JEANS MONTH - HUGE SUCCESS!!!!!

We would like to share that our Jeans Month was a HUGE success!!! Trystan and Alyssa were able to raise $11,300 for St. Louis Children's Hospital 9th Floor Hematology/Oncology Unit.

Businesses had "clever" ways to participate in Jeans Month. We would like to share those with you:

-The Bond County Sheriff's Department allowed their deputies to pay to grow facial hair and their dispatchers to wear jeans.
-St. Mary's School, in Edwardsville, extended not only to their staff but to their students, who wear uniforms every day, to pay to wear their jeans on Fridays during the month of February!
-West Springs Church in Missouri dedicated a Jeans Sunday and all the members of the church paid $1 to wear their jeans to church that Sunday.
-Watson's Drug Store made buttons that said, "Ask Me Why I'm Wearing Jeans"
-McCracken, Dawdy, Hall Family Practice made stickers to explain why they were wearing jeans.
-Pickerill's Pick'n "N" Grinn'n hosted a fundraiser at their restaurant for an entire Saturday.

Those businesses that allowed their employees to pay to wear their jeans, varied in the way they participated. Some allowed their employees to wear jeans for the entire month! While others did once a week, every Friday, twice a week for the month, etc. Any way you look at it, the businesses of our community and surrounding communities came together to help "give back"!

We also had businesses and factories that are already allowed to wear jeans to work take up a collection just to help "give back."

We had more than three dozen businesses either participate or collecto donations:

The Hardas Team-Highland, IL
Bridget Tinsley Photography-Highland, IL
Southwestern Electric-Greenville, IL
DeCurtis Corporation-Orlando, FL
FCC Preschool-Greenville, IL
First National Bank-Greenville, IL
Washington University Department of Surgery-St. Louis, MO
Enertech-Greenville, IL
Greenville Elementary School-Greenville, IL
Midland State Bank-Greenville, IL
Tri-Ford-Highland, IL
Ford Square-Mt. Vernon, IL
Greenville Jr. High 6th Graders-Greenville, IL
Glow Salon & Med Spa-MO
West Springs Church-MO
Bradford National Bank-Greenville, IL
DeMoulin's-Greenville, IL
St. Mary's School-Edwardsville, IL
VFW Ladies Auxiliary-Highland, IL
Schnuck's-Fairview Heights, IL
Bond County Health Department-Greenville, IL
Bass Mollett-Greenville, IL
TRICOR Braun-MO
Bond County Courthouse-Greenville, IL
Montgomery County Nursing & Rehab-Hillsboro, IL
McCracken, Dawdy, Hall Family Practice-Greenville, IL
SIUE Human Resources-Edwardsville, IL
United Stationers-Greenville, IL
Main Street Galaxy Restaurant-Alhambra, IL
Terra Properties-Highland, IL
Bond County Sheriff's Department-Greenville, IL
IGA-Staunton, IL
Pickerill's Pick'n "N" Grinn'n-Staunton, IL
Ethal's-Highland, IL
Mulberry Grove Elementary School-Mulberry Grove, IL
Watson's Drug Store-Greenville, IL
Pocahontas & Sorento Elementary Schools-Pocahontas & Sorento, IL
Salon de Guerra-Highland, IL
Law Offices of Michael Diaz-Greenville, IL
Klaus Services-Highland, IL

Our family was overwhelmed with the response to Jeans Month. In the beginning we were hoping to raise $500-$1,000. That goal was met before February 1st. Our girls then set a goal of $5,000 and that was surpassed! Lastly, they set a goal of $10,000 which was met at the very end of March. But the calls and checks kept coming through the second week of March. Our family would like to thank the businesses who participated and gave donations! We would also like to thank the many inidividual donations we received from those who just wanted to give.

My husband and I took the girls down to St. Louis Children's Hospital March 21, 2010 to present the donations to the hospital. Upon arrival the hospital had printed a "HUGE" check to present. The girls presented the check to Dr. Wilson, Dr. Ziga, and Nurse Practitioner Karen from the 9th Floor.

Thank you all for everything,

The Watson Family :)

Saturday, February 5, 2011

February 5-6, 2011

Saturday-Woke up this morning to snow! A lot more than we thought we were going to get!! This morning the girls got up and played together right away. We all four then went into ALCO in town to try to find Trystan a new pair of shoes. Thankfully they had some that she liked and that were comfortable on her feet. After lunch the girls got dressed in their warm clothes and went outside to play in the snow. Together they built a little snowman. Late this afternoon my sister called and she and Kortnie invited us to go out to dinner and then all go bowling together. Trystan still isn't able to hold the ball on her own. The extra weight puts a strain on her leg and could possibly break it. So therefore, I walk the ball up to the lane and she and I throw it down the alley. Even though she needs my help, she still had a great time! Alyssa had a wonderful time as well. It is so fun to be able to go into places and do things that at one time were impossible for us to do. Thank you God for continuing to show us the "little" things that we used to take for granted. Throughout the day Tracy and I kept asking Trystan if her foot/heel was hurting her. She kept telling us that it didn't hurt her. Praying that she is telling us the truth knowing that if she tells us that it does hurt she'll have to go to the hospital.


Sunday-This morning Tracy, Doris, the girls, and myself went to Crown Point Church in Pittsburg (right outside of Vandalia). Tracy was asked to give his testimony of the past two years. When he was asked to come forward, they dismissed the younger kids and we told Trystan that she could stay up with us in the sanctuary, but she wanted to go with the rest of the kids. Alyssa stayed upstairs with us. Tracy did a great job! After the church service ended we went into Vandalia for lunch with Doris and then returned home. We were home for a little while and then I took the girls to AWANAs. This evening the cold that I came down with on Friday really kicked in and I wasn't feeling well at all! Hope I can kick it quick and that the rest of the family doesn't get it!!
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