There is still a need in Japan for supplies, love, encouragement and prayer. Continue to support heartfelt as it continues to raise money.
-- heartfelt
felt hearts. made with love. for japan.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Thank you for Giving
Because of YOU, heartfelt has written a check for $100 to the Samaritan's Purse Japan Relief Fund!
There is still a need in Japan for supplies, love, encouragement and prayer. Continue to support heartfelt as it continues to raise money.
felt hearts. made with love. for japan.
There is still a need in Japan for supplies, love, encouragement and prayer. Continue to support heartfelt as it continues to raise money.
felt hearts. made with love. for japan.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
photo credit: Associated Press
Japan Pro Baseball season opened Tuesday to relief and cheers.
With devastation brought by the earthquake and tsunami and the worsening nuclear crisis lurking in the background, Japan had its first baseball game of the season.
The Rakuten Eagles beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 6-4 in Tuesday's opener. The game brought a sense of normalcy to the hurting country and players hope this baseball season will be a healing process for Japan.
"This is going to be a great thing for them," said Rakuten pitcher Darrell Rasne, "Just for them to have something to cheer about, something to be happy about."
And, hopefully, it will do just that.
Source: Fox News
Monday, April 11, 2011
One Month Ago Today
photo credit: New York Times
One month ago today, Japan was rocked by a massive tsunami and earthquake.
One month ago today, many of Japan's cities were wiped off the map.
One month ago today, people lost their lives and loved ones.
One month ago today, a nuclear crisis ignited.
And one month ago today, hearts around the world broke for Japan and decided to make a difference.
Join us. Make a difference. Let's supply HOPE for Japan.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Tsunami Scare: 7.1 Quake off Northeastern Japan Coast
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck the coast of Northeast Japan Thursday night. This was the strongest aftershock since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that has claimed almost 25,000 lives and sparked a nuclear crisis.
The earthquake hit around 11:30 p.m. and according to Fox News, there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage. The tsunami waring has been lifted.
A manager of a Sendai convenience store said 100 people were at his store within an hour of the aftershock clearing shelves of ice, water and instant noodles.
Source: FoxNews.com
visit the Fox News Website for the complete story and more information.
The earthquake hit around 11:30 p.m. and according to Fox News, there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage. The tsunami waring has been lifted.
A manager of a Sendai convenience store said 100 people were at his store within an hour of the aftershock clearing shelves of ice, water and instant noodles.
Source: FoxNews.com
visit the Fox News Website for the complete story and more information.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Wheels Keep on Turning ...
Ever since the tsunami struck Japan March 11, transportation has been a huge issue in the coastal communities near Sendai. Samaritan's Purse has made Sendai its headquarters for operations in Japan and realized transportation need first hand.
So, Samaritan's Purse purchased 30 assembled bicycles and distributed them to churches and organizations Friday in surrounding cities.Fuel is not an option and roads, that are still intact, are not easy to navigate ... that's why bicycles are a great alternative.
To read the whole story and see more pictures visit: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Samaritans_Purse_Today/operation_wheels/
So, Samaritan's Purse purchased 30 assembled bicycles and distributed them to churches and organizations Friday in surrounding cities.Fuel is not an option and roads, that are still intact, are not easy to navigate ... that's why bicycles are a great alternative.
To read the whole story and see more pictures visit: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Samaritans_Purse_Today/operation_wheels/
Monday, April 4, 2011
The Week: Fukushima: Japan’s ‘nuclear samurai’
"The Week"
the following article is from www.theweek.com
the following article is from www.theweek.com
Fukushima: Japan’s ‘nuclear samurai’
Last week, two workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant spent two hours standing in a pool of water so radioactive that it burned their skin.
POSTED ON MARCH 31, 2011, AT 2:13 PM
Fueled by two austere meals of crackers and vegetable juice, the men sleep and work inside the Fukushima Daiichi plant, shielded only by their bulky white protective suits. For 12 hours a day, they desperately race to repair equipment, to keep the nuclear fuel rods covered and cool, and to pump out radioactive water—not far from broken reactors leaking radiation at 100,000 times normal background levels. These stalwart employees of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. are now being called “nuclear samurai” by their admiring countrymen, said Kenji Hall in the Los Angeles Times. In their efforts to prevent a more catastrophic meltdown in the plant’s four damaged reactors, 19 workers have already been exposed to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation since the crisis began, three weeks ago. In the U.S., no nuclear power plant worker can be exposed to more than 50 millisieverts per year. “Crying is useless,” one worker wrote in an e-mail. “If we’re in hell now, all we can do is crawl up toward heaven.”
“I’ve never witnessed heroism like this,” said Fiona McIntosh in the LondonSunday Mirror. More than 500 men have cycled in and out of the plant, knowing that they are “the last hope” to keep the reactors’ fuel rods from melting down entirely and leaking radiation into wider and wider swaths of their nation. Last week, two workers spent two hours standing in a pool of water so radioactive that it burned their skin. Plant officials say the men are receiving every possible protection, said Andy Soltis in the New York Post.But the reality, of which these heroes must be only too aware, is that many of them will “likely die from lethal doses of radiation”—soon, or years from now.
“‘Heroism’ is an overused word,” said Joan Smith in the LondonIndependent​.co.uk, but it’s on full display in Fukushima. The sacrifice of the “nuclear samurai” is a “powerful rebuttal of the notion that human beings are motivated by nothing but self-interest.” I’ve seen similar heroism in Iraq, said Matt Schofield in The Kansas City Star. I once asked a 19-year-old Marine there why he willingly stuck his head up over a sand berm, to get a visual on the insurgent forces peppering his mates with .50 caliber fire. “Somebody was going to have to do it,” he said. “Why not me?” You can be sure that’s what the heroes of Fukushima are saying, too.
“I’ve never witnessed heroism like this,” said Fiona McIntosh in the LondonSunday Mirror. More than 500 men have cycled in and out of the plant, knowing that they are “the last hope” to keep the reactors’ fuel rods from melting down entirely and leaking radiation into wider and wider swaths of their nation. Last week, two workers spent two hours standing in a pool of water so radioactive that it burned their skin. Plant officials say the men are receiving every possible protection, said Andy Soltis in the New York Post.But the reality, of which these heroes must be only too aware, is that many of them will “likely die from lethal doses of radiation”—soon, or years from now.
“‘Heroism’ is an overused word,” said Joan Smith in the LondonIndependent​.co.uk, but it’s on full display in Fukushima. The sacrifice of the “nuclear samurai” is a “powerful rebuttal of the notion that human beings are motivated by nothing but self-interest.” I’ve seen similar heroism in Iraq, said Matt Schofield in The Kansas City Star. I once asked a 19-year-old Marine there why he willingly stuck his head up over a sand berm, to get a visual on the insurgent forces peppering his mates with .50 caliber fire. “Somebody was going to have to do it,” he said. “Why not me?” You can be sure that’s what the heroes of Fukushima are saying, too.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thank YOU!
Thanks for your support! As of today ...
has raised $47.67 for the Samaritan's Purse Japan Relief Fund! And that's just in a few days' work! I will keep you posted and give updates as the days go on. I am still sewing heart flags and hoping to make an impact on the victims in Japan.
Let's make a difference. Let's help supply HOPE in Japan.
has raised $47.67 for the Samaritan's Purse Japan Relief Fund! And that's just in a few days' work! I will keep you posted and give updates as the days go on. I am still sewing heart flags and hoping to make an impact on the victims in Japan.
Let's make a difference. Let's help supply HOPE in Japan.
-- Heartfelt
Photo credit: Samaritan's Purse
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Supplies Delivered
100% of the proceeds will be donated to Samaritan's Purse Japan Relief Fund. Samaritan's Purse is responding to the Japan's catastrophe.
"Working through their church networks, the aid our partners have distributed includes over 5,000 hygiene kits, 1,800 blankets, nearly 200 plastic tarps, 2,400 jerry cans, 500 buckets, hundreds of pairs of boots and socks, 73 boxes of diapers, and 36 boxes of milk." (www.samaritanspurse.org)
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was started by a student with a heart for the victims in Japan. After watching the news and reading articles about the tsunami that devastated Japan March 11, 2011, she decided to raise money. She started sewing felt hearts onto fabric as a way to raise awarness. With one pinned to her book bag and one on her lapel, she took a handful with her to school. Receiving a lot of positive feedback from fellow students and donations for the pins, it was time to get organized.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to Samaritan's Purse Japan Relief Fund. Samaritan's Purse is responding to the Japan's catastrophe.
"Working through their church networks, the aid our partners have distributed includes over 5,000 hygiene kits, 1,800 blankets, nearly 200 plastic tarps, 2,400 jerry cans, 500 buckets, hundreds of pairs of boots and socks, 73 boxes of diapers, and 36 boxes of milk." (www.samaritanspurse.org)
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