Hey everyone!
I'm sure some of you saw my post from before about whether or not we could put together something special for the Wang Family to show them how much their friends here at 365 love them and are thinking of them through this trying time.
I just wanted to update:
We've decided to give Chris's wife a bouquet of flowers delivered to them as well as some thoughtful words for her to be able to read when she's ready. Also, we have decided to give Chris a framed print of his outstanding and heart wrenching image, Bittersweet Joy.
So far, you amazingly gracious 365ers have donated nearly $75! I am so grateful for you guys for jumping in on this. It really makes my heart smile. I would really love to get over the $100 mark, that way if we have any left over between the flowers and the framed picture, we can send them a monetary donation as well (which they could put in a fund for little Chloe's college, or whatever they choose to do with it.)
If you are interested in giving, please send a paypal payment to bloglovebug@gmail.com by doing the following:
log into your paypal
click Send Money at top
it will give you an option to enter an email.
enter in the gmail I gave ya, your amount, and click services
push continue and it should give you a receipt
I will be finalizing the amounts and shipping out our gifts to their family this Friday at around 11am CST, so please get your donations in before then. Any amounts given after the fact, I will have to issue a refund via paypal. :( boo. So try to get it in by Thursday at the latest.
I just tried to do it; hopefully it went through. I have been tearful and speechless since reading Chris' post. My heart goes out to his family. Thank you for organizing this part, Amy.
I'm about to sign off for the night- I still feel yuck and it's my hubby's birthday tomorrow so we are celebrating tonight since he has school tomorrow. But I HAD to let you guys know that we have blown my hopes of $100 OUT OF THE WATER!!
As of Monday night, we are at a whopping $240 for the Wangs you guys!! Doesn't that thought just warm your heart?!! I know it does mine. You guys are so wonderful. Just so wonderful. :)
I absolutely cannot wait to see what it's up to come Friday.
Amy I think this is so great what you're doing. I wish I was able to contribute something but having been without a job for 2+ years, I just don't have money. But I'm glad to see so many people rallying around in support. When I saw this picture I went to Chris' page and joined with many others in sending words of encouragement. But I think this is going to be such a blessing. Wonderful idea!!
Hi everyone. Ok, so I went ahead and ordered both the matted and framed print as well as the flowers. Flowers say they will be delivered today, the print usually takes a few days only.
Here's what the print looks like, in size 12x12 for the family.
and the flowers for Chris's wife, Lili. He said her favorite color is purple, so I tried to get some that she would love. These flowers are supposed to be at their house today.
Both of these items totalled $155.95 (gosh flowers are expensive!) and so as of today, Tuesday we have $175.16 to give the family in a monetary donation.
Any donations received up until Friday morning will be added to this total for them. And of course, I'll keep you guys all up to date with the totals. I'm going to ask you all to comment like crazy on this thread, if you could, to prevent it from falling into the pit of Latest Discussions. I'm hoping we can get it and keep it up on the Hot Discussions list at least until Thursday or Friday so more 365ers may see it.
And then my last request, please. I know all of our religious beliefs are different, that's what makes us all unique. So whatever you do, pray, send good thoughts, meditate- whichever. It doesn't matter at all. Please, please let's begin an avalanche of these things so that the Wang family can feel our love.
In my own belief, and this is me, I want to say that I believe strongly-SO SO strongly- in the power of prayer. I believe that God hears us and He heals. I've experienced this first hand so many times in my life. If we could all just send up prayers for them, send up good vibes and good thoughts-whatever it is that you do- I do honestly believe it will make more of a difference than any flowers or photos that we could ever send. (There's no need to start a religious discussion here, let's be selfless and just take it for what it is...a family in deep need that we can help).
Thank you guys so much for your donations and for your overwhelming response. I'll leave you with what Chris said in his last email (I hope it's ok with him, but since he shared the situation on his own 365 project, I must assume that it is):
Amy,
Sorry for the delay but it has been a stressful two days. Yesterday we went to the funeral home to make arrangements for Julian and then we got a call that Chloe may need surgery. Today we found out that they are going ahead with surgery so we are super stressed as you can imagine.
Thanks so much for all the love and support from the 365 community. I am so humbled by the outpouring of positive thoughts, prayers and gifts from friends that we have never met. We hope that thank you in person someday soon.
@amyhughes Thank you so much for organising this, you've put so much effort into making a really heartfelt gesture of behalf of all of us, it's much appreciated :)
@limpet365 it is honestly my pleasure. It's strange, sometimes I get these intense feelings like I need to help. It's like I can't sleep at night without thinking or dreaming of how to help. This is one of those situations and it's difficult because they live so far away from me.
I am just so grateful that so many of you guys in the 365 community have helped in making it the heartfelt gesture that I wanted it to be. I couldn't have made this impact without you guys, honestly.
You did a wonderful job with the print, frame and flowers. I'm sending my personal prayers and thoughts their way, and soliciting the same from others... .
@amyhughes Amy you are wonderful, I love the photo, its exactly what I had in mind and the flowers are so beautiful too. Well done you, I'm not really religious myself but I will be thinking of a blue light of healing when I look at the picture of Chloe, and sending out positive thoughts to the family. They need everything we can give right now. youre right about keeping the thread 'alive' i hope everyone helps out there too! : ))
@amyhughes This is wonderful Amy! I believe as you do in the power of prayer and have been praying ever day for the Wangs. I wish I could give something, but right now it's just heartfelt love that I have an abundance of. Thankfully there are others who can stand in the gap. God bless you!!
Amen to all that - I too believe in the power of prayer and the power of positive thought. Good for you for thinking positive Amy and bless little Chloe and all her family in this tough time. x
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Hope our contribution is helpful. We are keeping the Wang Family in our prayers. @beamqueen@honeybees
I just lost my dad, so I havent been on for a few days. Please let me know if you still need donations for this family. Sending prayers and hope their way.
what an amazingly beautiful idea......i am extremely low on funds this week....but they are lucky for having such a good friend(s)....good luck reaching your mark
@sheg Oh no ma'am. It sounds like you need prayers as well. So you are added to my prayer list. I am so so sorry to hear about your dad. (gosh that phrase is so lame and I wish I had better words to comfort you and share my condolences)
I have been so out of the loop here on 365 so this is the first I heard about what they're going through. My heart is breaking for them. I'm so glad you're doing this great thing for them and that so many here are willing to pitch in. I know Chris has been a great asset to this community so it makes me happy that we're giving back to him now that he needs our support.
@amyhughes sometimes God speaks to us and asks us to act; sometimes we do, and sometimes we ignore His call. blessings to you for acting on your feeling and organizing this outpouring of love and compassion :) continued prayers for healing and hope for Chloe, Chris, and Lilli
Just an update before bed, we are at $293.74. I wonder if we could push that over the $300 mark by the end of tomorrow?? I hope we can.
I just have to say to you guys, thank you so much for being so supportive. It is so wonderful to see the generosity of so many. I feel as though I have been blessed by this whole process so much more than I ever could've imagined. Unfortunately, I don't think in any way this takes away the pain from Chris and Lili. That part of it still breaks my heart into pieces. But at least we were able to show our love, whether it was in the form of donations or prayers, or sweet, sweet words. It's all we can do and I, personally am just blessed by all of you, you have no idea. I can only hope and pray that the Wangs feel that blessing too.
@amyhughes you are an angel for doing this act of kindness. Saw the thread, logged into paypal. I can say without a doubt you will be over the 300.00 mark. Bless you. They are in my prayers.
@amyhughes That's wonderful! Well done You! I have friends who have been through similar, and my own boy was in SCBU when he arrived (at 8lb 15 he filled the incubator!) I think it is such a harrowing, scary, bewildering time .. it could also be a lonely one so I hope the Wangs feel a little warmth from our message of support. The flowers you chose were beautiful. Could we send some more in a week or two maybe?
by the way, we are at $325.74. Tomorrow at 10 I will close it out and send a cashier check to the Wangs. Is a cashiers check or a money order the more safe one to send via mail? Anyone know?
Ok I think I got everyone...sorry if I missed tagging you or if I tagged you twice!
I just wanted to let you guys all know that I transferred the money out of the Paypal today so that I can send them a cashiers check in the mail asap.
The grand total is....DRUMROLLLLLLLL......
$375!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY MOLY!! (and that's AFTER the flowers and the print!) I guess we blew that $100 mark out of the water!!
Now that we've reached our goal and then some and we're bringing this to a close, I just want to thank every single one of you, not only for donating, but simply for your willingness and help in making this idea a reality. I feel like I've been getting credit here these last two weeks and to be completely honest and frank (I'm sorry, It's all I know how to do) I just don't want the credit. I don't.
I really feel like the Lord caused me to see their post and he put it in my heart and made it grab on and not let go. And then from there, you guys took my little question thread and just ran with it.
I did nothing but donate just like the rest of you and there's no way my measly $20 could have ever meant as much as everything you guys gave, well wishes and prayers included.
The part that still haunts me is that we can do nothing to help the grief this family is going through with flowers and money. I guess all that's left in that situation is to continue our prayers and positive thoughts and love giving over the internet. I hope somehow they find healing.
Love you all and thank you for such having such wonderful giving spirits. I am so grateful for each and every one of you!!
@amyhughes Amazing end result, well done Amy, it just goes to show that there are people in the world with a heart. What an amazing community 365 is!! : )
Never underestimate the power you have, the power we all have, to make a difference in someone's life. In this case, the lives of a whole family. Kudos for seeing this through. You did a good thing. ♥
@dmortega Ok but I want it to be a surprise because I don't think he's looked at this post! I hope not anyway.....I want them to receive the check and be shocked!! :D
@amyhughes Thank you again for setting this up, Amy. I know you don't want credit but still you were the one who took action. It is a pleasure to help with it and I know that they love it!
@traeumerlein87 I am just so happy that we were able to help them out in hard times. I can't even explain how it makes me feel. I read his last photo comments and I am just so grateful to every single one of you guys that helped. You are so right, it really was a pleasure.
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As of Monday night, we are at a whopping $240 for the Wangs you guys!! Doesn't that thought just warm your heart?!! I know it does mine. You guys are so wonderful. Just so wonderful. :)
I absolutely cannot wait to see what it's up to come Friday.
I missed th original thread also, thank you for redoing it. I will give what I can this afternoon.
This photo brings back so many memories, I have one very similar in my project.
I have transferred now too.
http://365project.org/chriswang/365/2012-05-01
Hi everyone. Ok, so I went ahead and ordered both the matted and framed print as well as the flowers. Flowers say they will be delivered today, the print usually takes a few days only.
Here's what the print looks like, in size 12x12 for the family.
and the flowers for Chris's wife, Lili. He said her favorite color is purple, so I tried to get some that she would love. These flowers are supposed to be at their house today.
Both of these items totalled $155.95 (gosh flowers are expensive!) and so as of today, Tuesday we have $175.16 to give the family in a monetary donation.
Any donations received up until Friday morning will be added to this total for them. And of course, I'll keep you guys all up to date with the totals. I'm going to ask you all to comment like crazy on this thread, if you could, to prevent it from falling into the pit of Latest Discussions. I'm hoping we can get it and keep it up on the Hot Discussions list at least until Thursday or Friday so more 365ers may see it.
And then my last request, please. I know all of our religious beliefs are different, that's what makes us all unique. So whatever you do, pray, send good thoughts, meditate- whichever. It doesn't matter at all. Please, please let's begin an avalanche of these things so that the Wang family can feel our love.
In my own belief, and this is me, I want to say that I believe strongly-SO SO strongly- in the power of prayer. I believe that God hears us and He heals. I've experienced this first hand so many times in my life. If we could all just send up prayers for them, send up good vibes and good thoughts-whatever it is that you do- I do honestly believe it will make more of a difference than any flowers or photos that we could ever send. (There's no need to start a religious discussion here, let's be selfless and just take it for what it is...a family in deep need that we can help).
Thank you guys so much for your donations and for your overwhelming response. I'll leave you with what Chris said in his last email (I hope it's ok with him, but since he shared the situation on his own 365 project, I must assume that it is):
Amy,
Sorry for the delay but it has been a stressful two days. Yesterday we went to the funeral home to make arrangements for Julian and then we got a call that Chloe may need surgery. Today we found out that they are going ahead with surgery so we are super stressed as you can imagine.
Thanks so much for all the love and support from the 365 community. I am so humbled by the outpouring of positive thoughts, prayers and gifts from friends that we have never met. We hope that thank you in person someday soon.
Chris
I am just so grateful that so many of you guys in the 365 community have helped in making it the heartfelt gesture that I wanted it to be. I couldn't have made this impact without you guys, honestly.
I can't stop thinking about this family and their situation. I wish there was more that could be done. I hope the surgery goes well. Praying for them.
Let's try to stay there!! :) Thank you Jacqueline
I totally understand your feelings. Some paths we cannot leave. This is yours at the moment. :-)
@beamqueen @honeybees
I just have to say to you guys, thank you so much for being so supportive. It is so wonderful to see the generosity of so many. I feel as though I have been blessed by this whole process so much more than I ever could've imagined. Unfortunately, I don't think in any way this takes away the pain from Chris and Lili. That part of it still breaks my heart into pieces. But at least we were able to show our love, whether it was in the form of donations or prayers, or sweet, sweet words. It's all we can do and I, personally am just blessed by all of you, you have no idea. I can only hope and pray that the Wangs feel that blessing too.
Ok I think I got everyone...sorry if I missed tagging you or if I tagged you twice!
I just wanted to let you guys all know that I transferred the money out of the Paypal today so that I can send them a cashiers check in the mail asap.
The grand total is....DRUMROLLLLLLLL......
$375!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY MOLY!! (and that's AFTER the flowers and the print!) I guess we blew that $100 mark out of the water!!
Now that we've reached our goal and then some and we're bringing this to a close, I just want to thank every single one of you, not only for donating, but simply for your willingness and help in making this idea a reality. I feel like I've been getting credit here these last two weeks and to be completely honest and frank (I'm sorry, It's all I know how to do) I just don't want the credit. I don't.
I really feel like the Lord caused me to see their post and he put it in my heart and made it grab on and not let go. And then from there, you guys took my little question thread and just ran with it.
I did nothing but donate just like the rest of you and there's no way my measly $20 could have ever meant as much as everything you guys gave, well wishes and prayers included.
The part that still haunts me is that we can do nothing to help the grief this family is going through with flowers and money. I guess all that's left in that situation is to continue our prayers and positive thoughts and love giving over the internet. I hope somehow they find healing.
Love you all and thank you for such having such wonderful giving spirits. I am so grateful for each and every one of you!!