Patricia Sands

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Raising funds for Australian Red Cross

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I know we are all feeling helpless as this tragedy in Australia unfolds.

Please join many from around the globe who are participating in this online auction. Bids begin on January 10th and close on 12th. Begun by the Instagram account of @ruthribeaucourt, details are below and also on her Facebook page.

Please email ruthribeaucourt@gmail.com to let her know if you have something to donate … your services are as valuable as a product.

You can help!

I am donating signed novels and paying the postage, as are other authors. Some editors are donating their services. Painters, knitters, photographers … from one end of the creative spectrum to the other … or it can simply be a treasure from your own home … donations are flowing in!

All details have been carefully planned. Funds go straight to the Australian Red Cross. Your prize goes directly to you.

Please plan to be there online to bid. Invite all your friends. Let’s see how much we can contribute in our own big or small way to somehow offer aid in this heartbreaking disaster. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST.

WE CAN DO THIS!

And then pass it on, thanks …

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If it’s Friday it must be France …

You  know how I loooove sharing all things about France, and I promise that next week I have a very intriguing village to explore with you  … here’s a taste …

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But today I have other things on my mind …

Life is always a constant mix of good and bad. I prefer to share the former rather than the latter but this is something I really want to pass along to you today, not that you haven’t heard about it elsewhere. Hopefully if we all keep spreading the message and finding a few dollars here and there, we can help to make a difference.

It’s difficult to watch the news from the Philippines and not have your heart wrenched. Those of us living in parts of the world that are relatively safe from natural disasters and war are so blessed. Often we are personally affected by events in faraway places.

First this, from my good friend Christine Nolfi:  f162fb935c9a0ad8956edf.L._V180874930_SX200_

**Please forward this message to anyone concerned about the devastation in the Philippines after the typhoon**

As many of you know, I adopted my children from Children’s Shelter of Cebu. Please consider making a donation to CSC.You’ll see the red “give today” heart on the right-hand side of the site’s landing page. In the comment field beneath your donation, please write “Typhoon Relief.” No donation is too small, and your gift will help Filipinos in the Cebu area who have lost so much. Please give today. 
–Christine Nolfihttp://www.cscshelter.org/

Children’s Shelter of Cebu – Home
www.cscshelter.org
A Christian child caring agency in Cebu City, Philippines. We offer shelter, good food, medical care and hope to orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children.
amy-magic-seren-lo-res4And then from the best pet care blogger I know, Amy Shojai, who shared this from PawCurious.com:

You, right now, are needed.

By now we have all seen and heard about the devastation wrought in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan. The stories are almost too much to bear.

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If you’re wondering why the media hasn’t been more active covering the story than they have been, it’s because everyone is still trying to get there. It is BAD. Bad, bad, awful, nightmarish. My heart goes out to those many souls and I will, as always, make a donation to the Red Cross to help the human victims.

The plight of the animals, domestic and wildlife, will almost certainly be overshadowed by the massive human suffering, but make no mistake, they are in dire need as well and even less likely to get it. I view animal welfare in a disaster as one more necessary component of disaster relief, not something to do later or when all the other needs are met, but in conjunction with other efforts. This is why there are veterinarians and animal welfare organizations who are trained for these sorts of situations. As always, World Vets has stepped up to help our friends across the world. After speaking with our contacts in the Philippines, World Vets is sending a team with requested immediate supplies and is on their way now. Once they have arrive, World Vets has committed to continuing support as the needs evolve. This will not be a short-term mission.

I am asking for you, you reading this, to do one thing. One act of love to support the animals whose lives and stories may never make CNN, but whose suffering, we know because our friends there are living it, is intense. Help the people, please, of course, and then do one thing for the animals. Just one. Please consider donating, it’s tax deductible and this fund is earmarked entirely for typhoon relief.

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I am donating one: one day’s worth of salary. That will be my one. You may choose to donate one day’s Starbucks. Or one dog leash. One dollar. One thousand dollars. Or nothing, of course, but I hope you can find one act of love you are willing to put into action. World Vets can take a whole lotta ones and make ONE BIG IMPACT on the lives in the Philippines. I invite you all to be a part, and to make November 15th the day you commit to One Act of Love. What’s your One?

Please help me get the word out and do some good! I can’t do it without you!

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A dollar here. A dollar there. Whatever can be spared will help. What can you do?