Raffle for Japan

So this is my attempt to contribute to the relief efforts for the affected areas of Japan.

I'm raffling off a recent painting I posted here on the blog and a brand new, made especially for this raffle, iPad cover. You can see pictures and details below.

Here's how it works.

I will ship anywhere in the world where the post office delivers.

Each entry/comment will equal one raffle "ticket" for one of the two handmade items below. It's your choice which one you'd like to enter to win, just let me know in the comment. 

The 8x8 painting based on a loose interpretation of "Snow White" is acrylic on wood.

The iPad case was sewn by me especially for this raffle. As you can see, it's based on the Japanese flag, with a closing flap and a small back pocket for holding a cleaning cloth (for the iPad screen). It's made of 100% recycled fiber felt and it's washable. I used the iPad 1 dimensions, but since the iPad 2 is smaller, it would also fit.


Bids are to be made in US$
Each raffle entry must be a donation of $5 (International Medical Corps) or $10 (Global Giving).

To enter, go to International Medical Corps and make a donation of $5 or go to Global Giving and make a $10 donation for the Japan relief fund, when you have done it come back to this post and leave a comment with your reciept number and you must also leave a valid email address (you can write the address in the format of mymailname ‘at’ hotmail ‘dot’ com)

You may enter as many times as you like but each time you need a new receipt number. 


For help with the donation you can refer to this post http://jojoebi.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-donation.html


Raffle closes at 12.00pm JST 26th March


If you make a mistake or forget to add you email address please delete the first post and re-write it.


Winner will be drawn by random (random.org).

The giveaway / raffle / auction is being held on this blog, in cooperation with a Bit of This and a Bit of That. We are in no way affiliated with global giving, that's just our chosen method of getting funds safely to the affected area.


If you are not interested in the two items listed above, do check out the other blogs and items being auctioned/raffled off at a Bit of This and a Bit of That. And thank you for your help.

Japan

My husband is from Japan.

His family is fine, they don't live near the affected areas. Our friends in Tokyo are also ok and we've talked to them online.

Still...

We pray for all the families who have lost someone, for all the families who have been displaced, for all those who are suffering.

We pray that relief efforts can continue and those missing can be found soon. We pray that the nuclear power plants can be taken care of safely. We pray that all the effort and organization that Japan has always put into preparing for disasters pays off now.

Our hearts are with you.

If you'd like to help, here are some organizations that are working with relief efforts.

The Red Cross
Save the Children
International Medical Corps
Global Giving
Doctors Without Borders
MercyCorps

(N. wearing a yukata - a summer kimono - her grandparents gave her during our visit in 2009)