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Veteran’s Day

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Hey Everyone,

November 11, 2014

Veteran’s Day is coming up. This is an official holiday of the United States of America so that we can take a moment, or a day, to remember those who have defended our country. Everyone gets a day off and during this day, I hope that everyone takes a moment to remember why you have this day off. The Wounded Warrior Project is a leading force in helping these veterans.

Since I am a student ambassador, I receive emails from the Wounded Warrior Project. Their last email talked about what they are doing to commemorate Veteran’s Day. For each day in November until November 11, there is a theme. I know that I am posting this late, but I didn’t get the email till a couple of days ago.

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Thank you,

Simran

 

Fundraising at the Palo Alto Farmer’s Market

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Hi,

Two weeks ago on Mother’s Day, I set up a tiny stall in the back of the Palo Alto Farmer’s Market. It was a long five hours since I set up the stall at 8:30 in the morning and closed up at about 1:00 in the afternoon, but it was worth it. I sold most of my bags and raised almost $300 dollars. I started off the day with a lady giving me four quarters, but soon gained more visitors as the day progressed. Many people opened up their wallets to give just a few dollars and one man with three little girls gave a generous donation of $120. Every cent counts. It was an amazing experience which I will mostly likely have again tomorrow, Sunday- May 25. With Memorial Day coming up, many Americans will want to support the soldiers who protect our country. The Wounded Warrior Project is a great way to support them. Even President Obama has recently agreed that our veterans are not getting the care they need. They have done so much to protect a country that can’t even help them when they return. This is no way to give thanks. As a student ambassador, I want to make a difference and help these soldiers and veterans. Please check out my WWP website (the link is on the About page) to help fundraise. I really appreciate all of your support.

I would like to give a special thanks to Jennifer from the Palo Alto Farmer’s Market who was gracious enough to give me a space where I could set up my stall.

Thank you,

Simran

Second Bag Sold

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Hey,

I have more great news. I sold my second bag for a price of $20.00 and another person donated $20.00, but they didn’t buy a bag. Now I have a total of $60 that I have fundraised  so far. I have more bags ready to sell. I have a picture below of my newest bag. The process of creating each bag is different and I am finding easier ways to make amazing bags.

Thanks,

Simran

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Black hand made bag

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Simran Pujji. I am hand-knitting bags to fundraise for the Wounded Warrior Project. The picture below is one of the bags that I am currently selling on Ebay for $25.00. It is on auction starting at $17.50. This is one of the first bags I knitted. I also crocheted the flower. It was a lot of hard work, but in the end, it was worth it. I am planning to list other bags on Ebay too. On Ebay, this bag is under the title “Black Knitted Bag from Simran Collection”. Please go search it up. If you want to contribute to this cause, you can take a look at my Wounded Warrior Project fundraising page. Here is the link, https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/simbags/ .

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