AniBella’s aStore and a fund update…

Hello, everyone, and Happy Holidays!

Just wanted to take a few minutes to update everyone on our fundraising efforts and to talk about the new aStore link you can see at the end of the menu on top of this page.

Generous friends, family, and strangers continue to step up to the plate and contribute their time, clicks, and money to Anikka’s cause. Thanks to all of you kind-hearted people, Anikka’s surgery fund passed the $1500 mark last night! We estimate that the total costs associated with the procedure (2-3 operations, plus travel to/from NYC, etc.) will run in the $20-30,000 range and our goal is to raise about half that total through this site. That means that, in just over one week, you’ve already helped us get 10% closer to the mark. Again, thank you all!

A small portion of the $1500 raised so far was generated through the Amazon.com search box located in the lower-right corner of the screen. Every time somebody orders an Amazon.com product through that link, Amazon.com pays a commission that, of course, goes toward Anikka’s fund. Right now, that rate is about 4%, but the great thing about system is that the commission percentage increases as more and more people purchase through our site!

To try to leverage Amazon.com’s generous associate program even more, we created the aStore for this site and filled it with some of Ani’s favorite books, movies, and music available on Amazon. Purchasing any of those items is yet another way people can help that doesn’t cost them an extra dime. After all, if you plan to buy one of these books, CDs, or movies anyway, why not do it here knowing that some of the money you pay will go to a good cause? Better yet, Amazon.com is tacking on an extra 4% commission to anything purchase through an aStore through the end of the year. It’s win-win!

Thank you again for all your support!