TO ALL OUR NEW FRIENDS FROM THE QUILTING FOR CHARITY, YARN ARTS AND CRAFTING COMMUNITY WHO CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF NJ RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE SANDY, THANK YOU!
THE COMFORTING MESSAGE YOUR HANDMADE GIFTS HAVE HAD ON HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR A VERY LONG TIME! YOU NOT ONLY SHARED YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERABLE TALENTS WITH US, YOU PROVIDED BIG HUGS OF HOPE TO FAMILIES WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST. YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT MADE THE LARGE TASK OF DISTRIBUTION A PRIVLEDGE.
BEAUTIFUL, ONE OF A KIND HANDMADE QUILTS, HATS, SCARVES AND SOFT TOYS ARRIVED FROM: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Toronto CANADA and the South of France.
Our Caravan of Love, volunteer delivery team, coordinated weekly donations of handmade adult quilts and children’s blankets to 15 out of 21 counties in New Jersey from October to February specifically for families impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
We recognize the commitment of our dedication drivers: Cliff, Liz, Kim, Greg, Wendy, Al, Judy, Patti, Anne, Debbie and Nicole from the earliest days of the super storm until the last request arrived. A special note of thanks to Danny for covering our daily cardboard and recycling detail! Remarkably, more than 1,700 quilts came through out doors during five very busy months!
This was the first time in our fourteen year history where WE were one of the recipients. Blankie Depot is headquartered in the bayshore area and 45% of our volunteer network hails from a county directly hit by Sandy. All of us worked together to distribute beautiful, one of a kind, handmade blankets, hats, scarves and items created in record time for entire families wiped out by unheard of winds and flooding. We will never forgot the kindness and compassion offered to us by the crafting for charity movement.
In volunteer spirit and gratitude,
Hillary
As an all-volunteer, 501c3 non-profit organization, our mission is to provide handmade blankets to New Jersey children suffering serious illness and trauma.
We gladly welcome handmade blankets of all sizes and styles (knit, crochet, quilt, fleece, flannel). We also distribute handcrafted infant hats, cancer caps, newborn booties and layettes, children’s sweaters, pillow cases, gloves, scarves, outwear sets, pajamas, tote bags and handcrafted soft plush toys.
Our outreach includes area facilities that serve fragile children. They include: state hospitals, cancer treatment facilities, health clinics, homeless shelters, youth hospice, behavioral clinics, grief counselors, special-needs camps and state non profits.
Rest assured, a fragile child will be comforted by the immediate impact you caring heart and willing hands provide. Become a partner in healing, on a mission of hope.
Please take a few moments to browse our website. If you are interested in joining the our team, please email the Director at: director@blankiedepo.org.
