Postsript to Olympic Postcards
When we were asked to embroider poscards for the Cutural Olympics, the country we were allocated was the Central African Republic, an extremely poor country.
It was agreed that we should try to use the postcards to benefit that country, so several of the finished embroideries were photographed to be sold as postcards at shows and exhibitions.
Hi Diana,
It was lovely to talk to you this morning.
On behalf of Mercy Corps I would like to say thank you to
both you and the Altrincham branch of the Embroiders’ Guild for raising a
wonderful £500 through the sale of your beautiful photo
postcards.
The money that you have raised really will make a difference.
We have allocated your funds to a fantastic project in the Central African
Republic that is helping women and children in the four poorest areas of the
country to claim their legal rights. I’ve attached a short document that details
exactly how your money will help. I would be delighted to send you a hard copy
of the information along with an official thank you letter - please do let me
know.
As I mentioned on the phone I would definitely like to
include your Guilds fundraising story in my next donor newsletter ( which I’ll
be prepping in March) so I’d definitely like to keep in touch if that is
ok.
Thank you again for your generosity. If you would like any
more information about your project or any aspect of our work please do get in
touch, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
Best wishes,
Jennifer
