Jessca and her co-workers

So Jessca who showed up out of no where during MCVR to help run our door for the event has been around helping ever since…and I am thankful she does! Jessca has a huge beautiful smile and a heart of gold and is willing to help you with anything she can. And she recently helped Burners without Borders Detroit by asking her co-workers make donations that she would collect at work and bring the Back Packing Party on Sundy December 5, 2010. And donate they did, she came to the event with a ton of items to help us back the packs with and then some. People helped her bring her collection and others helped her sort them! It was good teamwork! I am grateful to Jessca for being in my life and especially for helping as she has by asking her co-workers to donate. I do hope she told everyone at Coldwell Banker Shooltz how much I appreciate their help.

Mittens for Detroit

Jimi Santigo is an angel in my life…and I am blessed he has found me.

Jimi is a quiet guy ..don’t really even know him, he is a friend of a friend really yet he helps out Burners without Borders in subtle ways like sending me links to stories of the homeless or topics that are on point.

He also recently informed me contacted a possible source for gloves & mittens. It's a charity called Mittens for Detroit. He told me they wanted more info about the homeless project and sent me his contacts number.

I contacted the person in charge of Mittens for Detroit as he questions that Jimi thought I was better able to answer.

I also found out by searching online that Mittens for Detroit was started by a star of the tv show Detroit 1-8-7, Erin Cummings; its Mission from the website says this; "Mittens for Detroit, the brainchild of Detroit 187 actress Erin Cummings, is a community initiative whose sole purpose is to collect and distribute new gloves and mittens to children and adults in the city of Detroit. "


Here is a bit of what I wrote to Jason the contact for the project;

To answer your questions Jason;

1) How many pairs would you need? That depends on how many back packs i get...i have about 50-60 now..i hope to have another 200 very soon.

2) What organizations get these packages? I started a chapter of Burners without Borders in Detroit where once backpacks are filled with items like; hats. gloves, hand warmers, canned protein, can openers juice..toiletries etc...i hit the streets and look for people who do not go to shelters.

3) How long does this initiative occur?it occurs from around November to March depending on how cold it gets...if the snow and temps drop earlier in the year i hit the streets then, if Spring takes a while to get here i stay out til she does! then i take the summer off from the streets but do small fundraisers throughout the year and start to collect items again in fall and continue through winter again.

Here is a link to the Back Packing party on Facebook; where i just found Mittens for Detroit- what a wonderful program and site!

I hope this answers your questions, here is a bit about Burners without Borders Detroit too !!



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Though I never heard back from them I am really happy that this program exists inside the city! Way to go Erin Cummings…thank you for caring about Detroit.

And thank you Jimi for going above and beyond and contacting the organization with Burners without Borders Detroit in mind…that means the world to me!

Burners without Borders as explained on Causes..

Burners without Borders as explained on Causes..


BWB is under the umbrella of BRAF; which is the Black Rock Arts Foundation. BRAF is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

It is under these two umbrellas that Burners without Borders Detroit operates. On the Causes website BWB is explained as follows…it’s a short concise way of explaining it to someone who may other wise know;


“Burners without Borders is a loose association of aid and action leaders who choose to step in and work together to rebuild communities.

We help make homes happen, the basics of everyday life. Together we help build bridges and survive the basics. We know that just the right mix of people will come together at the time when you will most need it.

BwB evolved after Burning Man 2005 as a response to Hurricane Katrina; today we take on the challenges in the news....rebuilding from fires, survival skill assembly with creative solutions to life-changing problems.

Burning this brightly is not for the faint of heart. This cause is for everyone who respects the community leaders, builders, counselors and architects who create new opportunities from rubble.”

More on my Birthday Wish

Birthday Cause update


With in moments of my posting my Birthday Wish donations started to come in...and have continued to.
As of December 18th the generous donations of the people below have reached $415 of the $500 goal i set.

* Damian Polack Damian Polack
* David Koren David Koren
* Cynthia Cooky Jones Cynthia Cooky Jones
* Thaddeus McKracken Thaddeus McKracken
* Brian Lewis
* Thomas Jankowski
* Scott M Reilly
* Paul M. Grinnell Paul M. Grinnell
* Julia Raskin Julia Raskin
* Diane Kobasic
* Bohdi Bill Baber Bohdi Bill Baber
* Artur Zukowski
* Codrin Cionca
* One Space, LLC One Space, LLC
* Sarah Elizabeth Whitman
* Aaron Krynicki Aaron Krynicki
* Tom Nardone Tom Nardone
* Judith A Mauro


Two people are Not on this list as one misread and didn't click the cause for My Birthday Wish and that was the amazing Mr. Dixon. And another Micheal Spleet did not wish to put his credit card into Birthday Wishes as part of Causes so he paypal'd me instead. The donations would be over $500 if they had been included..and i am honored and humbled people care enough to help.


Thank you very much donors.

Birthday Wishes for the homeless

Birthday Wish

On December 1, 2010 I created a Birthday Wish with the goal of to raise $500 for Burners without Borders. My wish can be seen here; http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/118809

I sent emails to people in my address book, admittedly and surprisingly I had more in there then I have saved but the Birthday Wish script was able to grab like every email I have ever written too…and boy is there a lot. So yes I took advantage of it and wrote this note to many of them:


Hello, and thanks for checking out my Birthday Wish!

For my birthday this year, instead of getting me a typical birthday gift I'm asking my friends and family to donate $25 (or however much you can afford) to Burners without Borders. It's a great cause that directly helps the homeless in Detroit with supply filled backpacks.

I've chosen Burners without Borders because it celebrates the power of communities making a difference one person at a time!.

Please consider giving to my Birthday Wish, and together we can make the world a better place. If you can't afford to donate, I'd really appreciate it if you'd share this page with your friends.

Thanks for reading this....Bee well and beelieve! xoxo

And thank you because i can NOT do what i do without the help of people like YOU!!

-Danielle ~doxie Kaltz

Learn more about Burners without Borders Detroit here;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100

and i blog about my time on the streets and events and fund raising etc. here;
http://littledsworld.blogspot.com/

Burners without Borders Chicago

I am still receiving boxes of donated items from the Chicago Decomp on November 6,2010 where the Chicago chapter of BWB collected so many items they filled my friend Sullys rented PT Cruiser. He brought them back to Detroit and Brick brought them to me, there so many boxes...

and this weekend i was out in Ann Arbor and picked up four more boxes of clothing donations from the garage of Shai and Blaja that Shirley brought back that were over looked during the packing the car after the event was over.

its amazing the amount of clothes i have. sure i have said i need to cut back on those donations and just focus on the backpacks but i cant seem to say 'no' to people cuz i know people on the streets need clothes as well as the contents of the packs.

more reasons for me to keep dreaming of getting the Ford Transit to modify with shelves so i can have a place to sort out clothes to size people as i give them backpacks! big dream..but i like to dream big.

Baby It’s Cold Outside! The Atelier Gothique Burners Without Borders Detroit Project!

Baby It’s Cold Outside! The Atelier Gothique Burners Without Borders Detroit Project!


The Amazing due behind Atelier Gothique Charles and Serphina Black the couple who made the amazing donation at the DAMNED show of the ring that was auctioned off and raised over $400 for Burners without Borders Detroit have come up with a project being offered on their website and are advertising it on facebook. The entry is long but worth reading…and the chance to win a wonderful unique handcrafted piece of wearable art is amazing.

Read of to their post on facebook;
(http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=459368496147)

Baby It’s Cold Outside! The Atelier Gothique Burners Without Borders Detroit Project!
by Atelier Gothique on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 9:17am

Baby It’s Cold Outside!



This will be long winded I ask you take the 5 minutes from your busy day and please read.

For those that personally know me you know how I get when I feel strongly about something so please read this all the way through this is not like my normal soap boxing!



As many of you know and so many more of you don’t know here at Atelier Gothique we have a personal cause. There are a group of people in which Seraphia and I like to refer to as our “Fuzzy glow-stick cousins” the wonderful Burning Man people. There is one in particular a friend of ours here in Detroit … Doxie…

Doxie is amazing she is one on the most selfless people I have ever met, her compassion, kindness and self sacrifice for others shows us an exemplary example of the goodness of mankind. She does this not for glory or fame or a pat on the back but just to help those in need. As a matter of fact she has no idea about this posting she will find out about it at the same time as all of you. She is also so humble that I am probably going to get my ass kicked for bringing her into the “spotlight” on this.

Doxie has put together and runs Burners Without Borders Detroit (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100)

Now I know there have been many generous souls that help and have helped her in her mission but really she has done so much and worked so hard and given so much of her heart her soul her time her energy her love and compassion she should be commended. So Doxie.. We Love You! You are one of the most amazing human beings I have ever had the pleasure of knowing!

I have posted links to the BWOBD fan page before and asked people to “Fan it” and a few of you did….. I ask again! Its pushing a simple little button that puts a simple little like on your page… who cares if you are not from Detroit…. It may be seen on your page by someone who can make a huge difference and you may even be that person so fan the page!. Link above. Also until they get their website up info on BWOBD can be found here (http://littledsworld.blogspot.com/)

Now what does Detroit Burners Without Borders Do? Well the following are Doxie’s words not ours……

Creating random acts of kindness & service to Detroit Homeless.

1 supply filled backpack @ a time. Always accepting donations!



As we all know Detroit is on hard economic times and its getting harder. This is a perfect time for grassroots community building. This is when organizing our community to network with other organizations in and around Detroit to help those in need is most important.



Detroit Burners without Borders is an opportunity to help others in your area. You do not have to give money (but if you do that would be great) which you may not have instead give of yourself and get out and do community service that not only helps others but leads to building stronger community, networking and friendships with people you might not otherwise come in contact.



If we as concerned and proactive citizens get together to combine forces to volunteer, support and assist others we will succeed in not only building a stronger city and community but what we will accomplish spreading hope to people who will if we are lucky be motivated to join us in making this city one where we can all be proud to say we are from.



So won’t you join us in our up coming events and please brainstorm with us on ways that we can continue to help others! Who in your city do you see that needs help? What organization could use a robust crew of like minded citizens to come in and help them on a project? These events could be one time or on going it matters not…what matters is that they are!!!



Looking forward to burning with you!



Here is also a link to a note that was written on one of the packing parties….

http://www.hamtramckreview.com/2010/01/these-volunteers-for-the-homeless-know-how-to-pack-a-good-cause/



So Baby Its Cold Outside…….

This morning at 6:30am I started another one of my ridiculous work days and while the coffee was brewing I stepped outside and fired up a Djarum Black and was like shit its finally winter here in Detroit and I was freezing my Jewels off. I take solace in the fact that I know in 3 minutes I will be back in my warm home, where Seraphina is sleeping in a warm bed, my daughter my niece are sleeping cuddled up with our cats and all is well and all are ok……. I know that no matter how bad things ever got I would always have a roof over my head and my family’s head. It makes me reflect again back to a meeting I had with Doxie a few weeks ago as we were brainstorming about how we could help those that are not in this same boat.



Soap box…… It pisses me off to no end that I live in the most powerful nation in the free world and yet we have citizens who are lacking the very basic necessities to sustain life there is no excuse!

We have a federal, state and local government and a system that fails and fails badly how is it we can afford trillions of dollars for wars and bullshit but cannot help our very own sustain life which would cost a fraction of the “War Effort”? As a veteran this pisses me off even more!



This is not about well it’s a bunch of junkies on the streets so it’s their fault why should I help them. These are people that lost their jobs and homes due to our outsourcing to countries we should not even allow importation from due to their human rights policies (our governments failure and selling our asses out to big business) . People that lost their homes because they were bankrupt over asinine medical bills they could not pay (Yes we are the only country in the Free world where people lose everything due to ridiculous medical costs). So most of these people that are being helped by Burners Without Borders Detroit are families like yours and mine, veterans, everyday people that fell victim to bad luck, the worst economy since the great depression, illness, and a general failure of our elected officials.



For our friends and fans many of you as a matter of fact most of you are not from metro Detroit, Michigan, or even the United States but please I still want to reach out to you. Think of these people as you fellow man, woman, child kind……



Now here is what I propose but I need your help!

We have 2800 fans on our fan page. I want each of you to suggest our fan page to all of your friends to make this happen fast (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atelier-Gothique/135954156184)

I also want all of you to do me the honor and fan the BWOBD fan page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100)



Time is of the essence I want this to happen quickly! I feel that 3500 fans will be enough for me to get the word out to make a significant impact! During this time I will be setting up with paypal to create a link. Then when we hit 3500 fans there will be a huge posting which we will also ask you to link to and help spread the word!:



The Atelier Gothique Burners Without Borders Detroit Project

We are going to ask you to give whatever you can afford through paypal it is safe and secure and you can even do it in your PJ’s. Every $1 will equate to a number so lets say we have $832 sitting there in donations and you decide you want to skip eating one lunch at some fast food joint and donate $10 that means you will be number 833-842. So in other words every $1 you donate will give you a “Number” because its Paypal we will have your email address!



Now when we hit the number that I have in my mind (Which I will never tell as we want to raise as much money as we can for this cause) We will ask Doxie to randomly pick a number 1 thru our magic number. She of course will have no idea who any of the numbers correspond to.



The generous soul who’s donation number is drawn will have won one of our Concave Saddle Rings© (http://www.ateliergothique.com/ggallery/concave-saddle-rings.html) The single black diamond Grooved Saddle in the upper left corner. Made to your size. This ring has a value of $1,400.00. Now we know that this may not be everyone’s thing maybe you are one of our Fet jewelry fans! So the winner may pick any other piece in our line and they will have a $1400 retail credit! That can be used for anything at anytime……. Did we entice you now?



So just because you do not live in Detroit or the United States for that matter does not mean that you cannot help! Even if you say AG I honestly don’t care about causes but I love your jewelry…. We say well then donate! $1, $5, $10,$20, $50, or even $1000 will put you in a position to have a wonderful piece of jewelry or one hell of a deposit towards the piece of your dreams!!!! We honestly don’t care what your motivation is behind the donation and remember the more you will give the greater your chances of winning are. You can donate once or you can donate multiple times…. So for all of you that have been wanting one of our pieces this is a perfect thing for you to be involved with.



I apologize for the lack of brevity folks but this is a very very important cause and for the price of a venti starbucks latte you can make such a big difference!



We thank you all and now we ask for your help! We need you to help get the fan page to 3500 so we may start this project. So please take 3 minutes from your day go to our fan page, click the suggest to friends and click away… the faster we get there the faster we can start bugging you for the donations to The Atelier Gothique Burners Without Borders Detroit Project



From the bottoms of our hearts we thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for your support with this very important cause!



Atelier Gothique & Seraphina Black


To that I responded;
Danielle Doxie Kaltz “you are so amazing..i am going to cry..that meeting with you still has my brain spinning and i am working on many of the things we talked about!..your suggestions are priceless and i am honored (and slightly embarrassed) by your accolades..thank you both so much...big love and hugs!!”

Today I am still humbled and awe struck that they have been so generous and amazing.
I am blessed to have the people in my life that I do! Aho!

Burners without Borders Back Packing party

With the winter quickly approaching its time again to gather people together to help pack the donations already collected in to backpacks to get ready for hitting the streets to help out the area Homeless.

We have a bunch of donations already from Burning Man the even, Chicago Decomp and the DAMNED show and from complete strangers who keep finding me and mailing me stuff!!

Feel free to come by and assist in the assembly line of packing. and feel free to bring items to back as well!

If you cant make it please spread the word if you can!

This year the back packing will take place at Hamtramck Senior Center
(which is also a Henry Ford Medical Center- convenience right!)

The address is 2620 Holbrook, Hamtramck, MI 48212.
Sunday, December 5 · 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Enter in the main doors ...and just past the security desk is the room where we will be packing!

thanks ~doxie

Saw Sydney today

I have not seen him since last winter, he was hanging out outside of Avalon bakery where i always see him. He helped me into my parking spot letting me know when i was just about to hit the curb so that i didn't.

I didnt get out of my car for a bit as i was fumbling and trying to figure out what i had done with the cash i had after going to get gas..and i could not find it anywhere..i got all frustrated and said dont you hate when you misplace something, he agreed

Then i asked him if he wanted a juice, he said yes. I got him an orange juice like i always used to last winter, the colder it gets i do offer him warm drinks but I'm glad he likes juice too!

I had forgotten his name and asked him, he told me and i told him mine. He said he knew and he remembered me from last year! we both smiled and said our goodbyes.

then on the service drive above 94 by the old cass high school i saw someone begging that i had never seen before. and right then i looked in my ask tray and found the cash i couldnt find 5 minutes earlier...and i said to myself if there is a single dollar i will give it away..and there was...so i rolled the window to this guy with very few teeth who had to be about 10 years my junior and whose arm was wrapped and i slipped him the money. i ask him his name..and i told him mine.

Aloe Blacc - I need a Dollar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbVHbEGerRA&feature=related

this is a very powerful song to me... helps me to remember we all have our story and that some of us need extra help...sometimes its me..sometimes it you.

thank you william and brian

i am blessed.. thank you Hamtramck Review for the article they did on me last fall and in 2010. a guy read them kept my email addy all year and just came and donated a tone of tshirt adn gloves and sweatshirt from races he has run all year! thank you william!


adn thanks to brian lewis for the chewy granola bars he donated last night..chewy is good as many people on the streets do not have teeth..so crunchy is not easy for them to eat!

things we take for granted!

Soup at Spalding

I will be presenting at Soup at Spaulding NEXT Thursday the 18th
Dinner is served at 7. Presentations begin at 8. Voting is at 8:30 (ish)

PLEASE come out and support the project..or another one if its grabs you!

Info about Soup at Spalding .

Because we think the SOUP event they have in Mexicantown is so rad, we've started up our own at Spaulding Court, in Corktown. For those of you who aren't familiar, SOUP is a monthly dinner that raises money to distribute to projects that the dinner guests select.

It goes like this: people come for dinner--soup, salad and bread--and give $5. At the end of the meal, three folks present projects they'd like to accomplish and the crowd votes for a winner. At the currently running SOUP in Mexicantown, all the proceeds (minus the costs of the meal) go to the project.

At Spaulding, we're doing things a bit differently. First of all, Soup at Spaulding happens every Thursday! We split the proceeds from the dinner between the vote winner and Friends of Spaulding Court. Additionally, we post a video of the winning presentation on Kickstarter and in one weeks time, try to raise the same amount the dinner brings in. This doubles the impact for both causes!

If you'd like to get involved with Soup at Spaulding, please contact Aitchemel@gmail.com. If you'd like to present a project, please contact jonkoller@gmail.com. (read less)
Because we think the SOUP event they have in Mexicantown is so rad, we've started up our own at Spaulding Court, in Corktown. For those of you who aren't familiar, SOUP is a monthly dinner that raises money to distribute to projects that the dinner guests select.

It goes like this: people come for dinner--soup, salad and bread--and give $5. At the end of the meal, three folks present projects they'd like to accomplish and the crowd votes for a winner. At the currently running SOUP in... (read more)
Mission:
To raise funds for small projects in our communities and to rehabilitate Spaulding Court at the same time. Also to eat a different soup and salad every Thursday night!
Products:
Soup, salad, bread, and amazing projects.
Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/soupatspaulding

Congratulations to Jon Deradoorian of East Pointe Michigan..!!

He was the lucky raffle ticket winner for the Atelier Gothique ring donated to raise funds for Burners without Borders Detroit during the DAMNED exhibition Halloween weekend!! Over $400 dollars were raised for the homeless project and the back packing party will be on December 5th in Hamtramck!...

Burners without Borders Detroit is grateful to DAMNED III and Atelier Gothic

Im crying... i just opening an amazing email from Anthony Dvs (and Joseph Ferraro) ... Dämnëd III donated over $400 to Burners without Borders Detroit for the Homeless project!!



The lovely note says; "Those amazing Devil Girls (Lushes LaMoan, Sarah Schropp, Angie Smith, Alison Haling and Meridith Lorde ) sold 196 tickets in support Burners Without Borders! Charles and Amy Elias of Atelier Gothique donated the $980 ring as prize. We all hope this helps!"



You have no idea how many people on the streets this will help! thank you so much!! 



I have been so busy and preoccupied with life for the last oh lord the whole year that i have not collected enough donations this year and i have been scared that i would have to really bust some ass this next month to catch up on all i have to do.... this eases my heart so much!



I am forever grateful for this amazing gift because I CAN NOT DO WHAT I DO WITHOUT THE HELP OF OTHERS!!!



thank you to each and everyone one of you for your thoughtfulness and to everyone who donated on all levels



I wish i could hug each of you...and know i will when i see you!



oxo

~doxie

Peter Pan Strikes again!!

someone wrote me an email that some guy named Peter Pan told her about what i do for the homeless and she listed a bunch of items she has for me; blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, some foam rolls.. all cleaned for people to use!

How amazing..i look forward to meeting this woman and writing that Pete R Pan a thank you note!

Happy All Souls Day!

~d

November is around the corner...

and that means I wanted to give a heads up that i will be begging for donations of Hats, gloves,canned goods, backpacks etc but figured i might as well give heads up for people to start looking in closets and pantries!

I am also in need of shelving for all the loot i am collecting so if you have or see any at g...arage sales..etc...hook us up! please and thank you! have a wonderful day! ♥

thank you!!!

to Pete R. Pan ..who ever you are...the man from the UP who found out about the project and send me a box full of stuff!!

without people like you this project could not be done!

thank you!

Detroit Burners without Borders collection box at Decomp

(Thank you to Beaker for posting this!)

It might be hot in Cali (stop posting your triple digit temps on
facebook already!) but it's starting to get cold here in Michigan. And
many of our fellow residents don't have the basic necessities we take
for granted -- things like warm shelter, clothing and food. For the
past couple years, Detroit Burners without Borders has been handing
out hundreds of backpacks filled with necessities to the homeless in
Detroit... and doing it in true Burner gifting fashion -- with a smile
and a conversation while treating the recipient as a person rather
than a mere transaction. Won't you help?!

Detroit BwB will have a collection box at this weekend's Decomp,
probably at the greeter's station. We're looking for:

* backpacks
* warm gloves, socks, hats, hand-warmers
* emergency blankets
* canned food, can opener
* granola/cereal bars, juice, other small food packages
* toiletry packs

Remember that every little bit helps and together we can make a
difference! (geez, that sounds so trite but it really is true)

Thank You,
Beaker.

ps. Some links for the curious:

Detroit BwB Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100

Main BwB page with projects worldwide:
http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/

BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS COLLECTING KEVLAR & BACKPACKS ON PLAYA

BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS COLLECTING KEVLAR & BACKPACKS ON PLAYA

Mr. Breedlove writes:

"Hey Burners!

Grindin, Packin, Plannin, Movin, Shakin, and gettin ready for the Burn ... maybe you're still wondering how you can participate out on playa this year...

****COME DONATE YOUR EXTRA KEVLAR/FIRE TOYS & BACKPACKS (& SOCKS!)***** to BwB this year.....Help us make a difference in peoples lives!

Donate to the MotoMoto Project: Will Ruddick has an amazing project happening in Kenya. Transforming the lives of street kids through the art of spinning fire. MotoMoto needs your extra kevlar and old fire toys. In Will's words: 'Kevlar is the biggest item we need on a regular basis. Any left over fire equipment (heavy on kevlar) is rad.'

Donate to Detroit's Homeless Backpack Project: doxie from Detroit has been working hard on creating a relief project for the homeless in Detroit. Backpacks are stuffed with clothes, blankets, gloves, canned food, socks, hand-warmers, local shelter information and other essentials to brighten the recipients day. Detroit's project is always in need of Backpacks and Socks! The backpacks must be in working condition and it'd be nice if the socks were clean or at least clean by playa standards.

We will be accepting donations at Burners without Borders (3:30+Esplanade) this year during our Activity hours from 12pm-5pm. Make sure you come by and check out what BwB has been up to recently, and how we're getting active even on playa. Stop by, listen to live music, do some screen-printing, and donate to the cause!

Can't wait to be dusty with you,
Mr. Breedlove
mrbrdlv@gmail.com"

wow.....

ok so i have not written in ages...but i have been doing the project no less. who has time to write when your so busy right. no excuse, i know.

so somethings that have happened... i didn't even write about my birthday where instead of gifts i asked for donations to pack in back packs... i had no jokes over a few hundreds pairs of socks, hand warmers and bottles of water and food..it was amazing and i am blessed by the people in my life... next year my bday party will be a bigger event to raise more awareness and get more donations.

i have had people my birthday theme and give me the donations. (Joe you are a god for doing this)

i have people contacting me all the time now asking to meet to give me supplies.

Burners without Borders Detroit on facebook is going well. please consider becoming a fan
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100

The DAMNED exhibition collected canned food for the project last year. http://thatdamnedshow.com/2009/10/an-interview-in-times-the-detroit-blog/


and this year they are amping up the pot by collecting cans and proceeds from the Atelier Gothique jewelry raffle tickets. ..and they gave the project its own page. i am humbled and honored. http://thatdamnedshow.com/bwbd/

This year at Burning Man back packs and socks will be collected at the end of the event and shipped to Detroit to fill!

Last weekend the Frank Buck Freak Hunt in Chicago collected socks for the project, thanks JB and Blove!

overall its been a year where i have been blessed to have so many people contribute to the project so that i can continue to do this.

I wish i would have kept up on the blogging throughout the year..hopefully this winter i will do better.

wish me luck!

bee well
&
beelieve

~d