Update on Harrison’s home and the prize winnas

Hello dearests, just wanted to give you an update on what is happening with the funds collected for Harrison.

Just had a chat to Boulder (chronic insomniac like you've never seen before) and she says that most of the cheques (she said ‘check’, but I assume she meant cheque) will have cleared by early next week. Which means that we will hopefully be able to do the draw by Friday this week. Six winners. Boulder is helping me with that too. She is the brains in this relationship.

Once we’ve done the draw, I’ll email the winners and ask if they mind having their first names published on my blog and do a bit of an announcement. I’ll then pack and ship the prize to the winners. I’ll probably send it slow post (retired ibex) to save costs. (Note to self: Order more books from publisher immediately!! Should have done it already!! Asshole!!) 

THEN… then Boulder needs to send the money across to my brother in London and he needs to put the money into my account, and then I will officially hand over the money to Harrison and Nolene. I am hoping to do this within the next two weeks. It is dependent on the convoluted route from the US via UK to SA. 

(Dear PayPal: Please please PLEASE could you allow the South African PayPal accounts to receive payments, please? I asked you in 2005 and its two years later and you still haven’t done anything about it. We really aren’t THAT third world here. Asseblief!)

I’ve decided to give each of Harrison’s kids a small cash gift as well. An envelope with their name on; with something inside just for them. I will also give Harrison a disposable camera and ask him to take pictures of the building work in progress, and once it’s all done so that I can show all of you what your kind contribution has done.

For those of you who still want to help, hold on to that thought. I have something I will be sharing with you soon. 

South Africans…. If you want to help Harrison and / or Nolene, I think the best way is to get Pick n Pay vouchers for them: food and cleaning stuff is always needed. If you aren’t in Cape Town, email me and I will arrange something. 

Thanks again to all of you; you are the real winnas around here.

Comments

[millie]

And here I thought I was the only one up so late.

Thanks for the update. Thanks, Boulder, for doing so much work.

[Amy]

Tertia,
To know a few dollars has made the world of difference to a family isnt a gift to them, it's a gift to me. Thank you for letting me feel this way.

[Flicka]

Retired ibex! That made me laugh insanely.

I'm so excited to hear about Harrison's and Nolene's reactions! Way more excited about that than possibly winning the hamper.

[JennyK]

I'm so glad that this was such a success for Harrison. Now could you get Boulder to post an update on herself, pretty please? ;-)

[WendyP]

Do you know what I loved about this? That Tertia saw a need, and did what she could to address it. What *she* could was perhaps more than some could, with her readership's help. Too often we throw up our hands at the unhappiness and need around us, overwhelmed, and ask why They (the government, charity groups, people who are rolling in money, etc.) don't do something about it. What if we picked someone or something, and just helped, because it was right, and because we could?

[Suzie-Q.]

Yes, i understand how good it made us all feel to help Harrison, but, I WANT TO WIN THAT BASKET, DAMNIT!!!
;)