I thought this had been posted last week. Seems it only got saved as a draft instead! Oh, well, better late than never...
After a tally up of my sales for the last several weeks, converting to NZ$ and transferring the balance I was able to make a donation to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal of $180!
Thank you to all those that helped make this possible by purchasing any of my patterns during this time.
It may only feel like a small amount when you consider how much more is needed, but really, it's lots of small amounts that add up to big amounts eventually.
There is still a long way to go and the effects of the earthquake will be felt for a long time by the whole country as even the budget allocations from the government will have to come from somewhere.
Donations are still being accepted thorugh various means. Please donate any money you can to help.
For the first time in the almost three years since we've owned it, we plugged an aerial into our tv screen last night (it's only been used for watching dvds via the computer) and spent the evening watching the news.
If you haven't heard already, I'm sure you must be out of touch with current events. Christchurch has been devastated by a massive earthquake that cannot be compared to the last one in September.
This is one of those things that will affect every New Zealander in some way, whether directly or indirectly.
I live far enough away that I didn't even feel the earthquake when it hit, but that also means I am limited in the help or support I can give to my fellow Kiwis. I've decided to follow the initiative of some other Kiwis on Ravelry and donate from my pattern sales.
From now until the 15th of March I will donate half of all sales to the Christchurch earthquake fund. I'm not entirely sure yet to which charity I will give, most likely the Red Cross, but I will look into it over the weekend. As my patterns are in US$ I will convert it to the equivalent NZ$ and donate weekly (depending on sales).
I currently have available for sale - (Ravelry links) Elisaac, Clara, Clara DK, Clara Doll & the Clara Collection. Check out My Designs page also. And my newest design, Sweet As..., is finished with the testers and just undergoing final formatting then will be available after the weekend.
If you want to make your own donations or want information on other ways to help check out this page. There are also other ways to donate, such as a softies appeal and charity auctions (via facebook).
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