What a great night at Chic-Fil-A!

We had the fundraiser at Chic-Fil-A tonight.  I honestly did not have any clue what to expect.  Ethan, Hannah, and I got there at about 4:45 PM, as it started at 5 PM.  My friend and neighbor, Christy, met me there, and kept us company and “worked the wheel” (donate a dollar, win a prize) for the first hour.  It started off slow, but then around 5:45 PM, things started to pick up. 

By 6:00 PMish, it was a completely packed restaurant with at least 1/2 the people coming in carrying the pink or white flyer that was distributed!  It was PACKED!  We had friends come to support us, at least 1/3 of our street showed up, Ethan’s teacher was there, and Hannah’s developmental therapist even showed up!  I also met so many wonderful people who received the flyer from a friend who came to introduce themselves. 

It stayed completely packed until we left at 7:00 PMish.  We never ended up eating there, so we went through the drive through on the way home.  We didn’t stay until the end at 8 PM because Hannah was started to get really tired and a bit stressed out with all the people and chaos.  (She did great though considering how many people she saw that gave her hugs and love!).

It was a huge success in my eyes.  HUGE!  I don’t know how much money was raised, maybe a couple hundred dollars.  But the amount of people that turned up just to support us was the biggest success.  It must have been at least 50 or so families that came to be there for us because they wanted to be there for Hannah.

I do have pictures to share, but we are leaving for Los Angeles in 7 hours, and I better try and get some sleep!!!