[amc] Fwd: Relief Sale Update
- From: "stephen hochstetler" <srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:36:41 -0500
An updated from Roxie, the relief sale coordinator in Houston.
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From: <rvoran@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Relief Sale Update
Dear friends,
Below is an update on Relief Sale preparations. It's in the body of this
message because I don't have quite all the usual capabilities just yet; I
apologize if it comes through looking kind of odd. I had planned on sending
copies of our brochures to all of you by now, but the printer had a
"weather-related delay." They should be ready any day now and I'll send
them along as soon as I can.
Roxie Voran
SEPTEMBER 2008 UPDATE
The Relief Sale is less than 2 months away and there are a few things I
wanted to share with everyone.
1. We have 29 quilts that are already here. Our target is at least 30,
so it looks like our quilt auction will be well stocked. But we can
still use more!
1. We also have some nice woodworking already here and more on the way. But
we can still use more!
1. Photos of a few quilts and other items are posted on our web site at *
www.texasreliefsale.org* <http://www.texasreliefsale.org/>. Watch for
more photos in the near future. If you have something you plan to donate
to the sale, please send a photo to me at
*rvoran@xxxxxxx*<rvoran@xxxxxxx>or to Steve Hochstetler at
*srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx* <srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx>.
1. Feel free to be creative with your donations. Not all of us are
quilters or woodworkers, but maybe there is something altogether different
that we can offer. Let me know if you have questions or want to discuss
some possibilities.
1. Don't forget to save pennies and other coins. Our Penny Power
collection this year will support food projects. Many people are
struggling to find enough affordable food for their families, so our pennies
are especially important this year.
Several people have expressed concern because of Hurricane Ike and
everything that has happened in the Houston area. Maybe attendance at the
sale will be down. Maybe people will have less money to spend.
But as I write this in the dusky twilight with the aid of a flashlight, I
believe that many of us understand now in a new way what life is like for so
many people on this planet. What it's like not to know if your house will
stand against the wind; what it's like when you don't know if the water is
safe for your children to drink; what it's like when a properly flushing
toilet is not an assumption but a pleasant surprise; what it's like when
sunset means that the lights go out. We understand now—and we don't like it
much.
But for us it's different. We knew that the water would be safe again and
we know that electric power will be restored. We know that it will end. Our
challenge through the Relief Sale is to do whatever we can to make sure it
ends for our neighbors around the world. I believe that people will join us
in that important work.
So this year, as every year, we will do what we can and we will trust God to
bless and multiply our efforts. I invite all of you to participate in these
efforts.
Blessings and Peace to All,
Roxie Voran
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