Oh. My. Gosh. You guys, I can't even tell you how crazy this sno-cone thing has been! We started out with Jack wanting to do good for our local K9 unit. We were selling about $20 in sno cones a week so we set what we thought was a lofty goal to raise $300. Then the press came. We're now just over $1500 and we still have a week left to sell sno cones (although the excitement has died waaaaaay down!) Here are some links to his stories:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54523010-78/jack-snow-stevenson-cones.html.csp
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/07/19/sunset-boys-snow-cone-sales-benefit-clinton-k-9
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559623/7-year-old-sells-snow-cones-to-raise-money-for-Clintons-K-9-unit.html
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21437906
He's been on the news and even on the radio. We've gotten checks and cash in the mail and even people knocking on our door giving Jack money. Every experience we've had with someone giving Jack a donation has been so special. We hear stories of dog owners' favorite dogs, people applauding Jack for thinking of someone other than himself, each person helping us teach Jack lessons that I can only pray will last forever. I hope when he gets older and finds himself in the middle of something hard he can remember that he's made a positive impact on the lives of strangers, leading them to do good themselves and I hope he never forgets the power he has make this world better. I've said it before, but I'll say it again..these are not things we could teach him by ourselves as his parents. Him experiencing these things again and again is what will make the impact, we can only reinforce them with our own examples of service and selflessness. I hope we can follow Jack's example and keep doing this as a family.
Having said that, here's another article for you to read: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/orem-police-dog-dies-dept-seeks-donations-for-replacement/article_640c2e0f-2e07-5215-a26a-fe01988364ad.html
Orem City lost their K9, Rudy, on Friday. This just broke our hearts in our family as we thought not only about the loss to the community but the loss to Rudy's family since these dogs live with their partners' families. Jack and I talked about how sad it would be if our dog Ginger were to get sick and suffer through cancer. Still emotional and crying, I called their captain and asked if we could help. We are so grateful that Officer Glommen is kind enough to support us sharing Jack's earnings with Orem city to help towards the cost of a new police dog for their city. Like Jack said, these dogs keep us safe.
We only have one more week left to sell sno cones but are working with even more fervor to try and help not just Delta, but also another worthy organization. If you haven't made a donation yet and think you can maybe help, please come buy a sno cone from us on Thursday or donate your 50 cents via Paypal so we can rock this thing in this final week.
Jack has been asked to present the money to the city in a city council meeting. He asked the manager at Wells Fargo what he needs to do to get one of those "big checks" and they are being kind enough to provide that for him, in addition to the employees of our local branch also making generous donations. Pictures, of course, will follow.
Thanks for your love and support. Can I interest you in a sno-cone? ;o)
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54523010-78/jack-snow-stevenson-cones.html.csp
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/07/19/sunset-boys-snow-cone-sales-benefit-clinton-k-9
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559623/7-year-old-sells-snow-cones-to-raise-money-for-Clintons-K-9-unit.html
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21437906
He's been on the news and even on the radio. We've gotten checks and cash in the mail and even people knocking on our door giving Jack money. Every experience we've had with someone giving Jack a donation has been so special. We hear stories of dog owners' favorite dogs, people applauding Jack for thinking of someone other than himself, each person helping us teach Jack lessons that I can only pray will last forever. I hope when he gets older and finds himself in the middle of something hard he can remember that he's made a positive impact on the lives of strangers, leading them to do good themselves and I hope he never forgets the power he has make this world better. I've said it before, but I'll say it again..these are not things we could teach him by ourselves as his parents. Him experiencing these things again and again is what will make the impact, we can only reinforce them with our own examples of service and selflessness. I hope we can follow Jack's example and keep doing this as a family.
Having said that, here's another article for you to read: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/orem-police-dog-dies-dept-seeks-donations-for-replacement/article_640c2e0f-2e07-5215-a26a-fe01988364ad.html
Orem City lost their K9, Rudy, on Friday. This just broke our hearts in our family as we thought not only about the loss to the community but the loss to Rudy's family since these dogs live with their partners' families. Jack and I talked about how sad it would be if our dog Ginger were to get sick and suffer through cancer. Still emotional and crying, I called their captain and asked if we could help. We are so grateful that Officer Glommen is kind enough to support us sharing Jack's earnings with Orem city to help towards the cost of a new police dog for their city. Like Jack said, these dogs keep us safe.
We only have one more week left to sell sno cones but are working with even more fervor to try and help not just Delta, but also another worthy organization. If you haven't made a donation yet and think you can maybe help, please come buy a sno cone from us on Thursday or donate your 50 cents via Paypal so we can rock this thing in this final week.
Jack has been asked to present the money to the city in a city council meeting. He asked the manager at Wells Fargo what he needs to do to get one of those "big checks" and they are being kind enough to provide that for him, in addition to the employees of our local branch also making generous donations. Pictures, of course, will follow.
Thanks for your love and support. Can I interest you in a sno-cone? ;o)
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