BRING SOME WARMTH TO THE NEEDY THIS XMAS!

We all love our Facebook and checking out our friends status updates, recently I saw a status which I thought ... I can help!

Jo is still in Mae Sot and would like to know if anyone would like to plse bring some warmth to orphaned Burmese children this Xmas...if u do let me know!!

Thinking about what can I do on a personal level and what more I could achieve with the support of fellow bloggers.

My buddy Jo works with COTE based in Singapore and has recently returned from Burma, where there is a need for blankets for the Burmese refugee children for this christmas.

If anyone here in Australia would like to make a donation to the cause or has a contact with a blanket manufacturer I would love to hear from them.
There is no need to donate old blankets as it would cost more to ship them to Singapore and then onto Burma - where as a donation would be more effective. Thou saying this, there are many amazing groups in Melbourne, or your city that would love blankets for homeless for next winter. So jump online and check out The Salvo's, Red Cross or The Smith Family charity to name a few.

Having worked along side with Jo in East Timor with the COTE 2008 Play scheme I am in awe for her passion, comitment and compassion for these people. This is something that Jo is doing as an activist not a COTE employee, which again shows her love of the work that she does, hence why I want to contribute.

I feel that by spreading the word we can make a difference no matter how big or small the action may be. This is a personal appeal by Jo - I am just using the tool of the blog to spread it further in my cirlce of influenece. (Thanks Ads - I learnt this in the values session)

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Hope to hear from you soon,

Cheers Katie

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