Today I stumbled onto an Etsy seller, Gypsy Charms Jewelry, via the Greater New Orleans Foundation website. She has listed an SOS necklace with the proceeds from the sale of this necklace going to The Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund. It’s a lovely necklace and I applaud this seller and all the other Etsyers supporting the oil spill relief effort. I was so inspired that I listed my popular Southern Pecan Pralines as another item with proceeds donated to the relief fund. And then I was feeling gung ho and created a Gulf Oil Spill Relief Treasury. Check it out! Includes a keychain from a favorite seller, RiskyBeads.
Proceeds from all these handpicked items go to help oil spill relief funds.
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nstead of 
complaining about the sublime ineptitude of BP and the unfathomable, astronomical damage this spill is causing each day, I will attempt to heed the words of Mother Teresa as per The Secret and the Law of Attraction: “I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.” Yes, let’s all try to attract positive energy and not marinate in this catastrophe which affects many things including… (since I must relate my rant to food for this blog) the seafood industry! I don’t want crude in my shrimp gumbo! According to the NY Times Diners Journal blog, many are worried about the havoc on our seafood…
Love the positive focus of this! Thanks for sharing. Also, Recycle 4 Pets is collecting empty ink cartridges and used cell phones to benefit the wildlife affected by the Gulf oil spill. Visit Recycle4Pets.com to print a free shipping label and write “GULF” in the return address. They’ll send the market value of your items to the National Wildlife Federation, who are working in multiple capacities to clean up the area. You can also email recycle4acause(at)yahoo(dot)com for more information.