Our mailbox is down the street a little ways from our house. It sits in a little frame that holds a dozen or so mailboxes for the homes on our cul de sac. This evening when we opened the box we found a phone bill, a credit card offer, a couple grocery store flyer ads, and a small white envelope with Shen's name written on it in large block letters. There was no postage or address written on it. No indication of who had placed it there. It was mixed in with the other mail, not on top, and not on the bottom. The envelope was thin white paper, and you could easily tell it contained a small stack of cash. Tina and I looked at the little envelope for a minute; hesitating to open a letter not directly addressed to either of us, then tore it open. Inside was a one hundred dollar bill, six twenty dollar bills, two five dollar bills, and four one dollar bills.

Two hundred and thirty four dollars.

At first count it almost seems like a random amount of money for someone to give us. But it isn't. Whoever put the money in our mailbox has been watching our fundraiser progress. Closely. This was the exact amount needed to meet our goal of $3000.

We don't know who put this money there. But whoever it is, we assume they look at this web page. So we want to say to this Mystery Mailbox Angel, "Thank You Very Much."

Scott Adams said "Remember, there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." We are deeply humbled to be the recipients of so many kindnesses. Thank you to everyone who has donated to this fund, each gift has made a huge impact on our lives, in ways that go beyond the simple mechanics of the money. We are keeping the Chipin Widget on the blog until it's original set end date. If you would still like to make a donation to our fund we would greatly appreciate it. All money we receive beyond our goal of $3000 will be donated to Love Without Boundaries Tuan Yuan Grant Fund.