News

Welcome to our news page. This page will be updated continually as we go on our volunteering quest. Please check in with us from time to time to see what is going on.

 

 

June 12, 2005

Our first Bake Sale was a success!! We sold cookies and cupcakes at the Andersonville Midsommer fest and we sold out! Our slogan was "cookies and cupcakes for a cause". Most of the patrons asked Alison if she would ever open a bakery. We'll just have to see......

 

June 17, 2005

We had our second Bake Sale with the same concept as the first, "cookies and cupcakes for a cause". We sold baked goods at Montrose beach in Chicago on Father's Day and it was another success. The best part of the day was when we were approached by a barefoot man who had claimed to have learned spanish in 3 hours and then proceeded to give us a spanish lesson.

July 2, 2005

Our third Bake Sale went very well. We set up at Montrose Dog Beach and sold cookies as well as doggy biscuits. We had some stiff competition with the street vendors but we almost sold out. Thanks to Underdogg dog boutique for their doggy treat donations.

 

July 4, 2005

This, our fourth Bake Sale, was by far our biggest success. We sold our standard fare of cookies, rice crispy treats, and cupcakes. We also gave out balloons and handed out brochures for our web site. We sold out of everything and beat the 4th of July rain. A special thanks to Party City for their donation of the balloons. Terry sang almost the entire star spangled banner with helium from one of the balloons.

July 10, 2005

Big News !!! I proposed to Alison in Michigan at the Sleepy Bear Dunes. We hope to be married when we return from Peru.

July 17, 2005

More Big News !! We sold our car in record time. I after a good wash and wax, we put it up on AutoTrader.com. It sold in 4 hours !! Good God that's crazy. That will cover our plane tickets and health insurance.

July 30, 2005

Terry was selected as a finalist for the City of Chicago AIA "rethink recycle" design competition. His recycle bin design was one of 25 finalist to build their design and compete for the top three places with cash prizes. All finalists will receive a $200 stipend to build their submission. Terry has secured Cross tree metal fabrication and Johnny Sprockets Bike Shop as sponsors. The prototype models are due to Daly Plaza in Chicago on August 19 2005.

August 28, 2005

We had a phenomenal garage sale this past weekend. We have sold all of our furniture as well most of our other stuff. We made a total of $547.45 for both days but more importantly, cleared our apartment. Thanks to all who made our Big-Little sale a success.

August 8, 2005

The OWP/P foundation has generously accepted our grant proposal and will be awarding us funds after October 1st. We want to thank the OWP/P foundation for all of their support.

September 5, 2005

We have decided to donate 30% of the proceeds from our bar party fundraiser to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We will be sending out the funds Saturday September 10, 2005. Please come out to Duffy's in Chicago to help the hurricane victims as well as the children of Huancyo. See our events page for more info.

September 9, 2005

Our bar party on our last day of work was a huge success. We had around 70 people participate with donations and drinks. Thanks to all of those who attended. Friends Tony Halawith and Chris Lambert designed and sold shirts at the event and were a huge seller. A special thanks to Tony and Chris for the cool shirts. In all, we raised $1,400 of which %30 will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid Hurricane Katrina Victims.