Share this Secret #atozchallenge #orphansofebola

Today I am taking an A to Z challenge  break from (fictionally) killing people  so I can tell you about a project that is near and dear to my heart:

I am sharing a concern I have for the over 10,000 children orphaned by Ebola. Those are reported numbers; the numbers are higher.

Have you read about the sadness, the sorrow, the situation of children being shunned by family and society for fear they might contract Ebola, orphans shut in a room or hut (in quarantine) for 40 days  perhaps food is thrown in the window? Most of the relief money has been used for things other than the children.  If you read any of Liberia’s news, they were in financial straights before – their children are begging for assistance (for each other) because they have few advocates.

I am in the process of compiling a book of poetry called Song for Liberia. The book is a chorus of poems / haiku given as a gift by some very talented poets. The photographer Nick Fraser is sharing shots of Liberia for this project.

The wonderful thing is all of the money we raise (aside from what Amazon takes) will go directly to the needs of the children. The publisher has graciously waived their cut.

The book will be coming out in the summer – WHAT CAN YOU DO?

• Your promotion of the project / the book would add to the chorus of love for these children (via Facebook, Twitter, your blog)
• An article on your blog about the project would help spread the word
• submit a poem
• we will be selling t-shirts, coffee cups
• do a hand spring or two…

If you are interested in helping in any way, please leave a comment in the comment box or an email at Fillthecracks@gmail.com

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

A to Z folks I am visiting today:

873. Write and Read! Book addict BO	874. Poohsden
875. teleportingweena	876. THE STORY CATCHER (BO)
877. Primal Wishes and Paleo Dreams	878. Blue Max Studios
879. Pen of the Dreamer	880. Food n Thought Peddler
881. Donna Cummings @ All About The Writing	882. Katya Armock: To Snog or to Blog (AC)
883. Musings	884. Gunmetal Geisha
885. Sarah McCabe- Falling Toward Mythopoesis	886. Dee Connell: On Books and Writing (BO)
887. I swallowed a basketball	888. Life is a Rough Draft
889. Lloyd of Gamebooks (GA)	890. Scarlet Embers (WR)
891. Back to Africa (TR)	892. N1 Science
893. Nix The Comfort Zone (PR)	894. California Scrappin’
895. Hodge Podge Moments (LI)	896. CritLiterature (WR)
897. Every Day Is a Miracle	898. Life. . . As It Is
899. Ally Shields Otherworld Blog	900. Emily Unraveled
901. life without television at the faerie embassy	902. Be Seen and Heard Locally, Globally, 24/700. 2
903. Jeffrey McChesney’s Blog	904. Just Another Day in Paradise
905. Blockbuster Nostalgia	906. Holly Kerr- Author
907. Anna Ellis – AC	908. Curiosity Quills Press (WR)
909. Time for a Cath Up	910. Real Romance Prompts (WR)
911. Leigh K. Hunt – Parchment Place	912. Surviving Life
913. Zinc Journey (WR)	914. Allspice&Acrylics(AR)
915. Daily Luge (SC)	916. wordsbykristinecharles (AC)
917. Tangental	918. Tarmangani
919. I Read Encyclopedias for Fun (WR)	920. Still Dating My Spouse
921. Just Cassie (WR)	922.