It's difficult to watch the news these days. Images from the continuing nuclear crisis and the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are repeating in my head. It's difficult to imagine the circumstances that the Japanese people are facing. I've had a few people email and ask about making quilts for the Japanese. While quilts can provide comfort, right now I am donating to the International Relief fund of the American Red Cross. Now is the time for organizations with the resources and infrastructure to provide the help that is needed immediately. The Japan Red Cross has requested assistance from the American Red Cross. The ARC has set up a fund for the affected area. You can easily donate here. Skip the starbucks this week and make a donation or do what you can in your own way.
I'm also giving away the Be Still My Heart quilt shown in these pictures to a reader of my blog. All you have to do to enter is make your donation to the American Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund. For every $10 you donate, you get an entry.
Donate, come back and leave a comment with your donation amount and the tracking number on your receipt. Make sure I have a way to contact you too!
So, how much can we raise? Let's give it a week and see!
79 comments:
Love this and couldn't agree more about "do what you can in your own way" as we all have a unique opportunity to make a difference!
The quilt is stunning!
I just made a $25 donation a little while ago. Here is my tracking number:
1555-8047-1-4203847-4615386
What a beautiful quilt and generous donation!
Put me in for $20 + prayers for the Japanese people. Tracking #
1555-8047-1-4252890-4670982
Thanks for your kind spirit.
Have donated $25 and hope my drop in the bucket will be followed by many more.
1555-8047-1-4174254-4580019
1555-8047-1-4029452-4417438
We have friends in Japan and have heard from one couple but not the other. Our donation of $100 was sent to help in the only way we can now. thank you
Marsha in Va Beach
Thank you for doing this. It seems there were auctions everywhere for the Australian disaster, but I haven't seen many for Japan.
I donated $50.00
tracking # 1555-8047-1-4277534-4699383
Thank-you so much for organizing this drive.
Thank you for doing this. Japan has a long recovery ahead of them and will need help for a long time. My number is 1555-8047-1-4279690-4701797.
This is a great way to help, Jacquie. Thanks for pulling it together.
i donated $25 directly to the Red Cross and have filed with my employer to match my gift of $25. Total donation of $50
Tracking#1555-8047-1-4286697-4709869
Corporate match gift ID: 9929102
Thanks Jacquie for such a great incentive. I've donated $200 to the Red Cross.
Tracking #1555-8047-1-4292193-4716150
If I am lucky enough to win, instead of giving the quilt to me, can you instead enter into the raffle that {Modern Relief} is
What a wonderful initiative Jacquie! I hope many of your blogfriends will follow your example!
(I already donated to the Dutch Red Cross)
Hello Jacquie,
what a great idea for helping. I've linked your giveaway to a post on How to help the Japan quake/tsunami relief efforts, I hope you don't mind. I'm donating to my local Red Cross.
Best wishes,
Grace
Great idea Jacquie! And I love that Oh Fransson is following your lead :)
Honestly, this seems like the most efficient way to help - plus as a donee, I get the tax credit... you don't have to deal with the money directly, and it seems like everyone should be happy!
I've made 2 $10 donations (oops). My most recent tracking # is
1555-8047-1-4299052-4724085 and I can't get to the old one 'cause I can't see my personal e-mail while I'm at work. But really, it's $20 total. Girl Scout honor.
Donated $50 last night! #
1555-8047-1-4261893-4680989
I love that quilt. It's so happy! I donated $20 and my tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4298845-4723846.
Here's the # 4720198. What a great way to raise awareness and help our friends in Japan!
What a great thing you are doing. I donated $100 a couple of days ago. Tracking #: 1555-8047-1-3937915-4314055.
What a fantastic idea. #4720198
Thank you for doing this. My tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4303828-4729455 for our donation of $20.00... and just in case, my email is kararipley@gmail.com
What a gorgeous quilt! I've donated $50, and my tracking # is 1555-8047-1-4296649-4721377. Thank you so much for helping with the relief effort!
What a wonderful idea, although I run HeartStrings I've been encouraging everyone to make a monetary donation now rather than try to send quilts. If you don't mind, I'd like to use the same format and raffle a quilt on my site. Thanks for the idea!
I donated $20 through the Canadian Red Cross (10 via your entry and 10 via Oh, Fransson!), but we don't really get a tracking number as such. (A tax receipt and a thank you email with the Charity's registration number.) Oh, well, I've a long history of not winning things anyway ;D
This is a nice thing for you to do, anyway, as a way to help those in need.
Excellent idea! I donated $25.00 and my tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4313660-4740453
Beautiful idea and gorgeous quilt! I donated $40 and the tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4320410-4747995
I could only afford to donate $10, but I am glad to be able to help in even the smallest way. My receipt number is: 1555-8047-1-4326950-4755404
eleanor(at)unfamiliarceiling(dot)com
what a beautiful quilt! i donated $20 - Tracking Code:
1555-8047-1-4329548-4758389
ericaengland@gmail.com
I donated $50 and my tracking number is: 1555-8047-1-4333104-4762322
I'm in for (another) $20. Beautiful quilt.
Tracking number 1555-8047-1-4336350-4765920
I'm Jennifer, and you can contact me at chloepear at yahoo dot com .
Thanks for encouraging support through the American Red Cross. They can do so much. I donated $30. My tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4342109-4772285.
This is wonderful. I donated $200 on the 13th. My tracking # is 1555-8047-1-4028456-4416377
thanks so much!
bruinbr at gmail dot com
I donated $30.
Tracking number is
1555-8047-1-4360589-4794209
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!
dianne
dbienick@comcast.net
You are doing an amazing thing! I have a link to your raffle on my site to hopefully generate a bit more traffic for you!
A beautiful quilt ...
We made a donation a few days ago (-4324385) and I just made another at Oh Fransson's site.
Quilters are good people.
Thank you for doing this. Every time I refresh the NYTimes front page my heart breaks a little more. I donated $20. 1555-8047-1-4368312-4802978 Thank you again.
So very generous of you to put up the beautiful heart quilt - quilters have "big hearts" - prayers for Japan
I dontated $50
receipt# 1555-8047-4300460-4725722
The last post from "Barry" was in error - I logged out from that address and am now quilt peace
donated $50
receipt#1555-8047-4300460-4725722
Barbara
This is a wonderful way to encourage donations on behalf of the Japanese people. Thank you. I donated $25.00 - #1555-8047-1-4376080-4812493.
I have donated $100 because I used to live in Japan. And I am focused on long term support, too. This is a beautiful quilt and if I won it, I'd enjoy it until I knew there was someone in Japan that I could donate it to when they are ready to start setting up house again.
Thanks for motivating me to make a $50.00 donation-tracking #1555-8047-1-4395213-4834995. We have had 3 Japanese exchange students and this is having a huge impact on me. If I won, could there be a way to donate the quilt to someone in need in Japan?
I'd been waiting for payday to make my donation, so now's as good a time as any.
I could only put forth $20, but any little bit helps, I figure. Tracking number 1555-8047-1-4415234-4857950.
I just donated $10 (last 7 of the tracking number is 4863155). I think this is a great way to encourage people to continue to give. Thank you!
Jenny E!
librarianjle(at)gmail(dot)com
Thank you for doing this! It's my birthday next week, and instead of getting a present from my husband, he donated $150 to Unicef. The situation in Japan is breaking my heart, those people need all the help they can get!
My prayers go to all the people in Japan. I just donated $30. My number is 1555-8047-1-4429865-4874581. Thank you
Lovely quilt it is!
I've donated $25 and my tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4488435-4925116. This is a wonderful way to encourage all quilters to give in the most useful way at this time. Maybe later actual quilts will be appropriate but right now they need money. Thank you.
I donated $10. This is a wonderful idea! My tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4471651-4942200
Just a wonderful idea. Thank you for your generosity!! I donated $50 and my tracking number is
1555-8047-1-4473959-4945199
I made a $100 donation today. My tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4473876-4945091. Just in case, my email is jerry_williams_mn@yahoo.com
Your quilt is lovely! I'm not entering the giveaway, but will be making a donation through my husband's employer so that my gift will be doubled via the corporate match. Thanks so much for setting up this fundraiser.
So wonderful Jacquie - I donated $30. Here's my receipt number:
1555-8047-1-4487955-4962666
I donated $50.00. Tracking number is: 1555-8047-1-4489349-4964274. I have been wanting to do something for this cause. Thank you.
Doing what we can where we can... it's a wonderful motto for life and perfect for this situation... thank YOU for working in your way too!
$50 donated 3/16/11, Tracking #XXXX-8047-1-4327964-4756589
Thank you for inspiring so much generosity. I am only able to donate $10.00 at this time, and I've just done that. My tracking # is 1555-8047-1-4504788-4981536.
wordygirl at earthlink dot net
What a clever and generous gesture!
I wonder if you would consider my donation to the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake / Asia-Pacific Tsunami fund? As a Canadian, it is a bit simpler to go throught the Canadian branch of the Red Cross. I donated $20.
Here is the number: 0326582
Hi Jacquie,
Thank you for organizing this.
I donated $50.00,
tracking id no. 1555-8047-1-4511488-4989219
Vicky F
I have one entry, but donated by cell phone - no tracking number. I am happy to post you a screen capture if need be.
chicken julie at yahoo
Great giveaway for an important cause. I made a $20 donation to the Red Cross and the tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4482739-4956315
What a great idea and a beautiful quilt. I donated $30.
1555-8047-1-4531692-5011177
amysruff (at) yahoo (dot) com
I donated $25 please enter me! This is my tracking number! What a wonderful thing for you to do!
4986960
Fantastic how the needlework world is donating for Japan. A great idea to raffle your quilt.
A $100 donation has been made to the Red Cross and will be matched by my husbands company for a total donation of $200. All their employees in Japan are safe but sadly, some of them lost family members. Pam & John Bennett
Oops, forgot to list our donation number -
1555-8047-1-4543201-5024321
John & Pam Bennett
Thank you for the great gift. I just donated $50; my tracking number is 338014. Contact me at at: arquilters (at) gmail (dot) com
Thank you so much for a great inspirations for a wonderful cause! I truly appreciate your generous offer... Tracking #1555-8047-1-4550281-5031930 for $10.
Thanks for doing this. I made a $20.00 dollar donation.
Tracking #1555-8047-1-4579031-5063352
Thanks for organizing this. I donated $100 and here's my tracking number: 1555-8047-1-4595244-5081124
I donated $25.00. My tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4603705-5090283
My email contact is kathleen@robertsonfamilylaw.com
I donated $10 and my tracking number is 1555-8047-1-4300880-4726180. So amazed at all the amazing work being done in blogland for the relief!
here is my receipt number: 1555-8047-1-4609267-5096409
thanks,
rileys@ttc-cmc.net
I just gave $50 -- record number 1555-8047-1-4609461-5096615.
We just sent $25. Here's our tracking number: 1555-8047-1-4604045-5090649
Thank you so much for doing this!!!
What a generous way to encourage others to contribute to relief efforts! I just contributed my $20, and here is my tracking number. Beautiful quilt!
My donation was $15. Wish it could be more. The devastation is unimaginable.
1555-8047-1-4616590-5104487
Hi Jacquie - Thank you for offering up such a beautiful quilt. I've made a $50 donation (#1555-8047-1-4629662-5118994) - thanks for the opportunity to support both you and Japan!
This is such a beautiful quilt, and I wanted to give to this worthy cause! I hope you raise a lot of money!
Tracking number:
1555-8047-1-4634180-5123940
awesome idea and a perfect quilt!!
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