Christi's Creative Crew: Happy Veterans Day!

Please scroll down to see how much our fundraiser thermometer has increased over the weekend with our craft sales and donations.

My daddy is my hero! A WW11 Navy veteran

He was featured on our local news channel by Newscaster Brian Sterling

This is what they wrote:

The year was 1944 and World War II in the Pacific theater was inching toward its violent climax.

“A suicide plane came in and it hit one of the transports and it threw a bunch of sailors in the sea. And we couldn’t save them because we had to take care of the fire … on the two ships that was damaged, got hit by the suicide plane,” Joslin recalled, pausing as he became emotional. “That was my first realization that war was war.”

Twice his ship was hit by torpedoes that did not explode. Another time, a bomb hit the ship but miraculously didn’t detonate.

Joslin’s ship escorted the battleship USS Missouri to Iwo Jima for the monthlong battle that claimed nearly 7,000 American lives. He was there to see Marines raise the flag, as depicted in the Iwo Jima Memorial, a monument Joslin has visited to pay tribute to those who didn’t come home.

You can view his video interview HERE

This is the card that I made for him this year and it is a picture of the SS Bauer, the destroyer ship that my dad was stationed on.

My brother-in-law is also a veteran who served in the Vietnam War. We are so very proud of him too. We thank them both (and all of our veterans & current servicemen) for their sacrifice and service to our country that we love so very much!

During the month of November we are doing a fundraiser for our grandson, Sawyer.

Click HERE to see the introduction video.

I am donating 10% of every Stampin' Up! order you place through me.

Dale is donating 10% of his soap business sales. You can check out his store HERE

We are also taking outside donations.

You may send your check payable to:

Christi Waite

3299 Oak St.

Hudsonville, MI 49426

You can make a donation through PayPal

We are blown away by the generosity of others and we thank you all so much!

Our thermometer has grown a LOT this weekend!! Can you believe it??

Red indicates outside donations.

Green indicates donations through my Stampin' Up! sales.

Blue indicates donations through Dales soap sales

ALSO...

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER *cannot be combined with a free class offer*(minimum $50) during the month of November will receive TOILE TIDINGS GLITTER ENAMEL DOTS

Here is what Stampin' Up! tells us about the Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots:

Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots are sparkly, adhesive-backed dots.
* 160 enamel stickers: 20 each of 2 colors: Garden Green, Real Red
* 4 sizes: 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, 7 mm

My note: these enamel dots are not too bulky and will not add to the price of your mailing, but they add a wonderful element to your cards. They are NOT just for Christmas just because they are green and red.

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