I've had Haiti on my mind.
Haiti.
If you're like me you've been wondering how to help, how to make any sort of a difference in the awfulness of what's going on down there. All while you sit warm and cozy in your sweatpants typing away on your macbook. Trust me, the irony is not lost.
Well I've got something, and I don't need money from you, I just need your time.
Did you know that within 48 hours of the quake, LDS Humanitarian Services and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints had commissioned two planes loaded with 160,000 lbs of relief supplies with additional supplies to be delivered via truck through the Dominican Republic? Pretty incredible if you ask me. It's just one more thing I love about my church, the powers that be are organized, prepared and ready for action.
My friend Melanie and I got in touch with LDS Humanitarian Services to ask how we could help, turns out their greatest need at this time is full size quilts.
This is where you come in. We need your help. Let's help an organization so busy actually helping those we only wish we could.
On Monday, January 25th we will be hosting a quilting bee at a church in American Fork.
The details are this:
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Bring: a surger if you have one!
**Supplies will be provided BUT batting donations are ALWAYS appreciated (hint hint)!
Email ME (if you're planning on it): kallikverb@gmail.com
Doesn't matter if you can't sew, your help can be used cutting, ironing, tying or somewhere else.
I know this is a somewhat inconvenient time, but I am begging you to do what you can to make it work. Even if you can only stay an hour, or a half hour, come on your lunch break, we need you!
Bring your kids, mine will be there going batty because that's smack in the middle of his nap time. Sweet!
We are doing this! Come and do it with us. Here's how you can help.
So we'll see you there, right?
RIGHT!
Also, your help would be appreciated in tweeting, facebooking, blogging, just passing the word along you know?
Also, your help would be appreciated in tweeting, facebooking, blogging, just passing the word along you know?
16 comments:
I see you got ahold of the address... so sorry. I've been swamped with work today. And I'm so glad you're putting something together, because I also got online to see what they needed, and I just haven't done anything about it. Only prob is that I work, but I will try to be there, and if needed, I can bind quilts or finish the ones that are started and didn't get done.
Do you need any quilt frames?
I will try and come- as long as Ethan can have the boys. I would rather be in Haiti right now than bring my kids. I wouldn't get a thing done.
I will let you know for sure.
I'll post it on my facebook. Most of my current contacts are outside of UT but there are still quite a few in the AF area. i hope you get tons and tons of people to show up!
Curse this full-time job! The least I can do is spread the word! I think it's great what everyone is doing as a relief effort! I hope it's a huge success on Monday!
I will totally be there!! I'll come during my lunch hour. Can't wait!
can I just donate a quilt or 2? I won't be in town, but would love to help.
Awesome.
Thanks for doing this Kalliko.I'll be there with some batting and my serger. Also if anyone wants to contribute money....go to lds.org and relief for Haiti and you can send money as well.
You both are awesome. Wish I could come.
I can't make it, but my beehives and I made a quilt last Thursday to donate to LDS Humanitarian Services. What a great cause!
I came here through Sue's blog. Love this idea. I can iron cloth like nobody's business. I will be there.
I just linked over from Sue's blog. I would love to come! And I'll bring my bff and our kiddos. So they can go crazy with yours. :)
I will come! I'll email you so you have my information. -Arianne
if i lived even REMOTELY close to american fork...like less than 4 hours away....i would TOTALLY be there!!! this is an amazing idea!!
as it is i live in AZ....somewhere around 10-12 hours away....a little far to travel for one day.
have a blast and do some amazing service! i think i will have to talk to my quilter friend about doing something like this down here!
I have no idea how to quilt, and I do have preschool that morning...but I will try to stop in afterwards. What a great thing! And I LOVE your blog!
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