Dear Fellow Embroiderers :
We have all been following the news and , I am sure , have seen the devastation in Haiti . As with Katrina , and the tsunami , we stitchers band together.

Eileen Bennett has graciously donated the chart for her class piece “Colonial Band Sampler” to Valeri’s guild  to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders . Their facilities have all but been destroyed in the quake ,so they will need everything to help the Haitian people.

If you already have this chart , please consider a donation anyway . Even tho Valeri  has instigated this , it is not a Legacy Guild project and the funds collected will be donated in the name of Embroiderers United (unless we can come up with a better name - she is open to suggestions) , not Legacy . So please pass this info on to your friends , your guilds , LNS’ , blogs , fellow overseas embroiderers etc. Everyone is welcome to take part. Let’s make a difference ! And a huge thank you to Eileen , for making this possible !

If there are any other designers who wish to join in , she would be more than happy to offer a selection .
The verse is fitting - “There is no set path , Follow your heart “, You may donate any amount you wish , but for a minimum donation of $15.00 , Valeri  will send you a PDF of the chart , instructions and color picture. In their past disaster relief projects , they  have found that Paypal is the easiest way and her  account is:

samplar101 @ aol . com ( remove spaces)

Once you make your donation , she will receive an invoice and will send your chart to the email given . Please make sure you let her know if you wish to receive it to another email address. This has happened in the past , someone donates from their office computer , but wishes to receive at their home computer , so she has no problem with that .

Once again , thank you all for your concern and generosity !