Fundraising $1800 - thats alot!!!

I was so exicted to do something for myself, I needed to; and whats more I get to do it for a great casue. I can make a difference in the lives of people I do not know. Its an amazing feeling.

Yeah, but hello, how do I raise the money. I don't know which seems more daunting - running 26.2 miles or fundraising. Pooja has been making photocopes for me, our printer at home well is actually non existant. Saswata has sent out over 30 emails to his coworkers, and Pooja has been talking to her buddies at school. And what have I been doing??

HHmmmmm...I went to this place called Edible Arrangements where there make these awesome bouquets with cut up fruit - pineapples shaped like flowers, melons shaped liked the moon, grapes skewered to look like pearls, and ooohh, chocolate dipped strawberries!! How many lucky women got those mouth watering bouquets from their lovers. And me - I worked in the kitchen and helped make them. I washed the fruit, skewered like a million grapes, and blew up over a 100 balloons. And why did I do all this??? Only because the Manager at the store said that she would help me fundraise - am I that desperate?? Hell Yes I Am!!

Its amazing how interested and supportive people are when you tell them that you are running 26.2 miles for a good cause. I have had some reall good response from some local stores who said they would try to help me. My big ticket is going to be Starbucks, if they can do something for me - I should be home free. I so beleive in this, and I am not scared or ashamed to knock on doors and talk to strangers about collecting money for the AIDS foundation. People wanna help, all we have to do is just ask...and I think that this is the toughest part for most people.

And then Surbhi came along, my dear friend. Who has also been very supportive, and who has had her ears busted with my whining, and complaining. She purchased one of my paintings - can you imagine that. All of the proceeds went to the AIDs foundation, that was really so nice of her...Saswata loves my paintings ofcourse why would be buy my painting when he can have the painter :)) But he thinks I should sell them online, and try to raise some funds as well.....I did put some of our own money in, I was too shy to put my name as a donor so I put Sean's name. And there is $20 from Poo.....

Maybe fundraising is not so bad afterall....time will tell though.