tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63981561710369931952024-03-05T09:04:12.600-05:00The Official Blog of Hearts for Haiti on EtsyHearts for Haiti is an Etsy collective of donated items from hundreds of Etsy shops to raise money to rebuild Haiti. 100% of the proceeds from this shop (minus Etsy fees and Paypal fees) go directly to DoctorsWithoutBorders in bi-monthly increments. All items include seller-donated free shipping (most worldwide, see individual listing) because the need is SO great, we want you to buy and help support Etsians helping Haiti.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688886957654396004noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-68573404220000946002010-10-28T19:18:00.004-04:002010-10-28T19:35:35.113-04:00A thank you from Doctors Without BordersI was so touched today to receive a handwritten thank you note from the Hearts for Haiti contact at MSF and want to share it here since it is really for everyone who volunteered, donated, supported, promoted, and otherwise helped our project become such a great success.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mviMpp4ibY9nBOH9c2j1LiGV7nZk3BXnhYltn9ef5U2d0VO4dWt01Tlwkc_yTIVVPxN-4nFM2D1STWnXslU0QFcVPVfMB-VyJVuuH9HX0I3RD1nTZAS58JDjA0T0ul7u8t0L_qYxBwUa/s1600/scan0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mviMpp4ibY9nBOH9c2j1LiGV7nZk3BXnhYltn9ef5U2d0VO4dWt01Tlwkc_yTIVVPxN-4nFM2D1STWnXslU0QFcVPVfMB-VyJVuuH9HX0I3RD1nTZAS58JDjA0T0ul7u8t0L_qYxBwUa/s320/scan0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533244550712001490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEmAwhZ6Xc3zP4prKUsoknwyTvaJ_YKE7PDTusNEh16EABeN7u-xYeyHqB5C8sLJv9sKavnhQMj8NfAYbfQjjpjCOCEjkyQJsxaW756aX65bdKGSUq4QNT4Ow4Ue5c4UpDeJysR3LFOg5/s1600/scan0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEmAwhZ6Xc3zP4prKUsoknwyTvaJ_YKE7PDTusNEh16EABeN7u-xYeyHqB5C8sLJv9sKavnhQMj8NfAYbfQjjpjCOCEjkyQJsxaW756aX65bdKGSUq4QNT4Ow4Ue5c4UpDeJysR3LFOg5/s320/scan0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533244560678265618" border="0" /></a><br />The card reads, "<span style="font-style: italic;">De</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ar Victoria, On behalf of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), I want to thank you for all your generous work fundraising to support our organization. We are so honored you selected MSF as the beneficiary. As requested at the beginning all donations have been directed towards our operations treating the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Your efforts are helping us to respond to the emergency in Haiti by providing urgently needed medical care and humanitarian aid to thousands of vulnerable people. Please extend our gratitude to all those involved. Thank you for getting involved and for helping to make a difference. Kind Regards, Charlie Kunzer</span>"<br /><br />It's a simple gesture but somehow it really brought everything home for me. We really did do something monumental!<br /><br />♥ VictoriaVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688886957654396004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-67658136204239884352010-10-25T21:27:00.004-04:002010-10-29T18:40:21.994-04:00The Art of Compassion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/TMYtLztSnmI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Uq1q8kEZato/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/TMYtLztSnmI/AAAAAAAAAi4/Uq1q8kEZato/s320/Picture+3.png" width="320" /></a></div>Here is another great example of artists using their talent and generosity to help those in need through Doctors Without Borders. (You can view the online magazine <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/Issue/120103">here</a>.)Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-59854654728246114152010-10-15T13:45:00.005-04:002010-10-15T13:54:39.020-04:00Fourth and final payment sent - $7,305.64<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi1oBEZiUhcddxvfp9AhDlWSZ97fgvto3e37-2SsivcaL3FBzXwE_vtb7BI-91hqVMw_r3JO3lmLLz85_ZjZgQs7A0uUyc6eVQK30Jd4eICluJZLswST1ZhIu9Ufm4k9nX4uKENg6QRhR/s1600/check+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi1oBEZiUhcddxvfp9AhDlWSZ97fgvto3e37-2SsivcaL3FBzXwE_vtb7BI-91hqVMw_r3JO3lmLLz85_ZjZgQs7A0uUyc6eVQK30Jd4eICluJZLswST1ZhIu9Ufm4k9nX4uKENg6QRhR/s320/check+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528330707790989986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm so honored to finally be sending this fourth and final check to Doctors Without Borders. This experience. The shop closed in September and I just had the PayPal reserve lifted and the money transferred to the credit union account so at long last the rest of the money is on its way! Another $7,300--amazing!<br /><br />♥ VictoriaVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688886957654396004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-81599612621664154272010-10-12T19:44:00.010-04:002010-10-12T20:27:27.019-04:00Film: Etsy Hearts for Haiti, Movie Trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grace & Mercy is a film about Haiti. A film life admist destruction. 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Love and Peace, SunnySunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-69375074005995756352010-10-05T01:57:00.001-04:002010-10-05T02:00:54.207-04:00Alert Article -Sept. 30, 2010 Haiti: Impact of Donor Support<div class="storyListing" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 16px;"><h6 style="color: #535353; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: black;">ALERT ARTICLE</span> | SEPTEMBER 30, 2010</h6><h2 style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/alert/article.cfm?id=4769&cat=alert-article" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Haiti: The Impact of Donor Support</a></h2><div class="storyInfo" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px;"><a href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/alert/article.cfm?id=4769&cat=alert-article&ref=news-index" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" class="imgLeft" src="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/images/2010/Haiti-55953-sm.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: left;" width="120" /></a></div><div class="storySummery"><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px;">Among the large scope of MSF activities in Haiti, as of May 31, more than $14.6 million has been spent on surgical care for Haitians injured in the earthquake. At least $5.3 million was spent on maternal health services.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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Sept. 14, 2010<br />
A Message To The Donors From Sunny,<br />
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We did a great job everyone!!<br />
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I will be posting updates from the DWB news stories from Haiti as time goes on.<br />
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I know that not just hundreds -but thousands of you (2,641 of you to be exact) stood in line at the post office, some with children in tow, or took time off from your busy day to get to the post office to get those donated items into the mail on time. You paid for postage and your took some of your finest shop items and gave them out of the generosity of your heart. THANK YOU! Your donations brought medical supplies to many, many people desperately in need of them. <br />
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This blog will remain open as a reminder of what what accomplished when the hearts and hands of a global arts and crafts community joined together to help humanity in their time of need. <br />
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Comments always welcomed,<br />
Sincerely, Sunny<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/TJDNUIUkuDI/AAAAAAAAAhE/tAOPyeWkVVA/s1600/love_heart_on_beach_sand-other.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/TJDNUIUkuDI/AAAAAAAAAhE/tAOPyeWkVVA/s640/love_heart_on_beach_sand-other.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-84175085082131601702010-09-14T03:51:00.000-04:002010-09-14T03:51:21.043-04:00The Etsy Hearts For Heart Shop is now closed<div class="overlay-header" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;"><h2 style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">HeartsforHaiti's Shop Announcement</h2></div><div class="overlay-body" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;">September 3, 2010: Hearts for Haiti is now closed. Together our amazing community has raised $33,803.32 for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti!<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Thank you to everyone who made this amazing effort possible!!<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />HeartsforHaiti is an Etsy collective of hundreds of Etsy shops who have generously donated items to raise money so we can assist the relief efforts in Haiti. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />100% of the proceeds from this shop (after Etsy and PayPal fees) go directly to Doctors Without Borders ( http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org ). They have given HeartsforHaiti permission to use their name, and separate PayPal and bank accounts have been set up to maintain the integrity of this shop.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />BLOG http://etsyforhaiti.blogspot.com <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/heartsforhaiti<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/etsyforhaiti<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Doctors Without Borders' twitter updates from Haiti at @MSF_USA</div>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-49959346958231703332010-06-14T21:56:00.002-04:002010-06-14T22:04:29.014-04:00Update on Hearts for Haiti shop....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZzSMLbHLiyhyphenhyphens5vLXNdDM6W4QIAgs_QJWuGhBJVSVl4p4toE3F5qG2YGL1vk0gHJ4w91Ems7p6vC8YnAGFsxgQOmqCZNp4JYH7HsJWo0D3c_HxmcpzbZO5JGpKElpCHwM_JvMkO7J0lM/s1600/il_430xN.128616636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZzSMLbHLiyhyphenhyphens5vLXNdDM6W4QIAgs_QJWuGhBJVSVl4p4toE3F5qG2YGL1vk0gHJ4w91Ems7p6vC8YnAGFsxgQOmqCZNp4JYH7HsJWo0D3c_HxmcpzbZO5JGpKElpCHwM_JvMkO7J0lM/s320/il_430xN.128616636.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>S</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>ome very good news: The Hearts for Haiti shop has now raised </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>*drum roll please* </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>$33,525.73 (after fees) for Doctors Without Borders.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> The shop is winding down now and when the last of the 100 or so items expire the shop will close. I don't think any of us who were on the Volunteer team dreamed that so much could be done so quickly. It was made possible because of the many, many generous donors. Here's one beautiful example (above). -This item is still available! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hearts for Haiti just joined Twitter! Let's be friends! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro'; font-size: 11px;">♡ Go to:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://twitter.com/EtsyforHaiti" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0192b5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/EtsyforHaiti</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Large snail is about 6 inches x 2.5)</span>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This item was donated by<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39178278"> NomadClayworks.etsy.com</a> from Paducah, KY, United States. All proceeds from this donation (after fees) go to Doctors Without Borders to assist their work in Haiti. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Donation price:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">$34.00 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(No charge for shipping! Like all of the items in the Hearts For Haiti Etsy shop, the shipping costs have already been donated for you. (Note: this donor is offering US shipping only<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro'; font-size: 11px;">♡ </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-32405316874587455832010-03-19T03:49:00.004-04:002010-03-19T03:59:19.178-04:00Hop on over....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">To see what's new in the Hearts for Haiti Etsy shop! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: 11.0px Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">♡</div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This item was donated by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41795822">TheDecoratedHouse.etsy.com</a> from USA. All proceeds from this donation (after fees) go to Doctors Without Borders to assist their work in Haiti. Donation price:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">$13.00 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(No charge for shipping! Like all of the items in the Hearts For Haiti Etsy shop, the shipping costs have already been donated for you. )</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro'; font-size: 11px;">♡ </span></span></span>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-45245186576135692692010-02-26T16:36:00.000-05:002010-02-26T16:36:16.705-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S4g-ut7ju4I/AAAAAAAAAcI/w-33z1v0EHc/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S4g-ut7ju4I/AAAAAAAAAcI/w-33z1v0EHc/s640/Picture+1.png" width="476" /></a></div>Etsy Treasury curated by localcolorist titled: Joshua Bell and {Heart Felted}.Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-11692601954460540132010-02-20T14:24:00.005-05:002010-02-21T10:30:21.880-05:00Hearts for Haiti Treasury by FiveSparrows<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Here's a sample of the variety of handmade arts, crafts, supplies, and vintage items that Etsy shop owners have generously donated to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/heartsforhaiti">Hearts for Haiti shop</a>.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S4A12lyBQiI/AAAAAAAAAcA/YtYxq_ofskI/s1600-h/fivesparrows.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S4A12lyBQiI/AAAAAAAAAcA/YtYxq_ofskI/s400/fivesparrows.png" width="295" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A Treasury is a collection of photos "curated" from items that are listed for sale by the Etsy community. This Treasury was curated by: FiveSparrows. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(click image to enlarge</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-63882651689716073732010-02-18T12:58:00.008-05:002010-02-18T15:50:28.229-05:002010 Handmade Olympics - Silver Medal<img src="http://katicksupplies.com/HFH/silver.jpg" alt="silver medal" style="float: left; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px;">With very exciting news.......<br /><br />.....we won silver in <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/">rikrak's</a> 2010 Handmade Olympics!!<br /><br />The silver prizes are a $50 gift certificate to little bit of pretty and a $50 gift certificate to open stock party. <br /><br />I've asked if we might be able to translate that into something to sell in the shop, perhaps the gift certificates themselves.<br /><br />Great work spreading the word everyone and thank you for all your votes!<br /><br />♥ VictoriaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-60348208803570471182010-02-18T11:12:00.013-05:002010-02-18T13:07:50.616-05:00What Can $30,000.00 In Donations Buy Doctors Without Borders?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S31s1WqD5BI/AAAAAAAAAb4/gm374BO0b9w/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.116675842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S31s1WqD5BI/AAAAAAAAAb4/gm374BO0b9w/s400/il_fullxfull.116675842.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Hearts for Haiti shop on Etsy.com just reached $30,000.00 in donations this week. </span></span> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beberagz, an Etsy shop owner and a donor, asked a great question: "...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It would be interesting to know what that amount of money will buy for Doctors Without Borders [?]". </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HFH Volunteer Colleen (aka FiveSparrows) wrote: "I was curious after your comment beberagz -so i did some looking on the Doctors Without Borders website. This comes from their general page of where your donation goes": </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/what.cfm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0192b5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/what.cfm</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$35 Two high-energy meals a day to 200 children <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$50 Vaccinations for 50 people against meningitis, measles, polio or other deadly epidemics <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$70 Two basic suture kits to repair minor shrapnel wounds <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$100 Infection-fighting antibiotics to treat nearly 40 wounded children<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$250 A sterilization kit for syringes and needles used in mobile vaccination campaigns<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$500 A medical kit containing basic drugs, supplies, equipment, and dressings to treat 1,500 patients for three months<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$1000 Emergency medical supplies to aid 5,000 disaster victims for an entire month <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />$5500 An emergency health kit to care for 10,000 displaced people for three months <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Then I did some number crunching:<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Taking 30000 and hypothetically saying it would only go to help one of those items (just for the sake of visualization)-even though I am sure it gets split up into lots of places-this could translate into:<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />health kits to care for 50000 people for three months,<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Or emergency medical supplies for 150000 people for a month, <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />or medical kits with basic drugs and supplies to treat 90000 people for three months<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Or 120 sterilization kits used in mobile vaccine campaigns<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Or enough antibiotics to treat 12000 wounded children<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Or vaccinations against meningitis, measles or polio for 30000 people<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Or two meals a day for 171428 children<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Pretty amazing results of how much 30000 can do!!"</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Image courtesy of HFH donation, title: </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38722697"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">"Best Friends"</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PocketCarnival of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Melbourne, Australia. Thank you!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></span></div>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-50107796086816289282010-02-17T18:08:00.004-05:002010-02-17T18:14:45.214-05:00Interesting Photo<img style="MARGIN: 0px 15px 0px 0px; FLOAT: left" alt="Hearts for Haiti in San Franciso" src="http://katicksupplies.com/HFH/p1410574-sm.jpg" />While Nora, HeartsforHaiti Volunteer, was in San Francisco over the weekend, she passed this mural on a shopfront on Union Street. <br /><br />Apparently, we are not alone in using the HEARTS FOR HAITI name, nor in having the $$$ raised go to Doctors Without Borders. <br /><br />This was a group of local merchants, accepting donations and/or offering a portion of proceeds. Their goal was $10,000 in 10 days. She wasn't able to find out how they did.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-70940373406138019732010-02-17T16:02:00.007-05:002010-10-13T21:29:47.204-04:00Third payment has been sent - $ 8.500.00Another receipt has been received and we are pleased to post copy of third payment of $8,500, bringing the total of payments processed so far to $26,500.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9oKKRg2VmhW0siH-6q9cKoLVb7hSzqtDlkYhX3QbiKGu5grW3lK2ZcMiknYCnitoQbD0KlUkRNLfrkleEU2y-kfgKocvK9gU-2Fx-giVsMPuya89uHPtyfdxSAEHChVJEGiGgeyRoUp3/s1600/check+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9oKKRg2VmhW0siH-6q9cKoLVb7hSzqtDlkYhX3QbiKGu5grW3lK2ZcMiknYCnitoQbD0KlUkRNLfrkleEU2y-kfgKocvK9gU-2Fx-giVsMPuya89uHPtyfdxSAEHChVJEGiGgeyRoUp3/s320/check+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696827699450082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our continued thanks to everyone who has volunteered, donated, bought, and spread the word.<br /><br />...........together we really ARE making a difference!!<br /><br />♥ Victoria<br /><br /><i>Editors note: To see other receipt posts, refer to <a href="http://etsyforhaiti.blogspot.com/search/label/receipt">receipt label</a><br /><br />Edited to add the thank you letter from MSF:<br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UI_EVFC4XFkAiCQNnUc14rGXGRHrDC6IqVSxGflQD3RwbqxYs5QLPbhAomxlf_gWcdJZ7gxCD_iwoOrYDlqVD5g0K08c6ug_DwBcC1_yHmBr8aMoF5mkuHwB4NcMpWmHl0Bdq6EjMzQY/s1600/scan0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UI_EVFC4XFkAiCQNnUc14rGXGRHrDC6IqVSxGflQD3RwbqxYs5QLPbhAomxlf_gWcdJZ7gxCD_iwoOrYDlqVD5g0K08c6ug_DwBcC1_yHmBr8aMoF5mkuHwB4NcMpWmHl0Bdq6EjMzQY/s320/scan0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527707148854541394" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-153725789637168612010-02-14T10:44:00.003-05:002010-02-14T10:51:01.332-05:00Hearts for Haiti Volunteer Andrea from Nyblaque<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 2px 15px; FLOAT: right" alt="Volunteer Andrea from Nyblaque" src="http://katicksupplies.com/HFH/love.jpg" />Peace and Blessings, My name is Andrea but most folks call me by my Etsy Nickname Ny;-) I live and love in NYC with my two spirited children and have been running my Etsy shop from home for almost 3 yrs this coming June.<br /><br />Before I learned about HFH, I started pitching in with my own personal donations of food, clothing, care packages and making up cycled bags to donate to local community programs that were collecting for Haiti relief. Afterward, I registered with the American Red Cross and donated whatever proceeds I could financially muster through my former Handmade4Haiti section in my Etsy shop.<br /><br />I read about HFH through an article in Etsy's Storque Blog and was moved to tears. After reading about the collaboration through the HFH forum and checking out the shop, I knew immediately that I wanted to donate some items from my Etsy shop, and also hopefully get a chance to pitch in directly. I wanted so much to spread the word about HeartsforHaiti!<br /><br />When I first contacted Victoria about what role I could play as a volunteer, I wanted to dive in and take on multiple tasks such as listing, sending convos and writing blog posts. I thank Victoria for pinning me to listing items for now as I quickly learned how overwhelmed I would have been trying to do all three tasks!<br /><br />With my hands in so many cookie jars actively involved in community events, still donating to the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, running my shop from home and caring for my children, I wish I could do more. But just being a part of the HFH team's community effort of love, faith and creative support is something I will never forget. To me, this is history in the making, I am glad to have lived to be a part of it somehow. We are making a difference. Together. <br /><br />Namaste and Blessings to you,<br /><br />Ny;-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-37872148604563608972010-02-14T07:28:00.047-05:002010-10-03T00:05:54.310-04:00Etsy Hearts for Haiti Volunteers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Reflecting Back On January 2010</span></b> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At 9:55 PM on Jan. 13, 2010, a whirlwind of volunteer activity began the moment Etsy shop owner, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Victoria Vanderlaan </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">posted the question in the Etsy.com Forums, "Fundraising shop for Haiti?". Immediately a group of women from the Etsy global arts and crafts community stepped forward to volunteer and began brainstorming an Etsy shop to raise funds for victims of the earthquake. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jan. 13 -Jan.15, The Volunteers ironed-out logistics, determined charity protocols, created shop policies, designed a logo and shop banner, opened Gmail, credit union, and PayPal accounts, joined 3 social networking sites, wrote a press release, and began compiling the list of donors. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jan. 16, 2010,1:08 AM, Day Four: the HFH shop opened. Donations poured in. Volunteers offered to work in shifts and began listing hundreds of donated items and images.</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jan. 16, 2010, Victoria posted: "The very tired Victoria here. I seriously love all of you guys right now. It's 4:30 am where I am and I've been going nonstop for days and I feel like I just want to keep going! But I'm going to have to go to bed, kiddos will be up in a few hours and the papa won't be content to be on his own for too long on a Saturday. I'm so proud of all of us for making this happen." </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Volunteers were energized by the generous outpouring from the Etsy Community, the touching messages that came with the donations, and they continued to be deeply concerned by devastating news reports from Haiti. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One Volunteer posted in the Forum: "Hey guys, I'm working as fast as I can on those listings. I have to take breaks periodically to make sure my brain doesn't fry and that my family gets to eat! :)". Another posted, "Good morning again, great night of listing...did anyone sleep?". Another posted, "... It was a late night....off to get more...coffee." Another Volunteer posted that she had to go to the doctor but that she would return to list items if she had the strength afterwards. In spite of a disability she powered through day after day keeping everyone in good spirits. The Volunteer's sense of humor and positivity kept the team moving forward.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The urgency of the medical situation in Haiti after the earthquake was pressing the Volunteers to get as many items listed as quickly as possible to help Doctors Without Borders. 100% of the proceeds were going directly to D.W.B. after Etsy and PayPal fees.</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jan. 22, 2010, Day Nine: Victoria sent the first $5,000.00 to Doctors Without Borders and provided a copy of the bank draft on the HFH blog. </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There were a few bumps-in-the-road during those first nine days. There was a tech problem with the Gmail account. There were some photo uploading problems. But everyone worked together to solve them quickly. There were weather problems for some Volunteers, such as power outages. One Volunteer posted: "Woke up to freezing rain! Frustrated-no mail will be going out today, so can't ship my item from the shop that sold :( And, no school either...might be a long day! Hope it's a great day for everyone else though-and again-you all are doing GREAT!!!". </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jan. 23, 2010. Day Ten since Etsy HFH began. The group receives a profound email Update from Victoria. It says: </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"When I wrote to you a few days ago I was really overwhelmed, coming off of nearly a week of long days devoted almost exclusively to the shop. But since then I’ve been able to step away occasionally during the day, shower and even—gasp!—leave the house. Each day I step a little further away from the computer for a spell, and things are fine when I come back. Though I can’t seem to stay away for long. :)." </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As I read her words I looked around me and realized how much house work had stacked up. I hadn't thought of much else but HFH. I had barely gone outside for a week. Likewise, the Volunteer from Australia posted, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Much </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to the delight of my two small dogs</span>,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 18px; line-height: 14px;">I have spent a good part of the last week at home, on the couch, pretty much connected to my laptop." Everyone was focusing on one thing: helping Haiti.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Victoria's message continues, "I know you all have been working quite hard as well and I want to be sure that you all know that I only want to you to take on as much as you’d like to do and are comfortable with. I realize that this project wasn’t a planned step we all took, it was something we threw ourselves into to help the people of Haiti in whatever way we can. We all have things we dropped in order to make this happen and I know those things need to be picked up again sometime." </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On Jan. 23, 2010, ten days after Victoria posted, "Fundraising shop for Haiti?", HFH had raised $15,000.00 for Doctors Without Borders. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It would not have been possible without the hundreds of Etsy community members who donated their shop items plus the shipping costs as well as the buyers. They are the larger body of volunteers that make up the Etsy Hearts for Haiti Volunteer Team.</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A certain type of person gives without expecting anything in return and they make this world a beautiful place for everyone. Each and everyone one of you who volunteered, donated, or bought from HFH are just such people.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Victoria concluded her message: "You are all my heros." </span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><i></i></span></span>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-79388252678112011912010-02-11T23:15:00.016-05:002010-02-13T08:59:17.855-05:00The Smile Seen Around the World<img src="http://katicksupplies.com/HFH/kiki-rescue.jpg"><br /><br />One month ago, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti taking at least 200,000 lives, injuring 300,000 and leaving over one million men, women and children homeless. <br /><br />In the midst of despair and grief, surrounded by devastation and tragedy, overwhelmed with eight days of the nonstop flood of heartbreaking news, came this story.<br /><br />After a week of being trapped in the rubble, Kiki, a frail little eight year old Haitian boy, rescued with his sister, emerged with his hands held out and an infectious smile.<br /><br />This picture and story spread around the world like wildfire, hopefully spreading the message to never give up and always have hope.<br /><br />Perhaps one day, this picture will be the face of the Haiti earthquake.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ExTH4nOTNjA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ExTH4nOTNjA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/snapped_miracle_called_kiki_KlLymEAmhbkVpWiMJjg62N">New York Post photographer Matthew McDermott</a>, who traveled to Haiti with the disaster-relief organization AmeriCares, snapped this amazing rescue shot</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398156171036993195.post-25200041043332077902010-02-11T04:49:00.003-05:002010-02-11T08:23:17.463-05:00An Etsy Treasury for Hearts for Haiti<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S3PSMpunn9I/AAAAAAAAAa4/vbMcnQoVeHE/s1600-h/treasury+by+colorist.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chpIGoRTaW0/S3PSMpunn9I/AAAAAAAAAa4/vbMcnQoVeHE/s640/treasury+by+colorist.png" width="480" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">A Treasury is a collection of photos "curated" from items that are listed for sale by the Etsy community. This Treasury is made up of items that have been donated to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/heartsforhaiti" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">Hearts for Haiti shop on Etsy</a>. Curated by: localcolorist. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(click image to enlarge</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span>Sunny Bower Art Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005816126023075131noreply@blogger.com1