A great big thank you to everyone who made the Tour of Homes possible! We made $2,900! We are so blessed by all of you who bought tickets and donated money. This money fed our 49 kids for the month of December and paid some of our staff salaries!
A special thank you to those who opened their homes for us! People are still talking about all the colors in the house, the concrete counter tops, the warmth of the holiday decorations and the peacock tree! Without each of you, this event wouldn't have been possible!
We also owe a huge debt to John Petree, our board President, for organizing the event this year! We learned much and will have to replace him with a team of committee's next year! Thank you, John!
Two people who were invaluable to us as we planned and sold tickets for the event were Laura Lyon Sales and Leigh-Anne Salcido. Laura sold tickets for the tour just as amazingly as she does houses! She helped make the event as successful as it was with her ticket sales as well as recruiting of houses for us. Thank you, Laura! Leigh-Anne was absolutely amazing at helping us get the word out by scheduling our news spots and teaching us about marketing our event. We are so thankful for each of you ladies and the talents you brought to our event.
Another invaluable part of our event was Carol Siddall who helped recruit, deliver tickets and pick up packets for the Odessa tour. She is also the supportive mother of our Executive Director..thank you, Mom!
Start planning now.... "Hope for Christmas: A Holiday Tour of Homes 2" will be in December 2010! It's sure to be even more amazing!