Two Welsh-American non-profits need photos of Wales

[mona everett]

Hello All, I've been a member of Americymru for a couple of years, so this isn't a "stranger" asking. I am also on the Board of two non-profit Welsh-American organizations--the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association www.wnnga.org and the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Project www.welshheritage.org. The WNGGA puts on the wonderful North American Festival of Wales each September, which draws people from all over, including Wales. We also bring over Welsh performers, choirs, and speakers for the 4-day event.The NAFOW has a link on Americymru from the home page. The GPWHP has a wonderful Welsh museum and archives and also holds one of the only complete collections of Y Drych on microfilm. Y Drych is the only Welsh-American newspaper (now called Ninnau & Y Drych) and dates from the 1800s, with the earlier years written totally in Welsh. The museum offers obit look-ups and translations for a modest fee. The GWPHP also holds a terrific Welsh Heritage Weekend every other October, drawing people from all over the US and even from Wales and holds other events throughout the year. Both of these organizations are in need of items to sell as fundraisers. Notecards (and maybe calendars) with pictures of Wales are wonderful and not generally available over here. I have made some from some of the photos I have taken on my trips to Wales, but am looking for other (and better) photographers to donate some images that we can make into notecards and Christmas cards and St. David's cards (and maybe calendars). If you have some images you'd like to donate to these 2 causes, you can email me high resolution jpegs, along with your name and copyright date,which we will include on the photo, and a short statement giving us permission to use them for the above causes. I will mail you a copy of the finished notecard(s) and the gratitude of both organizations if you send your postal address. The photos here are of some of the GPWHP Board members in a local parade in Wymore, and Welsh Language Lessons at NAFOW 2009, and the From Wales to the Great Plains mural at the GPWH Centre in Wymore, Nebraska Thank you very much, Mona Everett [e-mail]

[mona everett]

Hi, Margaret, I am in Madison, WI, but because I also take a lot of road trips, I like to try to do long distance transports--the longest ones so far have been from Iowa to New Mexico last Christmas and from Omaha, NE to Ames, IA in Oct. It seems I fall in love with at least one dog on ecery transport. It breaks my heart that there are so many out there needing help. One transport list I belong to has over 3000 drivers and it still isn't enough to meet the need! Do you know about the Grey Muzzle group? Googlethem--but have your Kleenex handy. I am donating to them instead of giving Christmas presents this year. Tell me about your dogs and rescue efforts.

I have 6 dogs (4 dachshunds, a coonhound/pointer mix, and a beagle) and 2 cats.

[Margaret Morgan]

Mona, I applaud your efforts. If you need any of my photos, just let me know. Also read your email about taking dogs to from shelters to foster homes...I too am involved with animal rescue and have a couple of my own. Where are you located?

[mona everett]

WOW! I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of offers and simply awestruck by the beauty (and humor) in the hundreds of photos I received overnight! I have tried to reply personally to everyone, so I hope I haven't missed anyone.

Diolch o galon i chi!

Mona

[Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd]

Dear Mona, please take a look at Pete Telfers profile on Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd (direct link - www.culturecolony.com/members?id=79 ) look at his 'galleries' and the one titled 'places' has a few pictures of Wales in there (all are Wales except the one titled 'Y Paith'). Take a more general look around www.culturecolony.com let us know what you think. If you'd like to include news and articles about Welsh/American events that you are involved with on Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd please let us know.
All the best from CCYWN

[Susan Stuckey]

Mona,
I have about 500 pictures on my computer from 2 trips! Would share! Susan Stuckey

[Rea Williams]

Mona,
My family and I recently got back from a trip to England and Wales. I have posted all of the pictures we took on the trip at http://reawilliams.com. Please look through them and if there are any that you can use just give me the photo id number and I will send you the hi-res version.
Rea Williams

[The Editor]

If you want any of these photos, you can have them:

http://americymru.ning.com/photo/album/listForOwner?screenName=281zgivrhyugk