Goodness, what a week this has been. Has it only been a week since I received a box of supplies from Selene Kempton, wanting to do something to help replace the things that I lost when my basement and stamp room flooded? Has it only been a week since we identified 4 demonstrators who suffered major losses to their homes, stamping spaces, supplies and businesses? Has it only been a week since HUNDREDS of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from across North American responded to the needs to these stampin' sisters by sending thousands of dollars of supplies to help them get back on their feet! Yes, it has only been a week and what a week it has been! Realizing the need for this type of coordinated effort to allow stampin' sisters to help each other in times of need, Selene, Kathy Chono-Herring and I have become moderators of a new Yahoo Group, SUDDEN_response (Stampin' Up! Demos Disaster Emergency Network). This new group will allow us to build a network of demonstrators who want to help and to have them in place so that they can respond quickly to future needs -- not only from Hurricane Ike but from future storms, fires and other disasters. If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like to join us in our efforts to reach out to sisters in need, we invite you to join SUDDEN_response by clicking here. There's a little bit of information that we need for the approval process, but once that is in and you receive your approval notice, you will be able to visit the group site, read the updates and respond by pledging (and sending) supplies to help other demonstrators. It is our hope that this network will allow us to respond in a timely manner, sending supplies that are needed but not duplicating our efforts so that more demonstrators can be helped in times of need. In the meantime, we are still trying to identify others who have suffered damage in the most recent storms. If you know of those who have been affected, please send me their contact information so that we can help them get back on their feet! Thank you for sharing this journey!
Blessings, Gretchen
Gretchen, you're an angel! Thanks so much for all your help organizing this fabulous effort!!
Sharon in Fla. aka createdbyu
Posted by: sharon | September 26, 2008 at 06:21 AM