Dear Family and Friends, 

It is not often that I reach out for help from my village of loved ones, but here I am, humbly asking for your help! 

I have been mulling over business opportunities, and finally found something that will allow me to utilize my creative and social skills, as well as allow me to make some money on the side to support my young family as well as be used for seed money for other entrepreneurial efforts. 

I will be running a wine glass painting event company; very similar to the popular "Paint & Sips" that you may have seen online or even attended yourself.  

Being new to the Sacramento area, I can definitely see that there is a market here for this sort of business venture; I've done the research and some digging around locally.  I will be hosting private events when invited, but mostly hosting events at local wine bars, wineries, and other commercial venues. I already have some contacts at the venues who are ready to get going as soon as I am! 

I need your help!

To get started, I will be taking an online training course designed for new Paint and Sip business owners, so that I can learn all the ins and outs of the business, and also benefit from the many different templates, expertise of current professionals in the business, and network with other Paint and Sip professionals.  From there, I'd need to buy enough supplies to get me through the first event, also I'd purchase marketing and promotional material.  

As soon as I reach my goal, I plan to hit the ground running! I would like to have my first event scheduled within 45-days of completing my course.  If you know anything about me, then you know that once my mind is made up, I am ready to make moves! 

The money I make from this venture will not only serve as supplemental income, but it will also serve as seed money for some of the other ventures I am interested in pursuing both creatively and professionally.  Your donation is a seed that I plan to water and grow into something much larger. 

Any dollar amount will help me toward my goal and no amount is too small (or large lol).  If you find it in your heart to give, please do! 

Thank you for reading, 

Dionna Strickland