Cow Pie Bingo Fund Raiser for Team Up Mentoring

This Saturday afternoon, April 28th, make plans to head out to the Monroe Fairgrounds for Team Up Mentoring’s “Cow Pie Bingo” fund raiser. They have the schedule packed with lots of free and fun activities for your family to enjoy, followed by a very unique game of Bingo. I have only heard of this game recently, but have never seen it in action, I can’t wait to see what happens!

Cow Pie Bingo, or Cow Patty Bingo, is basically a field set up with numbered squares. Bingo tickets are sold with the corresponding numbers. Finally, a well fed Cow is released into the field to do his business. If a cow patty lands on your numbered square, then you are a winner! Sound pretty simple right? but who knows whats going to happen when you lead a nervous cow to a field surrounded by Bingo participants. It’s definitely going to be a sight to see. HaHa! You can get your tickets for a square for $20 and the winning square (or squares) will get $1000. You can get more info here http://teamupmentoring.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/cow-pie-bingo-faq/

Once again I have had the great opportunity to work with Team Up Mentoring for this event. One thing we wanted to do was create a fun cow T-shirt to make this unique experience even more memorable for everyone. This is what we came up with. Stop by and get one, they are only $12.

Also, we needed tickets to sell for the Cow Pie Bingo Event. I looked at ordering the typical ticket, but was very disappointed with the creative limitations. I then looked at the possibilities of creating our own tickets’s and I’m glad I did. We were able to come up with a stubbed ticket that is a lot more functional and fun. This is what the ticket’s look like. Complete with numbered Cow Patty Bingo numbers, haha!

It looks like the folks at Team Up Mentoring have really set up a great event and Saturday is sure to be lots of fun. I’m really looking forward to seeing how Cow Pie Bingo works out! If you live in or around Monroe you should come by and check it out. There will be lots of stuff for the kids: facepainting, petting zoo, etc. as well as a Silent Auction and Cow Pie Event. There will also be concessions (Chickfila Sandwiches, drinks, snacks) and Tshirts available. You can also purchase tickets for the Cow Pie Bingo game if they are still available.

The greatest part about this event is that it will help raise funds for Team Up Mentoring’s programs this year. If you don’t know that much about this group and the great things that are going, on I would encourage you to check them out. They are really making a difference in the community of Monroe. Director Anna Blount and her team have dedicated themselves to helping these kids in every facet of their lives. It’s exciting to see! Having been able to join the Team Up group on a few activities in the past it is easy to see the Lord’s blessing on this ministry.

I hope you will make plans to be at the event on Saturday. It will be a ton of fun, as well as help support Team Up Mentoring and Monroe. Also, if you would like to get more info or even get involved with Team Up Mentoring I would encourage you to do so. Here is a link to their site: http://www.teamupmentoring.org/

And to everyone who is participating in Cow Pie Bingo on Saturday, I hope you have a stinkin’ good time! HaHa!

A Very Cool March - Video Update

Wanted to change it up a bit this time - check out my first video blog. Enjoy!

The Best iPad Survey Ever!

One of the sites that I often check, Dealnews.com, had an article about tablets that was very interesting. They did a poll on those who were thinking of buying a new tablet, and had a lot of questions about the “new” iPad. What’s cool is they used a little creative design to make this way more visual than your typical survey. Way to go guys, this is what I call a survey!

Link to full article here:

http://dealmac.com/features/Survey-Says-iPad-2-is-the-Second-Most-Popular-Tablet-for-First-Time-Buyers/558264.html

Adios Amigo!

There is a very special family at my church that has been an integral part of my life over the years. The Birges have been helping out in the youth ministry for as long as I can remember. Always smiling. Always encouraging others. As I think back to my teen years, going on activities there was this Birge kid always in the middle of everything. Well I guess I am an old man now because Travis Birge is no longer a kid, haha!

Travis is heading out this week on a 6 month trip to Chile, South America - to train and assist one of our missionaries there. We have been working together on a project that will serve as a Business Card/Prayer Card. We wanted something that would have all his contact information on it, but also serve as an inspiring reminder for people to pray for him. After a little brainstorming and design work, I think we got the perfect solution for him. I got them in the mail on Thursday and couldn’t wait to show him; they really turned out awesome. He will have these at church on Sunday, his last one with us, so be sure to pick one up.

I hope these cards will help remind people to remember him in prayer, and also encourage them to follow his updates online during his leave. I also hope that it will encourage someone to get involved. Travis has only a portion of his necessary funds, and is relying on others sponsoring him for the remaining cost. I am so proud of Travis, and I know that he will learn a lot from his training. Even more so, I know that the Lord will increase his faith as he steps out to do His will.

We will miss you while your gone Travis, but we are excited to see the Lord working in your life. Adios Amigo!

You can follow or contact Travis from website http://travisbirge.victorybc.org/ or any of the info below.

Cool Website Intro

Got some new software recently, just trying it out. This is a quick intro I made with one of the preloaded templates from Motion 5 and some effects from Final Cut Pro X. You can get a free one month trial for both of these at the App Store. So, even if you don’t really need the software, but want to create a few videos or intros like this for a project or website, it’s worth tryin’ out. The great thing is, this only took me a few minutes to do. I may put some more stuff up once I learn a little bit more about these programs.