Could You Spare a Few Coffees for Remy?

Dear Family and Friends,

As you know, Alex and I are planning to attend training sessions in Massachusetts this Fall (Alex in December and Kim in November) so that we can more effectively build upon on Remy's current Son-Rise Program.

This blog post is about our SPARE CHANGE CHALLENGE FUNd Raiser!  :)

SPARE CHANGE CHALLENGE:

FUNd raisig for Remy's Room

Want to feel good about giving without spending any extra money?  

If you drink coffee/tea or buy a bag of chips/candy bar regularly, would you consider donating that money toward more training for Remy's Room?  

Gather a group of friends together who want to consume less coffee, chips, sweets or other less-than- healthy snacks to take this FUNd raising challenge!  You'll feel GREAT about giving, and you'll feel excellent that you were able to do it by just consuming less coffee or less-than-healthy snacks.  Best of all, you make this a FUN challenge between friends, colleagues and family.  You'll have each other as support.  Remember to have a great time with this!

Here's How The Challenge Works:

1.  Get a group of people together to join you (this is optional, but SO much more fun!)

2.  Decide what you would like to donate (i.e. the equivalent amount of a cup of coffee a day for a week).

3.  Decide when you want to start and end your challenge.

4.  Everyone fills out their own pledge.  Here are a few examples:

"I, Coffee Drinker, pledge to donate the dollar equivalent of 5 Starbucks Coffees to Remy's Room."

"I, Chip Eater, pledge to donate the dollar equivalent of 5 bags of Ruffles to Remy's Room."

"I, Candy Gobbler, pledge to donate the dollar equivalent of 5 Mars Bars to Remy's Room."

The above are just some examples.  You choose what (and how many) you want to give up and for how long.  

5.  Have a jar/box for the money.  When it comes time for the usual coffee at 2PM, for example, just put the money for the coffee in the Challenge jar instead.  

6.  Talk to you friends about how you feel. Are you happy? Are you still thinking about the coffee? Are you experiencing detox? Think positively about what you're doing! Hug each other, laugh and share.
7. Drink some water or eat a fresh apple (celery or cucumbers) to replace the coffee or snack.
8. At the end of the Challenge, you're ready to make your group optional donation!  There are three options: (i) the jar as is with all the change inside, (ii) write a cheque, or (iii) donate via PayPal (major credit cards accepted). To donate through PayPal, you can find the Donate Button at http://remysroom.org.  
   
   
   Just let me know you want to do this, and I'll email you Pledge Sheet since I don't know how to attach that yet to blog posts.

Kim's New Frontiers Program starts November 13^th, 2011 and Alex's Start-Up Program commences December 4^th, 2011. Typically programs are paid for one month to two weeks prior to program start dates, so your rapid response will really help.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!  I look forward to hearing from you really soon.

Wishes for a beautiful day,