Archive - February, 2010
it’s almost time for spring cleaning anyway!
Dig through your closets and pick out 1-3 stylish, gently worn items, and come to THE EXCHANGE EVENT on March 6th at Paralellogram at 7pm.
On another cleaning out note, if you found a waterproof tent or two back from your boy scout or girl scout days that you are no longer using, we need it, Haiti needs it! Donate it today! Here’s more info on that written from my friend, Kirsten Paschal.
I like the way she breaks it down…
Here is the process broken down. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1) Go to the store.
2) Purchase a tent.
3) Drop it off at our local drop-off for Tents for Haiti. The drop-off for Wilmington is at Port City Java’s Main Office on Market Street (2101 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28403), and it is open Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
That’s it!
Some of you may know that durable, waterproof tents – especially tents that fit more than two people (4-6 or more would be preferable) can be pricey. But think about it… if you have a group of 10 people and each person donates $10, you have $100 with which you can purchase a tent.
Here are some tents and prices and where you can purchase them:
PLEASE NOTE: If you purchase a tent on-line, please send the tent to this address: Courageous Church Suite 560 1330 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309. They are taking all on-line shipments and will be shipping them to Haiti.
Coleman Ara 4-Person Tent $79.99
Purchase at Target
To purchase on-line, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $18 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $9 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $6 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
Eddie Bauer® Alpental Sport Dome 4-Person Tent $99.99
Purchase at Target
To purchase online, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $22 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $11 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $8 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
Coleman Montana 6 Tent $149.99
Purchase at Dick’s Sporting Goods
To purchase on-line, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $33 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $17 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $11 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
Coleman Montana 4 $109.99
Purchase at Dick’s Sporting Goods
To purchase on-line, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $24 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $12 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $8 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
*We do know that anyone who purchases a tent for Haiti at Dick’s Sporting Goods here in Wilmington will get a 10% discount on the tent.
Wenzel Sycamore 3 room Family Dome Tent $119.00
Purchase at Walmart
To purchase on-line, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $26 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $13 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $9 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
SwissGear Falera 11′ x 9′ Family Dome Tent, Blue and Charcoal $144.00
Purchase at Walmart
To purchase on-line, click here.
5 People could purchase this tent for $32 each
10 People could purchase this tent for $16 each
15 People could purchase this tent for $11 each
*These numbers take taxes into consideration and may actually take you a couple dollars over the price.
The main website for collecting tents for Haiti is aHomeinHaiti.org . Visit the site to find tent options you can purchase online, where to send them (all tents purchased on-line are to be sent to Courageous Church in Atlanta, GA), or to donate money towards purchasing tents. This website may especially interest those of you who are not in Wilmington but would like to donate! A suggestion for you might be to have one person collect money from the group and then purchase the tent on-line or make a donation on-line with the group’s money.
*If you are going to collect money with your group and purchase a tent on-line, I recommend that you go to this site to choose a tent as it also gives you the Courageous Church address where the tent will need to be sent.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment! Thank you so much for considering ways to help relieve Haitians during this difficult time, especially when it can be so simple, and so practical.
the way the weather
…lodges itself in my memory as if it’s a person, is beyond me. I’m reminiscent today of cold days in Slovakia, of travels to and fro, of Barcelona in March, the promise of spring, in the stillness of winter. Today’s weather is like that. With snow flurries, and cold air, sunshine, and freshness. There’s something there. A new season is coming. The hope of new life is almost here.
Oh February, you have made your mark.
tents for haiti, update.
Haitians need tents. (The rain is coming, tarps are not enough) We have tents.
How do you know Haitians need tents? Here is the best article I’ve read yet on the subject from the Washington Post.
Some ways you can help:
1. Pray.
2. Tell everyone you know, (blog it, facebook it, twitter it). We need people who will encourage others to give tents that are new OR used. Download a Twitter Avatar and/or a Twitter Background for your twitter account.
3. Give! Buy a tent locally or online. OR donate a USED tent.
- Locally: Our Wilmington drop off location is Port City Java’s Main Office on Market Street (@portcityjava) (2101 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28403) M-F 8am-5pm OR bring them to the Wilmington Tweet up on February 23rd from 5:30pm -8:30pm at Pomegranate Books. (@pombooksILM)
- Online: by donation or purchasing tents through Amazon. Those who order online ship tents directly to Courageous Church in Atlanta. From there the tents will be shipped out through 4 different aid organization and distributing them in Haiti. Go to A home in Haiti website for more info.
4. Volunteer. If you are in Wilmington, NC and you would like to volunteer with this effort, contact me. We have ideas of doing a tent day – but plans are still in the works. More to come.
If you have questions, please let me know!
Contact info:
needtentsnow@gmail.com emails go directly to me.
Press:
Press Release: A Home in Haiti Press Release (90)
kellyecain@gmail.com
910.241.0030
The Exchange!
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged this yet. One of the most exciting things going on in my life right now (there are others, competition is a good thing in this category) the Exchange is of the highest ranked. It’s a clothing swap, no. An art gallery, no. It’s a concert, wait, a benefit? Yes! It’s all of these, all in one! And YOU classy, stylish Wilmington ladies, are invited.
What I love about this event is that it benefits Haiti! What a tremendous time to be sending aid to a country that is in desperate need! HALF United – an incredible organization dedicated to feeding those in need will be giving the money raised at this event to Haiti!
A clothing swap, too! It’s ingenius! And as if that weren’t enough, local artists will be hanging their work as well as the local hit band, Rio Bravo will be keeping us entertained through out the evening.
As the event’s, graphic designer, I’ve had the privilege of putting together an event website, facebook fan page, and twitter. I hope that you’ll follow us and that you’ll join us for the Exchange on March 6th!
broccoli & cheese soup, the recipe
Ingredients:
1 Bunch Fresh Broccoli
1 Cup Carrot, Diced
3 Cups Tap Water, Divided
1 Sm Onion, Chopped
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup (98% ff)
2 Cans Cream of Celery Soup (98% ff)
1 Can Evaporated Lowfat Milk
2 Cups Skim Milk
6 Oz Velveeta 2% Cheese, Cubed
Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions:
Steam broccoli and carrots till tender, reserving liquid. Chop broccoli & add broccoli & carrots to 3 qt crockpot. Add enough water to reserved steaming liquid to make 3 cups & add to crockpot along with remaining ingredients. Cook on high approximately 3 hours, (till onions are tender & cheese melts) stirring occasionally.
Oh my, it’s so delicious!
This is also, surprisingly Weight Watchers friendly, it serves 12 @ 2 Points each
tents for Haiti.
I can’t get this out of my head. I know I’m one person, and there are millions suffering in Haiti. But it’s like this, every time I run the water to wash dishes, I think of all those in Haiti that don’t have a drop of clean water to drink, every time I walk into my cozy 2 bedroom apartment, I think of all of those people that don’t have any thing above their heads (especially in this rain). When I head to the grocery store to pick up essentials, because we “ran out of bread” I think about those that don’t have any where to go to get food.
But, all this to say, I follow this pastor in Atlanta named, Shaun King on twitter, that talks of getting tents out to people in Haiti, (as my friend Jessica says, “see, twitter is good for something!”) Tents are the greatest need right now, because thousands are living in what-could-be tent-cities, with tarps, and make-shift homes.
Here is the deal, the tents range in price from $50 to close to $500 for a 6 person tent. $50 is a lot for some people, but $5 or $10 really isn’t. So maybe instead of buying a latte or 2 this week, would you consider donating it to a tent? I will be collecting money and then I will buy tents that will be shipped to Haiti through some airlines that these guys secured. Would you consider it?
Here is what you can do, today, contact me to donate some money to a tent, etc. Pretty soon there will be a website launched where you can donate money, but until then, a good ol fashioned money collection is in order. Here are some waterproof tents on the wishlist.
If you have questions find me:
I would love to find out the answer if I don’t already know it! As Shaun King says, I dare you to share this!
