Summer Garage Sale
"Selling for Ellie"
UPDATE
UPDATE
This summer, from July 20 - August 25, 2012, thebe4goodproject is supporting one of our own local residents with a very special need. We are asking our group members, our neighbors, our families and our friends to participate in the Ellie Karlsen Surgical Fund by hosting garage sales in their neighborhoods. Ellie is a 21 year Pope High School graduate who was diagnosed at a very young age with Neurofibromatosis type 1. This disorder has caused a major facial skeletal defect which limits her ability to eat solid foods. Ellie also has double vision as a result. The surgical costs to correct this and give her the potential for normal function ranges upwards of $40K-$80K and is not covered by insurance. The Karlsens need an additional $20K to meet their goal in order to cover all of the surgical and recovery costs for Ellie.
A couple of us had the pleasure of meeting Ellie and her family at the Woodstock Market where she and her mother make and sell handicraft items to raise the much needed medical funds. We believe we can help them reach their goal quicker by hosting garage sales.
If you would like to start a group sale in your neighborhood, please let us know at thebe4goodproject@gmail.com as we will add it to our list of sale locations. We would also like to keep a record of the funds being raised so that we can update the Karlsens, and keep a running tab..
If you would like to participate and cannot have a sale, we will place your donated items in our "host" neighborhood sale which will run July 27 - July 29 from 8:30am-2:30pm in the Garrards Crossing Subdivision in East Cobb. All proceeds from those items will go directly to the surgery fund for Ellie.
Donations can be made directly to a bank account set up for Ellie through Wells Fargo. Make checks payable to: Account# 6657420755 and mail directly to: Wells Fargo Bank, 3601 Sandy Plains Rd. Marietta, GA 30062 . Please add thebe4goodproject for Ellie in the memo section of the check.
Donations can be made directly to a bank account set up for Ellie through Wells Fargo. Make checks payable to: Account# 6657420755 and mail directly to: Wells Fargo Bank, 3601 Sandy Plains Rd. Marietta, GA 30062 . Please add thebe4goodproject for Ellie in the memo section of the check.
We look forward to helping Ellie and her family reach their goal to get the surgery as soon as possible. Ellie is attending college at Chattahoochee Tech and hopes to become a nurse. If you are interested in purchasing any of their handicrafts, please email them at janetlynek@aol.com for a list of items or the sale location you can purchase them from.
More information can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellies-Surgery-Fund/145346985531515 or visit their website: www.help4ellie.org
Please consider supporting our summer project in anyway possible.
...and as always, be4good!