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Reading about what is going on in Haiti at the moment is heartbreaking- and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since I first heard of the earthquake and its devastating effects on the people there.

We have a local connection to this tragedy because a woman from our small town was in Haiti when the earthquake struck. Her Haitian husband and two of her three very young daughters died in the rubble. She and her baby are now safe, but I can't imagine what that must be like for her, and all the other people suffering such loss. 

There is financial support being gathered together in our community for her, and I thought I would put some things in my etsy shop as well to add to my small donation to the relief effort. So today I've listed three of these hand-embroidered needlecases- ferns, chamomile and a feather one. They could be great to give as gifts to crafty friends over this year. I'll donate all of the money from their sale to Oxfam's Haitian Earthquake Response Fund. Thank you!

Here are some more related links:

NPR America list of organisations that are working in Haiti

World Vision NZ

Unicef

International Red Cross

Direct Relief International

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