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HeartmadeBlessings.ORG
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Heartmade Blessings is a not-for-profit, world-wide group of volunteers
dedicated to providing hand-crafted items to those people suffering a loss,
tragedy, or going through a rough time that need to be reminded of the simple
fact that people care.
Heartmade Blessings come from all the wonderful people who donate squares for
afghans, baby afghans or shawls, pins, cuddles, and other hand-crafted items.
They are also made possible through the efforts of the warm, caring people who
donate their time in assembling and organizing the distribution of these items
to those in need. We truly believe these people are nothing short of a
"blessing" themselves.
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When We Touch Another
When we touch another's life
With kindness and with love,
We show a little ray of hope
Like sunlight from above.
When we touch another,
By crossing many miles,
An aching heart feels better,
And an Angel sees and smiles.
When we touch another,
Our message can be heard,
That He still walks among us,
And spreads His living word.
---Edith Smith (2001)
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2/20/2005
Heartmade News
Wanda Ellis | Update and Contest!
2004 ended on a sad note for all of us at HMB with the passing of Diana
Smith. Diana was a lovely, caring, giving person and will be missed by all
of us.
Thanks to all of our supporters in 2004 we have been able to
send out 1,036 comfort afghans/shawls/ponchos and 243 Operation Purple Heart
afghans. That's a total of 15,348 squares for the year! Wow!
At the present time we have 530 Operation Purple Heart and 53 regular
requests for comfort afghans pending. Everything we do is internet based. This group is not just one
person...."It is a "team effort". Without our supporters we couldn't do
what we do.
The Annual Heartmade Blessings Squares Contest officially started on January
15th and will run until April 7th. More information about the contest can
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7/19/2004
Heartmade News
Wanda Ellis | Update
Since 9/11/2001 we have seen the group grow in size with square donators, assemblers and many others that donate yarn and postage assistance. With this growth has come many more requests. Since our beginning in March of 2001, HMB has sent out 380 comfort afghans for the 9/11 Tragedy, 33 comfort afghans for the Operation Columbia tragedy, 1,663 comfort afghans/comfort shawls that were regulat requests and 357 comfort afghans for Operaton Purple Heart for a total of 2,433 recipients of comfort. In addition, another of the HMB members, Gloria Canfield, decided to add her own special touch to the comfort afghans. She designed and started making "GloTotes". This is a tote bag that each comfort afghan is placed in for shipping to the recipient. Not only does the recipient receive a comfort afghan but a usuable tote bag as well. This was a wonderful addition since many of the comfort afghans were wrapped in tissue paper when they were shipped to the recipients.
At the present time we have 138 Operation Purple Heart and 39 regular requests for comfort afghans pending. Everything we do is internet based. This group is not just one person..."It is a team effort". Without our supporters we couldn't do what we do.
If you wish to help here's what you can do. HMB is always in need of squares, postage donors, fabric donors, and yarn donors. If you would like to help in some way please contact us at afghans@heartmadeblessings.org. | |
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