Thank you!!!!

Thank you to Elisabeth Carlisle, Sherry Austin, Sharon Allen, the band and Toby-the sound guy for a wonderful Concert tonight! Thanks to all the concert-goers as well for showing up, for supporting the team and for being a huge encouragement to us all!

Sometimes it's easier to put our fundraising into perspective by getting familiar with the numbers of what some things cost. So here's a little breakdown on what we anticipate our costs being for the trip.

Airfare is by far the most expensive part of the trip at around $3800.
Car Rentals come in 2nd at about $1500.
Housing is the 3rd most expensive part at $1225 total for the two homes will be staying in.
Gas and Food and a couple other "essentials" round out the rest...but it's hard to estimate just how much that might cost. We asked each team member to raise $750 this time around.

I say all this is because tonight at the concert we raised enough money to cover almost all of the housing costs...$1095! YIPPEE!!! Only $130 to go! Or to put it another way, we could lower the cost that each team member needs to raise by $91.25. Awesome! :)

The chorus of one of the last songs tonight, had me crying (so did the second song of the evening but those lyrics I can't find yet). The lyrics spoke to my heart...especially the second two lines...it's how I feel about Pearlington:

If I needed you would you come to me tonight?
Would you come for me to ease my pain?
If you needed me I would come to you
I would swim the seas for to ease your pain.
~Townes Van Zandt If I Needed You

Fundraiser and fundraising

Saturday Night is the big benefit concert Featuring Sherry Austin and Sharon Allen and highlighting our own Elisabeth Carlisle. Scroll down past a couple of posts and you'll get all the information. We're excited to see what God does! A $10 tax-deductible donation is all we ask...and since we'll be flying the friendly skies to get to Mississippi, we may just give you a bag of peanuts...or pretzels. :)

As we anticipate our fundraiser I'm excited to report that 25% of our team is fully funded! Yay team! Yay sponsors! We are COMPLETELY reliant on the kindness of family, friends and sometimes strangers to get us to Pearlington each time. So thank you! 75% more to go!

I'm adding a countdown to Pearlington clock to the blog...just to make things a little bit more fun. ;)

See y'all Saturday!

Our first reservation!

It's official! We've had our first 3 tickets reserved for the Sherry Austin/Sharon Allen Mississippi Benefit Concert. S.G. from Santa Cruz...Thanks!

Don't forget, November 6th 7pm@ Felton Presbyterian Church. Doors open at 6:15pm.

$10 tax-deductible donation.

Refreshments will be available for a small charge...all non-alcoholic but not all non-caloric. :)

New Feature

I thought it would be fun to see which states donations come in from. Being that our team is from California, it makes sense that we would get a lot of donations from California, but also seeing as how we have a famous one on our team (Ralphie) sometimes the donations come from across the country.

The map is on the right side of the page, just below the Fundraising Thermometer.
Just something to make raising money a little more fun!

Announcing....

A Pearlington Benefit Concert
Featuring:

Sherry Austin and Sharon Allen

and Elisabeth Carlisle

Saturday, November 6th
7pm @ Felton Presbyterian Church
6090 Highway 9, Felton
Doors open at 6:15pm

All ages are welcome!

A $10 tax-deductible donation can be made at the door.

All proceeds will go towards the December Mississippi Trip.

Bring a few extra dollars...Coffee, tea, water, sodas and yummy baked goodies will be available as well!

(Pictures borrowed from artists websites)