When you Make a Purchase, Receive a Free Gift as a Thank You for Helping Us Raise Funds for Toy Drive

We are excited to be collecting more toys for this amazing organization again, during the months of November and December. Not only will we be collecting toys from November 19-December 19 at all three Academie Layfatte campus' but during November 19-December 19 both;

We Are Going To France Designs 

Debbie Barrett-Jones 

and 

Woven Repeat 

will be donating 15% of our proceeds to Operation Breakthrough's Toy Drive. And with each purchase online during our fundraiser, we will add a special free thank you gift. So enjoy the gift of giving while you get something handmade in return.

Operation Breakthrough Birthday Closet Toy Drive Drop Off

Thanks to all those that helped us raise more than 70 new toys for Operation Breakthrough's Birthday Closet. During the month of July we fundraised at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center and online through my daughters' Etsy shop, www.wearegoingtofrance.etsy.com.

We were asked to drop off all the toys after their new addition was complete and last month we were able to drop off the toys and get a new tour of their beautiful addition.

Operation Breakthrough has expanded! We will now be able to enroll more than 700 children. That means they will have a lot more birthdays to celebrate! 

   

For many years, the community has stocked the Birthday Closet at Operation Breakthrough with new toys so that every child, from ages 1 to 14, can receive a present on his or her birthday. This kindness makes a big difference for the children and their families. More than 70% of families at Operation Breakthrough are living on earnings of less than $12,000. Some children might not receive a gift on their special day without help from the Birthday Closet.

    

If you would like to help make the children's birthdays special, please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy or book. Especially popular are board games, Legos and other building sets, arts and craft supplies, cars and trucks, footballs, basketballs, science kits, journals and educational toys for children under age 5. 

    

For more information, contact Jennifer Heinemann at jenniferh@operationbreakhrough.org or 816-365-5059. Thank you! 

We are going to France Trunk Show, Sale & Toy Drive to Support Operation Breakthrough's Birthday Closet

We are thrilled to announce that during the month of July We are Going to France Designs is having a special Sale and Fundraiser Event. 20% off all online sales this month will go towards Operation Breakthrough's Birthday Closet. Leedy-Voulkos Art Center will be partnering up with us to help fundraise as well. During this month, feel free to drop off a new toy for a child ages 6 months - 12 yrs old in our donation bin located in the LVAC Shop. Then at the end of the month come to join us at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Cora and Emma will be having a trunk show. Here are the details;

We are Going to France Trunk Show 

and Operation Breakthrough Birthday Closet Toy Fundraiser Event 
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore Ave, KCMO
Saturday, July 28th, 11 am -5pm

Our last day to donate but the most fun!!

* Enjoy Birthday treats, activities, shopping and the joy of giving. 

*With each toy or cash donation and you will receive 20% off your 'We are Going to France' purchase. 

*If you cannot make it to this event and still want to participate, the girls will have a one day 20/20 FLASH SALE online. Make a $5 cash donation to OB and receive a 20% off coupon towards your purchase. More details to be announced. A link to their shop is down below. 
https://www.wearegoingtofrance.etsy.com

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A little background story:
Cora and Emma Jones of We are Going to France Designs are raising funds for two causes: Operation Breakthrough’s Birthday Closet, a stockpile of birthday gifts for children in need, and their class trip to France. Both girls go to a French immersion school that will give them the opportunity to go to France with the classmates at the end of their 6th grade. Emma is going into 3rd grade this fall and Cora will be in 6th grade. Cora now has less than a year to go, so she needs and wants to sell more of her handmade goods like origami star garlands, greeting cards, yarn necklaces, bracelets, and more. 

So during the month of July, 20% of their profits will be donated to Operation Breakthrough's Birthday Closet and the remainder will go towards funding her class trip in 2019 and Emma's in 2022. Thank you so much for all your support!! We truly appreciate it all!!


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Operation Breakthrough is expanding! Soon they will have 290 more children for a total enrollment of more than 700. That means they will have a lot more birthdays to celebrate! 

For many years, the community has stocked the Birthday Closet at Operation Breakthrough with new toys so that every child, from ages 1 to 14, can receive a present on his or her birthday. This kindness makes a big difference for the children and their families. More than 70% of families at Operation Breakthrough are living on earnings of less than $12,000. Some children might not receive a gift on their special day without help from the Birthday Closet.

If you would like to help make the children's birthdays special, please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy or book. Especially popular are board games, Legos and other building sets, arts and craft supplies, cars and trucks, footballs, basketballs, science kits, journals and educational toys for children under age 5. 

For more information, contact Jennifer Heinemann at jenniferh@operationbreakhrough.org or 816-365-5059. Thank you!