Fundraising begins!

A couple of weeks ago we started emailing companies asking for sponsorship/donations for a raffle and auctions. We were so surprised at the response we got, even companies that weren't able to help us emailed us back with lovely emails wishing us luck with the exchange! The companies that have donated are on the right side of the blog so make sure you check them out! :)

Today was the first day of the raffle that we have put together. We had a stall at a market in Orewa and sold raffle tickets along with boxed Cookie Time cookies which were kindly donated.

This is our stall at the market today, the man next to us Paul was selling his book called 'Shanti the Grass-Eating Lion' , it's a great read for a great cause so check out the website! His wife told us about when she went to Italy to a place called Cinque Terres, it sounds and looks so amazing! We were both searching it up when we got home gahhh can't wait!!

Cinque Terres

Everything in our raffle has been generously donated and the prizes are:

1st Prize: Waitomo Caves Family Pass (worth $115.00, donated by Tourism Holdings Limited)

2nd Prize: Barkers Gift Tub (worth $75.00, donated by Barkers)

3rd and 4th Prize: Flossie.com Gift Vouchers (worth $50.00 each, donated by Flossie)

5th, 6th and 7th Prize: Killinchy Gold & Whittakers Ice Cream Vouchers (worth $29.97 each, donated by Emerald Foods)

8th Prize: Chelsea Sugar Prize Pack (worth $20.00, donated by Chelsea)

9th Prize: Collective Dairy Prize Pack (donated by Collective Dairy)

10th Prize: New Zealand Natural Gift Voucher (worth $10.00, donated by New Zealand Natural)

PLUS Spot Prizes From Cookie Time (donated by Cookie Time)

We are drawing the raffle on the 31st of January 2013! If you're interested in buying tickets please contact us on em.and.lils.italian.adventure@gmail.com :)

While at the market two lovely ladies, Angie Pangie Designs and Narnie Knits, offered us some handmade donations to help with fundraising as well! We are going to start up a Trade Me account to auction off these, along with some other items! Thank you so much to all of these businesses for their kind donations!

We're both so excited, every day we get closer and closer to Italy and the experience of a lifetimeee ♥