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Lilly's Story

As a family, we used to rescue senior, special needs dogs. We are unable to continue fostering or providing hospice care for them, but our 10 year old daughter Ally wasn't ready to give up. She wanted to raise money to help animals, and was pondering how she could do so, when I threw out- "Why don't you write a book, and we'll publish it?" To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure she would- I thought she'd be more apt to have a toy tag sale, a car wash, etc. but she surprised me. She sat down, wrote a synopsis, an outline, and then the book. Lilly's Story is written in the perspective of a dog, Lilly, who was born in a puppy mill, was sold, abandoned, lost, put in a shelter, then placed in a rescue, spayed, and then finally found her forever home. It's sweetly written and lovingly illustrated.

Once she showed us the almost finished product, I got started researching publishers. Boy, I was in for a shock! It was far costlier than I imagined it to be. I am in the process of finding the perfect printer for us, and finalizing the funding for printing. We do have an angel who is covering a portion of the cost.

This is not a plea for funding- you see, we've found a contest called Ideablob that offers $10,000 grants to people with a great idea- to help them realize it! We have written up our idea, and it's in the running this month to win $10,000! The person with the most votes wins. Ally's idea is 3rd in line to win this weeks' "sprint" (each week is a sprint, with the top 2 winners getting a spot in the final week's vote-off). What we ARE asking for is some publicity on your blog or site, if you can. I feel that if we empower kids to do the right thing that they can make a difference, and I want to do everything in my power to help my child make her difference. Her plan is to sell the book, and use the proceeds to help people and shelters in need, especially in these tough economic times.

I will gladly link your blog or site in our blog- and I am in the process of making her up a webpage, as well. Our blog is at: http://wendydelmo.typepad.com/lillys_story (there is a link to the ideablob contest in her blog, and I can send you a button, as well)


I really appreciate your consideration.

Wendy Del Monte


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