Help Others To Help Others

I received my copy of Quilting Arts and immediately looked for my very first ad I've placed. There it was. It turned out nicely in print. I questioned if it would pay for itself. Regardless, I want to present an opportunity for those that purchase custom thermofax screens from me so as to help others to help others.

What is a thermofax and how can the screens be used? Welsh is a great resource. If you have more questions, please feel free to email me.

With people loosing jobs or getting their wages cut, it's time everyone step up to the plate to help one another. What has happened to us, including myself? We have slowly eroded into autopilot. Are we more pleasure seeking machines than caring humans? Let me tell you a story that helped me see how simple it can be to help and care for others.

We received over 12 inches of snow overnight. Since I don't work outside my home, yet, I didn't think anything beyond it's beauty. That afternoon I passed my large front window and saw the neighbor shoveling his snow, then the other neighbor, oh, all three were out removing snow from their drive. Then I noticed my drive had been cleared. I felt blessed and humbled. I live in a new neighborhood and we four have lived here a year or less, the newest moving in a few months ago. It was he who cleared my drive. Later I brought him and his family my homemade spaghetti sauce and all the fixings for a complete meal. "That's what neighbors are for." he says.

Earlier in the afternoon, another neighbor came over for a visit. It's so nice to have neighbors, friendly, and even more so having common interests. Mary is a creative woman and a doll. So she's beading and I'm quilting while we visit. I asked, "Did you hear about the 95 year old man who froze?" "Yes, I did. And yes, the electric company is partly to blame but my question is, ‘Where were his neighbors?" Wow, I had never thought of that. "Surely they knew he lived there and should have been checking in on him." She was right. I haven't lived where people did that. People used to do that, care for those around them. In this economic time, may it bring us back to paying with cash and being kind and helpful to those lives around us, beginning with me.

All this to lead to my offer. For those purchasing from my custom thermofax service, I will give a 10% discount on each order (shipping excluded) if the person pledges to give that 10% to an organization that helps those in need. A need can be for food, clothing, shelter, or education to overcome their plight. I will also be giving 10%. Make a note on the order form that I’ll email you that you want to help others to help others. If you are interested, I will compile a list of organizations I whole heartedly trust to use the donations wisely without it being eaten up in their organizational overhead.

In the meantime, bless someone just because you can.

God Bless and happy creating.