2010 Is Here!!

The HOST team would like to wish everyone a very

2009 Needs Thread Success and Well Wishes

Hello everyone, We here at HOST hope that every one's holidays have been great and that all those who needed help found what they needed to make it that way.

From the last post on the blog till now there have been many others who have been helped and have helped others in need. A lot of people prefer to keep out of the "limelight" but we want to acknowledge them in this way by giving our thanks and best wishes to all of them.

The needs thread this year has been a great help and has brought a lot of new friends into the fold. We would like to also say "Welcome" to all the new members and friends who have found us this year.

The needs thread http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6350534&page=1 will continue for those who still need last minute gifts or holiday help until Jan 6, 2010 three kings days and there after we advise that anyone who still needs help in any way or would like to recommend someone to HOST to post in our monthly team thread in the teams section of the etsy fourms.

Please remember that you DO NOT need to be a member of the HOST team to request for help or recommend someone. We are here to help etsyians in whatever way we can (of course within reason) when they come to us for help. We help in many ways, from helping with sprucing up a person's shop to helping them find organizations in there community that help those in needs.

A helping hand is a loving hand.

We would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year!!!

Needs Thread Update For Today

Here is an update on who has been helped out with their needs:

************: several folks have contacted her and are sending gloves so that she can give out to several homeless women who need them to fight the bitter cold weather here in Anchorage, Alaska. THANK YOU so very very much all!

(Your emails made me cry and my hubby said "there really are nice folks in this world WOW")

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*************: I would like to send a special thank you to MyNovember who has offered me some convertable fingerless gloves to keep my hands toasty warm. It was such a sweet act of kindness, and I'm truly touched.

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************: NEEDS MET _ ADOPTED: has been adopted by a HOST member. Thank you all so much for your help

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***********: HAS BEEN ADOPTED she needed some help for her family for the holidays

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*********: had an angel help her get her car to a mechanic and fixed

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********: received help so she can give her children gifts for the holidays

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********: thanks to Ldcrafts, she was able to get the glue sticks.also kitchenkitsch will be sending her a stuffed toy, and ladybug will be giving her hairclips. you all are just great!
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**********: Has been helped by some generous etsy angels! With selling her car last
night and the sales people have helped her with. she has been able to make her december rent payment and pay her electric bill! Thank you so much to all of you.
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If you would like to help or donate to help those in need feel free to contact the HOST shop on etsy: http://www.host.etsy.com all profits (minus shipping charges) from the shop to go help etsy members in need.If you are someone in need or know someone in need please visit our thread on the etsy etc forum or contact HOST.All updates of those helped will be posted here on our blog.

Today's Helped Needs Thread Update

Here is an update on who has been helped out with their needs:
HuggiesHodgepodge/HippieHempstress: HAS BEEN ADOPTED she needed some help for her family for the holidays************************************************************************************DragonflyStitches: had an angel help her get her car to a mechanic and fixed
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Callistia: received help so she can give her children gifts for the holidays
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0namesleft2: thanks to Ldcrafts, she was able to get the glue sticks.also kitchenkitsch will be sending her a stuffed toy, and ladybug will be giving her hairclips. you all are just great!

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ladybugbeads: Has been helped by some generous etsy angels! With selling her car last

night and the sales people have helped her with. she has been able to make her december rent payment and pay her electric bill! Thank you so much to all of you.

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If you would like to help or donate to help those in need feel free to contact the HOST shop on etsy: http://www.host.etsy.com all profits (minus shipping charges) from the shop to go help etsy members in need.If you are someone in need or know someone in need please visit our thread on the etsy etc forum or contact HOST.All updates of those helped will be posted here on our blog.

Today's Needs Thread Updates

Here is an update on who has been helped out with their needs:

HuggiesHodgepodge/HippieHempstress: HAS BEEN ADOPTED she needed some help for her family for the holidays
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DragonflyStitches: had an angel help her get her car to a mechanic and fixed

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Callistia: received help so she can give her children gifts for the holidays

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If you would like to help or donate to help those in need feel free to contact the HOST shop on etsy: http://www.host.etsy.com all profits (minus shipping charges) from the shop to go help etsy members in need.
If you are someone in need or know someone in need please visit our thread on the etsy etc forum or contact HOST.
All updates of those helped will be posted here on our blog.

Helping Hearts and Helping Hands, etsy HOST Needs Thread 2009!!

It's that time of year again. The 2009 etsy needs thread is up and running and great things are already starting to happen.

HOST was created because of the first needs thread which was created back in 2007. What was/is the needs thread? It was just a simple act of kindness started by one etsy member which evolved into many posting and helping out people they just met on the etsy etc. forums during the holiday season. The thread took off in a way that no one expected with etsy members helping with all kinds of needs, from warm clothes, to sales, to prayers and support and even some small donations on some ends. Many etsy members were soo moved by all the kind hearts who came out and helped that it was decided to create a team based on this concept and that team is Helping Others Street Team better known as HOST. This thread has become an etsy tradition and this is the third year of the needs thread in the etsy etc. forum.

This year's thread began on Nov 16, 2009 http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6350534 and only after three days of being up and running miracles are already taking place.

Here is an update on who has been helped out with their needs:

HuggiesHodgepodge/HippieHempstress: HAS BEEN ADOPTED she needed some help for her family for the holidays

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DragonflyStitches: had an angel help her get her car to a mechanic and fixed

If you would like to help or donate to help those in need feel free to contact the HOST shop on etsy: http://www.host.etsy.com all profits (minus shipping charges) from the shop to go help etsy members in need.

If you are someone in need or know someone in need please visit our thread on the etsy etc forum or contact HOST.

All updates of those helped will be posted here on our blog.

Treasured moments - by Reflections and maisyh

Seems Maria and I were the lucky ones in the right place at the right time today as we managed to score these new HOSTie treasuries - yay! Maria of Reflections went 'green' and I caught two more for my series of Helping Hands compilations. Here they are for you to enjoy...

Click the image for a larger view, or follow this Etsy link while it is still active: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=1468

Curated by Maria from http://Reflections.etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=1519

Curated by maisyh

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=1534

Curated by mcnovelties

Oh, and don't forget to check out Maria's Etsy shop! She makes gorgeous embroidered pillowcases, tote bags, and bag socks (I just got my custom order bag socks from her today, and I LOVE them! Every kitchen should have a Reflections bag sock in pride of place :)

Treasured moments - by... Me!

Doggedly pursuing my 'promotion by saturation' strategy, I was delighted to snag these next two treasuries in my HOSTies 'Helping Hands' series - yay! That's eight more HOSTies in the spotlight! I hope you will enjoy them:-

Click on the image for a more detailed view, or follow this link while it is still active: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=61178

(curated by maisyh)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=61170

(curated by mcnovelties)

Good luck girls... wouldn't a front page of HOSTies be nice?