Checking my Twitter feed this morning and I found this update from Missy on their Ethiopian adoption. I hope it encourages you as much as it encourages me.

Adoption Update – He Did It!

One of my favorite fundraising ideas in the book is the karaoke night that the Besk Family held. The event was May 9th, so I wasn’t able to put the amount raised in the book. I couldn’t wait to hear how it went.

A grill/pub owner donated their place for the night and even covered the karaoke service. So the event didn’t cost the Besk’s anything.

Here’s how the game was played:

$30 – paid at the beginning of the night to completely “buy-out” of having to sing all night, but you can still pay to see others sing. They wore beads so people knew not to write their name down.

$10 – to make a buddy sing, you pick the song

$5 – buddy can add a friend, or change the song

$15 – buddy can get out of it completely, and make the original person sing, unless that person did a complete “buy-out”

Catherine said their “dream goal” was $1,250 – the amount they needed to have all of their referral fee. She expected more like $600.

Final total?

$1,311

Read more on the Besk’s blog.