UPDATE: The winner is…Maggie Toussaint!
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My sincere thanks to Delilah for allowing me to return to her wonderful blog and share an update of Diana Cosby’s Romance Readers Build A Habitat For Humanity Home.
I contacted the Habitat For Humanity office in Grayson County, Texas, where I’ve had the honor of helping with several builds and spoke with Laurie Mealy, Executive Director. She embraced the project and was thrilled at the thought of pairing romance readers, who love stories where heroes and heroines overcome challenges to make their dreams come true, with making the dream of home ownership for a deserving family a reality.
Goal: Fund an entire home – $55,000.
I kicked off the challenge by donating $200. As I write this, we’ve raised $15,124, which includes donations from several countries. Romance readers are amazing, and I have complete faith that as the stories they love, they will continue to join together to raise the amount necessary to give a deserving family a home.
How it works:
As readers send donations to Habitat for Humanity of Grayson County for the ‘Diana Cosby’s Readers Build A Habitat For Humanity House of Love,’ the total contributions are updated below the house graphic on the upper right side of the homepage. Donations can be sent via PayPal by ‘clicking’ on the house, which takes you to the donation page, or by mailing a check or money order to:
Habitat for Humanity of Grayson County
901 N. Grand Avenue
P.O. Box 2725
Sherman, TX 75091
*Please note on your donation: ‘For the Romance Readers Build A HFH House.’
Again, my sincere thanks to Delilah for allowing me to return to her blog, and another huge thanks to everyone for helping make an incredible difference in a deserving family’s life. For when they walk into a Habitat For Humanity house, it’s more than mortar and wood, but a place where they can call home.
***ONE winner will be drawn from everyone who posts on Delilah’s blog between 29 September 2018 – August 4th 2018. The winner will receive one of my mugs and a tote.
Diana Cosby, International Best-Selling Author
https://www.dianacosby.com/
The Oath Trilogy
MacGruder Brother Series
Forbidden Series: Forbidden Legacy/Forbidden Knight/Forbidden Vow/Forbidden Alliance TBA/Forbidden Realm TBA
About the Author
A retired Navy Chief, Diana Cosby is an international bestselling author of Scottish medieval romantic suspense. Books in her award-winning MacGruder Brothers series have been translated in five languages. Diana has spoken at the Library of Congress, Lady Jane’s Salon in NYC, and appeared in Woman’s Day, on USA Today’s romance blog, “Happy Ever After,” MSN.com, Atlantic County Women Magazine, and Texoma Living Magazine.
After her career in the Navy, Diana dove into her passion – writing romance novels. With 34 moves behind her, she was anxious to create characters who reflected the amazing cultures and people she’s met throughout the world. After the release of the bestselling MacGruder Brothers series, The Oath Trilogy, and the first three books of The Forbidden Series, she’s now working on book #4, Forbidden Alliance, of the five book series.
Diana looks forward to the years of writing ahead and meeting the amazing people who will share this journey.
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What a wonderful thing to do. I would love to do something like that but heat bothers me.
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What a wonderful idea. I was happy to make a donation. Habitat for Humanity is a charity that my husband and I are happy to support.
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You are such a caring person to partner with Habitat for Humanity. It’s wonderful to see that total climbing as well.
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What a wonderful charity. Have supported Habitat for Humanity for years
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I love that you’re doing this, Diana–we love Habitat for Humanity and the work it does to support people in their own communities!
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Debra G wrote: What a wonderful thing to do. I would love to do something like that but heat bothers me.
~Hi Debra, thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind words. There is a lot of pre-work, fundraisers, and so on involved with each Habitat home. If you contact your local Habitat For Humanity, you may find a way to volunteer that keeps you out of the heat, including volunteering in the office. Take care, and I hope you have a wonderful summer!
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.
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ButtonsMom2003 wrote: What a wonderful idea. I was happy to make a donation. Habitat for Humanity is a charity that my husband and I are happy to support.
~Hi ButtonsMom2003, thank you so much for posting. My deepest thanks for your donation along with you and your husband’s support to Habitat For Humanity. They truly touch so many people’s lives in such positive ways. Take care, and I hope the rest of your summer is terrific.
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.
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Maggie Toussaint wrote: You are such a caring person to partner with Habitat for Humanity. It’s wonderful to see that total climbing as well.
~Hi Maggie, I appreciate your stopping by, and thank you for your kind words. Always wonderful seeing you.
Habitat For Humanity touches so many lives in such incredibly positive ways; it’s an honor to volunteer for them. Thank you, it’s exciting and humbling to watch the total for the Readers Build A Habitat Home grow. Take care, and I hope the remainder of your summer is fantastic!
*Hugs*
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.
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Judy Johnsen wrote: What a wonderful charity. Have supported Habitat for Humanity for years
~Hi Judy, I appreciate your stopping by. I agree, Habitat For Humanity is an amazing charity. My deepest thanks for your supporting Habitat over the years. Take care, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the summer!
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.
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flchen1 wrote: I love that you’re doing this, Diana–we love Habitat for Humanity and the work it does to support people in their own communities!
~Hi flchen1, thank you so much for your post and your kind words. I agree, Habitat for Humanity makes such a positive difference in communities, and it’s wonderful how communities come together to help make a Habitat home a reality. Take care, and I hope the remainder of your summer is fantastic!
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.
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Delilah,
My deepest thanks for inviting me back to share an update on Diana Cosby’s Romance Readers Habitat For Humanity Home. It’s humbling how romance readers are coming together to give a deserving family a home.
As well, I want to thank everyone for stopping by; a pleasure talking to each of you. Also, thank YOU for your support for Habitat For Humanity. HFH truly make a positive difference in so many lives.
***After a random drawing, the winner of the tote and mug is Maggie Toussaint. Congratulations!
Take care, and I hope y’all have a fabulous summer, and I wish each of you the very best!
Sincerely,
Diana Cosby, AGC(AW), USN, Ret.