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Posted by on April 26, 2009, 7:10 pm
Many of you contacted me privately regarding how to help the
lacemakers and
embroiderers of L'Aquila after the terrible earthquake of April 6,
2009.
I'm glad to say that they seem to be being looked after for basic
living needs
and there is still a strong enthusiasm for helping them out three
weeks later.
As many of you know I'm heading off to the Italia Invita Needlework
Forum in
Parma in May. Italia Invita has been organizing themselves to see how
they can
help for the secondary needs of their "sisters" who stitch.
A place for monetary donations is still not finalized but I'll give
you the link
to the website which carries the news of what's happening and what
they are
working on. I'll update you all when I get back but I wanted to leave
this with
you before I go, I'm leaving next Saturday and won't be back until the
first
week in June.
They have organized themselves in two ways. There is a general
collection for
the lacemakers and embroiderers of the area and then a specific
collection for
the two ladies who were to exhibit at the Forum but lost everything
and now
cannot. Either way, these are trusted channels which will ensure that
those in
need will indeed receive the goodwill of their fellow stitchers.
I am in no way involved with this collection but will endeavor to help
anyone
out who needs it, ie. translation, details, etc. The link leads to the
English
page and Fiorella Gaggi of Italia Invita speaks English very well so
you can
feel free to contact her with questions too.
I hope this answers everyone's questions for now. Again, I'll make it
known when
I'm back home so that I can help anyone who needs it.
Link to Italia Invita:
http://www.italiainvita.it/uk/forum2009/solidarieta.shtml
Link to Time magazine's Photo gallery:
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1889603,00.html
Thanks so much,
Jeanine in Canada
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