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August 31, 2005
On a more serious note...
Living in a Caribbean Island with a rather impressive history of hurricane-induced suffering, no handy escape routes to drive to, and too many power and water shortages than we care to count (but somehow gotten perfectly used to), I cannot but feel sorrow and pain for the people over in LA, Mississippi, Alabama and all other affected areas. That was some hardcore hurricane, even we haven't been hit that hard in ages.
So I will relay this email I got today:
- We at Craft Revolution have been watching the news coverage together (online) with heavy hearts. We know full-well the power of the indie community to come together to support one of our own in need. Now is the time to mobilize that power and reach out to the victims of this horrific storm.
We have approached Etsy.com with a plan to offer donated indie items for sale on their website. Etsy has offered us shop space and to help us promote the event by mentioning the event in their blog and featuring some of the items from the shop.
All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund, which is providing hot meals to victims and rescue workers, as well as providing other much needed assistance such as shelter, medical needs and even therapy for victims. Our initial goal is to raise $1,000.
For more information on how you can help (even if it's by spreading the word), access this page. As of this moment, $250 in donations have been received.
Posted by starmagn at August 31, 2005 02:04 AM