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It's time to launch another fundraiser for CARE. All of the profits from this effort will be donated to CARE! The Web Women Giving Circle was founded by real estate professionals in 2006. We made a pledge to raise $100,000 for CARE and we have raised about $40,000 so far.

Homemade Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly

Prickly pear cactus fruit grows wild in Arizona's Southwest Sonoran Desert. Each pear is hand picked and processed naturally to collect the precious juice of this exotic, delicious fruit. Each jar of cactus jelly is handmade with loving care. Only 1,000 jars of this precious jelly will be made ... and purchasers will receive their jelly in time for Father's Day 2009. The price includes shipping and handling.

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Calculating profits: The following are the costs associated with the sale of this gift package. Existing prickly pear cactus juice, all labor associated with production, and all cooking gas and other resources are donated and not part of the basic cost calculation.

• 8 oz. canning jars
• Pectin
• Sugar
• Lemon Juice

The costs associated with producing each jar of jelly amounts to approximately $2.50, not including shipping and handling ($10-16 per gift package). Projected profits from this fundraising event is $3,000 - $5,000. There are ways to increase our profits and perhaps you can help!

1. Donations of jars, pectin, sugar, and lemon juice in amounts sufficient to product 1,000 jars of jelly will add $2,500 to the donation.
2. Local Arizona delivery will add over $10 per order and increase the donation to CARE considerably!
3. Send me an e-mail if you want to help us secure donations or volunteer to help.

The Web Women Giving Circle is an organization I joined as a founding member in 2006. We raised almost $40,000 for CARE as part of a challenge issued by MORE Magazine that year. The leadership of the Giving Circle has gone through a series of personal transitions and transformation in the time since then. We are coming together again this week to relaunch the Web Women Giving Circle with renewed vigor and a pledge to raise another $60,000 for CARE. The following video tells the "Why" about our efforts.



So, we have scheduled a conference call for Wednesday night, December 10 at 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific) to share our vision and invite you to be part of the team and share your ideas. We would love for you to join us. If you are interested, contact me for the call-in information. We will record the call if you are interested and cannot make it Wednesday. Frances@Trulia.com

Here is a video of a trip to Peru with CARE and the Web Women Giving Circle in 2007.

I confess that I have an acute case of prickly pear fever. The Sonora Desert boasts an annual end-of-summer harvest of cactus fruit from the bountiful prickly pear cacti that grow everywhere. The little pears are a delicacy -- they are used for jellies, juices, sauces, and margaritas.

My good friend Joeann Fossland shared her prickly pear jelly recipe with me last year and I have spent the last few weekends putting up a year's worth of prickly pear juice to get me through the next year.