Just like the date and numbers 9'11 (2001)...Now 3'11 (2011) will always be significant.
AND since Friday (3'11) I have become numb and frozen in time and space as I sit here glued to the television watching the devastation from the earthquake and it's resulting tsunami. All of this is just so unimaginable to me yet the images and videos keep revealing more horrible, heartbreaking stories.
It makes me want to do something (anything) to help the many who will struggle to survive the cold and harsh conditions with very limited food, water and shelter. TWO amazing ladies, Lydia {Ever Ours} & Lucy {Utterly Engaged} have teamed up and organized {For Japan with Love}, a fundraiser for the earthquake and tsunami relief.
All the donations {For Japan, With Love} will go to ShelterBox, which provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most. Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items. ShelterBox was handpicked as the organization to donate to because their volunteers are already there in Japan helping.
Please join us this Friday, March 18th, in the Bloggers’ Day of Silence!
My blog will (continue to) be silent, which means no posts (this entire week) to honor and respect what has happened in Japan. Blogger friends if you are interested in participating, please contact either, [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.
Fondly, Roberta
I will go check them out, it's a great idea. I too have been glued to the TV watching all the news and just wen you think you've seen it all they get more pictures and video and news.
Posted by: Cortney Lyon | March 16, 2011 at 09:48 AM
It's awful....I cannot beat to watch the news, but listen on the radio.
It could be anyone of us... My heart goes out to them.
Posted by: Bonnie | March 16, 2011 at 05:07 AM