For the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

[mijan]

My sister has started a fund-raising effort.  She and other volunteers are knitting and crochetting scarves for sale, and ALL proceeds will go directly to the victims.... here she is.

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Hi, sister here. My name is Yvette, I just graduated from college, I'm broke as hell and I like to crochet. I moved back home after I graduated college, and I've complained at length about not having my own room. I was watching the hurricane coverage yesterday when it hit me that, nevermind their own rooms, these people lost their houses, everything. What can I do to help?

Well, obviously scarves or other woolen things aren't going to help people in the deep south, but the profits from said scarves will. I'm making these scarves and selling them for $35-$55, depending on material and complexity, with all proceeds (i.e. money above and beyond the cost of material) going to the Red Cross. The only reason some would be more expensive than others is that essentially what I'm contributing is my time and talent; the more complex, the more time. I contacted the American Red Cross about this today, they are sending me a contract that essentially promises to anyone buying a scarf that all proceeds will go straight to the Red Cross for the relief effort.

Other random details...

-I need a name for this whole operation. Something with a good acronym would work, I'm open for suggestions.

-I take requests for colors/styles of scarf. Type of wool, tassles, pockets... for pockets I need measurement for how long a scarf would need to be to wrap around someone's neck and down long enough to put your hands in; this type of scarf is obviously more expensive because they have to be a lot bigger.

-Most scarves will be $35, thicker ones / more patterned ones will be $40, and pockets added AND Harry Potter scarves will be $50. Some people have asked for extras added to the HP scarves, those are $55.

-If any of you crochet or knit and would like to join up, I'm sure there are a lot of people who would appreciate the extra funds this would raise.

Anything else... oooh yes, email me at arwen_guinevere@yahoo.com if you want to order a scarf / volunteer to help / donate money for startup to help buy materials / ask questions... or ask me out on a date, I'm cool with that too.

 

Thanks big sister for letting me post on here and thanks in advance for reading / getting involved.

Comments

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Ah, you're the really tall person who wanted to be able to wrap it twice, right? I really liked that one. I hope it was worth it... OH! And you might like to hear... whatever you donated for the scarf is going to be doubled. My sister is giving the money to the Red Cross through the Red Sox fund for the Katrina Victims. The Red Sox are MATCHING all donations. So, if you give five dollars, the Sox will put in five more dollars to match. Five dollars becomes ten, $50 becomes $100. So, your donation is going to be doubled by the Red Sox. :)

[hpdm4ever.livejournal.com]

It's totally worth it! The perfect length. And I'm glad to hear about the donation being doubled! I'm a Phillies fan, but this is just one more reason to like the Red Sox.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Actually, a LOT of Major League baseball teams are matching fans' donations. But the Red Sox are well known for doing charitable work. Curt Schilling, one of our pitchers, GAVE A HOUSE to a family of 9 who had been displaced by the hurricane.