Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Relief Efforts for Nashville

Help for Nashville

Below is a portion of an email that I just received from Elana Johnson regarding a way to lend a hand to the Nahville, TN area. Click on the links for more info.
 
So Nashville has had a HARD time of it these past few days, and several Nashville authors - Myra McEntire, Amanda K. Morgan and Victoria Schwab - have come together to host an auction.

Here's the scoop:

On May 1st and 2nd, Nashville, Tennessee received a record amount of rain—nearly 13.5 inches.  By May 3rd, huge portions of our city were under water, including the The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland, The Nashville Symphony Hall, the downtown area, and countless homes.  Families, many of whom did not have flood insurance, have lost everything.  One of the hydro plants is flooded, which means we’re running short on water.  Many lives have been extinguished and more bodies are being recovered each day.

And yet, Tennessee continues to be largely ignored by the national media.  A large portion of the local media, including Fox News and CBS, is flooded.  They are doing their best to work without proper equipment.  Nashville is not getting the exposure it needs, which means not receiving the aid that our city so desperately requires. Our city is drowning.  Will you help us? 

Victoria Schwab, Amanda K. Morgan, and Myra McEntire --all Nashville authors-- have come together to host an auction.

We're auctioning off critiques, signed books, and more from authors, agents, editors, and other industry professionals. ALL proceeds to: http://www.cfmt.org/floodrelief/

If any of you can donate ANYTHING, please please let me know. We've already got some items, a trailer by Vania Stoyanova among critiques and signed books, but we need ANYTHING you can give.

Thanks guys. It's always amazing to see the writing community come together, and this has been no exception.
 
The blog where the auction will take place (emails are there too if you have something to donate): http://dothewritethingfornashville.blogspot.com/

17 comments :

  1. Hi Karen -

    Thanks for posting about the Nashville flood. I hadn't heard anything on our news.

    Blessings,
    Susan

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  2. I, too, did NOT know about the flood in Nashville. It's interesting how only some stuff gets reported.

    Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

    Rachel

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  3. Thanks for the post,Karen. I can't imagine what I could offer....let me ponder that. We must all help each other, I would think.Sincerely, Susan

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  4. Thank you SO SO much, Karen. We appreciate you spreading the word!

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  5. I didn't know about the flooding. I will be remembering the area in prayers.

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  6. Karen
    Been following it on the news - so unbelievable. We never know when tragedy will strike. They need our prayers.

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  7. Hi, Karen. I'd like to donate a couple of books. What do I need to do?

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  8. What a wonderful cause! Thanks for sharing it!

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  9. Thanks everyone for stopping by. FYI: The American Red Cross is accepting donations for the Nashville area relief too. Feel free to copy and paste this post onto your blog.
    Blessings,
    Karen

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  10. I'm spreading the word too. y heart and prayers are with them!

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  11. Thanks for this link. I'm on my way to it...

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  12. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Karen. I'm going to check out the link!

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  13. Thanks for the helpful information about ways to help, Karen. Praying for those affected.

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  14. I just heard it on the news this morning. I didn't know it was this bad! How awful! I am checking out the link now. Thank you for highlighting this horrific event!

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  15. Glad to be able to pass this info along!

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  16. It's lovely to see people working together to help others out! Thanks for the info!

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