With just under a month to go, I'm starting to do the rounds again, reminding people who otherwise might have forgotten. This does mean the tedium of mass-mailing on fetlife, but for Erin's suit, it's worth it!
I'm also, at this point, starting to relook at the distribution list, and start adding people who might have fallen off the initial list (or who weren't online initially) to spread the idea out far and wide. At this short a timeframe, it's time to go for gold, pull together as a team, and any number of other hackneyed sporting analogies!
This week, we've not received any donations, so our tally remains at $1555 (which is nothing to sneeze at!). Even if we get no more donations in the next month, I'm pretty happy with the donations we've received, and I thank everyone who's contributed, once again!
On another note, I've mentioned in the mailout that I'm planning to make sure I have a camera present at the Big Reveal, so that everyone who's donated can see the look on Erin's face when we show him all the hard work we've put into this gift for him. It occurs to me, however, that I should also give people the opportunity to actually be there as well. So, I'm going to give people that option - closer to the date, anyone who's expressed an interest in being there in person for the Big Reveal I'll happily give details of the time and place (for planning purposes, I'm planning on the reveal happening around 12-2pm on Erin's birthday, September the 18th). Feel free to let me know, anyway you can get in touch with me, if that sounds like a whole lot of fun. :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Weekly Update
So, this week has not been so speedy, but still, a donation of $50 takes us to $1555.00!
I'll probably start sending the next burst of reminders this week - this week we'll pass the "One month to go" point, so that's as good a point as any to start reminding people!
As a note, Erin has (possibly through fault of my own), come to learn that a surprise is coming for his birthday. He has no idea what it is, and he seems to be running with the surprise - it's apparently been so long since he's gotten a genuine birthday surprise that he's relishing the experience. Whenever I remind him about the fact he's getting a surprise for his birthday, he starts bouncing up and down, all excited!
I honestly can't wait until his surprise actually gets revealed to him! I can only imagine the reaction we'll get. And, just so you know, I'll be making sure that reaction is placed on youtube for all of us here to see. Because honestly, so few of you here will be able to be present to see it yourself, and something like that? Really has to be shared amongst everyone!
I'll probably start sending the next burst of reminders this week - this week we'll pass the "One month to go" point, so that's as good a point as any to start reminding people!
As a note, Erin has (possibly through fault of my own), come to learn that a surprise is coming for his birthday. He has no idea what it is, and he seems to be running with the surprise - it's apparently been so long since he's gotten a genuine birthday surprise that he's relishing the experience. Whenever I remind him about the fact he's getting a surprise for his birthday, he starts bouncing up and down, all excited!
I honestly can't wait until his surprise actually gets revealed to him! I can only imagine the reaction we'll get. And, just so you know, I'll be making sure that reaction is placed on youtube for all of us here to see. Because honestly, so few of you here will be able to be present to see it yourself, and something like that? Really has to be shared amongst everyone!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Weekend Update
Hello All!
So, we've had quite a few people donating a whole lot of cash this week, and it's brought our tally up immensely. As you can see on the sidebar, we have officially reached the $1500 mark!
So, this post I was planning to post another bunch of suit images. This time, I wanted specifically to post some pictures of larger people in suits, because hey, suits look good in absolutely everyone, and some pictures of people outside the norm in good-looking suits is pretty much exactly what this blog's missing is all about.
Now, you would think that, seeing as there's a whole wide internet at our disposal, that it would be pretty straightforward to find larger men in good looking suits. Yeah, not so much. The few sites I found that do big and tall suits don't advertise them terribly well in their stock, and the number of hollywood actors you could define as fat are... minimal. This, I feel, merely justifies the whole reason I'm doing this for Erin, I feel!
Meanwhile, my quest for suit images paid off a little. Here are some pictures of a few large men in good looking suits, for you, our wondrous benefactors. And when the suit is made, and Erin is in that suit, you'd better believe there will be pictures on this very blog!
So, we've had quite a few people donating a whole lot of cash this week, and it's brought our tally up immensely. As you can see on the sidebar, we have officially reached the $1500 mark!
So, this post I was planning to post another bunch of suit images. This time, I wanted specifically to post some pictures of larger people in suits, because hey, suits look good in absolutely everyone, and some pictures of people outside the norm in good-looking suits is pretty much exactly what this blog's missing is all about.
Now, you would think that, seeing as there's a whole wide internet at our disposal, that it would be pretty straightforward to find larger men in good looking suits. Yeah, not so much. The few sites I found that do big and tall suits don't advertise them terribly well in their stock, and the number of hollywood actors you could define as fat are... minimal. This, I feel, merely justifies the whole reason I'm doing this for Erin, I feel!
Meanwhile, my quest for suit images paid off a little. Here are some pictures of a few large men in good looking suits, for you, our wondrous benefactors. And when the suit is made, and Erin is in that suit, you'd better believe there will be pictures on this very blog!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
45 Days to go - Well Past Half Way!
I recently sent out some reminders to people, and wow, did we get a great response! Since our last update, the fund has received $510! This is utterly astounding, and puts us well past our initial requests! The fund has, to this date, received:
This is absolutely phenomenal! There have been quite a few larger contributors this time around which have made a whole lot of difference. I want to thank them a lot for their incredibly generosity, but I'd also like to remind people that we're not expecting large donations from everyone - we'd like people to donate what they're comfortable giving, and what they're able to.
Fantastic work people! At this rate, we'll have everything down to the cufflinks by Erin's birthday!
$1375.00!!!
This is absolutely phenomenal! There have been quite a few larger contributors this time around which have made a whole lot of difference. I want to thank them a lot for their incredibly generosity, but I'd also like to remind people that we're not expecting large donations from everyone - we'd like people to donate what they're comfortable giving, and what they're able to.
Fantastic work people! At this rate, we'll have everything down to the cufflinks by Erin's birthday!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Moar Money and suits to drool over...
Hey Everyone!
Sorry that it's been a while since the last update - Erin's moved into my sharehouse for the time being, so it's getting more difficult to get time to make posts! However, I get a bit of time right now, so here we go!
In the last while, we've received another $45, bringing us to $845! Fantastic work!
Now, to tide us over for a while, I thought I'd introduce a few suit shots to the blog. Always nice to drool over some nice suits, I think!
Sorry that it's been a while since the last update - Erin's moved into my sharehouse for the time being, so it's getting more difficult to get time to make posts! However, I get a bit of time right now, so here we go!
In the last while, we've received another $45, bringing us to $845! Fantastic work!
Now, to tide us over for a while, I thought I'd introduce a few suit shots to the blog. Always nice to drool over some nice suits, I think!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Weekend Tally
Hello Everyone!
The donations keep coming, piece by piece - it's really brilliant to watch so many people's generosity, and to hear so many stories about how Erin has had such an effect on people. It touches me, right down to the heart, to hear such things from you all.
This week, another $150 has come through to the account, and I'm still slowly going through Erin's friends on Fetlife, spreading the word (Fetlife - such a wonderful place, but so woefully inadequate for mass-mailing!). That brings us up to $800 with over a month and a half to go. I just... wow, people. I was expecting to struggle with this, but you all have proven me so wrong!
Thankyou everyone who has sent their donations, and thanks everyone else who has pledged, even if the money hasn't yet arrived. This will be absolutely fantastic by the end!
The donations keep coming, piece by piece - it's really brilliant to watch so many people's generosity, and to hear so many stories about how Erin has had such an effect on people. It touches me, right down to the heart, to hear such things from you all.
This week, another $150 has come through to the account, and I'm still slowly going through Erin's friends on Fetlife, spreading the word (Fetlife - such a wonderful place, but so woefully inadequate for mass-mailing!). That brings us up to $800 with over a month and a half to go. I just... wow, people. I was expecting to struggle with this, but you all have proven me so wrong!
Thankyou everyone who has sent their donations, and thanks everyone else who has pledged, even if the money hasn't yet arrived. This will be absolutely fantastic by the end!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Opening Weekend
My god people, I really had no clue how many wonderful, generous friends Erin had out there.
As you might be able to see by the total, I've updated the tally goal, because we're already at $650 received. That's right - thanks to some of very generous people, we are at 65% of our original goal 1 weekend after I started mailing people out.
With so many people donating, and so many more people pledging money within the next couple of months, I've realised that we kinda need to adjust the goals somewhat here. $1000 was enough to get a reasonably cheap, tailored suit, but I'm almost certain we're going to get more than that, and I know that a lot of people still want to donate, and I want people to still contribute! So, as well as the tailored suit, any extra money donated will be going to the following, in order:
- The Suit
- A waistcoat
- A good, tailored shirt
- Formal shoes
- Belts, Cufflinks, Ties and other suit accessories.
Also, as a note, I'm planning to have a card that will include the names of people who have contributed to the gift. I'm keeping a register of people I know have contributed, and if I know their names, I'll be putting it to the card. This is a good time for people to let me know if they do not want their names on the card (in which case you will be known as "Anonymous" on the card), or if they explicitly want to be known by a pseudonym (such as, say, Fetlife usernames or such).
Once again, I am utterly gobsmacked by the incredibly generosity that so many of you have offered already, and I'm certain that Erin will be gobsmacked even more when the gift is revealed!
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