Want to know much has been donated?

If you are wondering why that little ticker with our donation amounts hasn't changed much over the course of our last two fundraisers, here's why:

Pure Charity, (the website/organization our fundraiser is hosted through), is fantastic; however, there is one small thing they can't do, and that is show donations that don't go through them. Many of the bracelets from the first fundraiser were paid for in cash, via check or through Pay Pal and has gone directly into our adoption account, which is precisely why the amount never seems to grow much on that little donation ticker.

Want to know how we're really doing? Take a look at the Updates on our Pure Charity fundraising page to see see how much you all have actually donated toward providing a forever family to an orphaned child.

You can also get these updates sent to you by doing one (or more) of the following:

• Click the 'Follow' button on our Pure Charity page
• Type your email into the 'Follow by Email' space in the upper right hand corner of this blog and click the 'Submit' button
• Click the 'G+' button and add me to one of your Circles

Take a look and see how much you and the rest of our amazing community have helped us raise on the Pure Charity site, follow us in some way to gt updates, and keep sharing our Pure Charity page, blog posts, and fundraising efforts! We couldn't do this without you!