Re: [gardeners] Wildfire Donations.

Jann (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:32:50 -0600

I would love to send you a LOT of seeds! Tell me what kind to send. I have 
some from a few of my flowers. Even one of my mystery ones! Merry Christmas 
and I hope that 2003 finds you and your family on the path to a full recovery!

Janni

  At 10:29 AM 12/25/02 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi Paul,George and everyone on lists
>  I have just been outside watering the few remaining plants and blackened
>trays , stumps and such in the hope that I can bring some back to life.
>Watering  is my thinking time and I had a chance to contemplate the
>overwhelming offers of support and monies. Yes kind souls have offered
>money.
>At the risk of sounding unappreciative I cannot in my heart accept any
>monies in any form and still feel good about myself.  My children have
>presents , We have food , clothes and a roof. What more do we really need.
>If my good friends out there have no other way but monies to help, again at
>the risk of sounding ungrateful, please send it to The Save the Children
>Fund or Red Cross or similar.
>I will gladly accept seeds from my friends and emails with uplifting
>messages as they help keep us going .
>I will accept any seeds that anyone wishes to send as I know they do not
>really cost money, just love and thoughtfulness. I can then use the plants I
>grow to rebuild our lives and others round us by offering them work.
>Dont get me wrong I thoroughly appreciate every bit of help and I am still
>as cheeky as ever and will ask anybody at anytime for seeds they have spare
>but I just cannot in good faith accept money.
>Merry Christmas and an extremely Happy New Year.
>
>Kind Regards
>Marc , Paula  and boys.
>P.O. Box 216
>Gingin 6503
>Western Australia
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