A SPECIAL APPEAL TO ALL KNITTERS

and some VERY BIG incentives to donate to the Redcross Bushfire Appeal

Donate to Australian Red Cross Today

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Here’s a copy of the note I sent out overnight to my newsletter subscribers:

Hello Subscribers,

A brief Newsletter for you, and very much to the point. Whether you live overseas or across Australia you will not have escaped the news and horrific images of the terrible tragedy unfolding here in Victoria.

Last Saturday, on a day of weather conditions that might only be described as evil, a bushfire started just 2kms from my own home & business base – just across the hill, down in Kilmore East. That fire then roared across our State of Victoria, joining up with others fires on its way, consuming everything in its path. Today (Wed 11th Feb) as I write, there are over 180 people dead, over 1000 homes destroyed, and complete towns have been wiped off the map. These grim statistics are rising every day, and further fires are threatening other communities as we head into another weekend of high fire risk weather.

Whilst the people of Australia have rallied to assist, providing the immediate neccessities of shelter, clothing & food, the ongoing needs of the many thousands traumatised and displaced by this ghastly event are being co-ordinated by the larger support groups such as the Australian Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

MONEY IS THE MOST USEFUL ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME

I would ask each and every one of my subscribers to consider donating a sum of money – as much as you can afford – to Red Cross Australia.

One of Australia’s popular knit bloggers ‘Passionfruit’ has taken the initiative to put together some great incentives for all knitters, whether from Australia or overseas, to dig deep into their pockets and DONATE TO AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS TODAY.

BE IN THE DRAW FOR SOME FABULOUS YARNS, PATTERNS & KNITTING ACCESSORIES.
For every $10 that you donate to Australian Red Cross (see links below) you can receive one raffle ticket in the draw for a huge range of valuable knitterly awards. Local and International yarn shops & designers, large & small, have rallied behind Passionfruit’s cause: Kangaroo UK, ColourMart Cashmere UK, Prestige Yarns, NSW and we here at Sarah Durrant, VIC, along with many others, have put forward prizes that knitters will find irresistible. Kilos of cashmere, jumper and cardi knit kits, full packs of delicious yarns, an entire range of leading designer patterns….and so much more.

Please go now to Passionfruit’s blog:
http://passionfruit.typepad.com
to view the full details of these great incentives and how to ensure you earn your place in the draw.

Then head over to Red Cross Australia, credit card at the ready:
http://www.redcross.org.au
and make your donation.

What does $10 mean to you? A pair of new needles? $20 might mean that you have to defer that sock yarn purchase to another day. $30 might be the yarn you have your eye on for that hat & scarf set? That can wait until winter! But these humble sums of money, used collectively by Australian Red Cross, will mean EVERYTHING to all these victims of bushfire who have absolutely nothing left.

PLEASE DONATE TODAY