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  BEKKATHYST AUTUMN 2016 GIVEAWAY

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Hello lovely Tumblr folk! It’s that time again- I have a giveaway for you all. This time I’m celebrating the opening of my brand new website and the first release of my Autumn/Halloween collection of 2016!  

All these items came from either my shop or are miscellaneous items I’ve collected. 

What you get:

(Handmade by me) Smoky phantom quartz crystal point necklace in copper on a copper chain

$50 credit that can be applied to anything in my shop. 

8 clear quartz points

large polished amethyst point from Brazil

a huge assortment of tumbled stones 

4 tealight candles

a large sustainably harvested California white sage bundle 

a watermelon tourmaline crystal mined in San Diego co., CA

a gorgeous, very high quality purple labradoite cabochon that you have the option of getting wire wrapped by me!

3 packs of different incense blends 

Rules:

You must be 16 or older. (If under 18 you MUST have parent’s permission)

If outside the US, you may need to pay some shipping costs if it exceeds $20. (It depends on your country)

You must be following me, so you can get updates if anything about the giveaway changes.

Please check out my shop and if you’re interested, you can sign up for my email newsletter here. (Totally not necessary or required, it’s just an option!)

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Each entry will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.

The giveaway ends Saturday, October 29th at 6 pm Pacific time.

The winner will be messaged and must respond with their full name and address within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.

The fact that I don’t see anything about the Louisiana flood on my dash or trending on any social network is sad. It’s a state emergency; three dead and 7k+ stranded and absolutely no one is talking about it. I’m so disappointed with where our priorities are at right now; we’re all too engrossed in the olympics to actually acknowledge and help those losing their homes and some of them have lost family.

If you love dogs and animals, a shelter in Louisiana really needs our help right now. It’s an unbearably desperate situation. Southern Louisiana was hit by a massive flood of historic proportions. This terrible flood completely inundated the shelter, to the point that they were begging for people with boats to please help them rescue the animals. 

In their frantic efforts to get them out as the flood waters rose rapidly, they had to resort to unlatching the kennels, and let the dogs swim out and climb onto the roof to comparative safety.

Many animals were saved and rescued, but they lost nearly everything inside the shelter itself and will need to rebuild and basically start over: 

“ Just thinking about all of the things we will need to get back on our paws…food, litter, medicine all gone. that wonderful microscope…air conditioners, fans, heaters, washing machines,dryers, refrigerators…maybe we can salvage cages, carriers and kennels, just processing… “

Here is their gofundmepage:

https://www.gofundme.com/2jdh3xg4

And someone set up a basic t-shirt campaign too:

https://www.bonfirefunds.com/support-the-denham-springs-animal-shelter

so in case you didn’t know a state of emergency has been declared in Louisiana, due to a 500 year historic rainfall, which is flooding entire parishes. Several parishes have already evacuated, yet there are still people stuck in their homes and stuck on the I-12 interstate.

VIII.XIII.MMXVI.

The Flood.

I’m devastated, not only is this the first time but the second time this year we have to deal with such a tragic flood.

Keep Louisiana in your thoughts and if you’re religious keep in your prayers.

Emergency numbers and shelter info! Pass this along -

Emergency # by area: (For rescues) St Helena 225-222-4413 (press 0) Livingston Parish 225-686-3996 Baker 225-788- 0300 Central 225-367-1245 Call 511 for road closure info, or visit 511la.org.

Residents forced from their homes because of flooding are staying overnight at 19 Red Cross and community-run shelters which offer meals, a safe place to sleep and emotional support as neighbors continue to arrive at shelters:

East Baton Rouge Parish • Baker Civic Club – 2640 N. Magnolia Drive, Baker • BREC Park at Hamilton Avenue – 16200 Hamilton Ave., Baton Rouge • BREC Park at Flannery – 801 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge • Clinton Fire Station – 5567 Highway 67, Clinton • Fellowship Church – 9414 Plank Road, Clinton • Rock Church – 20810 Plank Road, Zachary • Slaughter Fire Station – Highway 19, Slaughter • Zoar Baptist Church – 11848 Hooper Road, Central Iberia Parish • Cyr-Gates Community Center – 300 Parkview Drive, New Iberia Lafayette Parish • Heymann Center – 1373 S. College Road, Lafayette Livingston Parish • Bethel Baptist Church – 2149 Circle Drive, Livingston • First United Methodist Church – 316 Centerville St. NW, Denham Springs • Riverside Baptist Church – 36890 Highway 16, Watson St. Helena Parish • St. Helena High School – 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg Tangipahoa Parish • Mike Kenny Center – 601 W. Coleman, Hammond • Amite Community Center – 101 W. Chestnut, Amite • Kentwood High School – 603 Ninth St., Kentwood Vermilion Parish • Abbeville Boys & Girls Club – 301 A.A. Comeaux Memorial Dr., Abbeville Washington Parish • Franklinton High School – 1 Demon Circle, Franklinton

Louisiana is experiencing the worst flooding in the history of the state.

Over 7,000 people have been rescued and over 5,000 people are in shelters unable to return to their homes. In addition, over 1,000 drivers are stranded on Interstate 12 between Baton Rouge and Slidell, who today received supplies flown in via helicopter. AT&T service has been down throughout the Baton Rouge metro area. One of my former professors told me he’s been living in Louisiana for 44 years, and has never witnessed flooding this severe.

In Denham Springs (about 10 miles from Baton Rouge), the Amite river is currently at 46′ and rising. Flood stage for the river starts at 29′. 

This is bad, really bad. Places that only flood once every 500 years are flooding. Unfortunately, these are also places where people don’t have flood insurance because they don’t live in a flood plain.

There was no warning for this, at least with hurricanes we can see them coming and have time to prepare or evacuate.

Please, if you can, donate to the victims through the Red Cross. Or, if you are interested in helping with post-flood disaster assistance, please sign up with Volunteer Louisiana.

If you live in the effected area and are in need of a shelter, This Link has a list of shelters in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Lafayette, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Vermillion, West Feliciana, and Washington Parishes.

If you are in need of rescue please call:

Baker: (225) 778-0300

Baton Rouge: (225) 389-5000

Central: (225) 367-1254

Livingston Parish: (225) 686-3996

St. Helena Parish: 222-4413 - press 0