Coffee, GarageSales, and Airplanes

Adoption.  I think about so many aspects of it on a daily basis. I think about and pray for the birth mom of our baby a lot. Is she alive? What is her story? I think about the paperwork that we are swimming in, the health of our child, the changes for our biological children, choosing a name, and so many other important and not so important aspects of this new adventure.  But one thing I don’t feel like thinking about is money. Oh how I have a love- hate relationship with you.  We gave money a two second thought when having our other children, but that is not the case with adoption.  I now see why so many people think about adoption, but don’t actually follow through. It is just so expensive. However, these children are still waiting for families and there is no way that some green paper is going to stand in our way. 

There are ways. We can apply for grants. There are tax credits. We can sell stuff. We can sacrifice.  All things that we plan on doing. There is a part of me that just wants to sell my possessions and have a nice little quiet adoption. Not sure that will work though.  So for us, we are going to have a couple little avenues to raise some funds.  Here they are:

1.        Coffee!!!! Just Love Coffee’s mission is to help those in need! They help adopting families and non-profit organizations by donating a portion of their proceeds to those who need it, like us! AND their coffee is Fair trade! So basically, when people buy a bag of coffee from our “storefront” or little family page, Just Love Coffee will give us $5 for our adoption! So you can help by just being addicted to coffee. 

Click below to order some for you, a friend, your office, anyone you can think of! 

Videon Family Adoption Coffee Fundraiser

If you aren’t into coffee, you could get some other items. Here are the proceed amounts for those items.

13oz. Coffees (non-small lot): $5
(4) 6oz. Samplers: $7
Coffee Cupper's Sampler: $19
Ultimate Sampler (Santa's Helper): $19
Jamaica Blue Mountain (small lot): 4oz. ($3)  13oz. ($9)
5oz. Tin Colombian Cup of Excellence Lot #1: $5
6oz. Kenya AA (small lot): $3
T-Shirts: $5
Sale T-Shirts: $3
Sale Hoodie: $4
Beanie: $3
Hat: $3
Travel Mug: $3
Stoneware Mug: $1
Aeropress: $5
Coffee Scoop: $1

2.       A Garage Sale!!! How could I not do this one? It is in my blood! (For those who know my parents).  My plan is to have one this summer in NJ (at my parents’ house).  Right now, I am putting things aside that I think might bring in some money. If you want to help, but don’t want to buy our old junk feel free to donate items. Or just come by that day and say hi! It will be fun!!! (I don’t know a date yet, but I am thinking May or June right now).

3.       FFM!! AKA Frequent Flier Miles! Ok, this one I am not as confident about, but I am hopeful. I don’t know ANYTHING about frequent flier miles, but I have heard of people donating them for adoption/charity. Anyone know if this is even possible? We will be traveling to Ethiopia twice! So this one, if it works, would be a huge help!

4.       Mystery Fundraiser! That isn’t some clever title….I just haven’t thought of another one. I would like to apply for a matching grant and if we are approved we will need something for them to match!  So for now, I will just keep my eyes open for ideas that are fun and easy for all.

SO, if you feel led to help in any way , than that would be great! Any advice you have about this topic would be fantastic too. THANKS!!!!!