Hope

This past Saturday marked a historical and mournful day in the country of Chile. My thoughts and prayers go out to Chileans everywhere.

The beautiful flowers below were given to a Chilean co-worker and friend of mine whose family lives in Chile. The flowers are just too pretty to not put up here. While I might not have any direct connections to the country, Cindy is always so proud of her heritage and I was so so relieved to hear that her family and friends were safe and sound. :)

If you would like to contribute to emergency efforts, you can visit:

* AmeriCares, https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5820&5820.donation=form1

* American Red Cross, http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_subsrc=RCO_ResponseStateSection

* The Salvation Army, http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf/vw-news/7172714A0CE8FF75802576D70043BBB1?opendocument

You can also text to donate $10 to the following organizations. You will receive a confirmation text that your donation was received.

• Text “4CHILE” to 50555 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through Convoy of Hope

• Text “CHILE” to 50555 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through the World Program

• Text “CHILE” to 25383 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through Habit for Humanity

• Text “REBUILD” to 50555 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through Operation USA

• Text “CHILE” to 52000 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through the Salvation Army

• Text “CHILE” to 20222 to donate $10 to support Chile relief efforts through World Vision