What can we do for Joan's Ride?

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Joan recently posted about her raising funds for Creating Solutions --

HYPERLINK

" http://www.disabilitysolutions.org/giving/index.htm " http://www.disabili

tysolutions.org/giving/index.htm . Let’s support her. Just think how

much she could raise if each family on the list sent her even $1. Give

whatever you can, but do support Joan she has done so much for all of

us. You can use Master Card or Visa online at HYPERLINK

" http://www.firstgiving.com/jmedlen " http://www.firstgiving.com/jmedlen .

Louise

From this site HYPERLINK

" http://www.disabilitysolutions.org/index.htm " http://www.disabilitysolut

ions.org/index.htm her address is: If it is anything different Joan

let us know.

Joan Guthrie Medlen

14535 Westlake Dr.

Suite A-2

Lake Oswego, OR

97035

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Hey there.

This is a sweet note. Thanks! The truth is, we need to begin to

bring in significant money to keep the work going. It's not a crisis

yet, but fund raising has not been a visible thing and now we really

need to get that moving. So....yes, if you want the newsletter to

continue and the Down syndrome-autism center to become a reality,

send the info around to everyone!!!

The other thing is if you visit the page Louise posted

(www.disabilitysolutions.org/giving/index.htm) you will see that YOU

can create your own page to raise funds for the project too! And if

you want to designatet hose funds for the center only, we can honor

that.

Later we will be posting information with ideas of what kids and

adults can do to raise money. Lemonade stands, bake sales, do a

volks march, whatever. I have a couple of volunteers working on

the " package " for a few ideas that show how it can be an educational

activity for someone - learning to use voice output, follow a

recipe, watch teh money gauge grow on their personal web page, read

the comments from their family and friends as they donate, etc. You

know me, everything's a great learning activity!

But yes, I can be more frank with you all as you are with me each

day, and say that money is an issue that needs to be resolved. We

only have one paid employee who multitasks (me) which helps us keep

the money focused on programming.

And yes, donations are tax deductible to the amount allowed by law.

Take care,

Joan

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> Joan recently posted about her raising funds for Creating

Solutions --

> HYPERLINK

> " http://www.disabilitysolutions.org/giving/index.htm " http://www.dis

abili

> tysolutions.org/giving/index.htm . Let's support her. Just think

how

> much she could raise if each family on the list sent her even $1.

Give

> whatever you can, but do support Joan she has done so much for all

of

> us. You can use Master Card or Visa online at HYPERLINK

> " http://www.firstgiving.com/jmedlen " http://www.firstgiving.com/jmed

len .

>

> Louise

> From this site HYPERLINK

> " http://www.disabilitysolutions.org/index.htm " http://www.disability

solut

> ions.org/index.htm her address is: If it is anything different

Joan

> let us know.

>

> Joan Guthrie Medlen

> 14535 Westlake Dr.

> Suite A-2

> Lake Oswego, OR

> 97035

>

>

>

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