We love it when people step up with enthusiasm and commitment to business (ours in particular) and our latest business partner, Cheryl Payne is a wonderful example. At her highly successful launch this week, she made banners and t-shirts for the event and it seems she invited most of her town including the press. She even has a permanent shop set up in her home, (check out the great display table her husband made!).
We are thrilled to have her as part of our team, her excitment is contagious and her results are inspiring. Keep it up Cheryl and welcome.
Sad but true…….. the much awaited and wonderful trip to Bali being organised by our wonderful Celia Maloney is being postponed due to the latest government warnings to travellers following the execution of the Bali Bombers. This is sad news indeed as it means cancelling the trips with the children which will be dissapointing for them and dissapointing for our supporters looking forward to meeting some of the kids they help fund. Thankyou to everyone who helped organise and support this project.
Anyone still interested when Celia rescedules please contact her on
Wow I just realised how long it is since I put something here……. life has been so busy. We are having a fantastic response to our new business system we are offering. We are being kept busy with all the orders from the wonderful people joining our team.
I just wanted to say welcome to Carie-Anne Jones, Elena Boukis and Elizabeth Gray. They have all joined with the intention of creating a better lifestyle for themselves and to support the children. Thanks to all of you and have fun!
We are definitely moving into our busy time of year with everyone coming out of hibernation and wanting to pretty up their wardrobes. Keep a look out for all of our great new products coming through.
I have to take my hat of to Celia, she keeps producing fantastic events to show case Bali Dreaming at.
This time it was the Cancer Council Biggest Morning tea at the Noosa Yacht club. Gary and I were guests speakers there along with some amazing people. There were at least 130 people there, not a bad effort in one of the busiest times in the Noosa calendar. Well done Celia, great job!
Heres some photos of a fantastic day!! Check out the sunset on the river…..It sure is Gods Country……oops I just gave away the fact that we stayed way longer than “morning tea”!
For those of you that live in Gods Country, oops I mean Queenslands Sunshine Coast. You may want to get along to an event thats happening. Our wonderful Noosa demonstrator, Celia Maloney is hosting a mini expo on Thursday 1st May at Noosa-Tewantin RSL Club between 10 & 2pm on behalf of The Cancer Council Qld.
Apart from Bali Dreaming, exhibitors include Body Shop, Lorraine Lea Linen, Intimo, Nutri-Metics, Mary Kay, Tupperware, Neways, Bling by Name, Beachies, Pearl & Black, Anita @ Wellness, BYO Kids, Sharaine and Shopping by Appointment plus there will be a Network Tables for other business cards and flyers.
They offer free admission, raffle, lucky door prize. This is a fantastic opportunity to see what’s on offer locally without the pressure to purchase or book a party. Pick up a fantastic Mother’s Day gift or just treat yourself - you know you’re worth it!
What a busy week, my Son turned 22 and suddenly I realised he is all grown up. Moving to Sydney next year with work and about to graduate from an honours program in Finance. (God knows which gene pool he got that from!).
While we were sharing a meal as a family the topic of fashion came up. I was sitting watching my mother-in- law glaze over as the young women at the dinner table were discussing fashion and what was important. What became very clear to me is just how personal it is.
Fashion Jewellery is the same. Having been in this industry now for close to 4 years I have come to realise that no matter what the TV or magazines dictate, we as women have very personal and specific taste when it comes to what we like.
I felt quite happy with my decision to not be dictated to by the fashion mags and editors when it came to the buying of our product for Bali Dreaming and chose instead to keep our range broad enough to cater to everyones taste. I hope I have achieved this, what do you think?
Gary and I received this email from the CEO of YKIP today;
Dear Gary and Lucy,
Our major donor, Mark Weingard, has just given us a wonderful challenge!
For every dollar donated to YKIP, he will match it with one dollar. Which means, if you are sponsoring a child, then two children get sponsored for the price of one! Or if you’re buying two wheelchairs, you now get four! Or if you’re buying ten boxes of medicines, now you get twenty and on and on…
There is a ceiling of US$200,000 on this challenge, but help us make it to there!
Warm regards,
Rucina
This has certainly given Gary and I more motivation to raise extra funds for these kids. Hope this inspires you as well.
I found this video today on the children of Bali and thought it was very beautiful.
I am in the process of reading ” The power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle
In one of his early chapters he talks about True wealth as being radiant joy of being and the deep unshakable peace that comes with it.
When I read those lines, something touched me and I was aware that for me true wealth isn’t about accumulating all the latest toys and having fancy items. It is as he described it and I would add to that, having the ability to give when I want and to whom I want.
If you haven’t read this book, I highly recommend it and by the way Oprah is currently running tele-seminars each week on his new book A New Earth. Well worth a look.
As a mother of two beautiful young women I am very aware of the pressure they are under each day to be perfect. But what does that mean?
They are incredible women, but each unique in their own way. Thank god, through our family values they are both very comfortable with who they are and know they are gorgeous as they are, but, how are young girls meant to compete with a manipulated image like this. Watch this video and see what you think.
I’d love to hear what you have to say on the matter
From time to time we are notified that one of our children have dropped below the required level of grades required to maintain their sponsorship. When this happens we are contacted by YKIP to see what we would like to do.
We always ask for the reasons and if there is anything that can be done for the child to help them.
I wanted to share this email with you that we recieved from Rucina (YKIP Ceo) in response;
Dear Lucy and Gary,
We met with the family:. Here’s the situation:
KURNIAWAN: Mother is raising four kids by herself and the eldest child died recently.
He acts out a lot. When we asked the mom if there were problems at home, she said no
but then one of the teachers told us that it’s quite a struggle. RECOMMEND TO KEEP ON.
Thanks, Lucy and Gary
Ru
We agreed to keep working with the child, and offered to fund some home tutoring for him to help him through this difficult time.
