Thursday, we kicked off the weekend of events by having a blogger social event and food drive at Nye's Polonaise in Minneapolis. More than 45 bloggers from all over the Twin Cities gathered.
By the end of the night, our voices were hoarse, our feet were tired and we had collected 170 pounds of food.
Here is a quick video from the night:
Saturday began bright and early with a huge rummage sale. We had donations from more than 30 families and literally thousands of items. The majority of things were priced between 25 cents and $1.
I can't thank all of our donors, volunteers, bloggers and friends enough. Their support was amazing.
And let me tell you, if you don't like doing garage sales because of the haggling over prices, host one for charity. In all of the hundreds of people I checked out, I only had one try to negotiate the price. And most people would pay for their items and turn around and put their change in the ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here donation box.
After three amazing hours, the rain started. Followed by the thunder, lightening and incredible winds.
Thank goodness I had booked us in a shelter house.
I'd try to sum it all up, but it would get to be a long post, so here is a visual recap of the day.
Yes, we raised more than $900 which will provide more than 6,300 meals right here in Minnesota!
Thank you to my blogging friends for your great support and generosity, to our community for coming out to support a great cause, and to mother nature for not striking anyone with lightening.
To read more of the posts from the women who joined in this weekend, check out these links (or add yours if you are one of them!)
