Shelters of Love for Bangladesh: The "Homes for Bangladesh" quilt is a traveling quilt and is a symbol of God's love. Funds raised will help build houses for victims of the recent Bangladesh cyclone through Mennonite Central Committee and will travel to many relief sales in North America until it reaches it's final destination to be sold at the Mennonite World Relief Sale in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on November 8, 2008 (Approximately 1:00) - see www.tcmccreliefsale.org.
The powerful Cyclone Sidr tore into Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless, left with nothing but what they could carry as they fled. MCC, with your help, has been rebuilding simple houses where the old houses stood.
This traveling quilt was an inspiration of Colleen Graber of the Mennonite World Relief Sale who led children in creating blocks of houses in the children's activity center during the event.
Many voluntters throughout the United States and Canada have created quilt blocks containing houses to be incorporated into textile projects to raise additional funds to help those in need of shelter.
YOU MAY ALSO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF THE CYLONE IN BANGLADESH DURING THE AUCTION WHEN DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA BIDDER NUMBERS.
One block, one quilt, one house, the donations for this quilt make a difference in the world.
It has already generated over $64,000 which would be over 165 houses ($400 each) in Bangladesh. How many houses does it take to make a village? Or, how many villages has this quilt provided funding? It will be exciting to see what the Minnesota sale can generate!
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