Short Summary
My name is Maria and I´m from Belo Horizonte, Brazil.This year, my folks will celebrate their Gold Anniversary. I´ve been planning to celebrate this memorable event for over 11 years. They are a lovely couple and the reason I still believe in true (not perfect) love and marriage.
I had everything under control, but then I got sick and lost my job. The excellent news is that I´m doing great and ready to go! The not so great news is that my savings are gone... I´d like to celebrate my parent´s everyday love, friendship, loyalty and all they have taught me and my siblings over the years. Unfortunatelly, I can´t count much financially with my siblings either. My parents are nice enough to ask me not to do anything for them, that it´s not necessary. But I reckon that in their case, celebrating the love is a must!
Since their wedding anniversary is in December 12th, I decided to have a side goal too. I don´t want to do anything really fancy. Everything that we raise extra will go to something that is close to my heart: "Papai Noel dos Correios" (Letter to Santa - Post Office) - where we basically get a letter from a child (from an orphanage, creche, community, etc) and grant her/his Christmas wish. Santa will give the gift personally!
It´s all about celebrating the love!
What We Need & What You Get
I need 5,000 USD to pay for the church and the church hall, the decoration, catering, music, invitation, photography, cake, rings, etc. (I´ll edit the list as I have the receipts).
As for the side goal, I´ll collect the letters and publish the pictures of the letter and what it´s asking and a picture.
As the campaign goes I´ll try to think about interesting perks and I´m open to suggestions.
If the amount asked is not fully raised, we will still use to throw a
more humble party than we thought and we are reserving part of the money
to donate to our side goal.
The Impact
Your contribution will make a direct impact on me and my family. We will be eternally grateful. I believe it will make an impact on guests and contributors too, being part of a celebration of love that has been lasting for such a long time, when it is becoming something rare, but not impossible.
Risks & Challenges
I´ll try to update this page as often as I can. I hope to raise enough money to give my parents the celebration they deserve.
Other Ways You Can Help
There are many ways to help! You can help by sharing our Indiegogo Campaign or if you can contribute with some work of our list, we´d be more than grateful!