Yes, it is spring cleaning time. Do you want something to do with that old junk you have laying around? Please consider donating to our Yard Sale.
When: April 26th – Saturday
Time: drop off time 7am – 9am - Sale 9am – 4pm
Where: Naya Bistro and Wine Bar – 1144 East Paris, SE – Naya will be having a new special - $5.00 off diners ordered between 4pm and 6pm!
What: Give us anything you do not want anymore! All left over items will be donated to Salvation Army, unless requested by someone else.
Volunteers – I will need some help to work the sale. This is a great opportunity for youth looking for service hours!
If you plan on dropping off “stuff” and/or need more info please e-mail Michelle Gordon – michellegordon@grar.com
And…………plan on doing a little shopping!!!!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
fundraiser event 03/08/2008
I want to thank everyone who participated! This first fundraiser was a HUGE success. We raised $1,000.00! It was so much fun. The hostess for the products were wonderful, and I had the most fun ringing the bell every time some one cashed in at the gold swap. Jennifer Tabor gets a special thank you, as she cashed is 2,500.00 in gold!
However our money from this event has not stopped here..........everyone who booked a party from this event, the home shopping reps are donating another 1 percent of all sales from future parties! So money will continue to roll in.
Mary Kent our sponsorship chair had the best idea for this fundraiser.....thank you Mary!
Mary Kent has more fundraisers planned, watch out for the next one, as I am sure it will be just as fun as this one was!
Donna was able to talk to the reps for membership to WCR, and Olive's had sales (we got 10 percent of those too) that exceeded their normal lunch days!
I have to say, I am over whelmed with the continued support I get from WCR! Joining this group was this best decision I have made in a long time.
A TEARFUL AND HEART FELT THANK YOU!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
F.L.O.W. Fundraiser at Olive's in EGR
We have 8 home shopping representatives all in one place for your enjoyment and convenience. Each rep is going to donate a percentage of their proceeds to F.L.O.W.
Olives Restaurant is going to open their doors for our “private” party. The bar will be open (cash bar) and a special appetizer menu will be provided. From 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. 10 PERCENT OF ALL BAR SALES WILL BE DONATED TO F.L.O.W. so at the very least come AND HAVE A COCKTAIL!
Below is a list of who will be there and their website. If you can not attend, but want to order something you may do so on line.
If you would like to attend but do not have an e-vite, please email me so I can keep count of how many are coming, we do not want to run out of food or drinks! thegordons1450@comcast.net
Table 1. GOLD SWAP – Mike Wagner - You are able to make money with your old gold jewelry and then go shopping! Bring in your broken, missing earring, herringbone, unwanted gold jewelry and swap in for cash!
Mary Kay - Rep is Diane K Smith website is http://www.marykay.com/dianeksmith/default.aspx
Pampered Chef – Rep Cindy Qualmann - COLDWELL BANKER AJS http://www.pamperedchef.biz/cindyQ The new spring catalogue is out!
Silpada – Laura VanRavenswaay www.mysilpada.com/laurie.van
Purses – http://www.beijobags.com/
Marylyn Wagner – RE/MAX SUNQUEST REALTY
Jewels by Park Lane – Melissa Maxson http://www.jewelsbyparklane.com/
Southern Living at Home - Joni Korb - https://www.southernlivingathome.com/Corp/index.aspx
Essential Oils, Clara Vanderzouwen http://www.naturalhealth4today.com/
Olives Restaurant is going to open their doors for our “private” party. The bar will be open (cash bar) and a special appetizer menu will be provided. From 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. 10 PERCENT OF ALL BAR SALES WILL BE DONATED TO F.L.O.W. so at the very least come AND HAVE A COCKTAIL!
Below is a list of who will be there and their website. If you can not attend, but want to order something you may do so on line.
If you would like to attend but do not have an e-vite, please email me so I can keep count of how many are coming, we do not want to run out of food or drinks! thegordons1450@comcast.net
Table 1. GOLD SWAP – Mike Wagner - You are able to make money with your old gold jewelry and then go shopping! Bring in your broken, missing earring, herringbone, unwanted gold jewelry and swap in for cash!
Mary Kay - Rep is Diane K Smith website is http://www.marykay.com/dianeksmith/default.aspx
Pampered Chef – Rep Cindy Qualmann - COLDWELL BANKER AJS http://www.pamperedchef.biz/cindyQ The new spring catalogue is out!
Silpada – Laura VanRavenswaay www.mysilpada.com/laurie.van
Purses – http://www.beijobags.com/
Marylyn Wagner – RE/MAX SUNQUEST REALTY
Jewels by Park Lane – Melissa Maxson http://www.jewelsbyparklane.com/
Southern Living at Home - Joni Korb - https://www.southernlivingathome.com/Corp/index.aspx
Essential Oils, Clara Vanderzouwen http://www.naturalhealth4today.com/
Monday, February 25, 2008
How landscaping affects our community in the economic status we are currently in.
Homes sales keep the economy purring. Home buying is one the main factors of turning the economy around. If we increase home sales, it will affect everyone even if they are not buying or selling a home. Increased home sales will help boost our economy in this domino effect:
Landscape city yards….
City neighborhoods become a more desired area to live for home buyers
Home sales increase in the city
Reduced inventory allows to stabilize prices and recover home values
Sellers are selling and are able to buy their 2nd home
This effects new construction and mid price range homes
New construction sales will rise
This will affect jobs as well
People out of work can go back to work due to demand and retail sales will rise.
If mid price range home sales increases this will affect the sales of the higher end homes as well.
The outcome:
Home sales on the rise………foreclosure rates are lowered and economy status stabilizes.
Grand Rapids WILL be vital again, with the medical industry expansion. When people come to check us out for relocation purposes…………lets give them something to look at! Some GREAT looking city neighborhoods that includes a community who cares!
No gift is to small………..donate today……….and do not forget this is a tax write off!
Friday, January 25, 2008
A community project in Grand Rapids
A big thank you goes out to Lola Audu! Lola with Audu Real Estate in Grand Rapids got wind of my community project that I have been working on with ICCF and Woman Council of Realtors. She loved the idea and has bloged it for me on her own blog.
Our community project is F.L.O.W. (friends landscaping our world). A non-profit community project to landscape lower income family homes in the city of Grand Rapids.
Lola is very much a well respected person and realtor in our community. Her support means so much to me.
I have to admit I think her blog looks better then mine as she knows how to do all the “cool” stuff!
Check out her blog at http://activerain.com/blogsview/351291/F-L-O-W
Thus far getting support from the community for material things has been great! We are able to get local artist help for the out door art auction, Items for the silent auction, donation of a website (which will be up and running soon) a sign company has agreed to make our signs for free etc…..however like any other non-profit we need cold hard cash.
Your cash donation is a charitable tax write off. No donation is too little. Here on our F.L.O.W. blog site we have pay pal set up for your convenience.
The website is www.flowgr.com (coming soon) this website will feature all sponsors.
Our community project is F.L.O.W. (friends landscaping our world). A non-profit community project to landscape lower income family homes in the city of Grand Rapids.
Lola is very much a well respected person and realtor in our community. Her support means so much to me.
I have to admit I think her blog looks better then mine as she knows how to do all the “cool” stuff!
Check out her blog at http://activerain.com/blogsview/351291/F-L-O-W
Thus far getting support from the community for material things has been great! We are able to get local artist help for the out door art auction, Items for the silent auction, donation of a website (which will be up and running soon) a sign company has agreed to make our signs for free etc…..however like any other non-profit we need cold hard cash.
Your cash donation is a charitable tax write off. No donation is too little. Here on our F.L.O.W. blog site we have pay pal set up for your convenience.
The website is www.flowgr.com (coming soon) this website will feature all sponsors.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Personal thoughts from Michelle Gordon
To date I have posted on this blog information that has been PR worthy. However, a true blog is a web journal, where personal thoughts and ideas are shared. Google thinks of them to be more reliable source of information, as they contain a 2 way conversation and are constantly updated VS a website that may be updated once a year, and no access to a 2 way conversation. So feel free to post your comments………PLEASE!
So here it goes, I am posting my personal feelings about this project. However I will admit to using spell check, I am not going totally free of help!
Yes personal feelings…………….as this project is very personal to me. When I decided to do this project the summer of 2007, I had no idea the effect it would have on me. I thought, I had a good idea the effect it would have on the new home owners. However, they blew me away as well.
The home owners already had a sense of accomplishment as they just purchased a home which they worked very hard to get themselves in a position to do so. However, they were amazed that someone would donate time and money to them. Jason at signature did not even know them and he was donating his time and money. They cried when the truck of materials came down the street and so did I! So I cried 3 times that day, with each home owner!
One home we did was in a neighborhood where the other homes were kept up well, the neighbors were thrilled to see the yard transformed. Another yard we landscaped, the houses that surrounded that home had trash in the yards and toys left out…….. When I went back to visit, the yards were cleaned up……..they had removed the trash, mowed the lawn and put in a few plants of their own!
The new owners were thrilled, they did not just buy a house, they bought a home they were eager to come home to. When people are proud of them selves, they become a better person internally. They become better employees, better spouses, and better parents and on time bill payers as they want to keep this home. Some say we are a product of environment. By creating this community project we have just created an environment that believes in it takes a town to raise a family.
So when people ask me why, or say this is very good cause but what is in it for me……..It is hard to respond in such a short answer. I LOVE Grand Rapids! I do not want our community to be a statistic in this market. I want us to remember the 1950’s where we all helped our neighbors. We are all affected some how by this market. By keeping up our neighborhoods and holding on tight to the value of our homes, I think we can team up to make a positive difference.
WE being the key word here, WCR and ICCF can not do this with out you……….YOU as an individual or YOU as a company owner/manager………..Lets get with the FLOW and donate!
So here it goes, I am posting my personal feelings about this project. However I will admit to using spell check, I am not going totally free of help!
Yes personal feelings…………….as this project is very personal to me. When I decided to do this project the summer of 2007, I had no idea the effect it would have on me. I thought, I had a good idea the effect it would have on the new home owners. However, they blew me away as well.
The home owners already had a sense of accomplishment as they just purchased a home which they worked very hard to get themselves in a position to do so. However, they were amazed that someone would donate time and money to them. Jason at signature did not even know them and he was donating his time and money. They cried when the truck of materials came down the street and so did I! So I cried 3 times that day, with each home owner!
One home we did was in a neighborhood where the other homes were kept up well, the neighbors were thrilled to see the yard transformed. Another yard we landscaped, the houses that surrounded that home had trash in the yards and toys left out…….. When I went back to visit, the yards were cleaned up……..they had removed the trash, mowed the lawn and put in a few plants of their own!
The new owners were thrilled, they did not just buy a house, they bought a home they were eager to come home to. When people are proud of them selves, they become a better person internally. They become better employees, better spouses, and better parents and on time bill payers as they want to keep this home. Some say we are a product of environment. By creating this community project we have just created an environment that believes in it takes a town to raise a family.
So when people ask me why, or say this is very good cause but what is in it for me……..It is hard to respond in such a short answer. I LOVE Grand Rapids! I do not want our community to be a statistic in this market. I want us to remember the 1950’s where we all helped our neighbors. We are all affected some how by this market. By keeping up our neighborhoods and holding on tight to the value of our homes, I think we can team up to make a positive difference.
WE being the key word here, WCR and ICCF can not do this with out you……….YOU as an individual or YOU as a company owner/manager………..Lets get with the FLOW and donate!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Habitat for Humanity Woman build 2008
One of the homes we have selected to landscape is a home by Habitat for Humanity woman build. “With the help of Woman’s Council of Realtors and other community partners we can build much more then a simple house. We can help make a dream of affordable homeownership a reality for a hard working family and help strengthen the community in the process”. Quote from the funding department of Habitat for Humanity.
WCR is excited to be part of this project and it fits in so well with our mission of F.L.O.W.! WCR is going to supply the manual labor for this project. However we need a help of a woman owned business to donate the funds to support this project as well as a landscaping company that is woman owned. It can be one business or a group of business’s as long as it is Woman owned.
This project involves a little more then the landscaping:
Site-built garden shed
Garden tools (lawn mower, hose and sprinkler)
Landscape materials (top soil, sod, plantings)
Cost: $2,850.00
This home should get a lot of attention in the media, the company who sponsors this home is free to put of their company logo/sign in the yard during the yard transformation and will be honored at the garden party. (Along with all the other sponsorship advantages).
REMEMBER YOUR DONATION IS A TAX WRITE OFF!!!!!
Please e-mail Mary Kent for more details mkent@kentcountyhome.com
Hurry, there is only one of these homes, the first company to pledge and turn in their money will get to sponsor this home.
WCR is excited to be part of this project and it fits in so well with our mission of F.L.O.W.! WCR is going to supply the manual labor for this project. However we need a help of a woman owned business to donate the funds to support this project as well as a landscaping company that is woman owned. It can be one business or a group of business’s as long as it is Woman owned.
This project involves a little more then the landscaping:
Site-built garden shed
Garden tools (lawn mower, hose and sprinkler)
Landscape materials (top soil, sod, plantings)
Cost: $2,850.00
This home should get a lot of attention in the media, the company who sponsors this home is free to put of their company logo/sign in the yard during the yard transformation and will be honored at the garden party. (Along with all the other sponsorship advantages).
REMEMBER YOUR DONATION IS A TAX WRITE OFF!!!!!
Please e-mail Mary Kent for more details mkent@kentcountyhome.com
Hurry, there is only one of these homes, the first company to pledge and turn in their money will get to sponsor this home.
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