Sea Bags: Musings from Maine » donations http://seabags.com/blog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:25:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Sails for Haiti – Donate Yours by March 21st http://seabags.com/blog/2010/03/sails-for-haiti/ http://seabags.com/blog/2010/03/sails-for-haiti/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:13:24 +0000 Sea Bags Headquarters http://seabags.com/blog/?p=119 Haitians still have a pressing need for food and shelter as they recover from the massive earthquake that struck in January. We’re partnering with others in the Maine sailing community to collect used sails to be shipped to Haiti to be used as makeshift shelters. The rainy season is quickly approaching in the Carribbean, so the faster we can get our used sails to Haiti, the better off the 770,000 homeless will be. 

Donate your used sails to us by March 21st and you will in turn be supporting this effort. We”ll give you a Sea Bag in return as our thanks.  Our address: 25 Custom House Wharf, Portland, ME.

Check out the recent press coverage about the Sails for Haiti efforts:
Maine Sailor Organizes Sail Drive for Haiti
Used Sails from Mainers to Help Out Haiti
Old Sails Recycled as Tents for Haiti

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