019; We updated our "Giving Back" page to reflect our current giveaways and winners of recent contests.
Updates made to Project Christmas page have gone live - applications are being received!
*Important* Adjustments were made to the application for Project Christmas. Applications that were completed before the official start-date will NOT be able to be processed. If you attempted to fill out an application anytime during the year, PRIOR to Oct 26- your application was not received. You must fill out a NEW version of the family application (They went live AT MIDNITE Oct 26, 2019.) We ran several tests to be sure the application is online and working - Any application completed after Oct 26th is being processed.
Oct 26, 2019; Project Christmas Applications for Assistance are live. This year's Go Fund Me is also active - please consider giving to our secure GoFundMe site! Our total goal is $5000 (To fully fund this year's Project)
Oct 16, 2019; Project Christmas 2019 site is live. This year's Go Fund Me is active - please consider giving. We need to be able to afford all the flyers/advertising and the storage units necessary to collect the donations for the families in need.
Sept 30, 2019; Preparing the site for Project Christmas 2019 - Please check out the Project Christmas page asap for IMPORTANT and urgent news!
Website News & Updates
July 25, 2019; New photographs added throughout the site (page headers). Font changed to make site more easily readable. Edited the "What we've built" page and updated Kaedin's world record attempt.
July 25, 2019; Kristie is recovering after a rough 8 weeks medically - she's finally getting all the remaining prizes from the scavenger hunt and the EDS Awareness Month Giveaways shipped out to the winners. We thank everyone for being patient and understanding during this time!
May 2019; EDS awareness month is in full swing - be sure to stop by our Instagram to check out all the amazing giveaways!
April 27, 2019; The Scavenger Hunt for 2019 Brickfest goes live - See it here!
April 10, 2019; We're working really REALLY hard to have our brand new site: www.WorldWideLegoGuide.com up in time for Brickfest- which is coming up QUICKLY....it's merely 14 days away! Our online scavenger hunt application is going up today - come to Brickfest to enter to win prizes!
March 8, 2019; We're posting updates to get the Brick Angels program launched as well as updating Kaedins project page in preparation to display his project at Philly Brickfest April 24-28th. We will also be getting the Final Report online from Project Christmas 2018, as we just recently finished distributing the remainder of this past year's donations to families in need.
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LAST YEAR:
December 3-15: Constant updates are made to the Project Christmas page about the families were helping, what they need, and more.
December 2: Adding additional families to Project Christmas and sending out notices to families being placed on our waiting list is starting today. as contributions for the families are sorted- we will continue to add families from the wait-list to the approved families list.
December 1: Sadly, Our beautiful dog, Yogi, lost his eight month battle with Hemangiosarcoma. In the last 48 hours, we made three trips and spent one overnight at Upenn as a family - which meant updates to the site, and processing applications slowed during that time. Yogi was an important part of our family and is already missed SO MUCH. Kristie still made the donation collection stops in Williamstown,Sicklerville & Berlin - but some farther stops had to be rescheduled including Shore Points. If youre in a shore-town - please reach out as were coming your way later this week (Dec 8th) and next(Dec 15th)
November 21/22/23: We started adding the first of the families to the Project Christmas page! Check back for updated photos of the donations as they come in throughout December - at the Project Christmas Page The GoFundMe for 2018 is live - please visit the site to donate to help the families. We are currently up to 9 families listed on the Project Christmas page.We will continue reviewing and approving applications and notifying families over the next two weeks.
November 8: Updates to Project Christmas page continued. Began adding scheduled pickup areas for donations.
November 5: Updates to the Project-Christmas page (including current applicant info). Updated photos on Kaedin's Minecraft Project site. Prepared several pages that have been under construction. Created a "Thank You" page to help recognize those who assist with our fundraising, Project Christmas and other Pay-It-Forward projects.
October 18: Updates about Kaedin's Minecraft project and his participation at Minefaire 2018 in Oaks, PA. Minor site changes - social media streamed photo updates.
September 27: New Header photos (our favorite Sigfig travel photos - check out some of the best photos of our mini-me Lego family as we've traveled the country over the last four years. Each page of our website now features a new header photo!)
September 17: New information about upcoming events and the progress of Kaedin's World Record Attempt. New site is being built to host his pictures and videos of his Minecraft World Project! Here's the link to the new page (it'll be live soon! Keep checking back!)
August 23: Updated site with Project Christmas 2018 information - updated application for families. Added new photos from 2017's Project Christmas, along with impact statements from the families who participated.
April 15 2018: New blog posts updated, photos added to the site.
January 19 2018: Updated site photos, posted follow ups about Project Christmas.
Nov 21 2019; We are doing our best to get all of the 12 families information updated on our website. Please text us ASAP to schedule any donation pickups. If you are able to drop-off in Voorhees- please do so. Donations can be left by the door at 1103 Hudson Ave Voorhees NJ 08043 any time, day or night.
Dec 1 2019; We added families #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 & #12, more than doubling the amount of kids and adults we're helping to 21 adults and 37 children. The website is going to be updated constantly over the next few days with information about their families.
Nov 21 2019; Our Amazon Wish List for Project Christmas is online now - you can order gifts online and have them delivered directly to the Project to help the families in need! We shared the Project to all our Facebook groups - please visit our Facebook page to share to your social media friends as well.
Nov 18 2019; We're in the process of approving additional families and processing applications.
Nov 09 2019; We've posted the first four families to our 2019 Page - we've contacted previous donors and collections have begun. We urge you to contact us if you'd like to schedule us to pick up donations - or, as always, you may drop-off donations 24/7 at 1103 Hudson Ave Voorhees NJ 08043.
Nov 13 2019; We have posted the first Project Christmas families! ; Please view the families we are sponsoring this year HERE. We are still accepting applications (through Dec 15). Our Go Fund Me has raised over $500 so far - our goal to fully fund the project is $5000. We're 1/10th of the way there.
Nov 09 2019; We posted the winners of our Instagram Ghost Giveaway AND our Halloween Gift Card Giveaway!
Oct 30 2019; We updated our "Giving Back" page to reflect our current giveaways and winners of recent contests.
Updates made to Project Christmas page have gone live - applications are being received!
*Important* Adjustments were made to the application for Project Christmas. Applications that were completed before the official start-date will NOT be able to be processed. If you attempted to fill out an application anytime during the year, PRIOR to Oct 26- your application was not received. You must fill out a NEW version of the family application (They went live AT MIDNITE Oct 26, 2019.) We ran several tests to be sure the application is online and working - Any application completed after Oct 26th is being processed.
Oct 26, 2019; Project Christmas Applications for Assistance are live. This year's Go Fund Me is also active - please consider giving to our secure GoFundMe site! Our total goal is $5000 (To fully fund this year's Project)
Oct 16, 2019; Project Christmas 2019 site is live. This year's Go Fund Me is active - please consider giving. We need to be able to afford all the flyers/advertising and the storage units necessary to collect the donations for the families in need.
Sept 30, 2019; Preparing the site for Project Christmas 2019 - Please check out the Project Christmas page asap for IMPORTANT and urgent news!
Website News & Updates
July 25, 2019; New photographs added throughout the site (page headers). Font changed to make site more easily readable. Edited the "What we've built" page and updated Kaedin's world record attempt.
July 25, 2019; Kristie is recovering after a rough 8 weeks medically - she's finally getting all the remaining prizes from the scavenger hunt and the EDS Awareness Month Giveaways shipped out to the winners. We thank everyone for being patient and understanding during this time!
May 2019; EDS awareness month is in full swing - be sure to stop by our Instagram to check out all the amazing giveaways!
April 27, 2019; The Scavenger Hunt for 2019 Brickfest goes live - See it here!
April 10, 2019; We're working really REALLY hard to have our brand new site: www.WorldWideLegoGuide.com up in time for Brickfest- which is coming up QUICKLY....it's merely 14 days away! Our online scavenger hunt application is going up today - come to Brickfest to enter to win prizes!
March 8, 2019; We're posting updates to get the Brick Angels program launched as well as updating Kaedins project page in preparation to display his project at Philly Brickfest April 24-28th. We will also be getting the Final Report online from Project Christmas 2018, as we just recently finished distributing the remainder of this past year's donations to families in need.
--------- **** --------- **** ---------- **** --------- **** ----------- **** --------- **** ----------- **** --------- **** -------- **** --------- **** ----------
LAST YEAR:
December 3-15: Constant updates are made to the Project Christmas page about the families were helping, what they need, and more.
December 2: Adding additional families to Project Christmas and sending out notices to families being placed on our waiting list is starting today. as contributions for the families are sorted- we will continue to add families from the wait-list to the approved families list.
December 1: Sadly, Our beautiful dog, Yogi, lost his eight month battle with Hemangiosarcoma. In the last 48 hours, we made three trips and spent one overnight at Upenn as a family - which meant updates to the site, and processing applications slowed during that time. Yogi was an important part of our family and is already missed SO MUCH. Kristie still made the donation collection stops in Williamstown,Sicklerville & Berlin - but some farther stops had to be rescheduled including Shore Points. If youre in a shore-town - please reach out as were coming your way later this week (Dec 8th) and next(Dec 15th)
November 21/22/23: We started adding the first of the families to the Project Christmas page! Check back for updated photos of the donations as they come in throughout December - at the Project Christmas Page The GoFundMe for 2018 is live - please visit the site to donate to help the families. We are currently up to 9 families listed on the Project Christmas page.We will continue reviewing and approving applications and notifying families over the next two weeks.
November 8: Updates to Project Christmas page continued. Began adding scheduled pickup areas for donations.
November 5: Updates to the Project-Christmas page (including current applicant info). Updated photos on Kaedin's Minecraft Project site. Prepared several pages that have been under construction. Created a "Thank You" page to help recognize those who assist with our fundraising, Project Christmas and other Pay-It-Forward projects.
October 18: Updates about Kaedin's Minecraft project and his participation at Minefaire 2018 in Oaks, PA. Minor site changes - social media streamed photo updates.
September 27: New Header photos (our favorite Sigfig travel photos - check out some of the best photos of our mini-me Lego family as we've traveled the country over the last four years. Each page of our website now features a new header photo!)
September 17: New information about upcoming events and the progress of Kaedin's World Record Attempt. New site is being built to host his pictures and videos of his Minecraft World Project! Here's the link to the new page (it'll be live soon! Keep checking back!)
August 23: Updated site with Project Christmas 2018 information - updated application for families. Added new photos from 2017's Project Christmas, along with impact statements from the families who participated.
April 15 2018: New blog posts updated, photos added to the site.
January 19 2018: Updated site photos, posted follow ups about Project Christmas.