Who Are You Anyway? Is This A Scam?

Hi! I'm Amber. I met Carrie in high school - good old SCWest. We both had Gifted English with Mrs. Black. One time we cut Physics to go eat at Denny's (sorry, Mrs. Teague). We went to nerd camp together. We went to prom together (each with our future husbands, it turns out). She was the Maid of Honor at my wedding and I at hers.

So if Carrie and I are such good friends, why have you never heard of me? Well, I moved to the Northeast right after undergrad and have lived there ever since. My husband and I both have friends and family in St. Louis still, but we currently live on Cape Cod. Check out Carrie's friend list on FB and you'll find me, or ask Chris and he'll vouch for me (I let him in on the plan for this very reason), but don't ask Carrie - you'll ruin the surprise!

This is not a scam, and I promise I will not steal your money!! Being so far away and not personally knowing a lot of you, I couldn't think of any way to orchestrate this other than online. I have three kids ages 4 and under, and am lucky enough to have a BOB Duallie to get them around. I would sell all my other baby gear to keep that stroller, but I don't want Chris & Carrie to have to do that! I know they want this stroller, and will use and enjoy it, but they're both too darn responsible to splurge on it.

I just thought this would be something special we can all do for their growing family!

So seriously, I'm not going to steal your money, and I'm not taking any off the top for my roll as "Coordinator". I'll keep a running total of how much is contributed, and as soon as we have enough, I'll shut down the donation button and buy the stroller for Chris & Carrie. If there happens to be any surplus (from a couple donations made close together as we near the goal or checks in the mail after-the-fact), I'll just pass it on to Chris & Carrie so they can use it for stroller accessories (they'll probably want to buy the infant seat adapter and sun and/or wind shield) or other baby expenses.

Feel free to contact me if you have any other questions!

Amber