DorisDollars

Thank you Priscilla!

2008-08-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

Priscilla, who works at Resto-Pub Alibi, recently organized an Acoustic Night. Bands performed and she and her sister also sang. During the event, a bucket was passed around to collect donations for cancer research. I was honored that Priscilla chose to give me the proceeds of that collection - $310.00!! - to be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society and added to my DorisDollars fundraising

A really wonderful surprise!

2008-04-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!I just wanted to post and let you know about something great that happened! Resto-Pub Alibi presented me with another cheque resulting from their cribbage tournament.I was very pleased to be able to deliver $250.00 more to the Canadian Cancer Society office!!This is also really exciting because it pushes me to a new level on my fundraising thermometer. If you haven't seen it yet,

Thank you Resto-Pub Alibi!

2008-03-17T12:22:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,As I mentioned in my last entry, Resto-Pub Alibi held a cribbage tournament this past Saturday, March 15th, 2008.Through the kindness and generosity of the players and owners (Brian Finnerty, Carolyn Finnerty and Darlene Hunt), I'm so happy to let you know that, today, I delivered a cheque for $327.00 to the Canadian Cancer Society office!! Thank you so much to each and every person

Springing ahead!

2008-03-10T09:47:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! It sure doesn't feel like spring yet :( We have SOOOOO much snow! But the time changed and I guess we can pretend that it's going to be spring soon.I wanted to update you on a few things. Resto-Pub Alibi is having their second annual Cribbage Tournament on Saturday, March 15th. Also, for the second year in a row, they have chosen to donate their proceeds to help me with my

Did you think I had disappeared? :)

2007-10-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! I know it has been a few months since I made my last blog post. I apologize if you thought I had deserted "DorisDollars" but, believe me, I have NOT. I had my first summer job this year, babysitting, and that kept me busy right up until school started again. I am now a Grade 8 student and I am still in the Challenge Program at my high school. We work hard in this program but I

"Relay for Life"

2007-06-09T14:22:00.000-07:00

Last night was very special to me. I was invited, by Mr. Bonneau of the CCS office, to attend our community's 5th annual "Relay for Life." I was not part of a team but was there as a guest. They wanted to recognize me for DorisDollars! For anyone who doesn't know, the "Relay for Life" is made up of teams of 10 people who walk, run or stroll around a track in a non-competitive relay. Each

There goes that thermometer again!!

2007-04-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I'm back! I've been waiting to share some great news... and now I can!! Recently, a local business, Resto-Pub Alibi, decided that the Canadian Cancer Society, through Doris Dollars, would be the beneficiary of one of their events.In February, they held a cribbage tournament. I honestly didn't know what cribbage was -- but I sure do now!! During a break in the tournament, they

The results are in!

2006-12-21T19:16:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone :)Thank you for being patient and waiting for me to post the results of the fundraising raffle. It was sure a LOT of work and we are all exhausted... but it was a success. I would have liked to have sold more tickets but it was very hard. I sat at my table at school, in front of the cafeteria, every lunch hour for two weeks and I didn't sell nearly as many as I had hoped. But, in

Thanks for your support & good luck!!

2006-12-08T10:12:00.000-08:00

Holiday Fundraiser Sponsors

2006-12-07T07:02:00.000-08:00

The themed gift baskets and prize envelopes are ready! Tickets are being sold fom December 4th to December 17th! Prizes will be drawn and distributed during the week of December 18th. Now, I have some important business to do...I would like to recognize all of my very generous "Doris Dollars" sponsors. Without you, this fundraiser would not be possible and I thank you very, very much for

Making progress!

2006-11-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to write a short update for the visitors to my website (and I've asked my mom to post it during the day because I'll be at school)... the fundraiser is really coming along GREAT! We've been out gathering donations from local businesses and we've got some super prizes already. My mom is going to help me to make a special area on the website to properly thank my sponsors and to put

The verdict!

2006-11-12T18:03:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody,I was called down to the school office at the end of the week -- but I didn't do anything wrong :) I was told that I have approval to hold my next fundraiser! A big thank you to my Principal! The only condition left is that I have to find a "teacher advocate" to work with me. At my school, any club or event must have a staff member involved with it. So, I know which teacher I'm

Bringing things up to date

2006-10-28T06:44:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! :) Thank you for continuing to visit my website and for keeping up with "DorisDollars." Also, thank you so very much to those that have made donations through my website link! There have been a lot of hits to the site this week so I'd also like to say hello and welcome to new readers. I appreciate your visits!My mom and I have reviewed the site this morning and we did a few

"DorisDollars" in the local news

2006-10-16T06:10:00.000-07:00

Imagine my surprise when, this past Saturday, my mom called out, "Kelsey! You're in the paper!"We didn't expect it but Mr. Dan Rosenburg of our local newspaper, Le Soleil, wrote a really nice article about "DorisDollars." It's pretty exciting to have articles in two newspapers in nearly the same week!Below is a link to the article from Le Soleil. Thank you very much, Mr. Rosenburg, for your

My first report!

2006-10-03T15:18:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm happy to let you know that I received my first monthly report today from Mme Caron at the CCS. It was really exciting to read it. I would like to thank my online donors!! My fundraising thermometer is updated to include your wonderful donations!In other news, I was interviewed by my high school newspaper a couple of weeks ago! One of the reporters had dropped by my

Cheque Presentation

2006-09-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

After school yesterday, Kelsey met with Mr. Paul Bonneau at the local CCS office. He kindly agreed to pose for a photo (and gave his permission for posting) as he accepted her cheque for $463.07, the full amount raised at her garage sale.

Results of my first event

2006-09-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

Saturday was a beautiful sunny day - perfect for the garage sale!My mom made sure we were up and outside by 7 AM, setting up tables, laying out coffee, putting up CCS posters, balloons and more. She also helped me to understand how to greet people, to be sure that they knew that all money raised was being donated to the CCS. I spoke to so many people and they were all very nice and really

Donation Instructions

2006-09-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I'm excited to report that the donation link is now in place on the right-hand side of my website (thanks Mom!) for anyone who might be interested or who has already asked about it. It goes to the online donations area for the CCS. There are 4 simple steps to complete to make a donation. Please write down or print out the following information so you can fill out the required

My meeting today

2006-09-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

After school today, I had a meeting at our local CCS office with a nice man named Mr. Paul Bonneau, Regional Development Agent. He is the person who is helping me to get started, especially for my garage sale.At our meeting, he asked me what grade I am in, why I want to do this project and what it was all about. I told him that I lost my Grandma to cancer and that I hope someday soon no one

Great news!

2006-08-29T12:51:00.000-07:00

My mom had a phone call today from Mme Caron at the Canadian Cancer Society (you might have seen her comment here on my website). She is so nice!! She told us that their systems people are working very hard on setting up a way that I can link to their site through DorisDollars. That way, people will be able to come here and make donations that will go to them directly (from Canada and the

The date's set!

2006-08-19T12:53:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! Here's another update about what I've been working on.....The date for my garage sale is set! It will take place Saturday, September 16th. I'm very excited that I've received some donated items to sell and I have the promise of more coming soon. I'm also selling some of my own toys and games, like electronic games and CDs and such. Now the hard work starts... having to price

Updating you on a few things

2006-08-07T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,First of all, I'd like to say thank you very much for your beautiful comments. It is really nice to know that I have so many people supporting me already. That makes me feel stronger and even more determined!I would like to give you a quick update on a few things. After a great suggestion (thanks Granny!), I asked my mom to help me look into how I could get a referral link to the

Welcome!

2006-08-02T05:57:00.000-07:00

Hello! Welcome to DorisDollars. My name is Kelsey and this is my blog. It will follow Doris Dollars, my fundraising program. I'm just getting started but I already have lots of ideas and things I'd like to try. My mom helped me to set up this website and I will update it as I go along. I will post about activities that I'm going to try and I'll always update you on how much money has been