Cape Karen
Last week, I thought it might be a good idea to try to raise some money for those who are walking around in the murky-mucky waters, trying to rescue abandoned pets in the stricken areas of Louisiana.
When I saw in the news that the Louisiana state bird is the eastern brown pelican, I realized that I had a pattern called, "Pelican Pete" in my 2001 rug hooking design catalog.
Delightfully, I realized that I had something I could use to raise funds for animal rescuers. I promptly put a notice on my rug hooking website and I also put it up for auction on ebay. 
Not only would those who purchased "Pelican Pete" be giving a 100% donation to the animal rescue organization of their choice, but they could also hook the design and perhaps even give it as a gift to someone displaced from their Louisiana home.
I did explain, on both sites, that this design was to be sold/auctioned to raise money for the Louisiana SPCA, or for any "pet rescue" organization they chose.
Well, it's been three days now, and I've not had a single nibble at my website; nor even one small bid at ebay. Geeez! I am so bummed. . . I thought it was a great idea!
Then, earlier today, a rug hooker wrote to me and said:
"Karen, that is soooooo nice of you to care about the pelicans!"
Sigh. . . .
Posted by Karen at September 13, 2005 5:31 PM