Usborne Book Drive for CHOC in Honor of Team Dempsey

Readers,

PLEASE help us help the CHOC cancer clinic and the Child Life Department boost their inventory of NEW books (never used, it's a germ thing)!

Often times these poor kiddos are hooked up to tubes and power towers for hours on end. Wouldn't it be awesome if they could pick out a book for themselves to read or an activity book to help pass the time and distract them, even for a moment, from their sad reality?

That is exactly what Team Dempsey wants to do. We have partnered w/ a fellow cancer mom to make this book drive happen and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Not only will this drive benefit CHOC, it will also benefit this mom, AND one of my most favorite organizations- MaxLove Project. It's not offen that we are given a "win-win-win" situation but this is certainly one for the books. See what I did there? 

Follow this link and shop away!

https://1111268.myubam.com/

Here's how this works:

-You can order for yourself, and Usborne will give a 50% credit, for me to shop with. 

-You can order directly for the drive, with FREE shipping, AND a 50% credit for me to shop with. *Choose "ship with organization" at checkout, to use this option*

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of these precious kiddos fighting cancer! ❤

Please share this post with yoir social network peeps and even email it to all yoir contacts so we can maximize the benefit of this drive.

Cheers & God bless,

Team Dempsey

Fundraising Update

A few people have asked where we stand on our fundraising endeavors. Here is a little image and then an explanation of a bigger picture.

*these figures are for 2017 forward

I know that I stated $15,000 was our annual goal in a previous post, but I really think it's closer to $17,000 as we factor in the cost of his supplements. I've also included a conservative estimation of this entire journey's cost to us (out of pocket).

I have checked over our various fundraising avenues and it looks like this is a close representation of the funds Team Dempsey has received this year.

In order to give you a more accurate depiction of this financial journey, I will need Jake to do some research into the billing side of things. I hope to update this post, or create a whole new one, in the not-too-distant future. *updated to reflect all donations we have record of*

Keep in mind, this is a marathon... we still have 885 days of treatment. We will need to raise this amount again for 2018 and again for 2019. *Note: my pride is warming the bench**

We are praising God for his complete protection and provision of our sweet boy (and family). Dempsey still hasn't suffered any of those pesky negative side effects. Sure, he's allergic to a class of drugs and we had that liver enzyme issue... but nothing has landed him back in the hospital like we were told they would- and frequently. God is so good!! He is answering your prayers the way we want them answered and that is awesome. Still, I live in daily fear that the other shoe is going to drop. The doctors did their job in evoking enough anxiety for me to take this journey seriously and that means I cannot fully enjoy the blessing of Dempsey's AMAZING health/ strength because I am always expecting the doctors words to come to fruition. You could pray about that for me.

Our fundraising endeavors are listed below:
PayPal.me/coralkenagy (select "friends and family" and 0% will be deducted from your donation)
YouCaring
Many have given check to us personally and even envelopes of cash.
I'm hoping to do an Instagram fundraiser in April to commemorate the anniversary of Dempsey's diagnosis and perhaps another Chick fil-A fundraiser for the anniversary as well.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COORDINATING/ HELPING WITH ANY FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES!!! Help is always welcome and appreciated.