Donations for Blankets of Love

 We are looking for donations of the following items for 75 people: ( you don't have to donate 75 of each just whatever you can help out it will be greatly appreciated)

1) Socks with tread on the bottom
2) Lap blankets
3) Scarves

4) Warm hats,
5) Toiletries
6) Small Christmas bags and tissue paper for wrapping for 75 ppl
7) Christmas bags. A Holiday Luau to follow and we were invited to stay afterwards please let me know if you would like to help out Thank you all.

Please let me know in the comment box what you will be able to help with:

Donating items (which ones)
Singing
Packing bags (date of packing still being determined)
Distributing (You can sign up for all of them)

We will need all of the items collected by December 1st, we will arrange pick-up/delivery, please let me know. The more items we can get collected the more we can distribute and hopefully have enough for a second nursing home facility.

Blankets of Love Origin

Blankets of Love began about four years, a year after my Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.  The first year I thought it would be great to take up knitting since my Mom always loved to knit and thought we could share something special together but I quickly found out knitting was not for me.  So I took my yarn and gave it to the ladies at my Mom's senior center and they made blankets, scarves and warm hats.  We had about two dozen or so and I went to a local nursing home and gave it to people there.  The following year was about the same but then last year I decided to reach out via media social and had an amazing turn out of donations and attendance at a local nursing home.  

This year seems to be turning out to be more amazing than last year, we have had a great response and looking forward to expanding this event to include Christmas caroling.  We also will be having a local girls scout troop will be attending.  


If you would like to help out please feel free to contact me at gigiam77@yahoo.com



Thank you,
Gina