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Relief Share volunteers worked together to create a miracle for our quilt drive!
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Relief Share quilts being made from fabric bought with vase fundraiser.
A huge thank you to Dottie S, who donated her beautiful Fostoria vase to Relief Share when she heard we needed funds to buy fabric to make twin size quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital.
Relief Share listed the beautiful vase as a charity fundraiser on Ebay. An ebay buyer, who knows how important charity work is, emailed us with an offer and purchased it. She paid immediately through paypal.
One of our volunteers, Laura B. , called us to let us know there was a Fabric Liquidation sale in town. The sale was only on for two days at rock bottom prices. The purchase of the vase happened at the perfect time for Relief Share to get the much needed fabric for the twin size patchwork quilts at a good price.
The sale of the vase resulted in yards and yards of wonderful 100% cotton fabric for our compassionate service work! The Lord blesses those who are doing their best to help others. We are grateful for the “miracle of the vase”!
Relief Share is making 240 much needed twin size patchwork quilts for sick and needy children who are undergoing medical treatment, including serious surgeries. We have received generous donations towards this project and since January 1, 2013 have donated 44 twin size quilts but still have 196 more to make. Each quilt takes approx 12 yards of fabric, 6 yards of batting, thread and yarn.
So, what can one donation do? With the economy of heaven and the heartfelt work of dedicated volunteers working to maximize donation funds – one donation can do plenty. Just ask the children that will be comforted and snuggled under the patchwork twin size quilts donated to the hospital by Relief Share what your donation means! Everyone’s efforts make a difference!
Do you want to help with the quilts needed for the children in hospital? We hope so – we still have a lot more quilts to make. Please send fabric to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225 or send something we can sell to raise the funds to get the batting, thread, fabric and yarn to tie the quilts with. If you are able, a paypal donation to info@reliefshare.org would be wonderful, too. We accept all kinds of fabric for the quilts – it doesn’t have to be 100% cotton. We send a thank you letter/tax deductible receipt for every donation received so be sure to include your name and mailing information. We are grateful for your help!
Questions? Email us at info@ReliefShare.org
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org
United Camera helps Relief Share with camera repair!
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United Camera - the very best!
A huge THANK YOU to United Camera for helping Relief Share with a discount on getting our cameras fixed for our charity work. We are thrilled to have our old cameras up and going again – just like new! United Camera’s service is pleasant, professional and timely.
We had almost given up our 2 cameras for lost as they were old technology and we didn’t even know if there were parts available. The volunteers know how to use them, though, and they do take good pictures when working. Imagine our delight when receiving them repaired and working perfectly. We can’t thank United Camera enough – they are marvelous! Thanks again for hearing our plea for help and working with us.
Cameras are very important in our Relief Share charity work and we grateful for the assistance! What do we use cameras for?
- taking pictures of babies for new moms in the hospital without cameras or funds to get newborn pictures taken
- taking hospital pictures of little ones ‘gone too soon’ for family keepsakes
- ebay auctions – Relief Share fundraisers are much more successful with good pictures of items being sold to raise funds to buy supplies to help the sick and needy
- sharing patterns over the internet is a lot easier to understand with pictures of the finished item, such as knitted, crocheted, tatted, quilted, sewn, and serged finished goods.
- pictures of volunteers and work meetings are great motivational helps.
- pictures of a child’s progress during medical treatment helps others see that there is hope. Pictures also make a good keepsake for the child looking back and seeing how far they’ve come.
- many other applications for our cameras are implemented.
United Camera bio:
Since first opening its doors in the 1960s, United Camera has become a nationwide leader in the repair of cameras, lenses, iPods, iPads, iPhones and gaming devices. We continually strive to provide a better repair experience for each customer:
“We believe that every customer, from the beginning photographer to the multi-million dollar manufacturer, deserves to have their devices repaired expertly, quickly and for a reasonable cost. This is why we guarantee your products will be fixed right and why millions of customers have chosen United Camera for their repairs.” - Steve Schuldt, President, United Camera
Do you need your camera fixed? Don’t hesitate to contact United Camera, you’ll be in good hands! 866-488-8227. Tell them Relief Share sent you!
Relief Share received a donation of infant demise diapers for the needy
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Infant demise diapers - for little ones 'gone too soon'.
ReliefShare.org thanks Teeny Tears for their recent donation of diapers that were distributed to Missouri hospitals and charity organizations for the sick and needy. May God bless all their volunteers and donors for their compassionate service work.
Teeny Tears Diapers is a service organization of volunteers that provides tiny flannel bereavement diapers to hospitals and bereavement support organizations at no charge for families that have suffered the loss of a preemie or micropreemie child through stillbirth or NICU loss. Project launched November 2011 in loving memory of Dex J Bradshaw.
Donations out – Relief Share delivered donations to the sick and needy this week…
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Relief Share donation out
It was a lot of fun for Relief Share volunteers to deliver donations that were made with love by dedicated volunteers. The donations that came in from folks who are sharing their spring cleaning with the less fortunate were so much appreciated as well.
Clean out your closets for a good cause. You can send the items to us at Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483. We have no restrictions on what types of donations we accept, as there is no restrictions on lack for the sick and needy. All we ask is that the donations be usable and clean.
Some types of donations received and donated back out recently are:
-clothing, pajamas, shoes, socks, coats, receiving blankets, sleepers, jackets, shirts, pants, underwear, scarves, quilts, baby blankets, afghans
- books, videos, music, toys, games, dolls, toy trucks, farm toys, doll clothing and accessories, computer programs, software, machinery
-fabric, thread, yarn, batting, stuffing, crafting supplies, knitting needles, crochet hooks, tatting shuttles, needlework tools, sewing machine repair, stencils, scissors, thimbles
- household dishes, plants, pots and pans, deep fryer, grill, glassware, tablecloths, drapes, comforters, sheets, pillows, bedding, quilts
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All donations that are received are usually donated out immediately to where they will do the most good. Thank you so much for all your help.
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org
info@ReliefShare.org
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quilts donated to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis, MO
Hey…help!! Relief Share NEEDS DONATIONS OF QUILT BACKING FOR CHARITY PROJECT FOR SICK AND NEEDY CHILDREN. I am working on the twin size quilts that Relief Share is making for Shriners Childrens Hospital and I am desperate for backing for these quilts. If you could part with some muslin, broadcloth, kids print, solid colors – any fabric I could use it for backing, we have 10 or 12 quilts ready to be put together but am minus backing, we have delivered 43 since January , have 5 more finished, and are going on the 19th to St Louis to deliver them and am hoping to have more finished by then.
Our total that is needed is 240 and Relief Share volunteers are sewing as fast as we can. The quilts are 70″ x 90″ to fit the beds, then if the patient is needing it to go home with them, they are sent home, otherwise they are kept at the hospital for the next patient.
All donations are tax deductible – please clean out your craft rooms and sewing closets for a good cause, I really need your help!
You can see all the things we are working on in our blog www.reliefshare.org/wordpress and I put a lot of free patterns and pictures on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/reliefshare
Please send donations to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225 info@ReliefShare.org
Its been a very chilly month and seems to be staying cold. Relief Share volunteers love everyone to be comfortable and warm, especially the very old and the very young. Donations of warm scarves, hats, coats, clothing, bedding and mittens have come in and been donated out to where the need is the greatest. Boxes of darling handmade dolls, knitted balls, warm double receiving blankets and yummy soft scrumptious flannel, fleece and minky fabric arrived at Relief Share home office and is quickly being made into needed items.
Twin size quilts are being sewn and hard working caring volunteers are tying the patchwork quilts as fast as they can at fun quilting bees held at the home of the main project co-ordinator. Jan is amazing and has ‘rallied the troops” to work fast, efficiently and joyfully to provide 240 twin size quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis. Relief Share completed 240 quilts for the hospital two years ago and we are doing it again 
Volunteers Larry and Linda Smith spent hours working on our four Relief Share flea market booths that are donated by H & K Flea Market in Houston, MO. Everyone gets involved in donating items to fill the booth to raise funds for supplies and needed items to help the sick and needy.
President Carol Green went through her home and de-cluttered to bring a truck load of items to fill the booths. You’ll find everything in our booths – Carol jokes that if it’s not nailed to the floor and needed to sell to get the yarn and fabric needed – it’s going to wind up in the flea market booth. Her children grew up knowing that if they didn’t clean up their stuff and left it lying around, it got sold! (one way to get children to tidy their rooms
Dottie Schafer and Carol Green spent an enjoyable afternoon taking donations to where they are very much needed. Dottie went through the clothing she had saved from when her children were little and donated boxes full of very nice clean and excellent condition baby and childrens clothing, along with a bag of much needed children’s shoes. The recipients were so glad to get the items and it made Dottie feel good to share her precious treasures from when her kids were little.
- There is joy in giving service and goods to others!
The feeling you get in knowing you are in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing helping your brothers and sisters in Christ is amazing. In a world where its easy to get caught up in political problems, personal conundrums and depressed with how difficult it is to get by these days, it is a blessing to be able to wash away negativity with positive actions.
Here are some ideas on how to make your life joyful and productive – even more than you are doing now (and you may already be doing these things):
1. Clean out your closets and home for a good cause. You will feel a lot better owning your possessions instead of having them own you. Put the excess that you know others need and you don’t, into boxes and mail them to us at Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. We will send you a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt for your donations. We know the price of shipping is getting higher – so if you can’t afford to ship your donations to us, consider calling a local charity and have them pick up your donations. One man’s excess is another man’s treasure, especially when they don’t have what is needed. Your old snow boots may be a life saver to someone else and you’ll love the extra space in your home.
2. Ask yourself – have you done any good in the world today, have you helped anyone in need? It’s one of our favorite songs we hear regularly at church, and it is a good litmus to see where we are in our humanitarian service. Make yourself a promise that you will help at least one person per
- Ask yourself – have you done any good in the world today, have you helped anyone in need?
day. It doesn’t have to be earth shattering, like an entire truckload of donations or enough money donated to help others that temporarily hurts a tad in your budget (even though that is nice), it can be opening the door for someone else with a smile, cleaning the kitty litter box – even though it’s not your turn, or making someone else’s bed for a surprise. How about calling someone just to tell them you love them, or giving them that sweater of yours they love and comment on every time they see you wear it and you don’t need the sweater really as you have others. Put on your thinking cap and ‘move it, move it’ to help others.
3. Pray daily for your fellowmen. Oh, we don’t mean the rote prayers that are memorized, or the ones that are really generic, we mean the heartfelt prayers where you are chatting with your Heavenly Father and letting him know what is important to you. We have a precious volunteer and friend who has really struggled with terrible bouts of cancer. Honestly, if it was according to medical knowledge, she should have died by now, but through prayers and positive attitude, Vonnie is alive and kicking and in remission. That was one of the best phone calls we have ever gotten – she is in remission because of love and prayers offered on her behalf, a doctor who just wouldn’t give up on her and her own marvelous attitude and relationship with God. Prayers matter. Choose carefully what you want to pray for, or who, and then do it daily. Think of it as daily vitamins for the soul.
Well, we have a lot of other suggestions but these three are good to work on right now. We must walk - in learning to serve God and others – before we run, trip and get discouraged. Take life a day at a time. Never mind yesterday, it’s gone, but today ….. today is such a marvelous gift from God – share your ‘today’ with others.
Happy hugs and lots of love to you from Relief Share 
- Prayers matter. Choose carefully what you want to pray for, or who, and then do it daily. Think of it as daily vitamins for the soul.
Relief Share volunteers knitting needles have been very busy!
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Darling hats and booties for sick and needy babies in hospital
It’s fun to open the mail at Relief Share, especially when it is a box of the most darling baby hats and booties/slippers. This wonderful box of the softest baby items has now been delivered to the hospital for precious new babies needing to conserve body heat and use their strength to heal and grow. Every stitch in in place and it is very apparent that the volunteer did her best in creating these gifts of love.
Fun warm double knitted hats and baby cocoons
Nights watching TV with family, enjoying entertainment and hands busy with clicking knitting needles makes for lots of happy warm babies and children. This donation of double layer hats and baby cocoons was delivered to the Food Pantry and Crisis Center. With the cold snap making folks miserable and mothers worried about keeping children warm, this was a delightful donation to gladden hearts and warm bodies. Some of the hats are going to the school for the mentally handicapped. They love the bright colors and the soft warmth. A huge thank you to our volunteers who make miracles happen.
Lots of love knitted up for the sick and needy by Relief Share volunteers
Lotsa love – ReliefShare.org donation of baby cocoons, hats, and booties for the sick and needy in Texas County Missouri. We have wonderful donors and volunteers ♥
All different kinds and colors of yarn were combined with skill, love and effort into this large donation that just went out to bless the lives of God’s sick and needy children.
Baby cocoons from preemie sizes to 6 months old and matching hats, baby hats, hats for children and adult hats were knitted and crocheted.
’tis the season to be sneezin’ is one of the quips heard as volunteers actively addressed the needs of little ones who are shivering in the cold and need essential items to keep them warm and healthy. For the children who are seriously ill, the hats and cocoons aren’t just a comfort item, but life savers as they need to keep up their strength to heal instead of just trying to keep warm.
Prayers were said over each gift of love and hearts were full as we saw the outpouring of love for those who are sick and afflicted.
With each donation coming in and going out flows the pure love of Christ. Right now we are dealing with the need to stay warm – that means knitted and crocheted hats, socks, booties, baby cocoons, afghans and blankets. We are also making baby blankets, quilts, clothing, gowns, tee shirts, pants and jackets for little ones to be warm and snuggly.
Do you like to sew, knit, crochet, tat, quilt or create? We would love to have you help us in our humanitarian service efforts. There are no restrictions on what can be donated. Relief Share addresses crisis – all types of crisis- and we do our best to quickly respond to requests for assistance.
January is not finished with us yet! So far ReliefShare.org has donated clothing, bedding, hats, shoes, household goods, pet supplies, baby blankets, nursing pillows, afghans, and a lot more to many organizations and individuals in need.
We need your help to be able to provide items to the sick and needy. Supplies are needed for our volunteers to work with – fabric, yarn, thread, batting, craft tools (scissors, rotary cutters and mats, patterns, Accuquilt GO templates, Sillhouette Cameo accessories, knitting machines and accessories, etc). Finished items are also needed for donations out.
Please send donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Relief Share is a 501 (c) 3 registered charity with the IRS and we send a thank you letter/tax deductible receipt for each donation so be sure to include a note with your address in the box.
YOU are important and can make a significant difference in the lives of those who, for various reasons, can’t help themselves at the moment. Many times, those who received help have returned to be the helper and donated items, time and service in return for others who need assistance. It’s exciting to see the cycle of love complete and generate more love. We have been providing humanitarian service for over 2 decades from this location, it is such a blessing to see God’s love perpetuate generosity, caring, and support for those who are in emergent circumstances.
MINKY – the fabric that babies and children adore!
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Minky comfort blankets
Do you know what minky fabric is? Oh my, you should! At Relief Share, we love minky! (sometimes it is spelled minkee)
Minky fabric is a plush, microfiber fabric. It is incredibly soft and smooth to the touch. Minky fabric comes in all sorts of styles, colors and patterns. There are nearly 400 varieties, from prints and patterns of licensed characters to simply raised, dotted styles. Minky fabric is used to construct blankets, typically for small children down to infant age. The texture provides comfort and a smooth surface to cuddle against or lie on.
Using minky fabric as a sewing material can be challenging, but there are tips that can help. Cut minky with a rotary cutter to cut down on the inevitable mess of fuzz. Although time consuming, pin minky every one to 1.5 inches. Minky has a tendency to curl, so give a seam allowance of about 1/2 inch.
Minky fabric, a polyester microfiber, is an excellent choice for plush baby blankets, warm, soft hats, cuddly stuffed animals and any other project that calls for plush fabric. You’ll find Minky is easy to sew, but it does handle differently from other fabrics. In order to create Minky items that look like professionally sewn pieces, you must adjust your sewing approach to accommodate the fabric’s unique qualities.
It is the fabric that babies and children adore. It is dreamy, soft, luscious, snuggly fabric that soothes a little one at a doctor’s visit, it is what a soft cuddly bunny is made of that dries the tears of a child in a car accident, it is the blanket that a little boy suffering from cancer reaches for to help him through his chemo treatment.
Relief Share makes soft minky diaper covers for children in body casts so their discomfort is minimized and the covers are made for children of all ages. We also put the Shriners label on the diaper covers for the hospital to easily identify. All kinds of blankets, soft toys and garments are made here at Relief Share to be given out in donations for the sick and needy.
Minky is easy to sew with, very desirable and can work miracles in a child’s life. The other thing that minky is – is expensive. Relief Share rarely has the kind of funds that it takes to provide minky for the volunteers to work with in making items that are needed in the hospital, crisis center and homeless shelters.
Due to the love of a very sweet angel who watches over our humanitarian efforts, a large donation of the dreamiest minky has arrived at Relief Share headquarters for the volunteers to create miracles with. Our gratitude and love go out to them for their kindness and generosity in sending such a much needed donation!
Merry Christmas to a newborn baby girl from Relief Share!
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Donation for a newborn baby girl!
We just love it when our Relief Share donations are met with as much excitement and enthusiasm as they are sent with. There will be a little baby girl that is warm and snuggly this Christmas, thanks to the combined donations of those who love God’s tiniest children and want to help.
This donation consisted of new and gently used clothing shared by hearts and hands that know how important it is to give a little one a nice warm snuggly start in life!
Merry Christmas to a new little wee one in Arizona! May her and her mother’s holidays be happy and bright.
Do you have baby clothing you have stashed away that has never gotten used and want to share with those who really need the items? We can give you back your storage space and make your donations count. Donations from Relief Share are given to babies and families in crisis – either through sickness, domestic violence, poverty or other trauma. Every piece of clothing, every pacifier, blanket, socks, onesies, receiving blankets, and baby items make a major difference in the lives of those who lack and only need someone to put their love in action and help with a donation.
Simply put your items in a box and ship to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. Be sure to include your address so we can send you a tax receipt and thank you letter.
May your Christmas be cheery and bright!
Beautiful soft crocheted hats for the babies…thank you to Connie S ;-)
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Baby hats - so soft and well made.
These beautiful soft crocheted hats have just been donated to ReliefShare.org – they are wonderful and very much needed as the cold weather sets in. Thank you so much to Connie S. from Summersville, MO for her generosity and kindness to God’s tiniest and most helpless children.
The hats were donated this afternoon and have already been donated out to where they are needed the most
Relief Share donation out: Hats, scarves and lots of love to the crisis center.
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Crisis center donation of warm hats, scarves and more!
Our Relief Share volunteers have been very busy knitting and crocheting up a storm. Donations have come in from many parts of the country to be combined with items made here at Relief Share’s home office in the Ozarks. Many items to keep babies and families warm have been created with love and prayers to be shared with the sick and needy who appreciate a gift from a stranger to ward off the cold.
Hats, scarves and other items can mean the difference between staying healthy and getting sick. It can also mean the difference between a simple cold and pneumonia or worse. In more desperate circumstances, it can even mean the difference between life and death. Babies need their strength to heal and grow and a warm baby hat and cocoon can mean everything to a struggling family bringing home a preemie baby from the intensive care.
Relief Share is donating 50 handmade knitted hats, and many scarves and other items to the crisis center for the sick and needy, so the Thanksgiving and Christmas season will be a little warmer with love from the heart and hands of strangers who cared enough to spend their time, talents and resources on those who are in desperate circumstances and need help.
A heartfelt THANKS to all the wonderful donors and volunteers working with Relief Share to make the miracle of love and warmth happen for those who need us this season.
If you would like to help knit and crochet to help the sick and needy, feel free to use your own patterns and make hats, scarves, mittens, cocoons and sweaters in any size and any type of yarn – there is always someone waiting for your items as we address the needs at a number of hospitals, homeless shelters, crisis centers, medical clinics, churches etc across the country.
Send your donations to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. We always send a thank you letter/tax deductible receipt with each donation received, so be sure to include your name and address for us to thank you properly We are so grateful for your love in action. If you would like to donate yarn, knitting and crochet supplies and tools, please do – we will love you for it!
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Email me – I would love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have.
Thank you to the Binghamton Ravelry group for their generous donation!
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Knitted and crocheted essential cloths donated to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483 for the benefit of the sick and needy.
This wonderful donation just arrived from Binghamton Ravelry in Endicott, NY. It is a marvelous donation of cloths, an essential item for washing dishes, faces, wee baby’s bodies and more! No matter who you are, you need a way to keep yourself and your environment clean. If you are able to sustain yourself and your lifestyle, a cloth may be something you take for granted, but if you are one of the many who are struggling for basic essentials, a cloth may be a life saver to you.
New moms with tiny babies need cloths for everything – cleaning up burps, babies and all that goes with having a baby in your life. The homeless have to resort to whatever they can find around them – perhaps a newspaper or a paper towel picked up from a restaurant, just to stay clean. Families in domestic violence situations sheltered in crisis centers are very grateful for soft cloths that they can do dishes with, dry dishes, clean living areas, etc.
Just think – the next time you pick up a dish cloth, wash cloth or towel to use – it may be something you never thought much about before, but can make all the difference when you don’t have it.
A HUGE thank you goes out to the Binghamton Ravelry group for their love in action in knitting and crocheting these essential cloths to bless the lives of those who need them. May your Thanksgiving be as wonderful as you have made others by giving a donation of such usefulness to so many others through Relief Share
Relief Share volunteers Gary and Linda Smith make beautiful quilts for charity.
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Relief Share volunteer, Linda Smith with the gorgeous quilt she pieced, and her husband machine quilted, for Ray Cox
Relief Share volunteers soften the blow for the sick and needy through making and donating handmade patchwork quilts.
Ray Cox, a long time volunteer, lost his sweet wife, Debbie, last year to cancer. Dealing with pain and medical complications, Ray continued to reach out and help others, even through his own loss and trials. Relief Share volunteers Carol and Ashley Green bought some of the fabric and Linda and Gary Smith added more fabric and sewed and quilted two gorgeous quilts for Ray, one for him and one for his 2 year old granddaughter, Amber.
Amber's quilt to match Grandpa's
Ray was absolutely thrilled with the warm quilts, calling them ‘perfect’, he expressed his sincere gratitude for the love shown for him and blessing of warm quilts that are very much appreciated for his family.
Gary & Linda Smith - Relief Share volunteers
Gary and Linda Smith are professional quilt makers. Linda pieces and sews the quilts and Gary machine quilts them. Their generosity through Relief Share is a definite asset as the weather gets colder and warm quilts are needed to keep newborn babies and their families snuggled away from the cold. Gary and Linda also work in our Relief Share Flea Market booths, donated by H & K Flea Market across from the Houston Fairgrounds – to help Relief Share get the funds needed to make more quilts and buy supplies needed.
Relief Share stocks storage shelves at Texas County Memorial Hospital with baby quilts, receiving blankets, clothing, booties, nursing pillows, and pacifiers to make sure that all babies born with needs are given essential items to go home with. We also address needs all across the nation, helping homeless shelters, crisis centers, individuals and families where ever the need is with the help of those who are ready, willing and able to donate time, talents, funds and supplies.
If you would like to help, please send donations to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225 or email info@ReliefShare.org for more information. Many hands make light work and glorify our Father in Heaven as we obey his commandments to serve one another.
Relief Share updates – donations out, in, and all around!
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ReliefShare.org....serving God's tiniest and most helpless babies and families
Relief Share activity has been intense the past few months, so much so that we haven’t had time to update the blog, so here goes….
Donations out include:
- a large delivery to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis Missouri containing, toys, clothes, bedding, and more.
- new baby girl donation of 2 knitted afghans, 2 knitted hats, 2 large stuffed toys for snuggling and positioning, 2 handknitted baby cocoons, onesies, shirts, pants, and outfits to help baby start life out right.
- needy family received a full size handmade quilt, bag of fabric to make items for family members, clothing for children, toys
- sports equipment for family who couldn’t afford the necessary items to stay healthy.
- baby change table to needy family with a pad and cover.
- donations of sleepers, outfits, blankets, cocoons, hats, pacifiers, onesies, wipes, baby shampoo, nursing pillows, etc to hospitals for patients
- donations to families of two newborn baby girls of essential items.
Thanks so much to our wonderful Relief Share ‘family’ who makes miracles happen. It is our donors and volunteers who make things happen. We appreciate you and so do the recipients of our donations.
We received a very nice thank you letter from Shriners Childrens Hospital – they said that “Relief Share’s thoughtfulness provides comfort and support in the treatment of their children. Their future is made brighter because we care!”
Makes you feel good, doesn’t it – to know sick and needy children are helped through loving hearts and willing hands.
May your summer be going wonderfully and God bless you every step of the day.
Carol Green
President,
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Note: Urgent needs right now are baby clothing, hygiene items, bedding and toys and books for the children in hospital and being cared for through crisis centers. You can send to the address above, all donations receive a thank you letter/tax deductible receipt. We are a 501 (c) non profit charity registered with the IRS.
Relief Share donations to sick and needy families – love in action!
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Part of the Texas County Memorial Hospital donation.
Relief Share volunteers and donors have been very busy lately. Just like the elves who helped the shoemakers as they slept, there have been many hearts and hands anxiously engaged in a good cause – working hard quietly and efficiently to be the answer to fervent prayer from those who need help. God answers many prayers through those who serve him here below.
Donations out recently include:
Over 80 items donated to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri today (Saturday, June 2, 2012) – baby hats, soft toys, diapers, wipes, baby lotion, baby bath, baby shampoo, nursing covers, preemie clothing, newborn and 0-3 month clothing and more. It was wonderful to hear that our donations are important to the hospital. One nurse expressed gratitude for the preemie clothes we brought, she said that there was a little 4 pound baby born recently who needed the clothing. It makes us feel good to be able to help one of God’s tiniest children.
A donation for a tiny baby girl - soon to be born: afghans, blankets, cocoons, a soft toy, and clothing.
Baby girl - afghans, onesies, sleepers, socks, hats, swaddlers, toys, bottles, pacifiers, receiving blankets, quilts and stuffties.
Baby boy – soft scratch mitts, soft knitted woven toy balls.
An non profit organization who helps the sick and needy: fabric, sewing supplies, knitting supplies. (Yes, we share our supplies
Newborns in Need Ozarks Chapter, Missouri – yarn and flannel
Newborns in Need Springfield Chapter, Missouri - clothing, fabric, sewing supplies, PUL for diaper covers, velcro, elastic, fold over elastic – 6 garbage bags full.
Texas County Food Pantry, Missouri – a big box and large bag of children’s and adults clothing, household articles for needy.
St Vincent de Paul - 11 baby swaddler cocoons, teddy bears for sick and needy children.
St Lukes Hospital – teddy bears, stuffed animals, baby clothing, baby blankets
Donation to single mom for baby girl – stuffed animals, receiving blankets and sewing supplies to make her daughter items needed.
Donation to family of needed clothing, household items , supplies and household machines.
Deseret Industries – LDS Humanitarian - baby clothing, adult clothing, household items, toys, books
Donation to a church of knitting needles and yarn for their ladies to make items to for preemie and newborn sick and needy babies in hospital.
These are not all of the donations given but a sample of what has been recently donated to let you know what types of activities Relief Share helps with. Other donations have been given to families in need of food, clothing, bedding and essentials, also donations given for animals that need help. Pet blankets and supplies for pet blankets have been donated to the Animal Shelter.
We seek to alleviate suffering and lack where ever it may be. We try to do what Jesus would do in the same situation.
May God bless all that have been so generous with their time, talents, funds and skills to help those who need care, love and temporal items. It is the synergy of working together that makes miracles happen.
We welcome all to the Relief Share ‘family’, regardless of color, creed, belief or any real or imagined barriers or boundaries. In God’s world, in the real world of unconditional love, you are one of us if you want to be…..so want to be
Relief Share is here with open arms to share our love, caring, workload and satisfying activities.
We have been asked what type of donations Relief Share accepts. Answer? Everything and anything. Just think about what you would need if a disaster hit, if you lost your job, if your baby was born too early and struggled for life with your family finances totally drained in simply keeping your son or daughter alive. What would you need if a flood washed away your home, if you had lived in Joplin and the tornado took your car and tossed it into a tree – ripped off the roof of your house and while you struggle to accept the reality of destruction around you, find out your wife, husband or son or daughter was taken home to heaven at the same time.
What would you want, what would you need, how would you cope? Relief Share provides food, clothing, bedding, toys for children to make horrible situations tolerable, tiny clothing for burial of little ones who needed just one last outfit to be snuggled in before the last goodbye. We provide sewing, crochet and knitting supplies to mothers who have the skill to make the items their family needs but don’t have the supplies to do it with. It’s hard to sew when your sewing machine was snatched up by a tornado or melted in the fire. Last year, with the help of two donors, we were able to place a number of sewing machines, knitting machines and sergers where they were most needed – even to the extent of doing without ourselves until a donor replaced our work day sewing machines and sergers with more after they learned we donated ours out for more immediate emergencies.
We share. You share. Those who care share and we sacrifice to help others. That is what life is really supposed to be like if we all want to live in peace and happiness. We give Relief through Sharing – love in action and we do it with your help.
Look around your home, clean out your closets for a good cause. Don’t need it, don’t want it? We can guarantee you that some one needs what you have. Put it in a box – or boxes – and ship it or bring it to Relief Share 6078 Lundy Road, Houston, MO 65483-2225.
We have been here for 20 years helping the sick and needy through non profits and will continue to be the help God sends to the sick and needy with you May your days be as blessed as you bless the lives of others. Thank you.
Love and hugs,
Carol C Green
President
ReliefShare.org
non profit charity – all donations are tax deductible
Wonderful Relief Share donations – in and out – for the sick & needy
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Most recent donation from TW - thank you so much!
What a wonderful summer this is shaping up to be. Lots of laughing, family and happy times. The best part of summer is watching the ebb and flow of donations in and out through Relief Share. While we are having fun enjoying ourselves, we also want others to be happy and enjoy this beautiful life God has blessed us with. Our efforts to help the sick and needy also are a blessing to us to help us appreciate more what we have.
Some of the donations in are:
A marvelous Accuquilt Go! machine to help us make baby quilts, diaper bags, tote bags, school book bags, foster care bags, twin size quilts for the hospital, and soft toys. It came with a die to cut small triangles and a square – perfect for all those little scraps of fabric we have been hoarding and cutting up as our hands can handle. As you know, it can be quite painful to do a lot of cutting out, either with scissors or rotary cutters, and the GO! machine is a wonderful blessing to help us be more effective, productive, timely and pain free Thank you to JW! We are very grateful for your insightful and much appreciated donation. JW from VA is Relief Share’s special angel who always seem to know exactly what we need, when we need it. She has been a long time donor and friend. She makes miracles happen!
What is brown, rectangular, and has the most wonderful surprise inside? A box from TW from Manhattan, KS! Inside we discovered the most darling baby clothing, soft stuffties and soft blocks. They are going right to the hospital, where they are very much needed by sick and needy children. Perfect cute choices, TW – you have excellent taste We will have some very well dressed little ones due to your love and generous donation!
Did you know Relief Share has the most wonderful friends? Of course you did Well, our wonderful friends from the Newborns in Need Springfield Chapter drove all the way here to Houston, MO to bring us the most delicious soft cuddly fabric to use for soft toys and lovey comfort blankets. We were doubly blessed by the good companionship of Judy and Jill for the afternoon. They are such delightful ladies and its a blast to be able to chat about charity work with kindred spirits. In return we donated clothing, fabric, sewing supplies, PUL for diaper covers, velcro, elastic, fold over elastic – 6 garbage bags full. It’s fun sharing – together we can help those who need us. I love Judy so much, she is a marvelous lady with a big kind heart and the ability to handle hundreds of volunteers and keep them all happy helping others.
A lady who is always ready to help is KS. She donates a portion of her ebay auctions to Relief Share through the Mission Fish function on the online action site and also sends us boxes of baby and children’s clothing, etc. It always puts a smile on my face to see the postage stamp that reads Wise, VA as I know the box will be filled with lots of love. She is also a talented reborn baby doll maker, we love her for all she does for the sick and needy we serve.
CR sends us the most wonderful crocheted afghans, baby cocoons, baby hats and other hand made items. She has a heart as big as the outdoors and puts her love in action by sharing with God’s tiniest and most helpless babies through Relief Share. God bless you for your care
MP from Calvert City, KY has been with us for many many years. Her dedication and sacrifice for others who are sick and needy is an inspiration to all of us, no challenge too big, no need to small. If you want help, she is always right there for you. Boxes of supplies, quilt batting, clothing, toys, and other essentials that are much needed come in from MP, just when they are needed the most. Thank you so much, we love you!
MP of Elizabeth Park, CA sent the sweetest knitted baby clothing. The love for children is apparent in every article. Thank you!!
JM of Martinsburg, WV blessed our sick and needy little ones with a large box of darling knitted baby clothing and toys. Thank you for your donation, it was very much appreciated.
These are just some of the donations received in – we will post more later along with donations out so you can see donations coming in and where they are going, too
May your summer be as bright and happy as you have made others’
God bless you,
Carol C Green
ReliefShare.org
info@ReliefShare.org
All donations can be sent to
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Note: We have been at this address for 20 years! Isn’t it nice to know some things remain constant?! 
Debbie’s love lives on through her sweet husband, Ray – thank you!!
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Someone to watch over me
Debra Cox was a marvelous sweetheart who loved the babies and children everywhere. She put her love in action by doing marvelous charity work to make sure the sick and needy had warm clothes and bedding and essential items necessary for a great start in life for God’s tiniest and most helpless children.
Relief Share misses our beloved friend and volunteer – Debbie’s kind heart was felt over the miles and throughout the day as we pondered her kindness and generosity she shared with everyone with the help of her supportive husband, Ray. Heaven needed another angel and Debbie is probably very busy being God’s angel watching over babies for him.
Ray has kept her love alive and her good works continuing by his donations to Relief Share . Just recently he made a marvelous (and much needed donation) of a large amount of gorgeous fabric that is being used to make baby blankets, comfort lovey blankets, infant clothing, soft toys and more.
With the economy taking it’s toll on the ability of folks to donate, fabric donations are becoming essential for us to continue our charitable efforts. Ray knows and understands just how important donations are to help Relief Share answer God’s call the bless the lives of his most helpless little ones.
Ray also shared Debbie’s sewing supplies and machines with us so more volunteers have the tools and supplies they need to get involved. I know the angels are doing high fives, with Debbie in the lead, as they see Ray continuing to move the work forward and helping to turn tragedy into triumph in the lives of those who have great need and now are swaddled in beautiful warm baby quilts and have the necessary clothing to sustain life.
A letter from one of the hospitals we donate to stated: “your gift of baby items allowed us to send a baby home with all the necessities needed, a baby that previously had nothing - what a huge blessing, thank you. Your donation arrived just in the nick of time for that little one!” It is thank you letters like that, inspiring and motivating hearts and hands, that confirm the holy work we do for God.
Our hearts are full, we can never express enough gratitude for Ray Cox and his continuing love and help for the babies, done in memorium of our beloved Debbie. Usually, when someone passes, we say ‘rest in peace’, but we know Debbie – she is very very busy happily engaged in her calling as an angel helping everyone where ever she can. May we all live up to her standards and be happy in the life that God has given us.
If you are struggling and suffering and need a blessing, take a leaf from Debbie’s book and reach out to bless others. Debbie struggled with the cancer that finally took her life, but she lived life to the fullest and enriched the lives of all she came in contact with. That is the key – forget yourself and give your troubles to God (he wants you to and he is up 24/7 anyway) and after you have helped others and returned to your own troubles, you will find they are a lot less and easier to manage.
God bless you Ray – and God bless Debbie – we know you are there helping in the best way possible.
Love and hugs
Carol Green
President
Relief Share
info@ReliefShare.org
Relief Share is grateful to the anonymous donor for the fabric that is very much needed!
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Thank you so much from our heart to yours!
A wonderful heartfelt thank you to the anonymous donor who is helping us meet the need of the sick and indigent by donating fabric supplies. May God bless you as you have blessed many many today!!
Things just keep getting better and better! The postman brought 3 HUGE boxes of fabric. What a wonderful and much needed donation!
There is polar fleece, flannel, cotton, heavier material, quilting fabric, baby fabric…1/2 of it is already gone, being made into baby blankets, diaper bags, foster children tote bags, soft toys, baby layettes and the lace for infant burial gowns.
Relief Share volunteers and donors are busy helping the sick and needy! Join us!
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Donation boxes from JB
We just got in donations of teddies, stuffed toy dogs, baby cocoons and fabric. It was like Christmas!
The stuffed toys and cocoons were immediately donated to the hospital and the fabric is being sewn up quickly into items for the sick and needy.
Thank you to the wonderful donors and volunteers that make miracles happen for the babies and children in the hospital and crisis centers.
The hospital was so happy to get the items for the children and babies they treat in their children’s hospital. It makes a difficult time for the little ones a little more tolerable with soft blankets, cuddly toys and snuggly cocoons to provide comfort and warmth for healing.
A wonderful lady in the Treasure Valley area of Idaho has gathered together friends and encouraged them to make wonderful hand knitted baby cocoons for the hospital and crisis centers sick and needy. It is a real treat to have bags of lovely cocoons dropped off at our Boise, Idaho Relief Share office for us to distribute to those who need them the most.
Donation out to St Luke's Childrens Hospital in Boise, Idaho
You can see the pretty cocoons in the donation box next to the super soft teddies and puppies for the children. Lots of love, time, and prayers are in these soft cuddly baby cocoons.
If you like to knit, crochet or sew and want to help God’s tiniest and most helpless children, feel free to jump in anytime and donate finished items, supplies for our volunteers to make into what is needed and reach out to others who need your love and caring.
Urgent Needs are:
baby clothing, bedding and accessories – anything baby – pacifiers, diapers, wipes, lotion, shampoo, toys, burp cloths, bibs, blankets
toddlers clothing, toys, books, dvds, comfort teddies or soft toys, pillowcases and bedding
family needs – bedding, clothing of all sizes, undergarments, women’s personal items, toothbrushes, soap, towels, washcloths, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, basic cleaning and hygeniene items, books, food items.
Supplies to make needed items: fabric, thread, yarn, patterns, craft supplies, ribbon (for baby taggie blankets, burial layettes), smocking, tatting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, spinning tools and supplies, etc
Donations can be sent to:
Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225
Visit us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/ReliefShare
Our email is info@ReliefShare.org – drop us a line or post a comment on our blog.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers and donors that made these donations possible!
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Relief Share - love in action
Together we can make a difference in the lives of the sick and needy. Thank you to all our Relief Share donors and volunteers who made donations this week possible.
DONATIONS OUT:
HOSPITAL – Boise, Idaho
60 pair of newborn booties
7 burial layette sets – hand crocheted preemie blankets, hats, booties & sewn gowns
5 preemie sets – hand crocheted afghans, hat, booties
1 baby cocoon swaddler
4 hand knitted hats
1 headband for infant
1 sewn burial sacque for baby
84 cloth diapers
1 knitted ball toy
7 crocheted afghans
4 sewn newborn gowns
40 soft knit newborn hats for NICU
100 new toothbrushes
INDIVIDUAL FAMILY
material for 3 queen size quilts, 2 quilting books
INDIVIDUAL FAMILY
clothing, household items, sewing machine, fabric, thread, sewing supplies
DONATIONS IN:
Fabric, sewing supplies, yarn, baby clothing, crocheted and knitted items
If you would like to join the Relief Share family of donors and volunteers, please send donations of new or gently used items or supplies to
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO 65483-2225.
All donations will be acknowledged with a thank you letter/tax receipt. We are a 501 (c) 3 non profit charity registered with the IRS.
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org – love in action, giving relief through sharing
Lots of love in action – so much to share!
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Love in action - working together to help others.
This winter has been cold but filled with hearts made warm and cozy with lots of love in action from ReliefShare.org volunteers and donors from all over the country. A huge thank you going out to all those who have been shopping, knitting, sewing, serging, tatting, crocheting, crafting and de-cluttering for the benefit of the sick and needy we are helping.
Recent donations received include:
- hand knitted and crocheted hats
- prayer shawls
- afghans – all sizes
- baby blankets and snuggler cocoons
- baby sweaters and clothing
- infant demise layette sets
- crocheted, knitted and sewn booties
- children’s clothing and diapers
- hygiene supplies for needy families
- food items
- household goods – kitchen items, bedding, towels, electronics, etc
- beautiful quilts
- knitted and woven soft toys, stuffed animals and balls
- videos, books and toys
Donations have been give out to hospitals, homeless shelters, crisis centers, individuals, pediatric clinics, and other organizations that help the sick and needy.
Honorable mentions for donations and service include:
Janet W – WV
Melody G – CT
Michele H – UT
Kimiko S – VA
Jennifer S – ID
Dan W – MO
Christine R – SD
Herbert P – TX
Mary S – NC
SharpShoppersClub – MO
USCybertek – MO
Light Speed Interactive – ID
LDS Humanitarian – ID
Brian J – AZ
K W – ME
John S – AR
Barbara L – CT
Ethel V – OR
Charlotte B -CA
Cynthia S – WV
Ozark Glass – MO
JC Auto – MO
Marla P – KY
Grace D – PA
Terry W – KS
Diane H – AR
May God bless each and every one of you who answer his call to help. If you would like to help there are many things you can do.
- Spread the work and share our link of www.ReliefShare.org on your facebook page, twitter feed, or website.
- Go shopping and have a blast at the sales, then put your purchases for the sick and needy in a box and send it to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225.
- Clean out your closets for a good cause, de-clutter your home, teach your children and grandchildren about caring for others at Family Home Evening, family gatherings or one on one times – reach out to others by using your talents God has given you.
- Share your ideas to make the world a better place with others and ACT upon what you know to be right.
Start right were you are, right where you stand with what you have available and bless the lives of those around you.
We love your donations and are happy to get them to where they are needed the most, but you can also donate and help locally to strengthen your community.
Bloom where you are planted and spread God’s message of love and hope in your own special way. It may be a smile, a hug or a warm blanket.
In the words of a wonderful Christian leader of men, Spencer W Kimball - “Just Do It!”
With love and gratitude,
Carol Green
President
Relief Share
info@ReliefShare.org
Do we need supplies? YES!!!!! Batting, fabric, yarn…
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Your left over scrap yarn makes wonderful afghans for sick and needy patients in the hospital. Our volunteers love to work with your yarn.
It really makes a big difference to the volunteers when they come to work meetings to have nice supplies for them to work with. The saddest thing I see is folks standing around because there are limited supplies to work with and only so many machines to work on. That’s when I grab a handful of knitting needles or crochet hooks and start encouraging folks to do hand work while they wait their turn on the sergers.
We were out in the garage inventory tonight getting ready for tomorrow’s work meeting and folks even tracked me down out there to get help for a little 4 month old baby. I had toys and formula bottles to give but no clothing for her as she takes 3 to 6 mo size and will be in 6 to 9 soon – she is a big baby I am going to have to see what I can do to get some clothes made for her tomorrow in between working on baby burial layette sets, quilts, blankets, afghans, etc. We only work at the work rooms from 10 to 2 so there is a lot of work crammed into the day. I may just have to see what I can get sold on ebay to get her some clothes. She is okay for a few weeks and that will allow me time to sell something and find some sales.
I love this work, I love helping others and it’s fun to have the challenges of finding the need, organizing the work, working with the volunteers and seeing the fruits of our labors bless the sweet babies and their families. I am so grateful to volunteers for their donations of supplies.
We are washing a bunch of used toys to go to the hospital tomorrow in cocoons. The babies get a warm cocoon and a toy, too – mostly teddy bears and dollies
I get asked all the time what the most urgent needs are. The simple answer is:
FABRIC – flannel, flannelette, soft, minky, chenille, velour, cotton, cotton blends, PUL, muslin, broadcloth, kids print, decorator fabric, felt, sherpa, polar fleece, micro fleece, corderoy, quilters cotton, any kind of fabric.
YARN – wool, cotton, acrylic, blends, all weights and colors, eyelash, fancy, solid colors, variegated – we use everything
SEWING SUPPLIES – serger and sewing thread, scissors, pins, needles, machines – serger and sewing machines, books, patterns, sewing tools, sewing birds
KNITTING & CROCHET SUPPLIES: knitting needles (we use circulars the most), crochet hooks, stitch markers, spinning wheels, yarn winders, swifts, felting supplies and tools,
SMOCKING SUPPLIES – pleaters, thread, patterns, pleater needles, batiste, etc
TATTING SUPPLIES – shuttles, needles, winders, thread, patterns.
BATTING – oh yes, please. We are always running out of batting. Queen size is best and we also need baby quilt batting and twin size, too.
Donations are tax deductible and can be sent to:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Please be sure to include your address so we can send you your thank you letter and tax receipt. If you want to help us save money on postage, include your email address and we can email you the letter We are also happy to mail you your letter if you would like a hard copy on file.
Thanks for being part of our Relief Share family. You are an important family member to help this old world be a better place!
Hugs
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Blessings abound when hearts are knit together in love – and love is put into action.
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Sewing for charity is a rewarding activity - both for the volunteers and the ones who receive the needed items.
Tomorrow is a big day. I was a bit worried about it but now everything is going to be just fine.
I have two big work meetings tomorrow and one of them needed more sewing machines than are available. It is frustrating to me to see ladies waiting in line for a chance to help sew what is needed but not enough machines to go around. The Lord knows what we need, who has it and who is willing to help his sick and needy children and take action.
Just in the nick of time, two sewing machines were delivered and will be taken to the morning work meeting so there will be enough machines. I am so relieved and VERY happy. When I let the other volunteers know that two more machines arrived, they were so excited and now instead of not getting any sleep trying to figure out how to cycle the volunteers around on the machines better, I am happily looking forward to seeing the huge auditorium filled with hustle and bustle making all kinds of marvelous things tomorrow at the LDS Stake Humanitarian work meeting.
A huge thank you to our Relief Share guardian angel – I know the angels in heaven are doing high fives over her love and support for God’s most helpless children. The morning work meeting is only once a month and now we have machines that the ladies can take home during the month to keep working.
The afternoon work meeting is going to be pretty thrilling, too. When I went to the service room on Tuesday we had a serious shortage of fabric and yarn and NO batting for quilts. One of the directors on the Relief Share board and myself worked hard last night to get a van load full of fabric and yarn ready for other LDS Humanitarian volunteers to pick up this morning and take over to the service room ready for tomorrow. It cleaned out pretty much everything I had, even all the reserves, but its going to be awesome tomorrow to see the room bustling with activity and lots of warm hats, scarves, mittens, quilts, knitted balls, clothing and bedding being made. We also have volunteers with cars and trucks ready to do donation runs as the boxes fill up with finished goods. The boxes that are shipped to Relief Share are distributed immediately to the most urgent needs.
I have to say that I am exhausted. It’s been full steam ahead since I hit the ground running when I arrived in Boise, ID less than a week ago after being in Misssouri for 4 1/2 months, and I am hoping for a wee break on Sunday as I sit in church quietly knitting and listening to more direction from God from the pulpit. I love getting my batteries recharged. The little baby hat I knitted in church is already on a baby’s head being used LOL.
Charity work is marvelous and I am so grateful for all the wonderful donors and volunteers that make this world a better place.
One of the reasons why Relief Share is so effective is we work with other charities and the synergism is amazing – so many more sick and needy receive the help they need. One of our very favorite organizations we love to work with is LDS Humanitarian Services. If you have activities in your area going on at the LDS Church, get involved. It’s amazing what hearts bound in the same charitable service can do – miracles happen.
If you want to help –
- donate to ReliefShare.org by sending a paypal donation to info@ReliefShare.org
– send a box of gently used or new items for babies, children and adults to
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO 65483-2225
- send a box of supplies for our volunteers to make what is needed. Fabric, yarn, sewing, serging, quilting, knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery and other supplies are needed.
All donations are acknowledged with a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt.
President Carol Green,
ReliefShare.org charity
We’ve been busy – more Relief Share donations out for January 2012!
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2012 is going to be a banner year. Relief Share volunteers have rolled up their sleeves, opened their wallets, filled their schedules with charity work and the results of dedicated love for the babies is showing up in a plethora of donations to where it counts the most!
Donation out to Texas County Food Pantry and Crisis Center, January 12, 2012 delivered in person by Relief Share Vice President
1 receiving blanket
3 pair mens pajamas
4 baby bibs
7 baby sleepers
4 coats
4 pants
1 roll masking tape
4 tops
2 baby onesies
1 pr mittens
1 dress
2 pr socks
1 dog bed and pillow
Donation to Newborns in Need, Springfield Chapter (run by a very lovely lady, President Judy McDuffie) Mailed Jan 10, 2012
4 baby afghans
8 baby bibs
5 shirts
10 crocheted children’s soft balls
16 knitted woven children’s soft balls
3 knitted hats
6 crocheted hats
2 pr pants
1 baby sleeper
1 pr baby shoes
1 toddler blue jean jacket
12 preemie hats
1 toy
7 baby onesies
1 baby jacket
Donation to local Church for needy in area.
2 large shelves full of warm adult sweaters – many large garbage size bags full. Thank you to Susan and Phil for delivering those items to where they are needed the most.
Donations to individuals needing items the first two weeks in January 2012:
Baby cocoon for little girl
Baby clothing and accessories for little baby boy
Warm hats to needy family
Sewing supplies for grandmother to make items for grandchildren
Sewing supplies to make items for chemo patients
Toys for needy family
Thank you letter for our Relief Share donation to Children’s Mercy Hospital, KC, MO
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- Thank you from Children’s Mercy Hospital to Relief Share
Donations in and out today – a nice balanced ebb and flow!
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Snuggly, cuddly receiving blankets for baby.
Today was a wonderful day here at Relief Share. We were very busy in the morning getting a donation ready to go to the hospital made from the gorgeous flannel that arrived in a donation box from our Relief Share guardian angel (who wishes to remain anonymous, but is very much loved by everyone).
The flannel is darling – little dalmations romping over soft fuzzy flannel in pink and yellow, cute ducks that make you smile when you look at it. Other flannel from our inventory room was also used – in fact, we just used up ALL the flannel on hand so the hospital will have enough receiving blankets this chilly winter for the precious babies. Firemen puppies, cute green dinosaurs, pink check, white and orange polka dot, pastel plaids, cute kids prints – all cut out to 36 x 45 with rounded corners and carefully serged.
We love using the wooly nylon to make the flannel receiving blankets look more store bought and professional when we have it. So much love sewn into the baby blankets….
A large box came in to the office of baby clothing and accessories and it’s already been delivered to the crisis center, along with another box that came in from a wonderful reborner, Kimiko Stallard, who sends boxes of books, childrens clothing and accessories regularly. She also donates part of her ebay auctions to Relief Share and we appreciate her.
This afternoon we took the donation to the hospital and they were so pleased with everything in it. Thank you to all who help us help the sick and needy
Thank you letter from Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis
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They were very appreciative.
Thank you letter from Shriners
Donation went out to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis
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Precious child of God.
You know, it is always a wonderful experience to take donations to where they are needed. We love to go to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis as there is a good feeling at the hospital and it feels marvelous to know that the children there get the help they need at no cost to them.
This time we thought that perhaps the hospital would be inundated with donations because of Christmas. Surprise, surprise – not so. When we took our donation, the bags were immediately gone through as personnel searched for warm clothing and blankets for children in ‘same day’ surgery needed them. Families who had very little needed warm blankets to take their children home in the cold weather. It really made us appreciate the need for our donations and glad we were there to help.
Here is what we took this week – personally delivered by the President – who loves to be knee deep in all the charity work with the volunteers!
SHRINERS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL – ST LOUIS donation
Baby quilts – 5
Baby blankets – 7
Full size Quilts – 2
Games and toys – 2
Children’s pants – 7
Baby bibs – 2
Baby washcloths – new in packages 52
Socks – 1
Little girls hairbands/bows – 15
totebags/diaper bags – 2
receiving blankets – 2
fleece throw blankets – 2
soft stuffed animals – new with tags – 26
children’s shirts – 2
baby lotion – 3
doll pillows – 3
hand knitted hat – 1
baby powder – 1
body wash – 1
shampoo – 1
musical pull toy – 1
We strongly encourage folks to donate to Shriners. You can find their address by typing it in google. Simply put what you want to donate to them in a box and ship it. Items should be NEW. Their most urgents needs are for quilts – all sizes – and blankets or afghans.
Thank you to everyone who sent donations and made this gift to the sick and needy children possible. If you would like to help with donations to Shriners and other hospital and centers, please send your donations of new or gently used clean items to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 64583-2225
All donations are acknowledged with a thank you letter/tax receipt mailed out to donors, so please include your name and address in the boxes you are shipping
Donations going out and feeling the Christmas spirit due to angels among us..
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Lots of love and hard work going out in this donation
When you want to talk to God, pray. When you want God to talk to you, read your scriptures….well, most of the time. Actually God can come in loud and clear just when you need him through friends and good neighbors from all over the world.
Today, God reached out and blessed us at Relief Share in a very good very welcome way. Funds are a bit tight (that is the polite way of saying non-existant) and we were getting pretty frantic about how to get donations out to where they were needed the most.
We always try to use volunteers, or ourselves at the Relief Share offices, to personally deliver the beautiful items our donors and volunteers have been working on and sent for the sick and needy. Most of the time, we are pretty effective at doing just that, however, this wonderful *cough,cough* economy has put a damper on donations this Christmas season. Folks hearts are in the right place but their money tree has had salt poured on the roots and many family’s money trees just not might make it much longer.
Relief Share is mainly funded by public donations, our Ebay auctions, flea market booth, personal donations from the Founders, and picking up quarters in the Wal Mart parking lot if we happen to see them lying there (no kidding).
Today as we realized that the winter cold is getting colder and the Relief Share bank account wasn’t matching the need to get the warm clothing, bedding and essentials to where they were needed, an angel dropped a text message in on our cell phone and asked if we had checked our account recently.
Our hearts were full of gratitude as we saw she had put a sizable amount in our paypal account so we could start shipping the waiting donations immediately. What a marvelous blessing she is to the babies and families we serve. What a wonderful boost of Christmas cheer she has given us to enable us to do what God has called us to do.
God loves everyone and encourages, through a still small voice, our action to help the sick and needy, our love in action is very much needed. There was one more donation that came through later that day from another sweet angel with enough to ship more packages to where they need to go.
Donation going out
Thank you so much for ALL of your help. It takes donors, volunteers, nurses, doctors, crisis center managers, and very precious sweet angels who continue to support this work in a myriad of ways to make miracles happen.
So, what are we sending out?
Here is a small sampling! We would post more, but are busy packing boxes and putting finishing touches on items to go!
Donation 1: (hospital donation for the obstetrical unit):
preemie baby blankets with crocheted edgings – 7 blue, 4 light pink, 1 camo pink, 2 green, 1 blue print, 21 bottles, 1 baby book, 4 baby afghans, 20 baby hats (preemie to newborn sizing), 9 baby booties, baby cocoons, hygiene items, and baby clothing
Donation 2: (County Crisis center):
Large amount of – Shoes, craft supplies for residents, toys, blankets, baby powder, pants, shirts, sweaters.
Donation 3: (Pregnancy Crisis Center)
Boxes of blankets, hats, booties/shoes, receiving blankets, pillows, socks, heart and scratch mitt sets, onesies/tshirts, baby vest for NICU, baby cocoons.
May God bless you this wonderful Christmas season and may he allow miracles to happen in your life.
Merry Christmas to you from Relief Share!
Relief Share – love in action
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Relief Share Director Richard Green loading up a much needed donation - everyone at home office is directly involved with helping.
The weather has turned colder and the need for warm clothing and bedding, especially for babies and children is urgent. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers and donations of supplies and finished items, Relief Share was able to make a donation of a large box of essential items for families in the Ozarks who would otherwise go with out and suffer with the cold.
The donation for the Crisis Center contained:
BABY & TODDLER ITEMS
shirts – 3
pants/overalls – 13
outfits – 13
socks – 11 pair
shoes/booties – 13 pair
receiving blankets – 16
baby blankets – 6
bottles – 5
tops – 11
rattle – 1
onesies/undershirts – 6
pjs/sleepers – 9
snowsuits – 1
crib sheet – 1
jacket – 1
1 ladies sweater as well.
A huge thank you to the donors and volunteers that made this donation possible. It is everyone working together that makes miracles happen.
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org
How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count The Ways….re-purposing items for other needs.
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Warn knitted hat - one size fits children and adult
This entry in our Relief Share blog is bringing attention to the needs of those who are dealing with lack. When we think that an item will be used for a specific purpose, those who have not may use it for our intended purposes, but also have the creativity and inventiveness to re-purpose it for other needs.
We were charmed to see what our Relief Share knitted hat wound up being used for by a sweet little girl who innocently showed us that there are different ways to look at and use the same things. Thinking outside the box allowed her to spend happy hours caring for her baby doll in a soft cuddly bunting pod, and when it gets cold, she can immediately pop the baby dolls ‘bed’ on her head for a cute warm hat to protect her head from the chilly weather. I guess you could look at it this way – warm weather, it’s a dolly bed – cold weather, it’s a hat.
Attention to detail makes the hat fit better and look nicer
Cute soft baby doll bed, re-purposed hat by a little girl - smart thinking.
Just a few extra minutes with a crochet hook and adding a button really puts that 'touch of love' message to recipients.
If you would like to donate knitted or crocheted hats to help the sick and needy, feel free to use your own patterns or email us at info@ReliefShare.org for our pattern shown above.
Hugs to you – may your heart always be warm, your tummy full and you be willing to help others when the spirit of God touches you to do so.
Carol Green
President
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Unconditional love in action - charity work.
Relief Share has been very busy week this week.. It is wonderful to see donations like the tide, flowing in and out with a beautiful rhythm of love.
Donations out -
Donation 1 (organization that helps sick and needy)- 260 sweaters and t-shirts, 60 preemie afghans, 600 items of baby clothing, 100 bottles and nipples, 200 pounds of fabric, afghans, blankets, hats, booties, burial layettes, buntings, gowns, washcloths, cocoons, toys, 6 baby quilts and sewing supplies.
Donation 2 (for a family) – barrel of wheat, toys, puzzles, books, office supplies, clothing, suitcase, books, figurines, blankets, sweaters, t-shirts, fabric, yarn, sewing supplies, tapes
Donation 3 (for a family) – 2 large bags of sweaters, 3 boxes of food, toys, books, household items
Donation 4 (hospital) – burial layettes, 15 preemie afghans, hats, booties, baby clothing, diapers, bottles, wet wipes
Donation 5 (for a family) – food, clothing, bean bag chair
Donation 6 (for a family) – donation out, boxes of food, cases of honey
Donation 7 (for an individual) – fabric and sweaters
Donation 8 (for an individual) – fabric, food, sweaters
Donation 9 (for a family) – baby clothing and accessories
Donation 10 (for an individual) -baby clothing and blankets
It is through the generous donations from donors and volunteers of their time, talents, goods, money and love that makes miracles possible. May everyone feel hope, peace, light and love this week as we are blessed and in turn bless others.
All donations are accepted to bless the lives of the sick and needy. Items should be new or nearly new and in good condition. Our volunteers do their best to clean and repair donations but it is nice when they arrive already tidy, in working condition and clean
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
The windows of heaven open and donations pour down for the sick and needy!
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Sewing cloth mama pads
What a wonderful time we are having at Relief Share to take care of the sick and needy. In under a week we have donated out 15 lap afghans to the wheelchair bound, boxes and bags of clothing and bedding to the sick and needy, and toys to the children who need them. Donations going out this week is a truckload of sweaters and t-shirts to Missouri residents (some of them survivors of the Joplin tornado), boppies to nursing mothers, baby cocoons to the hospital and new mothers in the area, baby clothing to 3 soon to be babies, pacifiers to the hospital, afghans, blankets, infant burial layettes, dolls and toys, books for the homebound to read and more.
Relief Share has been blessed with very generous donations of fabrics that just came in. The boxes are filled with the most delicious scrumptious high quality fabric that our volunteers are over the moon with. One of the directors kept exclaiming, “Do you know what fabric this is? It’s the very best! Oh my gosh, I LOVE this designer…come see the fabric colors! WOW, this fabric is so soft and dreamy, I can’t wait to get it sewn up for the hospital, it’s perfect for the preemie babies.”
Yes, I listed to nearly an hour of folks thrilled with the fabric sent for our sick and needy. I can’t thank the wonderful donor enough. Everyone is so grateful for her knowledge of fabric and willingness to share it with us to help those who desperately need the items that will be made.
May God bless her as plentifully and generously as she has blessed the most helpless and needy of His children. She is truly his hands and feet here on the earth answering fervent prayers for needed essentials for the babies and their families.
Donations arriving
Boxes of much needed new baby clothing has also arrived from a wonderful long time donor, Terry W. The timing was perfect, as usual, as requests for help had just been documented when her boxes showed up with everything in them for the babies. Marianne C. has sent beautiful preemie afghans for the little ones in the hospital and Shirley B made the most beautiful little burial gowns that are so precious and appreciated. Roberta M. always sends the prettiest blankets with gorgeous crocheted trim and lovely crocheted afghans along with dollies for the little ones in the hospital that love a dolly to snuggle with. Her donations are carefully and lovingly packed with the greatest of care. J. W. blesses us with lovely fabrics that are just perfect for the quilts we make for families to snuggle under. Our volunteers love working with them.
We were also blessed by a sweet lady who was willing to trade some of her yarn stash with us for supplies we didn’t need so we would have the yarn needed to knit baby cocoons, hats, booties and chemo hats and prayer shawls. Yarn is always in short supply and we are so grateful for donations of yarn of any kind and color. It’s fun when white or cream wool yarn is donated and we can color it with koolaide in the microwave for permanent coloring to make fun kids print colors.
It takes all of us working together to help answer God’s call to serve his most helpless and needy children. Great blessings are in store for those who answer the spirit’s whisperings.
All donations can be sent to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. Do you know this is the same address we have had for 2 decades now? In a world that is constantly changing, it is nice to know some things don’t change. Our love for God’s children will never change and our efforts on their behalf will never cease. Your efforts combined with ours create miracles. Thank you so much.
unraveling sweaters to get yarn to knit into baby cocoons
What kind of donations are needed?
Supplies:
Sewing – fabric, thread, scissors, rotary cutters, blades, rulers, snaps, pins, needles, patterns, templates, sergers, sewing machines, etc
Knitting and crocheting – yarn (all kinds all colors), knitting needles (circular 16″ size 7 the most but all circular and straight needles, dpns) stitch counters, yarn winders, swifts, spinning wheels, patterns, books, crochet hooks, etc
Tatting – tatting shuttles, patterns, books, threads
Quilting – fabric, templates, quilters basting gun, batting (a huge need), books, patterns, etc
Embroidery – thread, hoops, patterns, books, fabric
Smocking – pleater, pleating needles, batiste, quilting thread, embroidery and kreinik thread
Office supplies – paper, envelopes, cards, pens, TP, wet wipes, canon ink. digital camera (a huge need).
new and gently used baby and childrens clothing.
basic essentials – hygiene items, shampoo, toothpaste, conditioner, combs, brushes, toothpaste, underwear (all sizes) etc.
Baby items: diaper bags, bottles, pacifiers (a huge need – all kinds for the hospital), baby oil, shampoo, lotion, diaper rash, wet ones, cloth and disposable diapers, toys, cribs, bassinets, monitors, sheets, blankets, afghans, hats.
We address a great deal of needs. Any donation that is sent is used to bless the lives of the sick and needy. All donations are accepted with a tax deductible receipt when requested.
Carol Green
President
ReliefShare.org
Log Cabin ‘strip piecing’ ‘rotary cutter’ ‘serger friendly’ quilt pattern – FREE
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log cabin quilt
How does the title for this Relief Share blog post hit you? That tells you how long and hard we have been searching the net to find a very simple quick log cabin quilt block pattern – one that beginners and experts alike will love.
This is a very fast and easy pattern to do. The two best websites we found tutorial patterns on are these:
http://www.quiltingassistant.com/logcabinblock.html
http://www.cabins-r-us.com/log-cabin-quilt-block-pattern.html
This quilt can be made very easily with strips of fabric. If you want to do a quilt-as-you-go quilt, sew the block on a backing of muslin with batting on top and use binding to put the squares together. This method is used in the Quilt in a Day quilt books that can be bought on half.com – one of my all time favorite quilting books by Eleanor Burns, a marvelous expert quilter:
http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQprZ972661
Use a jelly roll (strips of fabric you can purchase at Wal Mart or other fabric stores) or use up the left over fabric you have from other projects. Your serger and rotary cutter can make sewing this quilt even faster and easier.
Relief Share has been blessed with very generous donations of fabric and supplies this past week. Ray Cox has sent many boxes of bolts of quilting fabric that are already being made up into quilts for the sick and needy. Books and a rotary rulers were also included in his boxes of love honoring his sweet wife, Debra. Her legacy of love for the sick and needy goes on through Ray’s continuing efforts to answer God’s call to help the helpless and lift up the hearts and hands that hang down from trial and adversity. The smiles on the faces of mothers who now have warm quilts and clothing for their precious bundles are the badges of honor shining brightly to mark Debra and Ray’s hard work and dedication to alleviate suffering and bless the lives of the sick and and needy.
Our Relief Share angel, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent a lovely box of orange and red quilters fabric that our volunteers fell in love with. This sweet angel seems to have a direct pipeline to heaven and manages to time her donations perfectly depending on what the most urgent need is. A box of yarn arrived from Placentia, California that is just perfect for our baby hats, cocoons, and layettes. Other donations of lace, ribbon, and sewing, knitting, crochet and serging tools also arrived to help us move forward faster with our charity work.
If you would like to help the sick and needy, please send donations to 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. The greatest need is in Boise at this time so that is the preferred address to ship to. Most of the need in Houston is for baby items and hygiene goods, in Boise we are helping families and a larger number of people. All times of any kind – new or gently used is gratefully accepted. Clean out your closets for a good cause. All donations are tax deductible as Relief Share is a 501 (c) 3 non profit charity registered with the IRS.
May God bless you as you bless others
Carol C Green
President
info@ReliefShare.org
Summer is a great time to look around and see how you can help ReliefShare.org!
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Volunteer kindness - it's love in action!
Summertime tends to be a more relaxed time when we can enjoy the sunshine and take a look around to see how we can make a difference in the world. We always try to leave a place better than we found it and the earth is very much in need of those who care and do what they can to alleviate suffering and help those in need and in crisis.
Everyone has gifts and talents. We all have something we can offer each other to make life gentler, easier, more precious and kinder. What is your gift? Sewing? Crochet or knitting? Embroidery? Quilting? Tending children? Writing? Baking? Organizing? Leadership? Making others feel better about themselves? You see, there are as many wonderful gifts from God to each of us as there are God’s children here in our earthly family. Take some time today to think about how you can share your special gift with others.
Relief Share volunteers have been working hard to help others. This week boxes of much needed donations have come in filled with finished items, supplies, and love. Many donations have gone out to those who are sick and needy and they express gratitude for the help. Thank you so much to those who share from the heart what they have with those who so desperately need it.
Current projects:
- queen and baby size quilts – for the hospital and shelters
- wool dryer balls (these can save the average family approx $240 a year)
- knit hairbands for refugee children
- baby cocoons and hats for the hospital
- soft toys for refugee and homeless children
- infant burial layettes
- baby items such as diaper bags, totes, layettes, booties, hats, sweaters, onesies, cloth diapers, hygiene items (soap, lotion, rash ointment, conditioner), bottles, feeding pillows
- baby ribbon taggie blankets and toys
- backpacks with school supplies
- tote bags for foster children
- baby afghans
- prayer shawls for cancer patients
- knitted and crocheted hats for chemo patients
Some of the supplies most needed right now are: a Kam Snap press, Kam Snaps (all colors), PUL fabric for diaper covers, fabric (flannel, cotton, knit, woven, any kind, kids print), elastic for diapers, velcro, thread, sewing tools, quilting tools, crochet and knitting supplies and needles and hooks, yarn – any kind, smocking supplies, trim, lace, ribbon roses (burial layettes), ribbon (we need lots of washable ribbon of all widths, colors and patterns for the taggie blankets), USM knitting machine, claw weights, swift for making skeins into center pull balls of yarn, yarn winders, wool yarn for dryer balls, baby longies and hats and blankets.
May your summer be a fun and wonderful one, filled with friends and family and may you bless others as you enjoy all that God has given you. You may want to donate supplies to help volunteers make what is needed, or make items yourself and send them to us to distribute. You may want to help by sending funds to help us ship items to where they are needed to go or purchase needed items. You can donate through paypal by sending your donation to info@reliefshare.org or send a check or money order as well as boxes of donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
All donations are tax deductible. We are grateful for everyone doing what they can to help us help others
God bless you,
Carol C Green
President
www.ReliefShare.org
info@ReliefShare.org
Summer charity work at Relief Share – join in the fun!
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Love in action - working together.
We are all enjoying the summer and being very productive here at ReliefShare.org . Lots of full size quilts, baby cocoons, dryer balls, soft toys, baby layettes, burial layettes, afghans, baby quilts, hats, booties, taggie blankets and more have been made and donated out to the sick and needy.
Volunteers are asking for easier access to our patterns online so we will be working on making a pattern section for folks to use in our charity work. Input is welcomed so we can make it easy, fun and quick to find the patterns you are looking for.
Thank you letters have come in from various hospitals, organizations and individuals for donations received, expressing gratitude to the volunteers for all our hard work. It’s so nice to be appreciated and know what we are doing is wanted and needed.
A big thank you to our wonderful donors who have sent and delivered fabric, batting, yarn, sewing supplies, finished items and quilting books. With everyone working together, miracles happen.
Carol Green
President
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Donations in – receiving blankets, stuffed toys, toothbrushes…
Posted by: | CommentsWhat a relief – we LOVE getting the donations in for the sick and needy. When our shelves get bare as donations are all distributed, we take a deep breath in and say a heartfelt prayer that before the next request for help comes in there will be donations to fill them…and then we hit the work room and start sewing, knitting, quilting and crocheting like mad!
Receiving blankets donated by Sylvia Gonzales of Angel Cover Ministry
Sweet stuffed toys, toothbrushes and floss from Jan & Butch
This weekend we received beautiful receiving blankets, stuffed toys, toothbrushes, floss, burial gowns, household goods, baby clothing, toys, books, yarn, fabric, sewing supplies, batting, baby cocoons, totes and waterbottles.
We are delighted to share that the donations are already distributed and the sewing supplies used to make more.
Thank you so much for your love and sharing. God has commanded us to be a blessing to each other and we joyfully obey his will in bringing relief to the sick and needy through sharing our time, talents, love and funds.
Think about all the blessings you have and what you would do if they were all gone. The tornado victims were stripped of everything they had in a very short time. Gone were the beds and warm bedding, clothing and hygiene items, no longer there were the children’s toys, books to read or even a high chair to feed the baby in.
Can you really enjoy what you have when you know others are suffering and have lack? Yes, you can, but only if you share what you don’t need or want with them.
De-clutter your home for a good cause. It lightens your load as we don’t really own possessions, they are just on loan from God and we are stewards, but if we have too many possessions – they own us as we lose energy and time shuffling them from place to place with no real need for them.
If you are saving things for a rainy day, I have to tell you it’s pouring right now for those in need. Give relief through sharing. Put three boxes down as you work to clear your home. One for putting away, one for throwing out and one for charity.
When the charity box is full, put a label on it and send it to:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO
65483-2225.
Include your name, email address and mailing address so we can send you a tax deductible receipt for your kind and much needed donation.
There isn’t anything we don’t take – all is needed as we handle requests for assistance from all walks of life – hospitals, crisis centers, homeless shelters, refugee centers, animal shelters and individuals who need help. Items should be clean, new or gently used.
May you all have a wonderful week and enjoy all God has given you.
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
www.ReliefShare.org
What a wonderful day – thank you all so much!
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Together we can make a wonderful difference!
Hugs
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org – you can help!
www.ReliefShare.org/wordpress/
Dead in Joplin from tornado now at 150. Thank you so much for your help for them.
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An emergency worker carries a girl out of Academy Sports.
http://www.godvine.com/Man-Sacrifices-His-Life-to-Save-his-Wife-From-a-Tornado-453.html
As we go about our daily lives, we need to remember those whose lives were torn from them in the tornado. It’s not over for them. One step in front of the other, one minute at a time – they need our continued love and support.
Thank you to all of you who are sending batting, clothing, hygiene items and sewing supplies to Relief Share.
Our Relief Share volunteers are working around the clock to make quilts to keep folks warm – in many cases that is all the bedding they have.
We are also making baby taggie comfort blankets and can use all widths of ribbon at least 4″ wide (a great way to use up the left overs from crafting).
Supplies needed: Quilt batting – queen size or larger (we can cut it down for smaller sizes when needed). Fabric – cotton (great for the all purpose, all ages, quilts), knit, minky, chenille, flannel, velour (think soft and cuddly for the babies and small children), ribbon – wide, medium and narrow widths for burial gowns and taggie blankets for babies, sewing and serger thread, yarn for baby cocoons, blankets and hats, knitting and crochet needles, quilting supplies, hygiene items like shampoo, soap, deodorant, combs, brushes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc, tote bags for refugees, baby clothing, diapers, bottles, pacifiers (anything a baby needs). Anything you send will be put to good use. All donations are tax deductible.
May God bless everyone and keep them safe and comforted.
Soft hugs,
Carol Green – info@ReliefShare.org – you can help!
donation shipping address:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225
www.ReliefShare.org
www.ReliefShare.org/wordpress/
If you wish to donate funds to help with purchasing what is needed for the sick and afflicted, our paypal address is info@ReliefShare.org – please make a note of your email address so we can send you a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt.
Relief Share maximizes efforts by working with others.
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LDS Humanitarian Work Room
Relief Share maximizes our efforts by working with other established charities. Many times we have what they need to provide for the sick and needy and there are many benefits to working together to be able to reach out farther and more efficiently to meet the needs of those who are in crisis, sick or needing help.
Recently Relief Share volunteers have been thrilled to work with LDS Humanitarian Services, and we invite all to come & enjoy the blessings of service at the work room in Boise, Idaho. The work room is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm and is always filled with happy productive volunteers guided by the kind & knowledgeable director, Karol Stokes. You will be sure to have a wonderful experience knitting, sewing, serging & quilting for the sick & needy.
Batting donation
We received two large shipments of batting recently – the first donation was 90 yards of batting and was used within 1 1/2 hours. The wonderful donors who gave so generously of their funds to relieve the suffering of those who need their help are such a blessing to the sick and needy. Thank you so much to those who are putting their love in action.
Relief Share just delivered another large shipment of batting on Thursday and it won’t last much longer. More batting is on the way…and we need more still. With the tornadoes, natural disasters and needs of the refugees, homeless and those in crisis – quilts are very important.
If you would like to donate batting (90″ wide is best), please ship it to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225
Batting donation
If you would like to donate funds to purchase batting, we have donated coupons to get the batting at cheaper pricing. We accept cash, checks, money orders, credit cards and paypal. Paypal donations can be sent to info@ReliefShare.org – if you need more information or assistance in making a donation, please email us at info@ReliefShare.org
Pictures speak a thousand words – here are the pictures of the batting donations we received and pictures of the LDS Humanitarian Work rooms where we love to spend most of our time working on behalf of the sick and needy.
Batting donation
Here are some of the volunteers and the quilts they have made for the sick and needy. What wonderful caring people, it is a pleasure to work with them and feel of their love for all of God’s children.
Volunteers come in all sizes and ages!
Happily engaged in a good cause!
Prayers for those in Joplin, Missouri and around the world!
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- Ted Grabenauer sleeps on his front porch on Monday, the morning after a tornado ripped the roof off his home in Joplin, Missouri.
It’s been a wild time with all the tornados and flooding. Prayers are being offered for the sick, afflicted, homeless, stricken, suffering and experiencing more difficult trials than they have ever had to deal with before. The aftermath of the nasty weather (that is not over yet) is one of shock, loss and deprivation.
Our prayers are very much needed, as there are only some areas that God can heal and handle, but as we pray like everything depends on God, we need to work like everything depends on us.
Urgents needs: QUILT BATTING! Can I say that again? QUILT BATTING! We have material for quilt tops and backs, and even have many of the quilts ready to put together but we are short on quilt batting. 90″ wide is the best size and however long you can get it. JoAnn Fabric is having a wonderful sale right now with only $5 shipping if you do it before tomorrow night. Any kind of batting, any size of batting will be gratefully accepted. Volunteers are standing by to make the life saving, warmth giving quilts that are so desperately needed but we need YOUR HELP in supplying the quilt batting.
- People walk a devastated street in Joplin, Missouri (map), on Sunday, hours after a tornado killed at least 116 people, as of Monday afternoon, and left the town in ruins.
Other urgent needs are:
- BABY CLOTHING - sleepers, socks, booties, bibs, receiving blankets, afghans, soft toys, diaper lotion cream and shampoo, diapers, formula, bottles, diaper bags – anything for a baby.
- basic simple clean clothing for toddlers, children and adults. Many of the people affected have nothing, it’s all gone – just look at the pictures on the news. New clothing is best, but gently used clothing is gratefully accepted.
- basic HYGIENE ITEMS like toilet paper, kleenex, pads, shampoo, shaving cream, razors, hair conditioner, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste – just think about what you find in a hotel room that are considered basics. Ttrash bags, face lotion, hairbrushes, combs – even makeup for the women (it helps with morale and to sustain a ‘normal’ life feeling).
- TOYS & BOOKS to keep the little ones happy in crisis shelters, tote bags are a huge help for folks to carry what little they have around with them.
- SURVIVAL ITEMS – matches, flashlights, water containers, tents, tarps, safety pins, MRE food supplies, back packs, writing supplies, batteries, etc
-FOOD. Survival type food is best – lightweight and nourishing. Dehydrated fruit like berries, trail mix, fig newtons, protein bars, water (a biggie)
- basic SEWING KITS (ask your local hotel for a few donations and send them on to us – same thing with the toiletries).
- crochet, knitting, tatting and sewing supplies. Thread, yarn and fabric.
One of the saddest items we must provide are the burial layettes for babies and children that didn’t make it through. Soft fabric in white or pastel colors is best, soft laces and trims and a little ribbon or ribbon roses are needed. Smocking and tatting supplies are needed to make that last little gown, bonnet and blanket special.
Cars smashed by the tornado rest in the parking lot of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, on May 23.
Please help. Don’t just sit there and listen or read the news – DO something. Fill a box today and ship it to us at Relief Share. The folks that need the help aren’t picky, they are suffering and desperate. If you don’t have anything to send, please send us a donation. A money order or check can be mailed to us, a paypal donation can be sent to info@reliefshare.org and even cash can be sent through the mail (not recommended but accepted).
We are a 501 (c) 3 non profit registered with the IRS. All donations are tax deductible. Please don’t wait another minute, send what you can today, even if it’s only a dollar or a box of used baby clothing. Just do something – anything – to help.
Note: You don’t have to help just through us – please consider other charities in your area if that is a better solution to helping for you. There is no corner on charity and it doesn’t matter who gets the credit for helping. There are people – even little babies suffering with hunger and cold tonight and you are the solution – please be the solution….
Our address to ship and mail to is:
our Missouri address to ship to is
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
It is best to ship to the Boise address as we have more volunteers here to sew and help and arrangements to get the items to the needy areas fast. If you need to ship to the Missouri address because it is cheaper for you to ship there, that is okay, too.
Our email and paypal address is info@ReliefShare.org – please feel free to email with questions, we are so grateful for the help. We do what we can but it takes all of us to create the miracles to ease the suffering for others.
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
URGENT NEED – batting is needed to finish quilts for the sick and needy!
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Baby quilt
Relief Share is in desperate need of BATTING for quilts. There is a little baby shivering in the cold today – you can help cover them with warmth of a snuggly quilt. Please send what you can to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 6483-2225
Any size of quilt batting – baby (crib), twin, double, queen or king is needed and any kind of batting. Those that are cold don’t care what kind of batting it is, they just need to be warm to use their strength for healing instead of just staying warm.
We’ve been using polyester batting because it is the cheapest – we even split the thick batting into three to make more quilts, but we will be more than happy to take any kind of batting. These quilts go to the hospitals, refugee shelters, crisis centers, homeless shelters and also to individuals and families that need them.
I have lots of wonderful volunteers working on the quilts but all we are able to do right now is piece quilt tops as without the batting, we can’t finish them.
We now email the thank you letter and tax receipt as a .pdf file so as soon as we get donations, we can immediately let folks know they have arrived and email the letter, so please include your email in the package.
If you haven’t got batting to send, please consider sending a Paypal donation to info@ReliefShare.org and note that it’s to pay for batting – we are a non profit charity registered with the IRS so all donations are tax deductible. Please help!
President Carol Green
Spring cleaning – does it fill you with dread or elation?
Posted by: | CommentsSpring cleaning – does it fill you with dread or elation? It used to be a time of drudgery, wishing we were somewhere else and wanting the chores to be over. Not any more!
It is spring. Birds are singing, babies are being born, the earth is shaking off her dormancy of winter and bursting forth in blissful colors and sounds. It is a wonderful time to be alive and share what we have with others.
De-cluttering will lighten your load, make your heart sing with freedom and put a smile on your face in knowing you are helping others – with the “trash to treasure” mentality. What clogged your closets, littered your counters and made laundry day a form of torture can be blessing the lives of others who desperately need what you don’t want.
Clean out your closets and homes for a good cause! Here’s how:
1. Line up 4 boxes beside the area that you decide to tackle first. Box one – things you want to keep and store for later use, box two – things you are throwing out, box three – things you are currently using and want to have easy access to; and box four – things you are donating (recycling and re-using useful items keep our landfills free and earths resources not wasted).
2. Set your timer for 15 minutes, take a deep breath and start filling those boxes. For more details on the 15 minute approach, visit www.flylady.com - a wonderful website that has saved the sanity of lots of folks wanting to have a clean house and de-clutter but didn’t know where to start or how to do it.
3. Do NOT tackle the entire house in one day. Choose one area at a time – the craft, hobby, and art room is where we would love you to start Bedrooms are another wonderful place to clean out.
4. The boxes filled with new or gently used items can simply be labeled and mailed to:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd,
Houston, MO 65483-2225.
All donations are tax deductible and each donor will receive a thank you letter with a tax receipt. We accept anything and everything because the requests we receive for help address all situations of lack, sickness and need.
Recent donations in and out have been quilts, blankets, baby clothing, children’s and adult clothing, books, toys, fabric, yarn, sewing supplies, thread, machinery, sewing machines, sergers, knitting and crochet needles, quilting supplies, jewelry, kitchen supplies, and more. Donations that are not needed directly for immediate needs can be used for fundraisers to pay for shipping, medical expenses, items needed, etc. but most of the donations are given directly to the sick and needy.
Our number one Relief Share urgent need right now is for batting to make quilts. Next to that is baby supplies – diapers, receiving blankets, clothing, hygiene items, hats, socks, undershirts, soft toys, bottles, and diaper bags – anything a baby could use. Next in line is sewing, knitting, crocheting, crafting, quilting and spinning supplies and equipment.
Recent recipients have included St. Alphonsus Hospital System, LDS Humanitarian Center, families with newborn babies who needed basic essential supplies, adults with medical conditions (blindness, tumors, cancer), refugees, and those who are caught in the economic downturn or natural disasters that are struggling with the lack of essentials like food and clothing.
YOU CAN HELP! Turn your unwanted items into much needed treasures by simply giving relief through sharing. There will probably be many boxes to share. Simply pop a box or two in the mail every week, it’s easier on the budget this way and we can go through it and get it donated out easier if it doesn’t come all at once, but if you need to send it all at once, that’s okay, too – we have garage and storage space to process it and volunteers ready and waiting to make sure everything goes out as quickly as possible to those anxiously waiting for help.
May your spring season be rewarding and blissful and after de-cluttering, may you enjoy the song of the birds, the beautiful flowers and trees and the wonderful feeling of knowing that your compassionate sharing is blessing the lives of others. Thank you for all the continuing support, together we are alleviating suffering and lifting up the hearts and hands of those who lack and need not only the items missing, but love from their fellowman in their time of need.
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org – email
ReliefShare.org – static website
ReliefShare.org/wordpress – ongoing updates on our blog
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Love in Action – just what does that mean?
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Unto the least of these....
Relief Share believes in ‘love in action’. For many of us, that means a lot of different things. Some of the ways we show love are by honoring those who we love and care for, doing good for them and helping them. We show love to our neighbors by serving them and treating them as we would have them treat us – with kindness. We show our love for our fellow men by setting a good example and sharing what we have with them.
Who is our neighbor, our fellow man? Acts 17:26 says “And [He] hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.” God has made of one blood all of the nations of the earth, we are one family – our brothers and sisters and our neighbors. Jesus has told us that we should ‘love one another’ and that we should even love our enemies. This means to love everyone (though not partaking of their sins) but loving them enough to help when help is needed.
We learn to love by forgetting ourselves and by doing good things for other people. We learn to love those we serve. Love is the sugar of life. The more love we have in our lives and the farther we extend our love to others, the sweeter and more agreeable live becomes.
We would like to recognize some of the people who are the sweet sugar in the lives of those who need help. Their donations have been a huge blessing to many.
Janet – your donation of supplies, fabric, yarn and ongoing support have helped the babies in hospitals, homeless shelters, crisis centers, medical centers, foster homes and refugee shelters. You have literally helped thousands of children, there is a special star in heaven for you.
Marianne and Michael – the beautiful little crocheted preemie blankets cover many tiny babies in the hospital. There is so much love crocheted into every single afghan. What a blessing your kindness is to the babies and their families.
Natalie – 41 pounds of the most gorgeous cone yarn is being made into baby cocoons, baby blankets, afghans, chemo hats, layettes, soft toys and sweaters. What a generous and much needed donation. Thank you so much.
Kathorine – gorgeous baby quilts, lovely soft warm cuddly baby cocoons, supplies, incredible alpaca yarn and fibre, drop spindles, amazing gifts of love. Some of the alpaca yarn you sent has been made into the most darling sweater for a little toddler, it is so soft and cuddly. The baby items have been donated out to refugees from Haiti and Africa and to the local hospitals and shelters. So much love is stitched into every baby quilt, you are greatly appreciated.
Terry – gorgeous brand new snow suits for those who are shivering and cold. It is a precious daughter of God who would think of those in other climates when our own climate becomes warmer, the 8 snow suits have gone out to Japan, where the weather turned colder after the tsunami and mothers huddled with tiny babies needing warm clothing. Now you know that 8 of them are warm and snuggly because of your love! The beautiful little preemie sleepers have been donated to the sick and needy along with the other gifts you have sent!
Gina – your pacifiers came just in time. A little girl was upset as her last paci went missing. Tears turned to smiles as the pretty paci that was just the right shape was popped in her mouth and a huge hug of thank you given. (I love it when I get the hugs from the children we love so much The donated yarn and fabric is being made into dresses, diaper bags, totes, soft toys, blankets, quilts, baby carriers, cocoons, hats, jumpers and clothing for the children. Some of our volunteers don’t have supplies or means to get them, but are happy to give service and sew, knit, crochet, tat, serge and craft for the sick and needy.
Jennifer & Kurt – the computer parts and laptop tote bag you donated was gratefully accepted by a sweet blind man. Household goods, clothing and toys have been donated to LDS Humanitarian Services, Idaho Thrift Ranch, NAC, the hospital, and needy individuals. Cleaning out your closets for a good cause and donating your excess is a beautiful way to share with those who need what you have. Thank you so much.
Kathleen – Not only did you donate much needed yarn, but you went the extra mile and sent squares for our volunteers to crochet together into afghans to snuggle the babies and needy in love. What a wonderful thing to do!
Marla – Oh, Marla, you are so unselfish and kind. Thank you so much for your ongoing love and very generous gifts that bless so many lives. Words escape me as I attempt to express my personal gratitude for decades of service, support and donations. I would pray that God would walk with you but I already knows he is there for every step you take. Your donations of your mother’s sewing and craft supplies on her passing are such a huge blessing to so many people.
There are so many more donors and volunteers – it is impossible to thank them all, but know that each and every act of kindness and generosity is recorded by the angels and carefully noticed by our Heavenly Father who loves us all. Please accept a very grateful thank you from all of us at Relief Share and know that we are glad you are on our team.
So many lives count on the kindness and generosity of others, each act of kindness is like a tiny drop of water that ripples out on the pond of life. Know that God loves each one of us, know that YOU matter (even if your name was not mentioned here, it is certainly recorded in our records and engraved on the heart that matters).
What kind of help is needed?
Donations of yarn (all kinds) , sewing supplies, knitting needles, crochet hooks, tatting shuttles and needles, sewing machines, sergers, spinning wheels, yarn winders, scissors, cutting boards, rotary cutters, fabric (all kinds), patterns, craft supplies, beads, embroidery floss, unfinished kits (these are used to help teach the youth, young mothers and aged crafting skills).
Donations of office supplies – stamps (a big need), paper, pens, pencils, markers, post it notes, etc.
Donations of funds – this is used to help with medical expenses for the sick, purchasing supplies that are not donated, shipping and other urgent cases.
Donations of finished goods: baby clothing, afghans, blankets, household goods, pacifiers, bottles, formula, diapers (cloth or disposable), hygiene items (soap, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hair brushes, toiletries, baby diaper rash lotion, etc), diaper bags, tote bags, walker bags, lap robes, chemo hats. Everything can be new or gently used. These are just a few items mentioned. There is no donation we turn away, we have a place for all that is donated in.
Donations of items for fundraising. Please state that the items you are sending are to be used for fundraising. Unless specifically stated, all donations are used directly for the sick and needy.
Questions or comments?
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Wonderful donations in – and out! Baby afghans and hats
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Relief Share has been busy turning donations into items that are needed. Marla P, and her dad, generously donated yarn, polar fleece, sleepers and more from her mother’s craft closet and UFO bins after her sweet mother passed away. We used some of her yarn and yarn from LDS Humanitarian Services to knit up this sweet baby afghan and hat that will be taken to the work meeting and donated Thursday.
Recently we have received pretty quilted fabric from Gina, beautiful crocheted afghans and more from Roberta, baby clothes from Carolyn, baby items from Jennifer, and preemie baby afghans from Michael & Marianne. Laura, Gini and Tamara also donated very much needed items. Thank you so much!
It is lots of fun using all the colorways and different types of yarn to make into fun baby items. The sleepers Marla donated are already out and being used by two sweet babies who needed to be snuggled and warm., as is the baby items that Jennifer donated. Donations come in and go out pretty quickly at Relief Share.
After the afghans are knitted, we wash them in Tide free and clear laundry detergent to make sure they are nice and clean for the little ones who will use it – each afghan has a matching hat for a newborn as well.
The yarn in this afghan was Caron Simply Soft, Red Heart and some other worsted weight yarn in pretty colors.
Look at all the pretty colors!
The interesting thing about this baby afghan was that I worked on it at night and thought I had matched up the greens in the middle of the afghan.
You can clearly see in the picture that the greens don’t match at all. One is a warm green and the other is a cool green. I bet the baby who gets this afghan won’t mind at all
If you have left over yarn from projects, please consider donating them for us to work with to help the children and their families in the hospital, crisis centers, and homeless shelters. We are also working on projects for children in foster homes that we need donated fabric for.
All donations are very much appreciated and acknowledged with a thank you letter and tax receipt.
We accept donations of all kinds, types and sizes and love being creative in using it to the best advantage for those we serve.
Relief Share
706 Hwy 17 N (Box 421)
Houston, MO 65483
Jump right in, the more the merrier! Together, we can give relief through sharing. It’s our love in action
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Thank you for donations, here are the URGENT NEEDS!
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giving relief through sharing
We are so grateful for the support folks have given to Relief Share. Many babies and families have received help through the generosity and love shown. Warm clothing, blankets, food, hygiene supplies and other essentials have made the difference between suffering and being able to survive, and in turn, help others. The circle of love is enlarged by donors and volunteers and continues to grow to include others. Thank you.
What is needed the most right now are warm blankets and cocoons for babies and children in the crisis centers, hospitals and homeless shelters. The weather is so unpredictable, it can steal a little one’s health just through submitting them to the cold.
Urgent needs are supplies to make the blankets and cocoons: fabric, thread, yarn (all kinds) and sewing, crocheting, and knitting supples. New or gently used blankets and clothing for newborns, toddlers and children are very much needed. As an added bonus, when we send the care packages – we include toys, rattles, pacifiers, books, kids DVDs and other learning items when they are donated.
All donations receive a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt as Relief Share is a non profit approved by the IRS. Thank you again, it takes all of us working hard to create miracles.
Please take the time to pack a box and donate it today. There are babies and children shivering in the cold and you can do something about that!
Love and hugs
President Carol Green
Donations can be sent to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Charity work – a blessing for those who give as well as recieve.
Posted by: | CommentsThis week has been very busy with Humanitarian work meetings in Boise, Idaho and lots of fun. Many baby quilts got done along with bags for foster children. LDS Humanitarian Services is an exceptionally responsive organization that assists with many needs and it was a privilege to work alongside many other dedicated ladies who love the sick and needy and want to help in any way they can.
Relief Share has been knitting, crocheting and serging up a storm to make the baby afghans, baby cocoons, hats, scarves, baby quilts, women’s matching scarves and hats, and infant demise layettes. Donations have come in from wonderful dedicated volunteers via the mail and gone out to hospitals, crisis centers, homeless shelters and individuals across the nation.
A wonderful donation of alpaca yarn and baby quilts was received from Buck Valley Alpacas. The yarn is the highest quality – so soft and hypo-allergenic for babies, it is from their herd. Two beautiful baby quilts were donated from them, also, and have already been given out to the sick and needy. We are so grateful for this generous and lovely donation to bless the lives of the sick and needy we serve. Be sure to visit www.buckvalleyalpacas.com or email KathorineWood@FrontierNet.net if you would like to purchase alpaca yarn for your own projects.
Relief Share current news 2011
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A beautiful donation of 3 lovely granny square baby quilts came in the mail from Marianne C. for our sick and needy preemie babies we serve. Marianne is a wonderful caring senior who loves to make crocheted preemie blankets. Her husband visits her at the nursing home every day and when she had finished blankets to donate, he mails them to us for the babies.
Our sincere condolences to Marla P on the passing of her beloved mother. Recently we received a donation from Marla and her mother of baby items and supplies. In the box was a donation of diapers that Marla’s mother asked to be donate to a baby. Those diapers have already been donated out to a grateful family in need. We are thankful for the blessing Marla and her mother has been, for years, to the sick and needy we serve.
The Houston Herald www.houstonherald.com published a wonderful article on Relief Share with 2 large pictures and a letter to the editor of a thank you letter from the local hospital in Houston, MO.
Two donations went out to the hospital of baby blankets, pacifiers, formula, baby cocoons, dolls and preemie receiving blankets.
Many donations for needy families were picked up at the local Relief Share offices in Houston, MO.
Relief Share is headed for Boise this week to participate in a baby quilt drive at a work meeting on Feb 22nd.
Donations can be sent to:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy
Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. All donations are tax deductible and a thank you letter will be sent out with the receipt.
Urgent needs:
Machinery – knitting machines, Kris Krafter garter bars, sewing machines, sergers, knitting machine claw weights, 8mm cast on combs
Supplies: yarn, sewing and serger thread, fabric – all kinds (most used is cotton or cotton blend woven, flannel, minky, ultra suede, knit, chenille, PUL, kids print – think soft, think baby)
Items: baby clothing – undershirts, onesies, sleepers, pants, tops, gowns, christening gowns, booties, socks, shoes, jackets, sweaters, etc
Baby blankets, afghans, receiving blankets, baby hygiene items such as shampoo, lotion, diaper cream, baby oil, baby gel. Toys, learning items, rattles, combs and brushes, pacifiers, bottles, diapers (cloth and disposable), etc.
We are also collecting and donating sample or small size soap, shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, toothpaste, and other personal items that can be given to hospital patients or family members staying at the hospital with patients. These type of items go to Shriners Hospital and shelters. When you are traveling, please save the soaps, shampoo, conditioner, lotion and other toiletries you don’t use and mail them to Relief Share to donate.
Questions or comments:
Email info@ReliefShare.org
Thank you letter from Shriners Children Hospital in St Louis
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thank you letter
Thank you letter from Texas County Memorial Hospital
Posted by: | CommentsIt is always fun to get the thank you letters as we know our efforts made a difference Our dear volunteers and donors – this one’s for you!
Thank you letter from TCMH
A precious new baby enters the world…..meet Mason!
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Mason at just 3 lbs 2 oz.
Ever wonder “how tiny is tiny” when we are talking about the preemie babies we make things for? A picture speaks a thousand words and this beautiful baby takes our breath away as we see his Daddy’s hand measured up against him. How tiny is tiny? REALLY tiny. Really perfect, really sweet and this little one is no different from thousands of other teeny tiny babies in that he has completely captured our hearts.
In less than one second, eyes are riveted to the picture and hearts committed to helping clothe and snuggle Mason in warm clothing and blankets. That is the power of ‘baby love’ that drives the volunteers at Relief Share.
Thank you to the volunteers who quickly responded to the call to action.
A package went out priority post for Mason filled with all kinds of goodies:
1 preemie afghan
2 crocheted incubator/carriage covers
1 blue outfit
3 preemie tops
4 preemie sleepers
1 preemie jacket
1 preemie snuggler cape
8 washcloths/also used for burp cloths and change pads for preemies
1 baby gown
1 baby bracelet
a number of knitted preemie baby hats
2 teddy bears
1 pair preemie booties
2 baby swaddling cocoons
pkg of 20 preemie disposable diapers
2 to a pk of bottle insulators
There was a lot of love put into this package.
Mason's care box.
The crocheted incubator covers were made by a precious little old lady in a old folks home in Missouri. Her husband travels 2 hours EVERY DAY to go see her and pick up what she has made to donate to us. She loves the preemies and continues to crochet for them on an ongoing basis.
Mason's care box.
I made the cocoons from a gorgeous baby blue sweater (this president loves to roll up her sleeves and participate) donated by the local Food Pantry to help us with supplies through recycling. The soft cocoons will keep Mason snuggly warm and comforted as it is like being back in the womb again.
Mason's care box.
The gown was sewn by a volunteer and has a matching crocheted hat that another volunteer made, they are from West Virginia. The bracelet was made by a third volunteer and the white blanket and booties by another.
Mason's care box.
The preemie clothing is brand new from Wal Mart and bought by yet another volunteer. Everything was donated and worked on with love. Mason has a lot of Relief Share Grannies and Aunties that love him
It is a miracle how all the hands and hearts come together in love to bless the babies and families we serve. No one is paid, we are just happy to help where we can. Now that our care package has gone out to help Mason physically, we will keep him and his family in our prayers He truly is a gift from God.
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
PS. If you love babies and want to get involved, it’s as easy as 1, 2 3……
Mason's care box.
1. Get a cardboard box
2. Fill it with anything a baby might want or need – either finished or purchased items or sewing, quilting, knitting or crocheting supplies. Items can be new or gently used.
3. Stick a label on it to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225 and mail it.
Ta da! Done! You are now one of us, a Relief Share donor and volunteer and also counted in God’s book of heavenly acts on earth
Some of the items a baby needs:
sleepers, gowns, onesies, socks, booties, soft shoes, hats, tops, bottoms, diapers (cloth and disposable), burp cloths, diaper bags, swaddlers, cocoons, blankets, afghans, quilts, stuffed animals, crib bedding (sheets, bumper pads, blankets), moses baskets, cribs, swings, activity mats, rattles, bottles, soothers (pacifiers or dummies), bottle liners and nipples, breast feeding items, breast pumps, diaper lotion, baby shampoo, baby oil, baby bath, baby food, formula, shorties, longies, baby slings, baby carriers, car seats (for safely rules they must be new), play pens, baby music CDs, bassinettes, baby brush and comb, baby chair, bath items. Can you think of more?
Mason's care box
Some of the supplies needed:
fabric – all kinds. Minky, chenille, micro fleece, flannel, knit, cotton – think baby!
thread, scissors, pins, quilting rulers, rotary cutters, rotary cutting mat pads, cricut machines and cartridges for quilt appliques, sergers, sewing machines, knitting machines, knitting machine weights, Kris Krafter garter bars for Bond knitting machines, yarn, all kinds, colors and types, elastic, velcro, buttons, zippers, appliques, interfacing, wonder under, knitting needles, crochet needles, tatting shuttles and needles, patterns, pincushions, bias binding, trims, laces, etc.
Clean out your closet for a good cause. Recycle the items you no longer want or need – sweaters and tee shirts become baby cocoons, hats, onesies, gowns and stuffed soft toys. Cut the buttons off of old shirts – they are fun down the front of a sleeper in all colors.
Angels are all around us – two very special angels sent donations today!
Posted by: | CommentsAngels are all around us, and there are very special angels that know just what we need. Then when they know, they give it to us. I thank God daily for my special angels who really care about what is important.
Today, those special angels sent another Ultimate Sweater Knitting Machine and some gorgeous kids print fabric to Relief Share to benefit the sick and needy. The first knitting machine that was sent has been such a huge blessing to the babies at the hospital and in needy families in the Ozarks and around the nation. It’s been used every single day and making voluminous amounts of items for the sick and needy.
Be careful what you pray for – it can be very very good. Just the other day I made a comment that I really wished I had another knitting machine here at this location as I could do twice the work. My angel must have been listening because FEDEX brought a brand new USM – the look on my face must have been priceless when my husband opened the box. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but I did know to immediately ask God to bless my special Relief Share angel for her goodness and mercy to others.
Ultimate Sweater Machine - perfect for making baby cocoons and hats
There were two boxes. As I opened the second box, I knew God had a hand in the choices of fabric this angel had made. They were PERFECT for the children in the hospital and one of the prints was one I had been looking for all over the net and in every fabric store I was in for months and months.
There is a baby carrier/tote that I have been wanting to make for Shriners Childrens Hospital but couldn’t find the fabric. I found this one at the flea market someone made and needed to find the fabric to make it out of.
Take a look at the pictures – the fabric that arrived today is so perfect, you couldn’t get any better! Look at the fabric squares of the little girls – I needed the little girls to match with a fabric square in similar colors below to make the little girl’s skirts. It sounds like it’s not important, but when you are stuck in a hospital bed in a full body cast, and sometimes for months, it is something that keeps your attention and makes you smile, especially if you are just a little girl that doesn’t understand what all the pain and restraints are. This tote bag has a pocket for a baby doll and a pillow for its head and then the tote back portion behind it holds books or toys, maybe a small DVD player and a DVD of something Disney, like Barbie to keep a small child’s attention off the pain and distracted with something else positive.
Baby doll tote bag
You just sew a tote bag and sew on a mini quilt on the front of it to make the pocket for the baby to slip in to. Add a piece of narrow elastic on the bottom of the pillow to slip over the baby’s head so it will stay put when being carried by nurses. You can use a soft stuffed dolly or a vinyl and stuffed dolly like the Zapf in the picture. I bet there are mothers or grandmothers on this list that might like to make one for their children
Marvelous donated cotton kids print fabric.
Can’t you just see the smiles on the faces of the children when they see the items made with this wonderful kids print?! I can
Thank you so much, I love my precious Relief Share angels for all they do for others and especially in helping me bless the lives of the sick and needy I love and serve. I can never tell them thank you enough.
They are some of our precious members on the list, they wishes to remain anonymous, but in God’s book of life – their names are written in big bold letters as one of His most precious daughters who listens to the still small voice and answers His call to spread mercy and help where it is needed the most.
Very grateful hugs and happy thoughts,
President Carol Green,
http://www.ReliefShare.org- serving God’s tiniest children & families
info@ReliefShare.org
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Merry Christmas – a time of service.
Posted by: | CommentsThere is nothing like service to help us get our priorities straight.
I won’t hit you with the blow by blow on our busy day at Relief Share, it would be a book, but today not only was a family with 7 children helped but, through divine intervention, another family with 8 children received food for the Christmas holidays as well. The family of 7 received an entire truckload of Christmas food, clothing, coats, scarves, hats, blankets, toys, books and necessities. Thank you to a very sweet lady who donated some money with the suggestion that I use the flea markets and thrift stores to make it stretch even further – I did also included were toys and books and also hand knitted items from our Relief Share volunteer, Lorene.
I am only 3 years old, but I can help, too!
What was so fun was when my little 3 year old grandson came up to the house from the guest house with Momma in tow with a huge teddy bear. It is his favorite teddy and he uses it for a chair to watch TV in. It has a big red and green plaid bow on its neck. Reuben insisted that I take the teddy bear to the family with all the children. The family with the 7 children have a little boy who is 6 with a birthday tomorrow, the day before Christmas and Reuben wanted to ‘do charity work’ like mommy and grandma. THAT is the reward of a long life – seeing grandchildren make excellent choices and understand sacrifice for others.
Tonight I am busy tying a polar fleece blanket for my 8 week old grandson for Christmas and experiencing gratitude for a loving Heavenly Father.
I am grateful for a loving husband, wonderful children, a firm faith in God, good health (well for me and the ability to serve others. I am also grateful for our volunteers and donors and read email from all of you who make my life more full and happy.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone – may God bless you and touch your hearts as he has done for me. I am grateful for you.
President Carol C Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Shot gun shell Christmas lights – thank you Big Piney Sportman’s Club, Houston, MO!
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A HUGE THANK YOU to the Big Piney Sportsmen’s Club, 16866 Hwy B, Houston, MO 65483 for allowing our Relief Share volunteers to collect the used shot gun shells out on the shooting range whenever we need to. We use them to make Christmas lights. Relief Share is very appreciative of support for our charitable activities to take care of the sick and needy.
Baby hats, booties and afghans shipped to Birthright.
Posted by: | CommentsA large fun box filled with 372 items for Birthright in St Louis, Missouri is being shipped out in the morning.
knitted baby hats
Lots of love and work went into all the handmade hats, booties and 2 baby afghans. They were knitted and crocheted by volunteers who wanted to help the sick and needy babies we love with warm hats and booties to snuggle in.
A huge thank you to everyone who worked on this care package for the little ones at Birthright.
350 baby cocoons for the hospital are needed!
Posted by: | CommentsWe were delighted to receive a donation of an Incredible Sweater Machine for our volunteers to knit on. Thank you so much to the generous donor, we are so grateful as we would never be able to get all the cocoons done if they had to be knitted by hand.
The hospital needs 350 cocoons for their babies and the machine will be a huge help in getting the donations made and out to the hospital in time to snuggle the babies in this cold weather. The cocoons also aid in keeping the babies calm and comfortable so they spend their energy on healing and growing instead of trying to stay warm and peaceful.
We just made the very first cocoon on the knitting machine that arrived yesterday. Here it is!
Baby Cocoon
Baby Cocoon - knitted by machine.
Baby Cocoon
Baby Cocoon
These cocoons can be hand knitted or machine knitted.
Thatcher’s Cocoon (knitted version)
With circular needle or dpn’s, cast on 80 sts (I love using a long tail cast on.
Tutorial for it can be found at www.knittinghelp.com)
Join in round, placing a stitch marker on first stitch to mark beginning of round.
Knit for approximately 18 inches then begin decreasing.
Row 1. Knit 8, knit 2 together (repeat to end of row. Row should end with last 2 sts
knit together).
Row 2. Knit all sts.
Row 3. Knit 7, knit 2 together (repeat to end of row. Row should end with last 2 sts
knit together).
Row 4. Knit all sts.
Row 5. Knit 6, knit 2 together (repeat to end of row. Row should end with last 2 sts
knit together).
Row 6. Knit all sts.
Row 7. Knit 5, knit 2 together (repeat to end of row. Row should end with last 2 sts
knit together).
Row 8. Knit all sts.
Continue in this manner until only 8 stitches remain. Cut or break yarn leaving a long
tail to thread through the remaining 8 stitches. Tighten the bottom and secure yarn by
weaving it up into the inside of the bag a bit until you feel it is secure and won’t come out.
Weave in any ends ( if you choose to do stripes you will have lots of them) and ta-da! All done:)
This size will fit most full term nb’s. Increase or decrease amount of stitches to size up or down.
My gauge for this is 4.5-5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch with size 7 needles using
worsted weight yarn.
If you would like to help by making knitted cocoons and donating to Relief Share for us to take to the hospital, we would love it. Our address is Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. Be sure to include your name and address so we can send you a thank you letter and tax deductible donation slip.
Well, the first one is made. Only 349 to go! It took us just over a year to make and donated handmade twin size quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis. I wonder how long it’s going to take to make and donate all the cocoons needed. A lot less with YOUR help
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Our sweet earth angel is at it again!……thank goodness!
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This marvelous donation came in today from our sweet angel who watches over us and provides a great deal of what is needed to help the sick and needy!
Relief Share is jumping for joy! Our sweet earth angel is at it again, sending us much needed fabric to create the baby and twin size quilts we make and donate to hospitals, crisis centers, homeless shelters and sick and needy individuals around the nation!
Many of our volunteers live under the poverty level themselves, they understand the need for warm bedding and clothing for the children and their families. Hours of selfless dedicated service results in snuggled warm healthier babies and families around the nation. However, these volunteers are not in a position to purchase the supplies needed. That’s where our sweet earth angel comes in.
This precious lady has been carefully and thoughtfully sending what is needed, right in the nick of time, for quite a while now. There is a special place in heaven for her as she has gone over and above in caring for others with her generous donations of essentials for our volunteers to work with. Machines, fabric, thread…….these are just a few of the items she has donated.
She wishes to remain anonymous, and we are careful to respect our volunteers wishes. We would like to thank her publicly for all she has done, and is doing, for our precious and most helpless of God’s children and their families. She is in our hearts and prayers daily as we work with what she has provided.
Many children in Shriners Childrens Hospital, other hospitals, and recipients through crisis center outreaches, as well as individual families have been blessed because of her actions.
May we all be more like her – aware of the needs of others, and willing to step up and help when help is needed. May God walk with her and bless her every day of her life! A huge thank you to her from all of us at Relief Share
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What do we make with the supplies provided to us? Quilts, diaper covers, booties, onesies, sleepers, receiving blankets, cocoons, swaddling cloths, mama cloths, x ray garments for the hospital, hospital gowns, soft toys, diaper bags, totes, dresses, pants, afghans, hats, layette sets, sweaters and a lot more. Some of our Relief Share board of directors have expertise in knitting, sewing, crocheting, serging, embroidery, pattern design and are more than willing to offer their services in whatever capacity is needed at the time to take care of God’s sick and needy.
If you would like to donate items (new and gently used items are gratefully accepted), please send them to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. All donations are tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3 charity registered with the IRS. A thank you letter and tax receipt is sent for every donation so be sure to include your name and address
Exciting news – a major company is donating pacifiers!
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If you would like to purchase and donate gumdrop pacifiers to help sick and needy babies, please click the link “Order Here” www.gumdroppacifier.com and have Sandbox Medical send your donation to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. There are many babies who are in crisis centers, hospitals and homes living under the poverty level that need pacifiers - you can help!”
We are so excited here at Relief Share. One of the items we provide to Texas County Memorial Hospital (TCMH) is pacifiers for newborns.
The economy has created a drop in funds donated to charities, and made it more difficult to come up with enough money to purchase what is needed to go with what is donated to fill the requests for help for the sick and needy.
After scrambling to obtain pacifiers at a price that was affordable and cleaning out two businesses of all the pacifiers they had, we contacted the largest manufacturer of one piece hospital soothers – Natus Medical – and they will be donating Gumdrop soothers directly to the Nursing Director at TCMH!
The newborn size GumDrop has a slightly bigger rim than other pacifiers so babies can enjoy it as they grow. GumDrop pacifiers have a single-body construction so they won’t come apart. They meet Consumer Product Safety Commission standards for pacifiers and are phthalate-free, latex-free and BPA-safe. The GumDrop pacifier is curved to fit better, lighter weight to stay in better and lets you see more of your baby’s face! GumDrop has the same great nipple design as Soothie®, and mothers and babies love them!
We are thrilled that the hospital will be receiving top quality pacifiers from the best resource available at no cost to them. Thank you, Natus Medical, your dedication to babies and providing for their needs is excelled only by the top notch products you provide!
Today was a busy day at Relief Share. Lots of time was spent going through all the donations that had come in and getting them ready to be taken to where they are needed the most.
Donated to the hospital:
23 baby blankets with lovely crocheted edges
6 large afghans to snuggle new babies in
Donated to the local food pantry and crisis center:
20 pound container of fabric
90 soft handmade medium sized teddy bears
50 gift boxes for babies
Batting, interfacing and sewing supplies
Donated to families:
3 baby beds to families for their new infants
baby layette and blanket for a new baby girl
books
home and personal items items
The work of giving relief through sharing with others is a wonderful way of showing God’s love through us to his home vulnerable children. Our volunteers and donors are very precious to us in helping the compassionate service work we do possible. Thank you.
Carol Green
President Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Info@ReliefShare.org
Babies – helping the tiniest and most helpless of God’s children.
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Donation of essential baby and hygiene items.
There are some things babies cant do without. Diapers and baby powder are essentials in the lifes of little ones and, unfortunately, expensive for single mothers and families who live under the poverty line. Other essentials, such as soap, shampoo, body lotion, etc are important – not only for comfort and cleanliness, but in stopping the spread of germs and disease.
Thanks to the generous donation of a special donor, who is more than willing to help, this large donation has been received in today and also already donated out to where it will do the most good.
It takes all of us working together to answer the prayers of the sick and needy for essentials.
You can help, too – donations of baby items, clothing and bedding are needed as the weather turns colder. Please send donations to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd., Houston, MO 65483-2225. All donations are tax deductible. If you don’t have baby items to send but would like to help with funds for shipping the items to where they are needed, please send a monetary donation through Paypal to info@ReliefShare.org
Knitted love and happiness from a sweet 93 yr old donor ;-)
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Hand knitted donations for the sick & needy
Relief Share was blessed to accept a marvelous donation of lovely hand knitted scarves, hats, and afghans from a very special compassionate donor. She is 93 years old and has knitted and donated 500 items that have gone to children’s homes, schools and orphanages. She loves to knit and is happy that the things she makes can be used to help others.
What wonderful gifts of compassion and caring she has been making all these years. Her love of knitting shows in how beautifully made the items are, and to gift them to the sick and needy is truly gracious.
We are grateful for these types of donations. It is a pleasure to be able to give such beautiful hand made items to those who need them. Instead of getting worn out used items to keep warm with, the donations of new quality items have brought a light to the sick and needy’s eyes as they realize someone, a stranger, loved them enough to care and create such beautiful new items for them.
Helping with much needed items is a way of our showing God’s love reaching out in answer to the sick and needy’s prayers. We become worthy servants of God as we help be part of the answer to prayers for essential items.
One of the afghans was donated to a young mother with a 10 month old baby. When I told the mother that the beautiful afghan for her wee baby girl came from a wonderful donor to Relief Share, she said to tell her a very grateful thank you. She was worried about the colder weather coming and concerned about what she was going to do. Now her little one is warm and snuggly because of our donor’s generosity and caring
Thank you so much to everyone who puts their love in action and donates what is needed for us to distribute to those who are in crisis, sick or in need. May God bless you as you bless others
President Carol Green
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
info@ReliefShare.org
Hand knitted donations for the sick & needy
Hand knitted donations for the sick & needy
Donation to needy mothers and babies in Boise.
Posted by: | CommentsThis donation went out to needy mothers and babies in the Boise, Idaho area. There are some happy snuggly warm babies and smiling mothers who are very relieved that they could get the items they need for their babies. Thanks to all the volunteers and donors who made this donation of brand new items to needy families possible.
3 Gerber Sleep n Play
3 Bambolina body suits
1 Carter 3 piece outfit
1 zippered Nursery Rhyme outfit
1 2 pce outfit, Baby Essentials
1 Garanimals onesie/shirt
1 froggie applique onesie
1 elastic band blue jeans
1 3 piece First Impression Froggie out fit – bib/shirt/pants
1 jacket and shirt set – UFO
1 Protection System jacket
1 Fisher Price sleep and play outfit – newborn – yellow
4 receiving blankets – animal theme
1 Fisher Price sleep and play outfit – newborn – blue
2 Gerber baby gowns
2 First Impression blue baby gowns
1 Heirloom wooden rattle
2 baby ballet church shoes – newborn pink
1 pr baby sandals – pink
1 pr newborn pink baby shoes
4 pr baby socks
2 pacifiers
Manicures and pedicures are not just a want, but for some…a need!
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Blessing the lives of those who need help is Christlike.
Summer is here – there are manicures and pedicures to take care of ‘summer sandal feet’. You wouldn’t think that would apply to charity as it would seem to be a ‘want’ and not a ‘need’, but for the handicapped and ill, it is a serious need as feet and hands can get sores and cracks leading to infection if not taken care of.
Wheelchair bound patients with braces on their legs develop blisters and open sores that need attention. Caring for those with these special needs takes love, patience and knowledge to give them the assistance they require.
Relief Share donated hygiene products and coordinated efforts to meet the needs of those who required specialized care for their hands and feet. Volunteers, who offered their time and services to give much needed manicures and pedicures, showed compassion and Christlike love to the permanently wheelbound and also patients recovering from serious surgeries as they tenderly ministered to them.
Spirits were lifted, hearts softened, hope returned to those who sometimes seemed forgotten and all were blessed as the spirit of service touched everyone.
We are grateful for our volunteers who blessed the lives of those who needed this specialized kind of help. We are also grateful for the wonderful donors who provided the funds and supplies that the volunteers put to use for the benefit of those needing personal care in these areas.
President Carol Green
ReliefShare.org
info@ReliefShare.org
Soft dollies, cuddly blankets equals happy children.
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Soft dollies, cuddly quilts - love in action for the children!
Being in hospital looking out the windows and seeing other children happily playing in the sunshine can be hard for little ones. One of our ongoing donors continues to spread sunshine and dry tears with her sweet donations of blankets, dollies, teddies.
Included in her donations are some very special preemie receiving blankets. She takes the time to carefully crochet lacy edges around the blankets to make them beautiful. These soft pretty blankets are used for the most precious of God’s children who need only one last blanket to be cuddled in. Those who are too perfect, too special, to remain here on earth for long are gently placed and wrapped in the blankets made with so much love and then they go on to God’s arms from ours.
Some of the little ones, born too soon or very small, are strong enough to fight and and stay here to continue to bless the lives of the families God has sent them to, and their blankets become a family heirloom.
We are grateful to R. M. for her love and continuing kindness to God’s precious sick and needy babies and children. She continues to reach out and bless the lives of strangers with love in action through her donations
Carol C Green
Relief Share President
info@Relief Share.org
Donations IN – shoes, baby items, sewing supplies, fabric, etc.
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Essential Baby items
A huge thank you goes out to all our wonderful volunteers and donors who sent in items for us to distribute the past two weeks. Some of our donors prefer to remain anonymous so no names will be mentioned but we are very grateful for all the love and support shown to those we serve.
Donations in this week include baby quilts, blankets, burp cloths, rattles, toys, shoes, socks, bottles pacifiers, sewing supplies and equipment, fabric and much more.
Donations of machinery are very important to us and we are extremely grateful to be able to provide more items to a greater number of recipients because of the use of added machinery. Fabric is central to our donations as hospital gowns, xray shorts, baby clothing, quilts, diaper bags, toys, diaper covers, and much more is made from donated and purchased fabric. Kids print is at the top of our list, followed with chenille, minky, polar and plush fleece (soft on the skin) for our precious children and their families. Kids knit is hard to find and very much appreciated. Our volunteers can sew a much needed baby gown in under 20 minutes with rib knit for the collar and cuff and baby knit for the yoke and gown! Just think – supplies and 20 minutes are all that stands between a shivering baby and the gown they need – won’t you please help by sending the supplies we need to help the babies? Many other have and we are so grateful.
Something that we don’t mention much with donations is cash. There are some things that we can’t sew knit or crochet and don’t always have in our inventory room when it is desperately needed. The funds that are donated allow us to get formula, diapers, bottles and essentials for babies and food for families who are hungry. If you would like to donate funds to Relief Share through paypal, our paypal address is info@reliefshare.org
All donations are tax deductible and a thank you/tax receipt letter will be sent for each and every donation.
May God bless all the hearts and hands who serve Him here below in blessing the lives of His sick and needy who need answers to their prayers.
President Carol Green
info@ReliefShare.org
Donations OUT – new baby, orphanage, animal shelter
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share volunteers have been very busy the last few weeks sewing, crocheting, serging, shopping, shipping and, in general, thoroughly enjoying our compassionate service efforts!
Donations out:
- donation July 17, a nice large box of essentials to a baby soon to arrive of bottles, receiving blankets, burp cloths, toys, shoes, socks, rattles, washcloths, towel, diaper bag, quilts, blankets, pacifiers and more. Baby’s Momma was very grateful for the much needed items. With this economy it can be quite a jolt to the family budget to provide for a new little one.
- donation July 11 to orphanage of socks, shoes/booties, blankets, toys, pacifiers, crib sheets, receiving blankets, socks, burp cloths.
- donation July 18 to orphanage of baby quilts, receiving blankets, burp cloths, rattles, toy ducks, pacifiers, socks, booties, toys, bottles, teddy bears, bunny, birdie – 86 items.
- donation of essential items to local animal shelter to help displaced animals and also owners who can’t afford to neuter and spay their animals.
These are some of the items donated out this week.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers and donors who made these donations possible.
HUGE CELEBRATION *dancing around the room* donation for Shriners DONE!!
Posted by: | CommentsOh my, you know that huge cheering you hear? Well, that is all our volunteers here at Relief Share celebrating our huge quilt drive for Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis. A little over a year ago they requested 240 twin size quilts for the patients beds in the hospital. Our volunteers have patchworked and sewn quilts for a year – the quilts took over our waking moments and even started showing up in our dreams as we slept! We adore the sweet children who are being cared for at Shriners and love the wonderful nurses, doctors and personnel who give their time, effort and expertise to make each and every child’s experience at Shriners Childrens Hospital a positive experience.
We delivered the first quilts on 4/30/2009 and the last quilts were mailed today. We would like to thank everyone who made this large product such a wonderful success. Lucky Dollar Store in Licking gave Relief Share discounted pricing on all the fabric and batting purchased, a donation of yarn for tying the quilts came from the closeout of a knitting shop through E. Warner, Houston, MO, Grandmother’s Attic and USCybertek owned by Carol & Richard Green, RS Founders donated a great deal of the fabric, batting, sewing thread, gas and money for deliveries, T. Lund and J Stice made many of the quilts that were donated, T. Lund donated a great deal of the batting for the quilts and also some of the fabric, A. Mooney finished the edges of many of the quilts and donated a Mickey Mouse baby quilt that was sold on Ebay along with books to raise funds for supplies for the quilts. A wonderful quilting shop in Licking, MO donated the time to machine quilt many of the quilts, and other quilting shops and guilds were also involved in helping. A sweet lady who wishes to remain anonymous donated the machines we needed to get the job done! There were so many people from all walks of life, economic situations and beliefs that came together to join in love to help the sick and needy.
Most of all, we would like to thank Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis for allowing to bless the children’s lives in this way. All the volunteers in the world couldn’t make a difference if there was no one willing to accept our donations. Providing us an opportunity to help others is a wonderful gift that we deeply appreciate.
Motivation to help is found in each one of us. There are many reasons to get involved in charity work and we would like so share with you why we were (and still are) highly motivated with deep gratitude to assist Shriners in their work for the world’s sick and needy children. A picture can say a thousand words, 2 pictures are even better. This is our precious granddaughter – she had a health care practioner dislocate her hip in a well baby checkup at 3 months old. We rushed her to a specialist and they took ultrasounds that showed that the doctor had indeed put her joint out of socket but it appeared to be back in. She got to be 18 months old and couldn’t walk – she would take a few steps and fall, so we took her back to the specialist who immediately called Shriners.
Until then we had no idea what Shriners did, only that they were the men in the funny hats in parades and occasionally had a monkey with them! After a number of surgeries and many body casts to correct the problem in her hip that now affected her entire life – we are overwhelmed with gratitude when we tell you that no only is she walking – she is running and doing very well. Her walk is not perfect, but she can now lead a normal life and walk and run like God intended her to do.
See for yourself…… Embry Claire, born perfect in every way – a bright life ahead of her. April 2006
This is Embry at her first stay in Shriners – the doctor did traction for two and a half weeks first and then surgery. Yes, she is supposed to be lying down with her feet elevated for traction but she was pretty good at sitting herself up when we looked away *grin*
The first surgery was on her affected hip alone. Sadly, more surgery was needed to help her be able to walk.
Grandpa and Grandma flew Embry Claire up to St Louis for her surgeries. You can see the donations we took up from Relief Share on the ground in the clear bags each time we went. Her Mommy is stepping down out of the plane after unloading the delivery bags.
Embry Claire loves to fly, she wasn’t so thrilled when she figured out that surgeries were on the other end, but flying was a super treat for her.
Embry Claire watches another patient play a game in the red room at Shriners. The surgery this time was on both hips and she can’t sit up with her body cast on. We pulled her around in a little red wagon for a long time until the body cast came off.
Embry Claire using her walker. Her hips ache but she is such a little trooper and she sticks with it. I am so proud of her and stay right there with her.
THANK YOU SHRINERS AND DR SHOENECKER! Look at her go! Embry Claire loves the beach! She is RUNNING!
She has grown from that tiny baby and is now a beautiful 4 year old – walking on her own.
We would love to hear from you what YOUR motivation is for helping others. Is it gratitude, a need to share, love for others, all of those and more? Email us or reply to this blog
President Carol Green
Embry Claire’s happy and grateful grandmother.
info@ReliefShare.org
Thank you to all volunteers everywhere!
Posted by: | CommentsThere are so many volunteers all across America that work so hard to care for babies and children in families that are struggling. We hear about the relief efforts overseas or in other countries as that is what the news tends to report on, but we have marvelous people in every town, city and area that give unselfish service right in their own communities – many of them here in Relief Share.
We loved it when the movie – Pay It Forward – came out. We love the concept of simply trying to do what we can, large or small, right were we are.
Our thanks go out to all the unnoticed and unmentioned angels of God who do what they can, when they can, with whatever they have to do it with, right where they are. It’s all of us working together to make the world a better place that creates the synergistic miracle of love and hope.
If you have ever looked into the eyes of a child who has just been fed and given a warm blanket and toy after spending a frightening time in a strange place, in less than acceptable circumstances, and see the light of hope and love come washing over their face then felt little arms wrap themselves around you – you will know that every effort you make is very much worth it.
Busy fun FUNDRAISER! Donations in and out – the flow and ebb of love!
Posted by: | CommentsWe are now in our third week of sales for our fundraiser for Relief Share. Instead of having folks come inside our building, we took it to the parking lot in our mall. It’s been very busy as we set everything up like a garage sale to attract people and have a HUGE room all set up inside with tables and everything is just one dollar! The room was donated by a wonderful gentleman who owns the mall so we have a place to haul things in quickly when the rain shows up and to put things in for the duration of the fundraiser & business inventory liquidation sale at night so everything doesn’t need to be dragged around the end of the building.
Outside we have items that are half the original prices and sales from GrandmothersAttic.net, a store located in the same mall, are also being donated to Relief Share to help. We are hoping to have enough money from the fundraising to be able to purchase the material needed for the hospital gowns for Shriners, the x-ray shorts, and the twin size quilts for the patient’s beds. We also have many other projects we need supplies for – mama pads, diaper bags, diaper covers, bibs, clothing and quilts for sick and needy families.
Relief Share is blessed to have the Lucky Dollar Store down the road in Licking who has fabric at very reasonable prices and gives us a discount because it’s for charity. Now that our local Wal Mart no longer carries fabrics (don’t get us started on that…), we are grateful for the Lucky Dollar Store and Mel Porter – the owner.
A huge thank you to Ashley Green who has set up, taken down and spend the entire time monitoring and running the sales. She has been sunburned, tired, sore from dragging heavy items in and out of buildings and pressed into service more than she could ever imagine. What started out as a weekend sale has now turned into three weeks. She needs a medal and we are most grateful to her. A thank you to all the wonderful people who donated their time and effort helping.
Today 100 baby hats were donated out to Tennessee for the babies there. We pray none of them suffered from the recent flooding that has caused so much problems in that state. We also donated out preemie clothing to a little baby born to soon and only lived long enough for momma to say goodbye. A tiny baby doll was donated to baby’s older brother so he would have something to remember her by. A large donation went out to an expectant abandoned mother for her little one. Donations of household items to needy folks were given out and baby blankets and clothing were given out to a young family in need. Yarn donations have gone out to volunteers who are knitting and crocheting for the sick and needy in their area – those donations were possible from a large donation of cone yarn from a shop that shut down. Beautiful tiny baby blankets with gorgeous hand crocheted edges done by a very special volunteer were donated to the local hospital – thank you Roberta – your work is lovely and the hospital so appreciative.
Donations out – for babies, teens, etc.
Posted by: | CommentsThis week has been a busy fulfilling week for volunteers who worked hard to take care of important needs. Many donations went out to the sick and needy – here are some of them:
Baby boy soon to be born to a young single mother whose boyfriend walked out on her when she found she was pregnant. Scared and alone, she shared her situation with a friend who came to us for help. This is what we donated to her and her son - 3 bottles, 1 box q-tips, outfit, rattle, 6 baby bears stuffed toys, soother, lotion, shampoo, baby oil, 4 receiving blankets, 2 shirts, 2 beautiful handmade baby quilts, polar fleece blanket with matching puppy dog toy, crocheted afghan, 2 ciapers, 3 sleepers, 3 socks, booties, and pants.
Baby boy to be born to young military mother, donation given – bunting, bottles, socks, outfits, hats, blankets, and quilts.
Young teen – much needed household goods.
Many baby hats were donated out to the needy in Missouri and also through another organization in West Virginia.
Fabric, yarn and sewing supplies were donated to those who needed them. A sewing machine and serger were signed out to a volunteer who is working on projects for us for Shriner Children’s Hospital in St Louis.
The local food pantry recieved many bags of household goods, clothing, etc for the sick and needy they serve.
Toys were donated to a church for their nursery, including large toy centers and food.
These donations were possible with YOUR generous donations! Thank you. Please keep them coming. To help, please send donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
Some of the items needed are basics like soap, shampoo, deodorant, household cleaning products, dog and cat food, basic food supplies, Wal Mart gift cards for basics, toothbrushes, combs, water bottles, bedding, sheets and pillowcases, dishes, and other essential household items.
Craft and sewing supplies such as thread, yarn, fabric, batting, scissors, needles, patterns, buttons, zippers, and other sewing accessories and supplies are always welcome.
Donations in! Thank you! Quilts and machines, fabric
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share received boxes this week with sewing machines for our volunteers to use to make the twin size quilts needed for the hospitals. We have a very special sewing angel who loves to keep us supplied with machines, material and other essentials so we can move forward quickly when requests come in! May God bless all who hear His call to help the less fortunate and sick.
The Piney Quilt Guild donated 3 quilts to be given to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis to be used on patients beds – they are exquisite and will comfort and warm many sick children who have undergone surgery.
A donation of baby bibs that are lovingly made have been recieved and immediately donated out to babies that need them. They are wonderfully made and very much appreciated.
Donations of warm bedclothes and blankets have been donated out to a family in need who suffers from the cold. Food has also been given out this week to a needy family. Blankets, clothing and essential items are given out regularly to those in crisis or ill health. Thank you to all the wonderful donors and volunteers that make miracles happen and answers to prayers a reality.
Donation out – hospital receives donation for newborn and preemie babies
Posted by: | CommentsOur wonderful volunteers have been creating gorgeous baby items for the sick and needy in hospitals around the country. Beautiful preemie flannel blankets with lovely crocheted edges – nine of them, were donated to TCMH Houston, MO hospital. Also donated were 3 gorgeous afghans and a beautiful double polar fleece pink blanket with hearts and fringes.
A large box of handmade crocheted granny square afghans for babies were received from a donor who has been using her talents to bless the tiniest of God’s children for nearly two decades. These afghans were donated out to crisis centers and medical centers in 7 counties of southern Missouri.
Fabric has been received to be made into diaper covers, twin size quilts, baby items, children’s slippers and blankets.
Are you ready? Resources and advice for self reliance….
Posted by: | CommentsThat’s a question we hear almost every day. Are you ready? There are a variety of events that we can all be ready for depending on our situation, age and family. We may need to be ready for school, work, church, shopping, or the holidays. Most of what we do we can do on auto pilot because of our experiences in the past.
The kind of ‘are you ready’ that I am going to discuss is the kind of events you may wish would never happen to you, your family or your friends and neighbors. Some of the events that you may not be ready for can be described in one word and the whole world will know what you are talking about. Haiti. Obama. H1N1. Taxes. Flooding. You know what I mean. Unforeseen events that require preparation or survival may be at question.
Lets discuss a few of the ones mentioned in the above paragraph one at a time.
Haiti – Instant hell for an entire nation throwing world orders into action to help the sick and needy. Many sources for donations at home are immediately drained off out of the US as the squeaky wheel gets the grease and the media is making sure that Haiti is the squeaky wheel right now. Charities that usually had resources to calm the cries of cold hungry children here in the states no longer provide necessary bedding, clothes and food at the level they used to simply because donations are down, having been sent overseas or just not available due to the rotten economy – which brings us to another event, or rather person.
Obama – because of the decisions made by the Obama administration, every man, woman and child is in debt to the tune of $100,000.00 – that is one hundred thousand dollars – not chump change – and more announcements of further excessive spending by the same folks are surfacing daily. I am not discussing whether anyone likes it or not, or even whether they like our current administration, I am simply stating a solemn fact that the US is heavily in debt and not likely to get out for generations, if ever. If you are counting on the US for welfare, social security or any form of free handout – just know that it may be dubious as to whether governmental help will be there when you need it.
H1N1 – sickness can strip even an able bodied man or woman of the ability to provide basic essentials for themselves or their families. Illness knows no boundaries, creeds, or race. It can strike when least expected and leave devastation and misery in it’s wake.
So – what can you do? Can you do anything? Are you a victim or is there a way to safeguard yourself and your loved ones in times of crisis?
The answer is in the Bible. “If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear.”
You may ask.. What kind of preparation? How do I get started? What do I do? How much does it cost?
The good news – there are many entities, charities, churches, and resources to help you be more self reliant. You see, that’s the key – being able to rely on yourself for relief and assistance, and then extending help to family, friends and neighbors. After you are secure and stabilized, then you reach out even further to others who need help.
Natural disasters, national leadership out of control (not just the current administration, it’s been going on for quite some time), sickness, death, loss of jobs, breakdown of the family and the disintegrating moral standards of those around us all impact our lives.
Here are some suggestions on how to insulate yourself, as much as possible, from negative aspects of events.
I. Be aware. Read the news, check the weather and be involved in your community so nasty surprises are kept to a minimum.
2. Get out of debt. Cut up those credit cards, use bank debit cards instead or paypal where when the funds are gone, they are gone and you can’t dip into someone else’s pocket at a terrible rate of up to 30%. Know the difference between wants and needs. You can get along with a lot less than you think you can. Use ebay, craigslist, your local flea market or farmers market to sell what you don’t need that is cluttering up your life. If it means walking to work instead of driving, taking a sack lunch instead of eating out, mending your clothes instead of buying the latest trends, then do it. If you can’t meet your mortgage, talk to the lender NOW before things get out of control to see if you can refinance at at lower rate or if there are other options available. There are debt management companies – legitimate ones – who are ready, willing and able to help you pay off your credit cards. Don’t wait – mail this guy david@debtguru.com
David Gibbons, Credit Counselor
American Credit Foundation
www.debtguru.com
800-259-0601
7720 S. 700 E.
Midvale, UT 84047
Nope, I don’t get a kickback or am related to anyone that works there, I just am more than happy to share with others how to lighten the load. There are no gimmicks or high fees and it’s easy.
I will be posting more on provident living later on our Relief Share blog. Helping folks to be self sufficient reduces our workload and strengthens America. Once you are on your feet, then we hope you will join us in helping others who are walking the same path that we have walked.
3. Illness is devastating. Some illnesses are long term and coping mechanisms need to be set in place. However, other illnesses have immediate onset and no warning may mean little or no preparation for some folks, such as having 6 months worth of income in the bank should employment be discontinued or disrupted due to illness. Preventative measures can circumvent a lot of the loss and pain accompanying illness. Good quality vitamins can build your immune system so you stand less of a chance of getting sick in the first place. The vitamins we recommend and take ourselves are by Pharmanex These vitamins are nutritionally formulated to nourish and protect cells, tissues, and organs in the body. We also take Reishi for immune boosting. You can read about the ‘miracle mushroom’ at www.reishi.com
When you do find yourself dealing with illness, don’t hesitate to talk to your caregiver, hospital, Bishop or family for help. Note that emotionally sustaining the sick and needy is just as important as providing warm blankets or essential items through the hospital, such as gowns or slippers or turbans for women who have lost their hair through cancer.
There are a number of wonderful resources to offer more advice, and we strongly recommend you get yourself a cuppa, pen and paper and check them out.
Our self reliance top picks are free :
http://www.ready.gov – prepare. plan. stay informed.
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready – an in depth guide to preparedness
http://www.providentliving.org – self reliance and resources
http://emergencyemail.org – have severe weather reports for your area sent daily to your email, etc.
If you have other links or information to share regarding self reliance, please feel free to respond to this article in our blog. It takes everyone working together to make life a better place for all.
If you are able, and have the desire to assist others, please consider sending a donation to: Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483. All donations are tax deductible and acknowledged with a thank you letter. Donations of funds, new and used clothing and bedding, baby items, toys, books, fabric and sewing, knitting or crafting supplies, and essential items are gratefully accepted and donated out to those who need your gift of love the most.
If you have a question regarding a donation, and some folks have unusual donations they would like to make, please feel free to email us at info@ReliefShare.org – come join us in making America a happier and better place to life.
Cold weather, warm hearts, lots of love
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve been so busy sewing up a storm that we haven’t posted to the blog for a while. Here is our report card:
- 19 twin size quilts for Shriners Hospital patients beds
- large donation of baby clothing, bedding and accessories for baby boy
- donation of warm winter clothing to needy
- food for toddlers through a church
- donation of bottles and nipples for new baby
- donation of nursing pillows and covers to hospital
- lace and sewing supplies to needy family
- donation of supplies to needy family – mailed out
- reading materials to shut in sick patients
Our work meeting is tomorrow and we are working on hospital gowns for a local hospital as well as mama pads and aprons for the hospital.
Donations in have been wonderful, just in the nick of time – exactly what was needed shows up. May God bless those who hear his voice and answer our cry for help so we can take care of the needs of the sick and less fortunate.
A very Merry Christmas to everyone!
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s been a whirlwind of a month this December. As the holidays approach and the weather gets colder, we tune up our sewing machines and sergers and move it! The donations have been flying in and out faster than Santa’s elves!
Twin size quilts have been made and donated to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis, Missouri for the patients beds.
Donations of nursing pillows and covers were sewn and donated to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, MO.
A large donation of baby items was delivered to a new Mom in hospital for a beautiful new baby boy in Houston, MO.
A donation of baby beds were donated to a family in Wyoming.
A donation of cone yarn was accepted from E Warner for volunteers to knit up into warm snuggly afghans and clothing for the sick and needy.
A large donation of yarn was given to Newborns in Need, Ozarks Chapter along with other hand made and knitted items for their distribution over southern Missouri.
A Christmas donation of stockings and baby clothing and items was donated to a small town hospital in Missouri.
Donations of food, clothing and bedding were donated throughout Texas County in Missouri to needy families.
A donation of toys and food was delivered to a local church in southern Missouri.
A large donation of household goods was donated anonymously and immediately used where it was needed the most.
There are a number of other donations in and out that occured during the month of December, including donations of sewing supplies, fabrics, yarn, craft supplies and other goods that are needed by our volunteers to create the items requested by donors.
May 2010 be a wonderful one, filled with love and caring for our fellow man. You can get involved with making the world a better place for those who are struggling. Relief Share accepts any kind of donation – monetary, volunteer or goods. Goods that are gently used, irregulars, returns from store purchases, new, or otherwise clean and usable are gratefully accepted. We do have a flea market booth for items that are not generally requested as donations but can be sold to purchase items that are needed – for example – a china cat brought $5 in the flea market, and that allowed us to purchase 5 yards of flannel on sale and make 5 baby receiving blankets that were donated to the NICU unit at the hospital.
We make every donation count. Your donations are treated with care and respect and every single item or penny is put to good use. A donation of gift boxes was perfect for us to put our handknit baby layette sets in for the hospital. Now the nurses can quickly and easily see if the layettes or boy or girl and what size as the information is written on the end of the boxes and stacked neatly for quick access.
Address to send donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
All donations are tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3 charity registered with the IRS.
May God bless you all for your compassionate service and donations for others.
Carol C Green
Relief Share President.
Tis the season….for donations! helping the needy with a smile….
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share volunteers have been very busy handling donations in and out to help the sick and needy.
Donations in are:
- 2 twin size quilts from the Piney River Quilting guild to be sent to Shriners Hospital in St Louis for their patient’s beds
- baby quilts, onesies, booties and outfits from Terry W.
- 4 twin size quilts from Jan Stice for Shriners Childrens Hospital
- 2 bags of baby items from Hartshorn Assembly of God church
- toys for toddlers and small children
- fabric and batting
- children’s clothing from a local business
- food
- household goods
- fabric samples from Janet W
- yarn, thread and fabric from Anne C
Donations out are:
- large play kitchen to local church for nursery, books, craft supplies, food for children
- hand knit and crocheted baby layettes, baby hygiene items, quilts and afghans to Texas County Memorial Hospital
- twin size quilts to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis
- wheelchair, walker, toys, books, clothing, bedding and shoes to the Food Pantry and Crisis Center of Texas County
- food for local family
- food, hygiene products and clothing for family in need
- preemie and newborn Christmas baby items to Newborns in Need West Virginia Chapter
- yarn, fabric, baby items, layette items to Newborns in Need Ozarks Chapter, MO
- 2 bassinettes to family expecting twins
- boxes of baby clothing and accessories to young mother expecting a baby girl.
- breast pads, mylicon drops, newborn baby items to family
- baby monitor to family with toddler for safety reasons
- money for gas and necessities to needy family
The weather is getting colder and the holiday season is upon us. If you wish to help a sick and/or needy family with food, essentials or a gift card, please send your donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
A thank you letter and tax deductible receipt will be sent acknowledging your donation
Look what we’ve done! All of us together are making a world of difference!
Posted by: | Comments| Twin Size Quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital | |||||
| Delivery Person | Date | Number of Quilts | Running Total | Goal Needed | Still Needing |
| Carol Green | 4/30/2009 | 3 | 3 | 240 | 237 |
| Carol Green | 5/12/2009 | 4 | 7 | 233 | |
| Jan Stice | 6/13/2009 | 7 | 14 | 226 | |
| Carol Green | 6/17/2009 | 10 | 24 | 216 | |
| Nadine Colvin | 6/24/2009 | 10 | 34 | 206 | |
| Carol & Richard | 7/10/2009 | 24 | 58 | 182 | |
| Nadine Colvin | 8/13/2009 | 14 | 72 | 168 | |
| Mailed from RS Office | 9/17/2009 | 10 | 82 | 158 | |
| Mailed from RS Office | 10/20/2009 | 14 | 96 | 144 | |
| Nadine Colvin | 11/10/2009 | 18 | 114 | 126 | |
Recent donations in – supplies, children’s clothing and more & Donations out
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share has been very blessed with donations to help the sick and/or needy families we serve. Donations of baby and toddler clothing, shoes, diaper bags, quilts, blankets, sheets, and toys came in and very quickly were donated out to where they were needed the most.
A generous donation of books from Alma Mooney of Licking was received as a fundraiser to raise money needed to purchase flannel for the backing of the Relief Share Quilts for Kids project.
Donations out include helping a family with a young child and another on the way with nursing pillow covers, household goods, food, baby clothing and bedding, essential supplies, toys, and other needed items. Newborns in Need Ozarks Chapter was the recipient of a large donation of cone yarn, baby clothing, bedding, fabric and diaper bags.
Donations of clothing to area residents in need of warmer seasonal clothing and food was also given out.
Wonder what you can help with? Here is a handy urgent needs list that you can print out and take with you when you do your shopping. Just get one or two extra items and send them to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
All donations are tax deductible.
Urgent Needs List:
Basic food item suggestions – Sugar, flour, salt, pepper, oil, cereal, tinned food such as beans, vegetables, fruit, soup, etc. Baby food, formula, crackers, tuna, etc. Many of the families we serve are very grateful for the food given them. A package of animal crackers, macaroni and cheese or juice boxes can make the world of difference to a hungry child. A Wal Mart gift card is also a great donation item as volunteers in our Relief Share office are happy to take the list of what is needed and purchase food and personal items, like toilet paper and shampoo and deliver it to the needy family – this also saves on shipping cost to us.
Clothing – clean gently used clothing or new. Socks, pants, tops, coats, shoes, undergarments, hats, mittens, etc. Accessories like purses or wallets, belts and backpacks are very gratefully accepted by recipients.
Bedding – home made, clean gently used or new. sheets, blankets, baby blankets, receiving blankets, pillows, pillow cases, crib sets, afghans.
Personal hygiene items – shampoo, conditioner, soap, razors, deodorant, moisturizer, lotion, wet wipes, baby oil, baby diaper cream, baby powder, etc.
Books, toys, movies, games, and furniture is also welcome. Christmas is coming and many of the families we care for have little or nothing for the holiday. Full size filled stockings are a huge blessing at the Christmas season. We donate the stockings, when available, to foster homes, hospitals, medical centers, crisis centers, homeless shelters and area churches who care for the sick and needy. A doll or book can make a wonderful difference in a little one’s holiday season. A mother struggling to care for her family with no partner for support is grateful for a soft warm scarf from a donor to show her someone cares for her.
You can make Christmas brighter and more blessed by showing your love to a stranger who has need of your care.
Here are some ideas for you to consider making items to donate:
Sewing – quilts, baby clothing, bedding, blankets, tote bags, diaper bags, toys, dresses, diapers
Quilting – baby quilts, twin size quilts, toys, Christmas ornaments, tree skirts, wall hangings, totes
Knitting – hats, sweaters, mittens, socks, pants, tops, blankets, afghans, toys
Crochet – afghans, blankets, hats, dish cloths, toys, clothing, sweaters, mittens
Tat – handkerchiefs, bonnets, doilies , lace trim for baby gowns
Embroider – blankets, hats, clothing, toys
If you have questions or would like to talk with representatives from Relief Share – please feel free to email info@ReliefShare.org or call 417-967-3340 and ask for Stephanie or Carol. Please note: all Relief Share workers are volunteers – no one is paid – this is a work of the heart in Christ’s name giving relief through sharing to God’s children. We are his hands and feet showing mercy to the less fortunate – join us and make a difference today.
Relief Share receives donation of 2 twin size quilts from local quilt guilds.
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Bev Flowers donates two beautiful quilts to Relief Share
Relief Share, a non profit charity for the sick and needy, received 2 twin size quilts from Bev Flowers (shown in picture attached) representing the UMC Holy Tearers Quilt Group and the Piney River Quilting Guild. The donation was presented to Director Stephanie Little at the local Relief Share office in Houston, Missouri on Oct 19, 2009.
These quilts are a part of a large project being undertaken by Relief Share to fill the need for bedding for the children hospitalized at Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis, Missouri. Many children have been cared for by Shriners Hospital in St Louis at no cost. Since April 30, 2009, Relief Share has donated 99 of the 240 quilts requested by the hospital, 141 twin size quilts are still needed.
Richard and Carol Green, founders of Relief Share, have provided most of the many yards of fabric needed for the quilts, purchased from the Lucky Dollar store in Licking, Missouri at a discount given by business owners to help with the charitable efforts of the community. Two local sisters, who wish to remain anonymous, have purchased and donated most of the batting and spend hundreds of hours sewing and tying many of the quilts. Volunteers combine efforts to create the warm quilts for the sick and needy children being treated at Shriners Childrens Hospital.
All donations are much appreciated and put to immediate use. To donate to the “Relief Share Quilts for Kids” project, visit www.ReliefShare.org or call 417-967-3340 for more information. Fabric, batting and flannel backing are needed as well as those who would like to help sew the quilts together and either tie or quilt them. A total of 141 twin size quilts are still needed.
Colder weather means more babies and families needing help!
Posted by: | CommentsWe have been very busy all morning sorting and preparing donations for families who are needing warmer clothing for their babies and children as the weather gets colder.
Newborn babies need sleepers, blankets, onesies, socks, sweaters, hats and more to keep them warm.
We are so grateful for the donors who are sending their new and gently used baby clothing and accessories and also books, toys and older children and youth clothing so we can meet the needs of the sick and less fortunate.
Donation in – Diaper Snappis from www.RocketDiaper.com
Posted by: | CommentsThe Snappi® Diaper Fastener has revolutionized cloth diapering!This PINLESS diaper fastener offers a practical and reliable way to fasten a cloth diaper and has become one of the most important cloth diapering accessories in the world. .Over 60 million have sold worldwide..
An EASY to use fastener that offers a PRACTICAL and RELIABLE way to fasten a cloth diaper, replacing the diaper pin. It comes in a variety of colors and is made from a stretchable non-toxic material, which is T-shaped with grips on each end. These grips hook into the diaper fabric to ensure a snug-fitting diaper with enough natural movement for the baby.
We recieved a gift of Diaper Snappies from www.RocketDiaper.com – Babs is a kind caring lady who was more than willing to donate for a good cause. We are happy to recommend her store that carries cloth diaper making supplies, fabric, notions, organic mom and baby supplies and more. Be sure to visit and bookmark her website as a way of saying thank you for helping the sweet sick and needy babies we serve through www.ReliefShare.org
Michelle of The Sewing Room donates 20 quilts to Relief Share
Posted by: | CommentsA huge thank you to Michelle of The Sewing Room who donated 20 quilts to Relief Share for the sick and needy. Michelle owns a quilting shop and does beautiful machine quilting for her clients. She had a shop in town and has recently moved to Hogan Rd in Houston, MO. If you have any quilting needs, please contact her at 417-967-1609.
Donation out – gowns to make burial layettes with
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the items that we make at Relief Share is burial layettes for children who have passed away and only need one last gown and blanket to be snuggled in.
When someone is willing to make these burial layettes for the hospital, we donate out satin gowns to be cut up and used for the burial layette. Out of one wedding dress we can get 20 gowns!
We just happened to have 2 dresses made of satin and lace with beading that were donated by a store who couldn’t sell them because someone had spilled something on them. There has been no time lately to make them up into burial layettes but we weren’t concerned because we didn’t have any recent requests for them.
A lady from another charity asked for supplies to make burial layettes with so we donated the gowns out to her to use
If you have a beautiful wedding or bridesmaid gown that you are no longer using, please consider sending it to us to be used to make burial layettes. Many a grieving parent have expressed their gratitude for the beautiful layettes we provide in their time of need. You can help make it happen.
What have we been doing? Our report card ;-)
Posted by: | CommentsWOW – we’ve been so busy that we haven’t had time to post to our blog. Here is our report card
DONATIONS OUT
- 14 twin size quilts were delivered to our volunteer to take to St Louis Shriners Hospital for Children next week.
- 34 xray shorts were mailed to the hospital
- baby clothing deliveries were made to two organizations – quilts, receiving blankets, toys, etc.
- 2 families received assistance with vital essentials
- donation mailed out to DE of sewing supplies
- donation mailed out to MM of lace, ribbon, and decals for memory boxes for infant death
- donation mailed out to MA of cross stitch projects
- donation mailed out to LP of beads for her project she is working on
- donation mailed out to MG of plastic canvas items for her project she is working on
- donation mailed out to KM of a baby quilt and baby blanket for her little baby girl
- donation given out to KL of baby items for her new baby boy
DONATIONS IN
- we took our sewing machine down to Gammill Sewing Center in West Plains, MO and the wonderful folks there helped us for free and even donated some sewing needles that we badly needed. They also digitized the logo we were working on for one of the hospitals. They are super folks and we strongly recommend them to anyone who wants quality machines and unexcelled customer service. Just ask for Frank or Joe and tell them Carol from Relief Share sent you.
- Kimiko of Bingles, Bangles and Babies Nursery generously donated some of the proceeds of her auctions on Ebay to Relief Share. We are very grateful for her continued support. If you love baby dolls, you really need to check out Kimiko’s babies – she is a very talented artist.
Here is her contact information:
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/binglesbanglesandbabies/
Contact person(s): Kimiko Stallard
Email Address: binglesbanglesbabies@yahoo.com
They provide: reborn dolls, assorted other goods
Business Name: Bingles, Bangles and Babies
eBay Name: drifter1990
- we received a donation of wonderful embroidery patterns to be used on baby blankets and infant wear.
- Brian Jambor of US Cybertek is the designer of our wonderful blog. We express gratitude for all the time he has taken to set it up for us so we can share with you! He is an experienced professional that has been more than generous with his time and talents for us. A good way to recognize him and thank him for his efforts on behalf of the sick and needy we serve is to visit his website and recommend his services to friends, family, acquaintances and office workers.
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Donations out – tote bag
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I just finished working on this tote bag for a wonderful lady who has cancer. She has always given of herself when others needed her and now it’s her turn to be shown love. She wanted a book bag that she could also put her craft projects into to take to doctor’s appointments.
This tote bag is a unique design that was made just for her. The bag is lined and has fiberfill throughout to provide stability. I used the snap press to put snaps on the ends so she could make the tote smaller or larger, depending on what she was carrying and there is also a key holder that snaps in one end. I put a snap closure in the middle to hold things in.
The tote is trimmed in gold metallic bias binding and made from cotton quilters fabric. I padded the handles for comfort and double stitched everything so it is durable. It is a generous 25″ across. A lot of things can fit in this bag so it could also double for an overnight bag if needed.
My daughter, Laura, chose the fabric as it is perfect for this sweet lady. She loves the Lord and knows he will be with her throughout any and all trials she will experience. We are including a book for her to read called “Everyday Miracles”.
I started the bag this afternoon and stayed up to finish it so we can ship it first thing tomorrow via priority post. Her surgery is coming up ASAP and we want her to have the bag to not only use, but know she is loved and cared for.
Donation for a sweet little baby – a Kanoe baby hammock
Posted by: | CommentsThe Kanoe baby hammock is an innovative, motion sensitive hammock designed to provide infants with gentle, 3-dimensional swaying and bouncing motion known to be highly beneficial to a child’s development, happiness, and well-being. With a unique canoe shape and specialized hanging assembly, the hammock cradles a baby in a safe and comforting environment while bouncing and swaying in response to the baby’s movement, thus mimicking the sensation of being held and rocked by a parent. Bouncing and rocking the hammock by hand produces an enhanced level of motion that is effective in soothing and calming restless babies.
Kanoe baby hammock
Relief Share is grateful for the donation of a much needed Kanoe baby hammock. We are helping an expectant mother who needs a Kanoe for her new baby that is on its way. Her first baby died due to complications and her next baby was born healthy but had issues with serious reflux and other challenges. Her third baby made it through the first trimester even though the mother was quite ill and we are praying for a safe delivery. The young mother is under the care of a very good doctor that monitors her carefully. She has no money for a bed for the new baby and due to health concerns needed a Kanoe.
The wonderful caring folks at Kanoe responded in a positive caring way by sending a new Kanoe baby bed for the young mother and she received it the same day it arrived at our office. She is very grateful for this much needed help and we are thrilled that Kanoe provided what was needed.
We encourage folks to visit their website and learn more about the benefits of a Kanoe baby hammock.
Mickey & Minnie Mouse patchwork quilt fundraiser
Posted by: | CommentsClick here to go to the ebay auction for this quilt.
This beautiful Mickey and Minnie Mouse patchwork quilt was created and donated by Alma of Missouri, a RS volunteer and presented to Relief Share (RS) to use for a fundraiser to bless the lives of sick and needy children.
This colorful Disney quilt has 9 patchwork squares starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Each square has a different picture and is exquisitely machine embroidered in primary colors sure to delight children of all ages. The quilt is made of cotton and is sewn with skill to be not only cuddly and cute, but durable. This quilt is backed with genuine Mickey Mouse Disney fabric with Mickey in cute poses.
The quilt measures 42″ x 46″. You’ll love the attention to detail, the edge is hand stitched down for heirloom quality.
Donations out – baby clothing
Posted by: | CommentsWe have been very busy sending boxes of baby clothing out. The sizes of clothing sent to families ranged from newborn to 18 months for baby boys and girls – approximately 10 families have received care boxes. They have expressed their gratitude and relief at receiving items that were needed. The economy has made it difficult for mothers to provide essentials for their little ones, especially single mothers or first time mothers. We are grateful for the generous donations that came in to help.
If you have new or gently used clothing, bedding, toys, books, or other infant and children’s items that you would like to share, please send them to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
You will recieve a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt for your donations. Your items came make a huge difference in the lives of the sick and needy.
Pictures of delivery to Shriners Hospital – Friday July 10/09
Posted by: | CommentsWe had so much fun getting this delivery ready – it was exhausting work but well worth it. The donations were put to immediate use by the hospital for their sweet children who are patients.
Kate and Janet at the hospital were so nice and pleasant to visit with.
The suburban was full all the way from the back of the front seats!
Goal 240 twin size quilts for Shriners Hospital for the patients beds – to snuggle the children in. Donated so far 58, still needed 182. YOUR help is needed. Quilts should be approx 72 x 90″.
If you would like to help – here is what is needed:
If you sew – twin size quilts that are approx 72 x 90” – machine quilted OR hand tied OR hand quilted – your choice.
If you want to clean out your closet for a good cause – thread, sewing supplies, fabric – all kinds but especially flannel and cotton, sewing tools – scissors, pins, rotary cutters, quilters rulers, machines, seam rippers, etc, batting, all kinds of yarn in all colors (our volunteers use the yarn, even scraps, to make afghans and to tie the quilts
If you don’t have the time to sew and no supplies to share – a donation to info@ReliefShare.org through Paypal is gratefully accepted and a tax deductible receipt and thank you letter is given for all donations.
All donations can be mailed to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd, Houston, MO 65483-2225. We’d love to talk with you at1-417-967-3340.
Emai is info@ReliefShare.org
A HUGE thank you to all the volunteers who worked hard on this donation. Your help is much appreciated and needed.
Need donations to get flannel for charity quilt project – please help!
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Time for an update on our charity quilt project. Relief Sharecharity is a 501 (c ) 3 non profit registered with the IRS.
Our current main project is making 240 twin size quilts for Shriners Hospital in St Louis for children who undergo surgery to help them walk and move properly and have other skeletal problems.
So far we have made and donated approx 40 quilts (I will give you the exact number when our volunteers have reported in). I will also be taking a load of quilts next week to Shriners personally for the charity (yes, I will share photos).
I purchased all the fabric needed for the tops of the quilts and we are getting some batting and fabric donated, however, we need approx 250 yards of flannel for the back of the quilts and that’s where YOU come in. I managed to get a wonderful deal of excellent quality flannel at only $1.69 a yard but need donations to be able to purchase it. I can drive to pick it up, so there will be no shipping cost, and because Relief Share is a nonprofit, there will be no tax.
The goal is $422.50 to be able to purchase 250 yards of flannel.
All those who choose to donate will receive a tax deductible receipt. If you can help make a child’s stay at Shriners better by helping to provide a warm snuggly twin size quilt for their bed, please donate through PayPal to info@ReliefShare.org .
Checks can be sent to:
Relief Share,
6078 Lundy Rd.,
Houston, MO
65483-2225
Attn: Charity Quilt Project.
If you request it, a brochure can be mailed along with your tax deductible receipt and thank you letter.
Please share this need with your family and friends. God blesses us with what we need for ourselves, and for those in need. This is a way to help each other and give back to God for all our blessings. If you would like to send yarn, flannel, sewing supplies, fabric and batting, please send it to the address above. We would love it if you want to make a twin size quilt (approx 72 x 90 – doesn’t have to be exact) and send it, that would be wonderful!
Our charity fundraiser on Ebay sold!
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Relief Share - baby fundraiser on Ebay
Spotlight volunteer – Darlene Auston – come see her monkeys!
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Darlene Austins adorable monkeys
Darlene is a very gifted artist who creates the most darling little monkeys. Her ebay ABOUT ME page has wonderful information, there you can read more about her and how she creates her adorable monkeys.
Darlene is a wonderful asset to our Relief Share family of volunteers, donors and people that care. She personifies love in action. With her assistance we found the Snap Press we needed to put the snaps on the items we donate to the hospitals , links to the PUL fabric that will be used for the diaper covers and hospital gowns for Shriners Hospital and she went the extra mile of providing us with thousands of snaps for the snap press.
In her honor we are introducing our latest fundraiser. I bet you can guess what the fundraiser will be….yep, you are right….some of Darlene’s adorable monkeys!
Come see how darling they are!
Exciting news – we have a snap press and snaps coming.
Posted by: | CommentsSuch exciting news. We have been needing a way to put the snaps on the hospital gowns and other items we are making for the sick and needy and after a ton of research and help from wonderful people, we have a snap press and 5000 snaps coming!
I can’t tell you how excited I am. After doing the 400 snaps on the 50 hospital gowns that we already donated to the hospital, my hands were black and blue and swollen for weeks because I did them by hand! Now we will be able to do the items much faster and get them to where they are needed and with a lot less pain!
A huge thank you to the snap press company for the substantial discount and to Grandmother’s Attic who paid for the press and snaps. Relief Share is tapped out of funds because every penny is getting spent on the twin size quilts and we are grateful for the help in getting the snap press and snaps.
A nice thank you from a recipient ;-)
Posted by: | CommentsI just want to tell you how wonderful you are and thank you!!!
J. Hoff
Thank you from a wonderful Mom who shared her donation from us with others.
Posted by: | CommentsThis sweet mother was more than willing to take what was needed for other mothers in her area who required assistance. We love to see those who need help, helping others as well. A large donation of used baby and childrens clothing had come in to our storage area and very quickly was donated out as the need is very great in the area that Kathe lives in.
She wrote us this letter (spelling left intact):
“thank you soooo much for all the clothes ! i had seven single mommies come over to my house n we sorted and packed and everything found a home. and jennifer and the lil baby girl came and took a whole truckload for herself and nephews. Thank you again and God bless.”
kathe
Thank you from appreciative family.
Posted by: | CommentsHi Carol,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your generosity! My kids thought it was Christmas when we came home with all of our goodies I really appreciate it!
Aubrey
Thank you from grateful Mom
Posted by: | CommentsWe received this email from a grateful Mom. This sweet mother even delivered donations to those in her neighborhood that needed help.
“Thank you for everything im the one in the red and silver truck by the time i got done unloading i had to pick up my son and it was paast noon thanks again.” karen