Sunday, March 17, 2013

Isaac + March Madness + Fund-raising = awesome


Why yes, I am adorable!
As all of you know, Isaac joined our family last October, and he has been a source of joy and laughter for Liz and I ever since.  If you want to see more pictures of him, click on this link: LE PhotographyLE Photography. His adoption story is one of unexpected speed and surprise, so we have been reeling in the aftershock for a while.  We had great plans for fundraisers and preparations so that when the time came, we would be ready to pay for it - but God had a different plan.

At this point, out of the $22,000 needed to fully pay for the adoption, we have been able to pay $9,000. God is great, and we are excited to see how He closes that gap.  Below is a way for you to play along!

As promised before we left for India, here are the details for our adoption fundraiser through YahooSports.  Please take a few minutes to read through the details, then let the March Madness begin!

The brackets tournament field is announced this weekend, March 17th...  
Which means it's game time!
Let the MADNESS begin.
  
Here are simple and easy instructions on how to participate:

1.  Join our Tournament on Yahoo Sports by following this link:  
  • Click "Sign In" (If you don't have a Yahoo! account you can sign in using your Facebook or Google account)
  • Create a new bracket
  • Title your bracket
  • Once your first bracket is saved there will be an option for you to create more brackets
2.  Donate to our Adoption via PayPal
  • Go to www.paypal.com
  • Click "Send Money"
  • Enter the donation amount 
  • Send donations to jaytaylor84@gmail.com
  • (You will have to create a PayPal account if you don't already have one)
     Suggested donations are:
  • $10 for 1 bracket
  • $20 for 2 brackets
  • $25 for 3 brackets
  • $30 for 4 brackets
  • $35 for 5 brackets
3.  Have Fun and Best of Luck
     We will send tournament email updates through Yahoo! Sports and post updates on our blog.
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All Brackets are due by Thursday, March 21st at 11:00am (EST)

Prize:

1st place will win 20% of the money raised (or up to $300).
2nd place will win 10% of the money raised (or up to $100).

The rest of the money from the tournament will go toward Isaac's adoption, which is finalized in April. Also, we would really appreciate it if you copied and pasted the information posted above to tell your friends, family and co-workers about the tournament.

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to contact us at jaytaylor84@gmail.com.  I hope you have fun doing this, and thanks again for being a part of this exciting journey with us.