All of our thoughts and prayers have been going out to the people of the Gulf Coast in their efforts to rebuild their lives and homes after such a devastating hurricane. Quilters are reaching out and here are some ways for you to help those in need….

Make a monetary donation:

• American Red Cross www.redcross.org
  
• Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org Providing food to victims
• Habitat For Humanity www.habitat.org Help rebuild the lives of victims house by house
• Humane Society of the US www.hsus.org Rescuing animals and assisting their caregivers in the disaster area
• United Way www.unitedway.org Helping victims of hurricane Katrina

• Read what those at the Houston International Quilt Festival are doing
• Check out the Press Release from the American Quilters Society
• You might organize a workday with your quilt guild or church to make quilts for the people in need.
• Do you have some tops or quilts in your collection that you could donate?
• Ask everyone in your guild to make some 12” blocks and put them into quilts at your next guild meeting.
• Even those who are not quilters can help by donating supplies or by attending the workday and doing the ironing while all the quilters are sewing.