Souri Avi debut

Tomorrow I will drive up to Michigan, and have my first buyers of my bracelets and headbands.  If you haven't already heard I am selling headbands and bracelets to raise money for things I want to do in Haiti.  So far I have about ten bracelets and ten headbands, but I need more rope if I want to continue this venture!

Before these hit the shelves of Inside Moves Climbing Gym, I guess I should probably tell you all a little bit about the logo I made to go along with the merch.  After Kristen and I brainstormed about what kind of name we wanted to have for our organization, I then had to think about some way to make our ideas known.  We needed something that could be on all the stuff we sell, and make it better known.  So I came up with a hummingbird.  The hummingbird is a bird that is only in North and South America, and it is the only bird that can fly forwards and backwards.  The hummingbird is a symbol for the ability for us all to look to the past, but still allow ourselves to look toward the future.  I believe that it is important for our haitian friends to not forget the day their world crumble to pieces, but remember that they were saved for a reason unknown to them.

When I was in Haiti in August there was a boy from the orphanage who approached me, and told me that when the earthquake hit his twin brother was the only boy from the orphanage to not survive.  His brother had been at University that day when it collapsed. And then when most would have continued to tell me about how angry they were that this had happened to them, he proceeded to tell me how he believed that God allowed him to live because he had a lot of important things to do in life, and now he would have a chance to come and study in the U.S.  Through all of the terrible things that have happened to these people, they have not given up hope that good things will come for them.  And I believe that is Kristen and I's mission in all of this, to help our haitian friends better themselves.

So look for my hummingbird symbol on things that you buy, and I promise my sewing abilities will get better!