So you know how last year y’all bought a bunch of chocolate and I sent the money to Russia?  Wasn’t that fun?  And tasty?  We had a super great time didn’t we?  And we’ll do it again this year.  Don’t worry, chocolate will be plentiful.  Thing is, I saw how much money could be raised and that the amount goes up every year.  To be honest, I get down on my hands and knees and thank the world (God included) for such awesome people that would give their money to help these children.  I pull out the receipts and newspaper articles from Russia and look at them and say thank you.

Every year I say that I want to send more and more money.  This year is no exception.  I want you to buy as much chocolate as possible, but I’ve come up with a scheme idea to raise even more money.  Call me crazy, but wouldn’t a benefit concert kick ass?  If done correctly would raise quite a bit of money.  Trouble is, I’m not sure I can do this one by myself.  Lord knows I can’t make all of the chocolates by myself anymore.  I need help.

A benefit concert seems pretty simple right?  Uh, not so much.  I need a venue (preferably one that will let me use it for free and one that seats a lot of people).  I need bands (also, that would play for free and if you are someone like Dave Matthews that would like to raise money for Russian orphans that would kick ass).  I need promotors (free people).  And I need concert goers (those need to be able to shell out a couple of bucks for a ticket and who might like to buy some chocolate).  What do I have so far?  Um, nothing.  Just an idea.  Oh yeah, I want to do this in November if possible.  Only because that’s when I’m selling chocolate and if you’re attending a concert you might as well buy some chocolate too.  The organization is called SWEET HOPE for a reason.

If you would like to help in any way please let me know.  I would love all of the (free) help I can get.  Email me at elle @ lifeofelle . com.  I would love you forever.  If you would like to sponsor the event that would be cool too.  Or if you are Dave Matthews… yeah I was totally serious.

In other fun Sweet Hope news… we finally got our own domain name yesterday.  So look for a link for that coming soon.