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In 2006 the goal is to raise $30,000. We hope to include two new programs to help Sara Ann with her mobility this year. We are asking for 1000 friends to send $30 each to help us reach that goal by Christmas of 2006. All contributions will go directly into Sara Ann's Medical Trust Fund. See below for other ways to help.
In the year 2004, the Friends of Sara contributed over $20,000 to fund Sara Ann's treatments. In 2005, with a very large donation from St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Moorestown, NJ and corporate matching grants along with many, individual donations, we reached our goal of $20,000. (Go to updates to read about the fantastic gains Sara Ann made from her treatments.)
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Please purchase products from the websites below. They donate a % of profits to Sara’s Medical Fund.
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Go to www.mamoohouse.com to order Who’s Not Asleep by Shirley Hillard, Sara's grandmother.(10% to Sara)
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Book Dedication: "For Sara, my beautiful new granddaughter, who is a miracle in every way." Winner of the Independent Book Publisher's award.
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One Big Hug is a winner of the Mom's Choice award.
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An endearing bedtime story
 The story behind writing WHO’S NOT ASLEEP
“When I first started this book, my daughter, who had given up on ever having children, became pregnant. We were all overjoyed. But her baby, a little girl named Sara, was born with cerebral palsy, and was not expected to live. The doctors said if she did live, she probably wouldn’t see or hear or speak or walk. Those early months of her life, when every day was a crisis, I continued to work on “WHO’S NOT ASLEEP?”, and dedicated the book to her, (“To Sara, who is a miracle in every way”) not knowing if she would live long enough to see it.
Just after “WHO’S NOT ASLEEP?” was published, nearly one year after Sara’s birth, my daughter read it out loud to her. Sara was able to see the pictures, hear the words, and smiled as she listened. Although Sara is still unable to sit up or stand, we are hoping for more miracles.” Shirley Hillard
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Go to www.sheetmusicplus.com to order music (8% of orders go to Sara)
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Go to http://www.cafepress.com/friendsofsara
to order products below (50% of orders go to Sara)
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Teddy Bear
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Angel Bib
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Angel Child’s T-shirt
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Angel Toddler T-Shirt
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Angel Infant Creeper
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Angel Notecards (6)
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Angel Postcard (8)
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Angel Buttons (100 pack)
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Angel Button
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Angel Magnet
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Three More Ways to Help:
1. Send us your old, used cell phones. We can turn them in for a reimbursement fee (in some case's $50).
2. Send us your favorite Christmas recipes and any story you may have associated with the recipe. We will be publishing a recipe book to sell for fundraising. It will be entitled "Favorite Christmas Recipes of the Friends of Sara".
3. Put out a can to help us raise funds. We will drop one off or mail one to you. They are decorated with wrapping paper, a photo of Sara and her story. These work best near an office coffee break room next to candy machines, in grocery stores, drugstores, Chinese restaurants, bakeries, and/or churches. They are best where ever folks receive or get out small change. We will send you the can if you will monitor it. It will need to be checked and picked up or replaced every couple of weeks.
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Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed every day to help Sara Ann with her patterning work.
It must be done with a minimum of 2 people and preferably 3 people,
several times, over the course of the day
(from 4 to 10 hours depending on her toleration level).
Also Mom and Dad are very overwhelmed and much in need of office help
for Sara's accounts, website maintenance, yard and house help .
Collingswood, New Jersey
To volunteer please email us: friends@friendsofsara.com
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