Button, Button, Who's got the button?

[LindaBabe]

The other night at Stamp Club, someone was saying she had so many buttons she couldn't buy another one, although the ones she had were too big to use on a card. Seems like lots of us have that problem about a lot of things.

Anyway, this morning I saw this post on Split coast stampers.

Our local Jewish community is looking for button donations. They are collecting 6 milion buttons for their Holocaust memorial. They plan on displaying the buttons at their synagogue in clear cylinders, so visitors can visualize the magnitude of a number like 6 million. If you would like to help out, you can mail donations to:

Congregation Beit Shalom
115 E. Paseo Ave.
Visalia, CA 93277

Thanks so much!!

I thought what a brilliant idea, so I posted it on two peas. Someone was concerned that the temple website didn't mention the button collection, so I called them.

Now, I'm not Jewish, so I didn't quite know what to expect, but anyway, I talked to Rabbi Cynthia - Sweet Lady! their website is outdated because they are a small congregation and turns out the ladies have been collecting buttons for years for their project - they have about 100,000 out of the 6 million they need. The youth group counts them. She says they would LOVE to be deluged with buttons!

Then, I thought of you guys. If you have any unused buttons in your stash, maybe you'd like to send them on to the ladies (and keep the youth group usefully occupied)!

I thought I had SO many. Only 1.5 pounds.

 

[wdwmickey]

What a great idea We definately have some extra buttons at our house!

 

[mommy2mrb]

wow, that would be something to see represented! Linda have you posted this over on the DISBoutiquers thread...they've got to have lots of button there!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I just weeded out a ton of buttons and brads. I can pull the buttons back out for sure. Thanks Linda!

DS16 and I visited the Holocaust Museum in DC on his class trip, moving museum, we ended up spending a lot of time there.

 

[JJ&JHsmom]

I will got through my buttons and send some along.

Thanks Linda!

 

[Meum]

this is a great idea! do you know if it's been shared via Facebook as well? what a nice thing to be a part of, did they have any preferences on buttons?

see ya, marianne

 

[bearbear]

Have any of you watched the documentary called Paperclips? A school collected Paperclips to represent the amount of people who lost their lives in the holocaust. It was so moving. I will be sending some buttons for this cause. Thank you for posting this.

 

[MazdaUK]

I'll have a look for some to send - can't send too many because of the weight, but I'm sure I can put together a packet for this cause.