Hard Work Pays Off....

Eloise & I arrived in the parking lot

of Krispy Kreme early this morning.

We were picking up over 300 

freshly glazed morsels of deliciousness.

Why?

Because our tiny little school of 5

(1 student + 4 teachers)

could not afford a much needed new violin

for it's music department.

After a school meeting, in the kitchen, 

Eloise decided that she would 

earn the money.

On Tuesday Eloise got dressed

 in her "outing" uniform 

and we drove all over town

taking pre-orders.

She sold 26 Dozen;

mostly to local businesses.

We then contacted Krispy Kreme 

to arrange our early morning pick-up.

Eloise delivered all of them before 

9:00 a.m.

surprisingly they were all still warm.

And all of her customers were happy.

As a mommy I was proud of her hard work.

Even though she only raised half of the $250

she needed, the Gran & Grandpa Corp.

stepped up and offered her a matching funds grant.

They were impressed with her enthusiasm

and the fact that an eleven year old 

sold enough orders in one afternoon to net $125.

(I did not do any of the selling)

All I can say is ....

look out youth department!

In just a few months your

 newest member will be

 running circles around you

in the fundraising arena.

P.S. I will post pics next week

 when her new violin arrives from California. 

My mouth is watering just thinking about

 the wonderful aroma that was in my car. 

We didn't even get to keep any, 

because a person at one of the drop off sites

 didn't get a chance to order

 and was very envious of her co-workers,

 so we graciously sold her our dozen.

Oh well. I guess the Lord knew we needed the dough, but not all that sugar!

LOL