Socks For Sandy

Happy Saturday!

I wish we could have shared this sooner, we just saw it yesterday and barely made the deadline with our package. The reason I wanted to share was to remind everyone that just because it's not all over the news the people recovering from Superstorm Sandy are still recovering, still don't have a place to live. They are still people, humans, who are suffering, scared and trying to put their life back together. And we can all still help!

We got some socks and gloves mailed out, one of our dear friends was in NJ during the storm visiting family and barely made it back home to Hawaii. Knowing what she went through and some family we have out there, we want to help in anyway we can.

Always,

Amber J & Josh

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You know the feeling you get when your feet are cold and slip on a pair of warm socks? Or you can warm your hands and head while outside by wearing gloves and a hat? That feeling of warmth, of comfort, is something we take for granted. For the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it is a feeling we want to give back to them.

Visit Laura's post HERE on the tragedy. Pictures and video clip included.

Laura Khulmann, a blogger of The Shed, who lives in Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, was fortunate that her neighbourhood was spared with only minor damages. But just a few minutes down the road, entire areas were wiped out including Mystic Island, Osborne Island, and Tuckerton Beach. Long Beach Island, just across the bay, also suffered extraordinary damage just as every barrier island and shore town up and down New Jersey's once beautiful coastline has.

Laura couldn't stop thinking about something her sister-in-law (volunteering at the local hurricane shelter) told her: that people were walking around barefoot and just wanted a pair of socks. Even as donations started to pour in to the shelter, Laura couldn't get the idea of warm socks out of her head. She wanted to collect some warmth on a large scale for the victims of Sandy, and shared her idea with fellow blogging friends on Hometalk. The network of Hometalk bloggers includes several members living in New Jersey who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

They want to provide socks to warm one's feet, gloves to warm one's hands, and winter hats to warm one's head. All to warm one's soul. NOW.

How you can help

Gather up some warmth to share by collecting

socks, gloves, and winter hats

and send to

Socks for Sandy

P.O. Box 520

Little Egg Harbor, NJ

08087

Please mail by Friday, Nov 9 

Another option:

Donating directly to the Red Cross is still the fastest way to get your money into the hands of those who need it the most.

Thank-you everyone! Let's help make a difference!

EVEN THOUGH THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED....what are you doing this week to help out survivors of Sandy??