Jenny's Quote of the Month:
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries
with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
-Napolean Hill
In this issue...
1. Jenny's Light Gives $26,000 in Grants!!
2. Marin County Triathlon A Huge Success
3. November 17th is Give To The Max Day
4. Sale on all Jenny's Light Clothing 25% off!!
5. Follow Jenny's Light on Facebook and Twitter
6. Mailbag
7. Forward to a Friend- Jessie Thompson is our latest winner!
1. Jenny's Light Gives $26,000 in Grants!!
We were overwhelmed by the number of grant applications we received for our first round of awards given on Oct 15th. We received 15 total applications from MN, CA, KS, NY, MA, AZ, and VA and awarded a total of $26,120 to 7 of the applicants.
Our next deadline for grant applications is March 1, 2010. Thank you to all who applied and congratulations to those we have funded…
1. Postpartum Support International (PSI) CA- $9,850
2. Hennepin County Medical Center (Women’s Mental Health Program) MN- $4,800
3. Pregnancy & PP Support MN - $3,170
4. PP Resource Center Kansas - $3,000
5. Maternal Outreach Mood Services (CA) - $2,000
6. Parenting Oasis (MN) - $1,800
7. Blossom Birth (CA)- $1,500
Read complete details here...
2. Marin County Triathlon A Huge Success
The 2nd annual Marin County Triathlon was a big success with over 700 people racing on a beautiful day in the Bay! Race director, Mark Liebert, once again is graciously donating a portion of proceeds from his race to Jenny’s Light. Pro winners Sarah Haskins and TJ Tollaksen are also each donating $5,000 to our cause. Kevin Bohnert of San Francisco was our biggest individual fundraiser. A huge THANK YOU to Mark, Sarah, TJ, Kevin, and all of the participants & individual fundraisers who helped support Jenny’s Light! You are all continuing to help us shine and make a difference in the lives of many women & families. Registration for next year’s event will be up soon… http://www.marintriathlon.com/ index.html </DIV">
3. November 17th (Tomorrow) is Give To The Max Day
Give to the Max Day is from 8:00 a.m. on November 17, 2009 until 8:00 a.m. CST on November 18, 2009
Every donation made during Give to the Max Day will now receive a portion of the $500,000 match. This means the exact amount matched per dollar donated will be determined after Give to the Max Day concludes. We will divide the $500,000 of matching funds by the total donations.
By making every donation eligible for a portion of the $500,000 match, we hope to ensure all donors have a positive experience and are encouraged to donate throughout the entire 24-hour Give to the Max Day time period.
In addition to the $500,000 match, www.givemn.org is offering two other exciting incentives for our donors:
- The three nonprofits that receive donations from the most individual donors will receive cash prizes: $5,000 for first prize, $2,500 for second, and $1,000 for third.
- Transaction costs for gifts made on Give to the Max Day will be covered, so 100 percent of gifts made on GiveMN will go straight to Jenny's Light.
How do the matching contributions work?
Give to the Max Day is from 8:00 a.m. on November 17, 2009 until 8:00 a.m. cst on November 18, 2009. Every donation made during Give to the Max Day will receive a portion of the $500,000 match. This means the exact amount matched per dollar donated will be determined after Give to the Max Day concludes. We will divide the $500,000 of matching funds by the total donations.
Examples of how the matching dollars will work: if Give to the Max Day inspires $500,000 in donations, we will provide $1 in matching funds per dollar donated to an organization; if Give to the Max Day inspires $2,000,000 in donations, we will provide $.25 in matching funds per dollar donated to an organization
Click here on November 17th to help us raise as much as possible:
4. Sale on all Jenny's Light Clothing 25% off!!
We have teamed up with Gear West Bike & Triathlon to bring you the official Jenny's Light clothing line. Gear West Bike and Triathlon has been serving the "tri-geek" and "roadie" community for over 13 years. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is here to serve you and your needs! Feel free to stop in, or shop online. All proceeds go directly to Jenny's Light!!!
We now offer the following items:
- Jenny's Light T-Shirt
- Jenny's Light Winter Thermal
- Jenny's Light Kid's T-Shirt and onesies
- Jenny's Light Candle
- Jenny's Light Water Bottle
These items will make great holiday gifts and the sale is running from Thanksgiving through Christmas so order soon before they run out!
Short-sleeve tee as seen on Jenny's twin-sister Becky Gibbs Lavelle in the October 2008 issue of Glamour Magazine.
Also, visit the Jenny's Light Shop to see all of our items, including our candle, jewelry, stamps, mugs, etc...
7. Facebook & Twitter
Facebook Update
We currently have over 6,400 members of our Jenny's Light "Cause Page" and have raised almost $19,000. We are currently working on raising money to produce and distribute our informational cards directly to new mothers and families at the hospital.
Special thanks to everyone who has donated on Facebook as well as those who've raised money through the Facebook birthday fundraising application. If you have a Facebook profile, please join our cause, set-up your own birthday fundraiser and help us grow by recruiting your friends!
Thank you for your support!!!!
You Now Also Follow Us On Twitter
Jenny's Light is now on Twitter. Sign-up today to follow our weekly (and sometimes more) "tweets". It's easy and free to join. This is just another way we are trying to reach out to as many people as possible with our message. Click here to get started. 
8. Website Update
Please visit our site and take a look around. You will notice several new features and additions. We are working on many more for October so be sure to check back often!
Website Stats:
Overall (Since website launched on April 1, 2008)
Visits: 58,488 from 113 countries
Absolute Unique visitors: 46,115
Pageviews: 237,519
Pages/visit: 4.06
Avg. time on site: 3:39
9. Mail Bag
We greatly appreciate your letters and emails of support, feedback and personal PPD stories. This month, we'd like to pass along these kind words:
Hello, my name's Danielle.
I first became aware of Jenny's Light (site) almost two years ago when I was working for a bike company (Gregg's Green Lake Cycles) that stocked clothing from a really cool bike company that I can't recall the name of now. But I remembered going to their site and seeing a link for Jenny's Light and it's stuck with me for a long time. I work in Death Care now as a receptionist and I also make memorial jewelry particularly for mothers who've lost young children. I would like to ask you if it's OK to donate a percentage of the proceeds of my memorial pieces to Jenny's Light and if it's permissable to list that on the information that I package my pieces in?
Thank you for your consideration!
Danielle
10. Forward to a Friend- Jesse Thompson Is Our Latest Winner!
Jesse will receive a Jenny's Light short-sleeve vintage t-shirt for forwarding last month's newsletter to the most people using the Forward To A Friend feature at the bottom of each newsletter. Thanks Jesse!
Pass It On! Please use the Forward To A Friend feature at the bottom of this newsletter to forward to your friends and loved ones. Every month we will send a special gift to the person who forwards that month's newsletter to the most people. Thank you!
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