here is the original plea for quilts send via the MS quilters guild.
Plea for Comfort Quilts for Japan
Posted by: "Valerie Hearder"
[email protected] raindrizzlefog
Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:49 am (PDT)
"This morning I received an email from Naomi Ichikawa, Editor of Patchwork Quilt Tsushin Magazine.
Naomi lives in Tokyo and her mother and brother survived the tsunami in Sendai.
Naomi asked me to please spread the word about the plea for comfort quilts.
I hope you can help with this.
best,
Valerie
Here is Naomi's request:
Dear Valerie
It is still bad situation now in Japan.
We are still nervous about shaking and radiation,but no way to escape.
I start to announce to the quilters to send us comfort quilts for the
people who are suffered.I would like to do it to the world quilters.
We will deliver the comfort quilts to the people who are very difficult
situation.
Could you please help to announce it to the quilters?
We accept any size of quilts(baby to adult).new or unused.
The deadline would be the end of May or later.
?Send the quilts to:
(until the middle of April)
Naomi Ichikawa,Editor of Patchwork Quilt tsushin
Patchwork Tsushin Co.,Ltd
5-28-3,Hongo,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo,Japan zip:113-0033
(after the middle of April)
Naomi Ichikawa
Patchwork Tsushin Co.,Ltd
2-21-2,Yushima,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo,Japan zip:113-0034
I will appreciate if you help me.
Naomi
I honestly do not see how this poor woman thinks she can distribute quilts while working in Tokyo!
That and with the mass evacuations many of the hardest hit are being relocated to other countries right now....
Send $$ for food/water/shelter...it really would be the better thing to do!