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Fundraising for Dawn's Boys
Story by localcolorist
Published on January 2, 2008 in Craftivism 		Photo by bluesaphire

A group of Etsians have banded together to raise money for two Louisiana Boys , 8 and 10 years old, who just lost their hard working and wonderful artist Mom in a motorcycle accident a few days before Christmas. Dawn Habisreitinger was an artist with a shop on Etsy.com called JewelrybyDawn.etsy.com. She had been doing well enough on Etsy and eBay to make a living from her art. Now, this group of Etsy artists from all over the world are fundraising for her boys through this blog post and by listing items for sale through Etsy. Search for "Dawns Boys" on Etsy and you'll see all the items listed.

You might buy something from the list or donate straight to the fund via paypal link provided through this blog post. This young 30 year old single Mom had just restored her Slidell, Louisiana home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. She had just graduated from college and was rebuilding her jewelry business. The Etsy Community will miss Dawn greatly and we encourage Etsians to help her sons.
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Jan. 2, 2008 at 1:42 p.m. flapi

This is so sad :/ I've found about what happened by seeing the thread in the forums today... I'm touched that the Etsy community is so strong and I'm off to see the items listed for the donations. Thanks for posting this article!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. flapi

I've just added two items whose profit will go to the fund... again, thanks for this post and the heads up!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. craftsbychris

Nice article, localcolorist! Thanks for helping to spread the word.

Jan. 2, 2008 at 2:43 p.m. Soapyho

You did a great job localcolorist!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 2:58 p.m. IntimateForest

Wonderful sense of community banding together to help Dawn's sons!!!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 3:19 p.m. bluesaphire

Please visit our listings of donations made by our caring community at this link
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.ph...
Thankyou so very much for helping to spread the word throughout Etsy,we have been working very hard to be heard, so this is a blessing and a great support and encouragement to all concerned !! Please help us to help Cory and Stephen by buying a little something or donating a small gift,however large or small every dime helps those young boys!Please Show your support! :O) Thankyou Very Much,Love and Blessings Blue xxxx

Jan. 2, 2008 at 3:20 p.m. TinkersTrinkets

This is the way it starts, folks! One 'post' at a time, one donation at a time, one buyer at a time....over a relatively short period of time....WE'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE! The lives of two very young grieving boys have been altered forever with the loss of their mother. We CARED about that. We evaluated a need and acted PROMPTLY to help in our own way.

My thanks to those who organized this and kept track of all the varied and confusing statistics through all the days and nights of the 'For Dawn's
Boys' campaign. This was an arduous, challenging task which you all performed with unwavering love
for a family that you may or may not have even known!

In Gratitude........Susan Anderson

Jan. 2, 2008 at 3:43 p.m. wildlifer78

Thanks LocalColorist for helping us spread our word!!! This is wonderful!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. TabbiesandTrains

I'm also a single mom, and hearing this story broke my heart. My son has made snowman earrings and would love to make more. 50% of the proceeds from his earrings will be donated to Dawn's boys. Thanks for sharing this sad story and letting our Etsy community pull together for these two boys!

www.tabbiesandtrains.esty.com

Jan. 2, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. beadbug

Thank you localcolorist for a wonderful submission to the Storque. Someone recently said that Dawn would have been blown away by the outpouring of generosity to her boys, and I'm sure that is true! Go Etsy members! You're incredible!

Jan. 2, 2008 at 7:26 p.m. MyCozyCreations

Thanks to everyone that has helped out these boys. I know that their mom would have been so happy that we are all getting together to help them.

Jan. 2, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. cblandcompany

Wonderful job localcolorist and what a wonderful Etsy community we have!

Jan. 3, 2008 at 12:30 a.m. MsAnomaly

Thank-you, localcolorist and Admin. The Storque is a great way to spread the word about Dawn's Boys! Go, Etsy!

Jan. 3, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. Grooveycrafts

This is great as it will get the message out more about the funds for dawns boys as some people may have seen it but not understood it.

Keep up the good work everyone as your doing a great job :)

Jan. 5, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. sewinggranny

I did not know Dawn but after spending so many hours on the thread that was dedicated to the fund for the boys I feel like she was a friend..my heart goes out to her boys and hope that the help that the etsy community was able to give and continue to give helps in a small way!

Thank you to the etsy community/family for caring about 2 young motherless boys...God Bless!

Jan. 12, 2008 at 10:28 p.m. mizusugi

Great job, localcolorist!

Jan. 13, 2008 at 12:47 p.m. SeaFindDesigns

again.... I love Etsy!!
Great job local!!!

Jan. 13, 2008 at 1:02 p.m. JaredKS

Wonderful gesture.

Jan. 13, 2008 at 1:05 p.m. TheSingingBird

thanks so much to all the artists who are doing this and to Etsy for making it front page news

Jan. 13, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. fringe

utterly devastating. i am so glad you put this on the front page or i might not have known to help. i have just listed an item which will be a 100% donation to these dear boys whose lives are forever changed. my heart is breaking for them.

i am so proud of all the Etsians who have reached out to help in the only way they can.

xo

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