Hi Everyone!
I decided to move the "What's New" section here so that it's a little easier for me to make entries, and easier for all of you to read and comment on them. I'm transfering all the earlier entries I made as well. Please check back for updates on craft fair planning, I will try to write regularly leading up to the fair. Also, please comment so I'm not talking to myself here! :P
Thanks,
Catherine
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Updates on the planning and execution of Catherine's Craft Fair.
Introduction
Catherine's Craft Fair was started in 2000 by then nine year old Catherine. It grew out of Catherine's desire to give to charity by selling crafts fhe had made while recovering from a course of drug therapy intended to treat the aplastic anemia she was diagnosed with at 4 1/2. the first year, $60 and a dozen cans of food went to the local food pantry. The next year, Catherine recieved a bone marrow transplant which finally cured her aplastic anemia. She decided to donate the proceeds of that fair to the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia International Foundation, which helps patients and doctors fight bone marrow diseases. Since then, Catherine has raised more than $7000 for the foundation with the annual one day fair, which still takes place in her yard! Last year, the fair included live music, cotton candy and popcorn machines, games and craft activites for kids, and hand made crafts for sale, many of them still made by Catherine herself. For more information on the Fair, the foundation, or Catherine, please visit our website: http://catherinescraftfair.googlepages.com/.
Thanks so much for reading!
Thanks so much for reading!
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About Me
- Catherine
- I've been running the fair since 2000, with help from my very supportive family and friends. I absolutely love everything about the fair, from writing sponsor letters, to teaching volunteers how to make cotton candy, to counting the proceeds, to writing thank you notes (67 last year!). When I'm not planning craft fairs, I go to school, and I enjoy reading, playing clarinet in the band, and hanging out with friends. If you would like to help with the fair, please e-mail me: c7a8t9@aol.com.
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