And the winner is...

Congratulations, Ali. Almost $32,000 and i know it will continue to rise. Simon is a lucky boy to have you for his mom. Thanks for the classes. You are a true inspiration.

The power of caring people....doesnt it make you feel warm and fuzzy?!

Love to read your blog every day! You are an inspiration to all of us. I've made a donation and was so happy to do it. It's invigorating!!! Thanks so much for the super cool ideas with your projects too. I just CANT wait until CKU Detroit! See you in class!!!!! yea!!!!!

Ali
Go Team - You are a special loving woman who truly defines the words warm & caring. You have taught me so much about not just scrapbooking but what is special and important about life. This cause is just another example of your commitment to what is important to everyone and how your passion shows
Laurel Wheeler

Thanks for the opportunity to do this fundraiser!!! If it were not for people like you, people like us could not have donated to such a worthwhile cause. Thanks!!!!!
Here is to a day filled with new words!!!!
Krystal
(Mom of an Autistic child)

Congratulations on the contributions. You have raised the awareness of autism so much in the Sbing community!!!!

Thank you Ali for another class!! Love the photo of Simon and Chris in the background.

I am so happy things are going well for you with this campain!
Great job!!!
keep inspiring us... :)

Love the huge photo in your living room!!! Too cool. Way to go on raising all this awareness for autism. What a blessed calling. Simon is lucky to have you for a mama.
Bonnie

ALI.....the poster Mrs. B. Obama as in Mrs. Barack Obama??? HOW COOL IS THAT!!! Congrats.

Another free class~! You are too much Ali! .. Thanks so much!
And you are right in the tell just one person .. I've been raising money for the Susan G. Komen walk the last thirty or so days .. and raised over $1,500 ... which was my goal .. many of those $$ were because friends told friends... One person can start a chain reaction in the best way and make a difference. Congratulations!

I put the word out on my blog for your badge. I think it is wonderful what you are doing for you son and children with autism. Thanks for inspiring us to be better human beings...

Ali, you ROCK! I am just as excited for you. What a great community we are a part of. "life artists" are the best!

Wow! More than $30K!!!! Amazing work. Like Cathy Z. said, it's all about ownership and feeling like you're a part of something much bigger than yourself!

Keep the numbers climbing!
thanks for the projects!
k8

Ali, you are blowing me away with all that you've done. Yes, we've all contributed, but give yourself some credit. (Okay, a lot of credit.) None of this would have happened without you.
I posted about this on a web site where some of my friends with autistic children get support. Then again at a site where scrappers chat. I know that some did come here and donate.
This is so cool.

so, so awesome and inspiring.

Congrats Jennifer! Tripods rock. Thanks also for sharing another great project.

A great friend of mine just told me how to post a comment! Imagine that, I view your site everyday and now I can post. You are amazing, we are amazing, the power of women is endless. What a gift we have and sharing that gift makes it even better. You have helped me to realize alot of my strengths over the past year and I feel empowered. Living in the shadows of a divorce and raising 3 children over the past 10 years in this economy has been a challenge. But I have done it and found scrapbooking to be my great source of creativity, something I cannot live without. Anyway thanks for being you - Ali. All I really wanted to ask is is the kit available for sale? any chance? Thanks Kim Danielson

You are an amazing woman, Ali Edwards. If all young women were like you, we could change the world.

I had trouble posting your badge in Blogger, so I just posted a *link* to the badge (make sense?!) :D I have a steady readership of about 5 people :) some of them scrappers, so hopefully I have encouraged someone! I'll talk it up at my specialty crop tonight, too.
Take care and have a good weekend. Thanks for the projects!

Thank you, Ali, for sharing this wonderful project! You are so sweet!

wow! another class? you rock my socks!! love the down to the wire excitement and we have a HUGE lead for first place...so so cool!!

Ali, I have been a long time admirer of your scrapbooking and all the wonderful projects you create. Never in a million years did I ever think I would share another passion of mine with you. You see, I too have a son with Autism. He is 6 almost 7 and we had the official diagnosis a year ago. He is our life, our passion and now we have a new passion...Autism Awareness. I am inspired by your openness and beautiful scrapbook pages on your son. Truly inspired. Please know that people like you are really making a difference for all of us out here wading through this "puzzling" condition. The future is so much brighter for our kiddos and I just know that we can all make a difference together! Thank you for taking the initiative to not only raise money for the cause, but to spread AWARENESS, because truly that is just as important. Yes, we need the money for research, but the awareness comes first. If people are educated/aware, that's where it all starts. So THANK YOU from the bottom of my family's heart. I am so excited to see that number climbing everyday. Bright future indeed.

ali you are truly amazing. thank you for the inspiration, thank you for everything you do.