{"id":259,"date":"2013-02-25T23:25:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/report-weekend-distribution-of-hurricane-sandy-relief-quilts"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:08:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:08:48","slug":"report-weekend-distribution-of-hurricane-sandy-relief-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/report-weekend-distribution-of-hurricane-sandy-relief-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Weekend Distribution of Hurricane Sandy Relief Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"
For our friends who have donated quilts to Hurricane Sandy victims –<\/div>\n
here is an update from Joy, who delivered quilts this last weekend:<\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
Photos:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/sets\/72157632121717400\/<\/a><\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
Friday went really well. <\/div>\n
I went to the Shorefront Y in Brighton Beach Brooklyn, they were very
\nappreciative. In fact the gentleman in charge, emailed me yesterday saying they
\nwere distributing them at a church event in a local Latino neighborhood reaching
\na community that doesn't frequent this Y much (this Y is located in a
\npredominately Russian neighborhood). He said he would use some for outreach when
\ntheir volunteers go and check in on people in their homes. <\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
Today he called and asked if there was any way they could get more quilts
\nthis week since they distributed all that I had left and today ran of sleeping
\nbags they also had for distribution and many buildings are still without
\nheat. <\/div>\n
After Brighton Beach I then I went to Gerritsen Beach also in Brooklyn.
\nThat area lost everything. There is still a tent area where residents come for
\nfood and supplies. When I walked up to the table two little girls manning it
\nasked what I could use. I was so happy to say I was there to give rather than
\ntake. <\/div>\n
Last stop was the Far Rockaway Nazarene Church as I've read they are always
\nin need of supplies. They serve hot meals daily and provide a clothing, food and
\nsupply pantry to the neighborhood that has been hit hard by the storm. The
\nminister said those quilts would
\nall be gone the next morning. <\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
Attached are a few photos from Friday. 
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
I didn't take any at the Brighton Y, their modesty and the language barrier
\n(everyone speaking Russian) made it a little awkward to ask for a photo
\nop. <\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
The other pics are from Gerritsen Beach and Far Rockaway. <\/div>\n
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The middle man in the pic with 3 men outside the church said not a word the
\nwhole time, then gave me a HUGE hug when we were done unloading the van. So
\nsweet. <\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
One pic shows the details some of the quilters have put into their
\ndonations. And one pic is of a label on one of the quilts, I love when it gives
\nsuch detail to the new recipient. <\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
The McDonalds pic was in Far Rockaway. One of the many, many businesses
\nstill shuttered since Sandy. The spray paint says <\/div>\n
"Nothing here to take. U R 2 late. Trust me someone has been here
\nalready". <\/div>\n
Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to spread the generosity of
\nthe quilting community. <\/div>\n
Joy McKeon<\/strong><\/div>\n
Managing Editor<\/div>\n
QUILT Magazine<\/em><\/div>\n
Simple Quilts & Sewing<\/em><\/div>\n
Quilt Almanac <\/em><\/div>\n
jmckeon@harris-pub.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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For our friends who have donated quilts to Hurricane Sandy victims – here is an update from Joy, who delivered quilts this last weekend:   Photos: http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/sets\/72157632121717400\/   Friday went really well.  I went to the Shorefront Y in Brighton … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-charity","category-quilts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1226,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/1226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}