| TEAM BUSTER'S 'SHOES FOR KIDS IN AFRICA' FUNDRAISING PAGE |
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We're asking for donations to help us give as many pairs of new shoes to orphans in Africa to be donated in our team name for the following occasion(s):
No special occasion, we just want to help give as many pairs of shoes to the kids as possible!
Our Team Goal: $1,500 
Share Team Name: Team Buster Fundraising Goal: $1,500 Team Captain: Damon Buster Amount Raised: $1,130 % Raised: 76% 
$10 buys a new pair of leather school shoes for a barefoot child!
A message from the team captain (Damon Buster):
**UPDATE #2**
Since we met our original goal we decided to set a new challenge of $1500. Thanks for everybody's help. Go Team Buster!!!
**UPDATE #1**
Here is the video from the most recent shoe delivery on 2/14/2010. It is loaded on the lower left hand side of the page, plus I have attached the link. Thanks for all your help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQbs8NM0WaA
Dear Friends and Family,
As most of you know Emily and I are currently in process of adopting a child from Ethiopia. This adoption journey has opened our eyes to the huge need to draw attention to the worldwide orphan crisis. What has happened in Haiti has temporarily put the orphan crisis in the spotlight but it doesn't stop with Haiti. This is an ongoing problem throughout the world and it is not something that can be solved by adoption alone. We are trying to do what we can to help the orphans of Africa.
Over the holidays I became aware of a charity and really liked what they were doing. Common Threadz supports orphaned children in South Africa and the local community. For every shirt that they sell, a school uniform is provided for a child; For every bracelet that is sold, a school uniform is provided for a child; For every $10 donation that is made, a pair of shoes is provided for a child. The bracelets and shoes are made locally in Africa.
For $10 you can provide a child with a pair of shoes. Instead of going out to eat at lunch, provide a child with a pair of shoes. Instead of drinking Starbucks coffee this week, provide a child with a pair of shoes.
How far does our network of friends reach? How many children can we help and enable to attend school? I have created a team at Common Threadz - Team Buster to try and answer that question. They have a goal of donating 250 pairs of shoes by the middle of February. Let's see if we can help them meet their goal.
Each $10 donated buys a new pair for a child in need.
Total Raised So Far: $1,130.00
Online Donors to Date:
Mar 1st '10 08:13pm Noreen Paradise $30.00 Mar 1st '10 04:14pm Rebecca Wagner $10.00 Feb 25th '10 11:16am grant hall $50.00 Feb 24th '10 08:30pm Damon Buster $50.00 Feb 23rd '10 09:10pm Ann Kern $10.00 Feb 21st '10 11:29pm Mindy Galoob $10.00 Feb 19th '10 03:36pm John Szafranski $10.00 Feb 19th '10 08:31am paige chapman-layland $10.00 Feb 16th '10 01:34pm Charles Buster $30.00 Feb 15th '10 08:21pm Pam Adams $20.00 Feb 15th '10 07:38pm Mary Calkins $100.00 Feb 15th '10 05:50pm Nancy Price $50.00 Feb 15th '10 11:08am Katie Gladwell $10.00 Feb 15th '10 08:13am Robin Weaver $50.00 Feb 15th '10 05:15am Sam Park $30.00 Feb 14th '10 10:25pm David Stratton $50.00 Feb 14th '10 10:55am Charlene Buster $20.00 Feb 13th '10 05:33am Ingrid Benn $100.00 Feb 12th '10 04:01pm DAMON BUSTER $30.00 Feb 11th '10 10:15pm Lee Davidson $10.00 Feb 11th '10 06:26pm Patty Heckenkemper $50.00 Feb 10th '10 10:29pm christine warner $30.00 Feb 9th '10 08:46pm Kathleen Haller $20.00 Feb 8th '10 07:22pm Alexandra Dedels $10.00 Feb 8th '10 05:41pm Chris Wilson $20.00 Feb 8th '10 02:08pm Jen Ferguson $10.00 Feb 5th '10 07:00am Mary Grandey $10.00 Feb 3rd '10 08:10pm paige chapman-layland $10.00 Feb 3rd '10 04:04pm Tiffany Soule $20.00 Feb 3rd '10 01:04pm Heidi Salisbury $10.00 Feb 3rd '10 12:48pm tamara horton $10.00 Feb 3rd '10 09:30am Amy Harcar $10.00 Feb 2nd '10 10:48pm Douglas Fischer $10.00 Feb 2nd '10 11:28am Jonina Hernandez $20.00 Jan 29th '10 09:26am Kevin Hoover $20.00 Jan 28th '10 06:36pm Gabriel Moulton $20.00 Jan 28th '10 08:26am Kathryn Horne $60.00 Jan 27th '10 01:16pm Claire Moitra $10.00 Jan 27th '10 12:11pm Abigail Horne $10.00 Jan 25th '10 08:20pm Anna Abella $20.00 Jan 25th '10 07:02pm Shelby Davidson $20.00
Team Members:
Name Location Amount Raised Columbus, USA $50 stanislav genchev 02/26/2010 04:18:amLeave a message on the team page...Damon Buster 02/24/2010 20:32:pmThe $50 donation made on 2/24/2010 was kindly donated by Barbara Hinkle.Mindy 02/21/2010 23:30:pmGreat idea Emily and Damon! Best of luck with your adoption. Love the blog.Robin Weaver 02/15/2010 08:16:amOk, so I don't do so well with technology....I am so happy to contribute to a wonderful cause, and I can't wait to meet your child!Ingrid Benn Weaver 02/13/2010 05:42:amDamon & Emily: I've enjoyed your blog over the last couple of months--thank you for sharing all that love you both obviously possess. This is a wonderful project. I will continue to do what I can to help. Felicidades Team Buster!!!!Damon Buster 02/12/2010 16:06:pmI want to thank everybody for their donations. Common Threadz made their goal of 250 pairs of shoes, but that doesn't mean we have to stop there.Ali Grandey 02/05/2010 07:01:amLeave a message on the team page...Woo hoo! Go Team Buster! So happy to be a part of this.Heidi 02/03/2010 13:06:pmOops, technically challenged today. Didn't mean to leave that blank message. I just bought a pair of shoes. Go Team Buster!Zac 01/27/2010 12:20:pmCongrats on being the first team to reach $100 / 10 pairs of shoes donated! Good luck on reaching your goal.
