In An Instant . . . Devastation

In an instant things can change.  It’s amazing how a second or minute can make a difference.  Even at this moment . . . there are lives hanging in the balance because of time.  My heart goes out to those in Haiti after the devastation of the major 7.0 earthquake.  The news coming in is actually […]

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North, East, South, West

What a fun trip I had headed North.  I headed up near Sacramento this past weekend and what an experience. 
What a wonderful time meeting some wonderful fiskateers and new friends.  I headed to Mrs. Vicky’s retreats in Dutch Flat, California.  Angela headed towards Nashville so I got the fun of heading up North to participate […]

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Boy, Do I Get Around or What?

So I guess you could say that I’ve been a traveling gal.  A little over week ago I was just outside of Annapolis, Maryland.  Then this past week, I flew up to Maine for two days and then spent the end of the week in Virginia.  Boy, do I get around or what?
My trip to Maine was quite quick.  […]

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Caring, Sharing, Giving and Cropping for a Cause

Hard to believe that October is just around the corner.  As most of you know, October is a month that we see a lot of pink because it has been designated as the month for the awareness to help fight breast cancer.  Check out the Fiskateer calendar for ScrapPink Crops that your Lead Fiskateers will […]

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A Special Letter Regarding the Fiskateer Food Drive

Just this weekend I received a special letter from the Orange County Rescue Mission and I wanted to share it with you.  If you remember, last month the Fiskateer community did a Fiskateer Food Drive all across the nation and blessed many hungry people. 

One of the drop off places during the food drive was the […]

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Operation Christmas Child

Can you believe that there is only 143 days until Christmas.  Wow!  Well, I say that to share with you an organization dear to my heart.  Some of you may have heard of Operation Christmas Child which is lead by Samaritan’s Purse. 
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/ 
This is a wonderful organization reaches children in poverty to supply them with Christmas […]

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The Butterfly Project

“The Charity Fiskamittee would like to announce our new effort.  NanaBeth suggested this to the committee and we think it’s a wonderful fit for charity and the creativity of the Fiskateers.”

The Butterfly Project
1,500,000 innocent children perished in the Holocaust.  “Children were neither just the mute and traumatized witnesses to this war, nor merely it’s innocent […]

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Fiskateers Making a Difference

Wow . . . what a fantastic and impacting day Saturday was as we collected food for the hungry during our Fiskateer food drive.  I spent most of the day at the Orange County Rescue Mission in Tustin.  It was a day of watching the local fiskateer community make a difference in their community.  I […]

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Fiskateer Food Drive Update and Reminder

Hello dear fiskateers.  I wanted to share with you an update on the Charity Fiskamittee’s food drive.
 http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2009/04/13/an-opportunity-to-feed-our-community/
 
Sondra reports . . . “I just delievered 240 items to an appreciative Greer Community Ministries food pantry.  52 came from Funkie Munkie Scraps on National Scrapbook Day (owner Stephanie is a fiskateer) and 188 came from Debby’s Scrap […]

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Time is Running Out!

So I know you are a fan of Fiskars.  Perhaps you are a fan of the NCAA too.  I’m betting that you have supported a charity or two at some point in your lifetime, like the Special Olympics.  Fiskars… NCAA… the Special Olympics.  That’s quite an impressing trio, don’t you think?  
A few days ago, we told you […]

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