For those of you interested in sencha, macha or anyother type of Japanese tea or in Japan in general, Ayuni Horie is coordinating a nationwide event via an auction of ceramic artist's work to help raise funds for the survivors in Japan. I just concluded a weekend of teaware here in Boston and friend/organizer Jeff Shapiro informed us of Ayumi's efforts. There will be many superb works up for sale, all of which all proceeds go to the Red Cross in Japan and I urge you all to help us in this effort to help Japan in this most trying moment. She can be reached at ayumihorie@gmail.com or through her web site http://www.ayumihorie.com.
I will be making multiple donations is this effort to, in some small way, ease the suffering of the people in Japan during these very trying times.
I kindly ask you to please do what you can to help.
Best wishes from Boston,
Rob