As the Groupon kickoff draws closer, we thought it was important to give you some more information about what exactly will be going on between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2.

Adoption Network Cleveland has been chosen by G-Team, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, to participate in a program that will allow people who receive the Cleveland, Akron-Canton or Youngstown Groupon Daily Deal to make a donation to support our Girls’ Night In program (If you don’t receive them, you can sign up here).

On the daily deal email you receive on those days, you will also have the opportunity to make donations in $10 increments to buy goodies bags with $30 of personal care items for each girl in foster care who participates in the sleepover. So, what is the big deal about that?

Youth in foster care can only sleep in homes that are county-approved foster care homes. That can make it hard to do something as simple as spend the night with a friend.

The Girls’ Night In program will provide a group of girls with the opportunity to spend the night at the Adoption Network Cleveland offices and watch movies, eat popcorn and do all the other stuff girls do at a slumber party.

However, there is an important thing to know about this Groupon promotion. We must get at least 36 people to donate at least $10 (that’s $360) to get any money – this is called the tipping point model. Groupon and Adoption Network Cleveland want to ensure the money you donate has an impact so we have set a minimum amount to be raise that will ensure the money has an effect. If we don’t reach the goal, you don’t get charged – but we want to make sure we reach the goal!

Also, this is important too…100% of the money you donate goes to the program. You give us $10 – we get $10 to purchase the goodie bags of personal care items for the girls. Groupon will pay for all the processing fees associated with your donation.

Sounds easy, right? Well it is, but there is one more thing we need…you and everyone you know.

We need you to spread the word about this campaign. We need you to tell, tweet and Facebook your friends, family and random people you meet on the street to watch the Groupon Daily Deals between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2 and make a donation to the Girls’ Night In program.

The deal to make a donation won’t be available for donations until Jan. 31 and we will be sending out information between now and then to remind you to donate. The deal will typically appear in the bottom right corner of the daily deal so that is where you need to look.

Thank you for your support of this important program and we look to have a wildly successful campaign to support the Girls’ Night In program.