[Thespiritexpress] A fundraising for Maui fire project, children's book

[sabell at mcn.org]

Hi all,
I am forwarding an email from my dear friend Diane Watjen who lives in 
Hawaii.
She is a painter and did the illustrations for the coloring book, 
explained below.
It's so well written and Diane's illustrations are truly amazing! Simple 
and
the perspective excellent! See the attachment
If you'd like to donate it might be easiest to get in touch with me and
I can forward or help through paypal.
Love,
Shawn



HI Family and Friends
  I hope that you are all doing well!

      As many of you already know, in September 2023  I worked on a
project to illustrate a coloring book written by the speech therapists
where I am working as an OT at Sprouts Therapy..  It was intended to be
a "social story" to give  to the children of families afflicted by the
Lahaina fire.  We thought this could be  beneficial for helping children
  to understand and cope with the disruption in their lives caused by the
fire.
      Those children who were receiving therapy at a clinic in Lahaina
were our target families. The books (250 total) were donated by  Arc
Printing, and were distributed to the Pediatric Therapy clinic, which
serves children similar to those we see at Sprouts, and to other
pediatric clinics..  Pediatricians on Maui have given us favorable
feedback  and have  requested that more books be sent their way to be
distributed.  They said that other books had been donated and that our
book was the best that they had received so far !
    There are currently 3000 people living in hotels on Maui who are
without a home since the fire in August, 2023.  It will be years before
they are able to move back to the town of Lahaina, and many have already
left the island.  We believe there is still a need to support these
families afflicted by the fire.
    A donation of  $20 would cover two copies made of the book,( plus
postage), which could include  a copy of the coloring book if you want
one.  The goal i hope for is to send over  100 more copies of the book.
If you have any other ideas for fundraising please let me know!

Thank you for your interest !
Love,
Diane

You can  pay me via  venmo : diane-watjen,or send a check/ whatever
works for you.
An attachment of the book is included in the email.
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