Exciting news:) We have been looking more into side vs rear and found out that you can get rear entry where all 3 kids would be in the 2nd row. They just came out with this option:) And thinking about this we thought it might be easier for parking spots. So we thought we'd go to Burnaby and go check it out this weekend to see how it works with the wheelchair etc. If this works out it would bring our cost down to $51,000:)

Successful Garage Sale!!

Thank you to all who came out to our garage sale and an extra big thanks to all who helped out!! We raised a Grand Total of (drumroll please) $6536.72

We are planning on having a garage sale/bake sale/silent auction Saturday November 16. 

If you have any donations of quality used goods please contact me. You may also drop off at my house anytime or can drop off at the church on Friday night, November 15.

We are also looking for volunteers for the night before, during the garage sale, and garage sale cleanup. If you are willing to help out in this way let me know.

If you are a business and would like to donate something for a silent auction, please let me know. 

And finally, if you would like to do some baking, you can do so and drop it off Friday night November 15 at the Free Reformed Church.

Exciting news

This afternoon I received a letter from President's Choice Charity informing us that we are approved for $20,000!  So exciting!! Only $40,000 left to fund-raise:)

Some people have asked why a wheelchair accessible van is so expensive when they have seen them for a lot cheaper on craigslist, kijiji, etc. than $63,000.

First of all, we would like a side entry van which is a little bit more expensive.  Our reasoning for this is because we have a lot of appointments with Benjamin at BC Childrens Hospital.  If we go out there with him we do not want him sitting in the back by himself.  We also feel that if we have a rear one it seems like he is sitting all by himself all the time and he would not enjoy that.

Second of all, with the funding that we would get from the different charities, we are not allowed to buy privately.  It also has to be from a vender with in Canada.  Which makes it a bit more difficult to get one for cheaper since in the States we can get a brand new van for a whole lot cheaper than in Canada.  Since this funding will make up almost ½ of our total amount of funding we feel it is still better to get this funding and buy from a vender in Canada.

We have gotten a few quotes and the price difference between each of them was great.  For the exact same van, we were quoted $70,000, $68,000 and $63,000. 

If you have any more questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.

Thanks to everyone who placed a bulb order. We raised $550 from that:) I will let you know when your bulbs are in. Probably in a couple weeks.

Catalogues for bulb fundraiser are here

The catalogues for the bulb fundraiser arrived in the mail today:)  If you would like to pick one up or would like me to drop one off please let me know.  Orders are due by September 30.