Fireworks by Erika Pineda-Ghanny of The Ivory Hut
Dear Friends,
When Shauna first proposed the idea for #afundforjennie, we thought maybe we could help raise a decent amount of money for Jennie. We even dared put a figure to it. “It’d be nice if we could raise $25,000 for Jennie,” we said to ourselves. “It would be incredible if we could help do that for her.”
Well. You certainly showed us we need to learn a thing or two about dreaming big. Or big enough. We surpassed that in our last update, and later in this post you’ll find out just how far we left that number behind.
But first, we’d like to say thank you. All of you. We wish we could acknowledge each one of you for your donations and offerings of time and talent, but then this post would turn into a tome. As a token of our endless gratitude, and to let you feel a little of what we’ve accomplished together, we rounded up a few of our favorite moments from these past two weeks:
Gail Dosik from @THEToughCookie is a well-known cookie decorator extraordinaire, but now she can add auctioneer to her resume. If you recall her tweets, Gail worked her cookie auction to the very last minute, bringing in $500 for the fund and earning her the hashtag #gailsgavel.
To prove that just about anything can happen on Twitter, we need to give a nod to the impromptu tweet-based auction from none other than Chris and Karen of @thepeche, who raised $201 for this ridiculous photo. The back story would take too long to explain, but thank you to @debpuchalla for egging them on and then actually buying the priceless photo.
One of our favorite “awww” moments took place on the ThreeManyCooks auction when Jessica, who also recently lost her husband, invited a co-bidder to share her prize. She commented: “Marilyn, if I win you can come! Bring a friend as well. This is all for a good cause, and I would love to make new friends out of it. I just lost my husband a few weeks ago to the same thing. I can imagine what she is going through and I want to help out as much as I can!” This is how community is built: opening your hearts up to people you don’t know.
Another one of our favorite auctions was made possible by the amazing team effort put forth by @MikeVFMK, @DomenicaCooks, @nella22, and @littlekitchn. They helped amass over 60 cookbooks to create one heck of a collection for their auction. And they did it slowly, one tweet at a time. A big thank you to all the cookbook authors who generously donated their books and even agreed to pay shipping!
Karen had a small Etsy shop but was so moved by Jennie’s loss that she made Hope and Joy dishcloths with Jennie in mind. She asked us to host her auction because she didn’t own a blog. After her auction closed, she wrote us that the experience: “… has inspired me to create a blog with my husband’s help. So next time I can help you with a cause I can host it on my own blog! I’m just a small corner of the web but maybe as my business grows I can be of some service. Thanks again for your letting me be a part of this. It was a wonderful feeling to lend a hand.”
We loved when Sara Kate decided to accept her TWO highest bids, “doubling down,” she called it. She doubled her money for Jennie and invited others to do the same.
These were just a few moments of so many and we’re certain there are many others we didn’t see. You all were too, too much.
And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for. Here is the grand total that you made possible:
$63,525.20
We say grand total because today is the end of this campaign, but money is still coming in. (If you’d still like to make a contribution to #afundforjennie, you can still use our donate button and indicate that you’d like the funds to go toward #afundforjennie.) We’ll do another post in a couple weeks to let you know the final tally.
As our way of thanking you for being the most fabulous community of bloggers and readers out there, we’re hosting a giveaway, courtesy of KitchenAid, who has this to say: “On behalf of KitchenAid, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to Jennie Perillo and her two young daughters for their loss of a husband and father, Mikey. We have been truly moved by the outpouring of love and support for Jennie from the food blogging community in the weeks following Mikey’s passing, and we are honored to take part in A Fund for Jennie. We hope these prizes will encourage you all to get into the kitchen and create something wonderful for the people you love, just as everyone who made A Pie for Mikey did. Our thoughts are with Jennie and her family during this difficult time.”
If you held an auction or donated to the #afundforjennie campaign, you are eligible to enter this KitchenAid giveaway for a 7-quart stand stand mixer, a 13-quart food processor and a 5-speed hand mixer—all brand new to the KitchenAid line! There will be 3 winners.
We’ll make this simple since you already did so much to support us. Just leave a comment saying hey, howdy or hello. That’s it! Or, if you’re in a sharing mood, tell us what you loved most about this campaign or relate any of your favorite moments. We want to hear as much of the good stuff as we can.
Once more, thank you for everything you’ve done. You made this campaign a success beyond our wildest dreams. You did this. And so we applaud you.
(You can’t see it right now, but we’re giving you all a standing ovation.)
As we wrap up our inaugural campaign, we’re already thinking about our next project, encouraged by the sea of kindness in this community that we love so dearly. We hope you’ll continue to be with us and join us as we forge ahead.
Yours for good,
Bloggers Without Borders
Note: Because this site is still relatively new, our comment moderation is still quite protective of us and tries to shield us from Uggs vendors and long-lost uncles in far-away continents who want to leave us millions of dollars. If you don’t see your comment right away, just hang in there! We’ll try our best to approve comments as quickly as possible.
Entries will be collected after 11:59PM EST on Monday, September 5. Winners will be notified on Tuesday, September 6.
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For the first time in my life, I have been left speechless. I love this community!! Thanks for all you do!
wow! What an incredible effort by everyone involved! Thank you so much for caring and organizing this campaign!
Completely amazing. Thank you for organizing this.
So proud to be a part of this community! This has been a win-win for those of us involved, on both sides of the auctions. And as you’ve already stated, I think a lot of us are coming away with new friendships as well. Well done everyone!
I’m so utterly blown away by this and hope that Jennie manages to take some comfort in this huge outpouring of love for her. Well done ladies!
I am speechless as well, but amazed by the outpouring of generosity and love by the food-blogging/reading community. Well done, to each and every one of you!
Amazing. Such an inspiring movement you all have started and what a blessing it is to Jennie and her family.
I’ve never been happier to be a part of such a caring, amazing and delicious community! Thank YOU and you and YOU and everyone of us that made this possible! Sending love out to all of you!!
So happy to be part of such a loving community.
What an AMAZING accomplishment! I wasn’t familiar with Jennie before I started reading everyone’s support posts and it made me so proud to be a blogger! Glad to have been a part of something so inspiring
Unreal. Excited to add our auction to that when it closes at midnight!
Thank you for this.
Incredible job ladies! This is just amazing. What a wonderful community we have here!
This total is totally grand and even better knowing there are still auctions open and the money will still be coming in for a while. I can’t wait to see who wins the jars auction tonight.
Absolutely amazing. It was an incredible experience to watch this campaign take shape and see the results.
Feeling happy that I could play a small part in something so huge. I think about Jennie and her girls every day.
This is so amazing! It feels so wonderful to be part of this incredible community!
What an awesome community of people! And, a great effort by ya’ll to organize #afundforjennie. It was an honor to participate!
It was great to be apert of this. The total amount is amazing.
Absolutely amazing! So happy to be part of this food family!
I am a sporatic off-again, on-again (but mostly off-again) burgeoning food blogger. I am so overwhelmed for the community support for Jennie and her family! O was glad to be able to help. Her family stays in my prayers.
Absolutely unbelievable. I can’t think of many that are more deserving of this love and support than Jennie and her girls at this time. Very happy that we could all come together and help lighten the heavy load she is carrying at this time, if even by a little.
Wow. I have nothing else to say except Wow. I am so thrilled to be part of such a wonderful, caring group of people. Thank you for giving a place for them to shine.
You guys have impressed me beyond belief. I’m so happy that we were all able to do this for Jennie. I hope this spirit of generosity continues to embrace her and the girls as they move forward with their life.
We need to remind ourselves to keep giving.
xoxo
awesome. I’m proud to call so many of you my friends. and wouldn’t it be grand if the way of the world was as kind and generous as are all of you? maybe you started a trend that will make a way bigger difference than you ever imagined.
What an awesome thing Kitchen Aid is doing. And how amazing are all of you?! I wish I could have given more.
I’m SO pleased to have been part of this wonderful group – hope Jennie and her girls will find peace and comfort in all the love being sent her way….
There isn’t much to say because the tears have stolen my voice. I’m so moved.
What an awesome total from such amazing folks for a super sweet, very deserving family. My auction didn’t bring in much, but every penny helps, right?
This is both amazing and inspiring and helps to reaffirm that it is our nature to help those who are down.
I am a fairly new blogger with only a small audience, but I was still able to raise $190 in my auction. It was fun to participate in other auctions as well, knowing that the money went to a great cause.
Thank you for organizing such a wonderful movement.
So inspiring! Proving once again that it’s the people that matter….always. Well done! THANKS Bloggerswob — you have a tiger by the tail.
My heart is heavy for Jennie and her girls’ loss and donating to this cause just made me feel in a way being there for them. Though I don’t know them, everyday I get a feeling that I want to give them a hug and say “You girls are not alone”. I thank you guys at BWOB for giving us this opportunity!
Wow. In awe. Our community never fails to amaze me. Grateful to be a part of it, and that we could help out Jennie in some way.
Incredible. Just incredible. A wonderful welcome home for Jennie and the girls.
I’m pleased that I will get to carry through on my auction in the quilts.
I’m so thrilled to see what a good response we got!!! Yay!
I couldn’t be more honoured and grateful to be part of this incredible community. So wonderful to have gotten to know so many wonderful, kind, generous, creative, funny, compassionate people even just a little bit through their words and actions in the last couple of weeks.
I wish I could have given more, but I donated what I could.
Thank you, all of you — those who organised, those who donated, those who auctioned, those who bid. It warms the heart.
Gabriela
Hi. I believe you have met my lobsters. And my black socks.
Wow. Just wow. Whenever I need a reminder that people are awesome, I’m coming back here. And I believe I’ll crack a bottle of champagne tonight – just ’cause. Picture me raising a glass to us all!
Amazing, awesome effort. And an unforgettable peanut butter pie, too.
Absolutely incredible. Wow. I’m blown away by what I’ve seen over the last few weeks. It shows how much GOOD there is in this world when it seems like all you hear has to do with the bad. Bravo, BWOB. You’ve done a very good thing.
Beautiful!
I am giving you a standing ovation right back … what an amazing haul! I am so proud of this community and how everyone came together to help someone in need. It makes me smile.
this is really amazing. I am so impressed by the amount raised. I knew the food blogging community was amazing and would get far but this is truely stunning. Happy to donate to help out such a wonderful family.
I’m speechless. And if I tried to talk right now, I’d cry. Wow!
Amazing! So proud of this food community and so gkad to be a part of it
Wow, it’s just amazing how the foodie community came together on this. I love being a part of such a generous and loving community!
I’m just happy I could help in some small way and thrilled though not at all surprised that food lovers are so open and inclusive of people they’ve never met.
I am so moved and encouraged by the amazing food blogging community. Really, you guys are freaking THE BEST!!!
After reading Jennie’s emotional post about Mikey I just had to help. I was introduced to this amazing fund by my friend Lynn at http://www.goodiesforgifts.com. I immediately thought Mikey’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cake Pops! And so, together we raised $150.00 for Jennie.
I have two small children as well and have NO idea what I would do without my incredible husband. He does not have the type of job that would exist if he were not here. No pension. No 401K. This is actually one of the reasons I started this cake pop business.
We were so happy to be a part of this cause (and many to come). With that said, a Kitchen Aid mixer would be INCREDIBLE! Our business is growing and growing so this would be a HUGE help!
Best of luck to all! We’re happy to be a part of such a wonderful group!
What a loving & caring community the food bloggers world is, and I’m so proud to be a part of it. We all openend our hearts generously, unconditionally and without hesitation…for Jennie and her girls….and the giving continues….with our pots, pans, whisks, aprons, brushes, hands and hearts.
I’m getting goosbumps right now from reading that post. It is an amazing thing when people pull together to help each other out. I am new to this community but am proud to be a part of it. My family was touched by the selflessness of it. In fact we’ve decided to pick out some charities and auction off some handmade stuff with 100% of the proceeds going to it a couple of times a year now. Thank you for putting together a place where we could help. xoxo
Incredible, so moving to see all of these good people pull together to help a friend. I’m very proud of this amazing community. A big thank you to BWOB for bringing us all together in such a special way.
What an amazing, generous, loving, tender, forceful community — I’m so in awe of all of you for doing this special thing for Jennie and her girls. In the worst moments of someone’s life, all it takes is for people to step up and give just a little to help show that life can still be beautiful and worthwhile. <3
Wow.
Jennie’s courage to allow all to be with her, in e-spirit, during such a private time allowed us all to reflect on our own experiences and relationships. I can only hope I carry her level of class and abundance of love. I will continue to send healing thoughts to her, their daughters, family and friends.
Wow! This is so awesome. It is so heartwarming to see people across the globe showing such love and concern.
How incredible!! Good luck to Jennie and her beautiful daughters!
I am so thankful that you organized this so that we could all use our talents to help Jennie. Thank you!
I’ve been watching the blogs and tweets and knew it had to be going well but never imagined it would have added up to this! My heart aches for Jennie and the kids but I pray that this effort somehow helps make her financial struggle a bit easier and to know that she is surrounded by love and support with such an incredible response sure has renewed my faith in mankind!
I’m so glad to be part of this fund raising effort. The joy and positive energy that vibrate throughout the internet is magnificent.
Loved hearing about this campaign. My husband passed away 2 years ago (of bladder cancer), and I too have 2 young children still at home (7 & 11). I know Jennie’s situation more than I would like to. I was so touched to see a community come together to help another widow! God Bless, and all the best to Jennie & her kids!
What a wonderful tribute!
I am so ridiculously proud to be a part of this amazing community. It’s just amazing to see people who’ve never met, who’s only initial connection is based on a primal love for all things food and drink, come together to do something brilliant for one of our peers.
I can only hope that we continue to bring this kind of community feel to everything we do as bloggers.
Absolutely unbelievable – never would have believed it would add up to so much! So happy to be part of this food family!
This is truly inspiring. Thank you for organizing this!
Just wonderful and incredible! My auction is still open for professional media training – until Sept. 9th!
Wow, just wow. You guys are amazing, Erika, Maggy and Shauna as well as the entire food blogging community. I’m so grateful to be a part of it.
Holy cow… I am so proud that we were all able to donate and raise so much!
All I can say is WOW! This is an amazing community effort. #grouphug
What a beautiful example of the power and generousity of this lovely community. I’m so grateful to the wonderful people in the food world. BWOB is the internet at its best…
I don’t want to win those items – I have what I need. I just wanted to say this community is incredible!!
Truly amazing and glad to be a tiny part of this wonderful community and this fundraising effort for Jennie. Thank you for creating a platform that could do such inspring and needed work.
Extraordinary team effort by people running auctions and the folks who did all the bidding and buying. And the spontaneous offering by @thepeche was incredible!
Oh, btw..I’m getting a holster for my gavel.
I was absolutely heartened to see such an outpouring of support from so many diverse folks from near and far. To paraphrase Margaret Mead “Never doubt that a large group of thoughtful, committed food bloggers can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has…” Thanks for spearheading this campaign and my thoughts and good wishes go out to the Perillo Girls.
What a great community of support we have established. Proud to be part of it and looking forward to all that we will accomplish in the days/months/years ahead.
This is truly incredible!
Absolutely amazing!
Wow. This is amazing. Well done, everyone. Jennie is truly lucky to be a part of your community and have such wonderful friends.
I was happy to do what I could, and blown away by what you all have done for Jennie. Just restores my belief in people.
I’m completely gobsmacked. What an incredible outpouring of support. I’m blown away by the power of a community behind a friend in need.
I am truly, utterly blown away by this. And so inspired. I’m so happy to be a little part of this big number, and thank you Kitchenaid for donating a giveaway!
This campaign just shows what a small group of people can achieve.. I am so proud of all of you!
WOW. That makes me so happy and hopeful and gives me all sorts of “people are good even when the world sucks” kind of feelings. Big hugs and pats on the back to Maggy, Erika, Shauna, and everyone else!
Wow! I’m speechless! This is truly inspirational, and it’s even more exciting to know this is just the first of many great projects! My thoughts are with Jennie and her children.
This is awesome. I am very proud to be part of this amazing community, and to contribute in some small way. For those reading, come by and bid on my auction, which is open until midnight!
BwB and all of you above – you totally rock.
Eliz
Never have I been so happy to be a part of a community – most of whom I have not even met. I propose #apartyforjennie. Let the Gala Girls do all the planning as another gift for everyone in the online food community!
It’s been an amazing few weeks seeing people from all over come together for a single purpose. It reaffirms that there truly is love all around.
what an awesome job and great opportunity!
Things like this are truly motivating. I’ve just tweeted about this
http://twitter.com/#!/SavingStacks/status/109797915777695746
I am so amazed at how many people pulled together for this cause, I just wish I could have given more myself, but as you’ve shown, every bit helps.
Nice job everyone. It truly takes a village.
Wow!!! I just got the chills. That is so incredible.
amazing, amazing. so proud of this community and honored to be a part of it.
I am speechless – what an absolutely amazing effort! The whole idea behind BWoB is fantastic and you have outdone yourselves with the fund for Jennie. Well done. x
This fundraiser has been absolutely wonderful to watch and be a small part of.
I only wish I could have donated more.
It’s amazing what bloggers can do when they band together.
My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the total. Like everyone said each little bit helps. Well there sure were alot of little bits. I am so blessed to be apart of a great community.
This has been amazing to read about/watch unfold. I have a fondness for bloggers and this has increased it. Strangers become friends become family.
All I can say is “Hats off to everyone for their kindness and sincerity”. It makes me proud to be a blogger!
I am floored. The outpouring of love and support for Jennie and her girls has just struck a chord deep inside of me; I think of all of the websites I’ve visited and there was a pie for Mikey. Over and over. What a testament to human compassion and love. What an inspiration.
Wow that is an amazing amount of money. Well done.
this whole thing has been so amazing, what an awesome community of people! I know it wasn’t easy, but the outpouring for #afundforjennie is heart warming!
It is truly beautiful that everyone can band together and give back to one another during difficult times. It inspires me to get in the kitchen and continue to bake for the ones I love as we can never really fully show them enough of how much they mean to us. I wish the family all the best and that they stay strong throughout these times.
Wonderful! great going everyone!
Excellent work! So inspiring!
Great cause with a overwhelming response! Can’t wait to see the final tally and glad to have been able to play a small part by donating to help someone I’ll probably never meet – Jennie’s story touched my heart. Thank you for the opportunity to help.
#obsessed with BwoB! This is amazing
I still am in such awe and love at the food blogging community! Shortly after I made my donation (thanks to ThePeche and Mike at VFMK, whose posts I learned about Jennie from) my mother passed away. I truly believe that angels were sent in the form of BWOB to assure that anyone who has lost a loved one is comforted by the fact that their loved ones will always look out for them <3
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I hope that my blog is big enough one day to be able to return the favor…
Wow! That is a truly incredible amount of generosity from the food community.
Wow! What a wonderful success for Jennie and her family (and the blogging community!!). And, kudos to KitchenAid for supporting the cause as well!
This is stunning, but what makes me smile and cry simultaneously are the lovely hearts of everyone in our community. They are simply beautiful!
I am so amazed at the blogging community and the way it opens its arms and hugs us when we need it most. I couldn’t offer nearly as much as I would like to give but I gave something and am truly overwhelmed by all the food bloggers have done in support of Jennifer in this trying time.
standing O for the team of people who put this thing together and worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep it all moving: Maggy, Erika, Shauna, Aimee and the many others who worked on the site frantically to make it all happen . . . i am so very humbled to call you friends. besides my marriage to The Professor, THIS has been one of the greatest experiences of my life
As a food blog reader, in addition to helping someone in need (three someones, actually), one of the greatest things about this effort is that I found so many new sources of inspiration and information. I have collected about 10 recipes for my family, chutney is coming my way, and I’m going to learn how to cook a healthy meal for my family. And if I’m lucky, one more sweet treat will come my way. This was a win win for everyone – for Jennie, for the bloggers who donated and who purchased, for readers who commented and donated and purchased and learned of so many new sources, for readers and shoppers who will have special tastes coming their way, and for everyone who had the opportunity to feel that they were supporting a family that needed some comfort.
Fantastic. I was initially shy to have my own auction because I was afraid no one would bid. I am so humbled by the generosity of this community. Thank you again, bidder – I’ll try to make your cookies worth every penny!
Wow! This was an extraordinary effort of love, generosity and community. And, a smashing success. This means Jennie’s & the girl’s immediate future is much more secure–what better gift could they receive exactly when they need it most? Well done.
Hello! I love what all has gone on in afundforjennie. There really are good people in the world and I always love to see them coming together.
I am not a blogger and until recently wasn’t much of a blog reader either until I started using Zite and came across Jennie’s story, which through following has introduced me to many wonderful blogs. The support has been awe inspiring and simply put makes me smile.
amazing… so proud to have had a small part in this
What a wonderful outpouring of love and kindness. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to help out.
I am always amazed at the power a group of people have when love is the motivator. Incredible~
As I just tweeted… All of you who know her have shown what real friendship is. It is a bright light in a sad story.. Also, Thanks again Jen Yu for the print. It has a good story that I can share.
Jenn
You guys are awesome for what you have done. She’s got great friends in all of you.
Sheer joy to contribute to Jennie’s fund. Thank you for the opportunity.
What a touching experience this has been. I am so proud to have donated what I could to be a part of this beautiful movement. Our San Diego food basket went double the starting bid last night. Thats too cool! So thank you all for putting this together!
It`s amazing what people can accomplish when they unite to help a good cause! Congratulations to the organizers and participants. My heart goes out to Jennifer and her family.
yes! this news warms my whole self.
All I can say is WOW. truly truly amazing community. It brings such a smile to my face to know that this will take away some of the financial stress Jennie is feeling. Maggy, Erika, Aimee and everyone who took steps to make this a reality for Jennie – you are all such a gift.
Thank you so much for organizing all of this. I am completely blown away by how much money we raised! This is an amazing community and I’m so happy to be a part of it (even if it’s just a little part!). Congrats on all that you’ve done.
This community is pretty darn amazing. I’m in awe.
Wow! What a total!! Glad to see that even though I couldn’t donate as much as I would have liked (just graduated and have no job), my small contribution added to this fantastic cause!! Thanks BWOB for all that you do!!
I was glad to help in the small way that I could.
Amazing what people with good hearts and good intentions can do for others. Hope this fund provides Jennie with a small amount of relief.
Incredible work from the Bloggers Without Borders team, Shauna, and the entire food community. Feel fortunate that I could contribute.
This is so moving!
Really, really amazing.
What a grand total indeed! The auction for Jennie on my blog is still open if you’re still feeling generous
Bidding is on a limited edition signed/numbered artprint by Belgian Illustrator Bruno Vergauwen
http://www.foodwise.be/2011/08/fund-for-jennie.html
Thanks for taking a look, I need a lot more bids
All I can say is “wow.” Angels.
Wow. Shauna, Erika, Maggy, and Aimee, thank you so much for pulling this all together, and, as you say, a standing ovation to the community for pulling out all the stops to help Jennie and her daughters. It’s an incredible effort, with such heartening results.
I loved to see how the food blogging community came together to help one of their own.
wow- just proves that anne frank was right: people are good. humbled to be a part of something so simple and grand simultaaneuously. (now i wonder what email i used to donate…)
Thanks for organizing this fund. It was really fantastic.
I am wowed.
So amazing. I love our food blogging community. Truly!
Amazing!! I’m so inspired!
This has me ready to get my blog cranked back up
You are all magnificent. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to help out!
Wow. Very inspirational.
It’s been such a pleasure watching this unfold! Congrats to everyone who worked hard on the fund. The 25 “winners” of my cookie auction have been an absolute delight. And the privilege of meeting them never would have happened without this organization.
Can’t wait to see what you do next!
What an amazing community. What a blessing!
I donated but I wanted to do more. This has been a special outpouring of love.
God bless you all!
Ginger
Wowzers! So happy to have been a small part of this venture.
What a great thing you did!!
I feel thrilled to be a part of something bigger than myself. To be able to lend my small talent to help another was so fun and rewarding at the same time. I was just glad people bid on my offering!! I love to cook and be in my kitchen and a stand mixer has always been my dream. As well as the blender. It seems like those two tools no kitchen should lack. Thank you for doing this for all of us!!
What an amazing thing! I’m so happy my modest donation went towards something so much greater. And seriously, every time I read the comments from Three Many Cooks and Jessica’s in particular I get a little misty.
I loved, applauded and participated in the sense of community.
The energy was contagious, and I hope it’s enough to fill up Jennie’s reserve tank for the times she’ll need that boost in the upcoming months.
Kudos to everyone. Job well done.
Sitting here crying because this has so deeply touched my heart. “One “small” step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
God-bless you all.
For anyone who will ever ask me *Why should I start a blog or why should I join Twitter?* I’m simply going to tell them to read this.
So very proud of all of you behind BWOB and everyone who helped to make every little bit add up to this astounding amount! I’m so blessed to be a part of this caring community.
I am speechless. I am so glad I was able to donate to this amazing cause. It is incredible what a group of people can accomplish when they put their hearts into something. Thank you to everyone who put this all together and for each donation made. My heart is full.
YAY! I’m so proud of the whole blogging community for this campaign. Though I’m late with my auction and late commenting on this, I don’t care. What everyone has done is nothing short of amazing.
Congratulations on a job very well done, all.
I have to tell you, we are speechless how wonderful this whole community has been to pitch in. Thank you for taking the time to help a #workmom in her hour of need.
Wow, I finally stopped by to check out the total and just started crying. That is absolutely mind blowing! I love this crazy blogging community!
Is there a breakdown of what our donations went to/are going to? According to Jennie herself, it doesn’t seem to be for its original intent (mortgage) since she is moving out of her house. I donated a significant sum (for me), but I feel like now I am not sure where it went.
Just wondering if there were any updates on this … so fantastic to know the community raised so much money for poor Jennifer and her girls. Have they been able to save their housing and healthcare situation??
Current circumstances have led me to believe that this blogger’s financial situation has been grossly and deliberately misrepresented, in particular by Shauna Ahern. I am sorry to say that I am very disappointed in this endeavor and I will not be donating to BWOB projects again.
There’s been a bit of confusion as to Jennifer’s actual neediness. Can you provide more info on her financial situation and what she plans to do with the money that was donated? Thank you!