Help! Volunteers --- Here is the Crops of Luv "Greatest Needs" List

For our volunteers who already know this... thank you for supporting what we do!  For new Crops of Luv volunteers, here is a list of our "Crops of Luv Greatest Needs":

1. We desperately need support for our Album Sponsorship Drive (see details in separate blog entry). This will help ensure that we have the funds necessary to purchase the next 100 albums and then ship them all over the world without worrying about funds for shipping.

2. Our second greatest need is a new or nearly new SUV or van to transport COL supplies to events. We are currently using really old personal vehicles to transport items to events. A new vehicle would make it possible for us to travel to events all over the western US without worrying about getting where we need to go without breaking down. 

3. Our on-going greatest need is--WE NEED YOU!!!!! We can only continue to grow our Crops of Luv mission by adding new volunteers to the group of  great volunteers and sponsors we already have. We hope you will join us by: donating items for us to auction off; helping us scrapbook; sorting donations; or offering a large space for us to hold an event to make the albums. You can help Crops of Luv grow just by being there!

Share this with everyone... we can only continue to grow with support from people like you!

NEW-- COL "Design Team" -- Want to Be a Member?

As part of our "Watch Us Grow" Campaign, Crops of Luv is looking for new ways to get lots of pages done in a short amount of time.  We are thinking about starting a new "Crops of Luv Design Team."  Since we are so busy, we would be looking for experienced crafters to design layout templates that can be easily replicated, along with a set of 20 pre-made versions of the layouts.  We would look to the "COL Design Team" members to do these templates every other month for different themes we need.  

 

Let us know if you are interested and think you might want to be a member of the team.  We are taking votes on our Facebook page, or you can leave a comment here on the blog and we will contact you that way. 

 

Every volunteer is critical to the Crops of Luv mission.  If you want to be a part of something amazing, join the Crops of Luv Design Team today! 

Cindy S.-- Welcome to the Crops of Luv Board of Directors

Crops of Luv is ever-expanding so watch us GROW! We are so happy to "WELCOME CINDY S." to our COL Board of Directors!    Cindy has been instrumental in helping us grow our volunteers through the Arizona Community Church.  We are so lucky to have Cindy on our COL team! 

COL Receives Honor

Good things continue to happen for Crops of Luv!  COL has been  chosen as one of the "12 Who Care" Honorees for the Month of November.   For those of you who are not in Phoenix, our local NBC news station has a program to honor local non-profit organizations and charitable individuals. This will mean MANY amazing opportunities in the next couple of months for Crops of Luv.    We are so excited and thrilled with this recognition!  Stay tuned to find out more in the coming weeks.

Welcome PURPLE COWS!

Welcome to our newest COL sponsor, PURPLE COWS!  They have graciously sent supplies to the COL Studio and we are very grateful for their support.  Purple Cows has totally awesome products so be sure to check out their website at http://www.purplecows.net to see the latest and greatest from this wonderful company! 

NEW CELEBRATION CHALLENGE--Give Kids The World Items!

Okay everyone, here's our NEW CHALLENGE... We need Give Kids the World (GKTW)embellishments and pre-made layouts. You'll need to go to the www.gktw.org website to learn more about what they do; GKTW is an incredible place. Each album we make at Crops of Luv usually has two or three layouts from Give Kids the World...swimming, Meeting the Characters that visit from all of the local theme parks, Pirates & Princesses, Christmas Every Thursday, and much more... For each layout you submit and for each 10 embellishments you make you'll receive an entry in our Challenge Drawing for a suite of products valued at $100. Each 2-page layout will count as an entry in our Celebration Challenge and will be entered for a chance to win a $300 prize package with items from some of our INCREDIBLE sponsors. We're setting a goal of 200 layouts (that will help us make up to 20 albums!!!!! So help us reach our goal and you could win!).

 Here are some things to remember:
*Each layout should have a "journaling spot"
*Each layout should have room for AT LEAST 5 to 7 pictures
*Make your layouts kid-friendly (colorful, interactive, lumpy bumpy, and FUN FUN FUN!!!!)
*Include a title on your layout
Embellishments: Should be handmade and not something you can buy in the store. If you need some ideas, just let us know and we can give you some ideas.

Send pictures of layouts and embellishments to our email address ( cropsofluv@cox.net )... All entries must be posted no later than 10 PM (PST) September 30th... Have FUN Creating!

Sedona Retreat Awesome Success!

Go to our Crops of Luv Facebook page to see the AWESOME pictures from our Sedona Retreat!!! We had a FANTASTIC time at the Dome Home in Sedona! Give Kids the World Weekend was sure a hit with our volunteers. Look for some pictures of the AMAZING layouts they made during the weekend. We hope you all take some inspiration for your Give Kids the World Challenge contest! Special thanks to Ty Neugent and Regina Minor for blessing us with your healing touch and the AWESOME chair massages! Also, a special thanks to Wolves Eye Photography.  Thank you everyone for all your support!