Repost: Project Linus
Originally posted May 2008. I was warm and toasty last night watching Lost while wrapped in the bright blue and green blanket pictured below when my fingers brushed the Project Linus label. I never forget where the blanket came from or why, but I was moved to share this post again. I think it is a really really great project:
Starr and I finished moving home the remainder of her things Friday afternoon. There was much more there than either of us thought. After two car loads of crap, and some goodbyes, we have closed that chapter.
Three days later I am still faced with this:
In two of these pictures, I see two things that are very important to us. In the middle photo, there is a quilt on the banister with stars on it. And in the bottom one, there is a cozy brightly colored blanket with flowers and hearts. Both of these blankets were given to Starr last year after the accident. She received one at the hospital and the other at the high school.
These blankets were Project Linus blankets. Project Linus mission:
Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission statement, which states:
- First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
- Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
Together we have distributed over two million blankets to children in need since our inception in 1995.
The colorful flower blanket happens to have been made by Key Club students at Starr and Sunny’s school and was donated to Project Linus some time before the accident. Key Club is a volunteer organization at the high school that the girls were heavily involved with. It actually means a lot that the Key Club donation came back to Starr in this manner.
Starr and I have made plans to make blankets and donate when we can. The blankets really did make a difference.
i think i somehow missed this last year.. but this is such a great thing thats being done..
thanks for sharing again..
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I really can’t think of a more comforting item than a blanket. What a wonderful project!
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