Thursday night I went to a local fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders, and Nepal/Tibet earthquake survivors. I attended as a corporate sponsor for the event, but also to network regarding possible comfort quilt donations for Nepal.
So many of you have contacted us, asking if we will do a quilt drive for Nepal earthquake disaster relief. My usual partner for a project like this would be Kathy Price at Mission of Love, but she has been in hospital and recovery (please keep her in your prayers) so I’ve been researching other options.
The headliner was local Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog, former monk and student of Dalai Lama. My musician friend Sandra Wong also performed which is always a treat…she plays a traditional Swedish 16-stringed instrument called the Nyckelharpa.
I am still networking but I think I will have at least one partner to help us get donated quilts to earthquake survivors, so if you have a quilt ready to go, it is ok to send it to our warehouse here in Boulder. I will pursue these connections in the next week so watch our Midweek and Saturday newsletters for more details! Thank you so much for all of you have have reached out to us, hoping to partner in sending relief to those living in such desperate post-earthquake conditions.
As you may know, they continue to have more earthquakes in Nepal! I learned Thursday night that there was similar devastation in Tibet, but the Chinese government is blocking this news from the rest of the world. Our local Tibetan community is in contact with those still in Tibet, and the reported destruction is also huge. I don’t know that we can get any relief in to Tibet, but we do have 3 potential contacts already on the ground in Nepal… so stay tuned!
Sophie and I will be attending the Not Fade Away Conference in mid-July, and also going on the bus tour to the museums and Sacred Threads on Friday. We are excited to hear the 100 Good Wishes lecture about quilts made for Chinese adoptees. We’ll be bringing a couple of our special quilts related to Sophie’s adoption in China.
eQuilter is also a corporate sponsor for the Quilt National exhibit at the Dairy Barn, and I’m working with them to possibly schedule a visit there to give a lecture this summer.
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