Archive for Donations Out
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.
Donation to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis of 3 patchwork quilts
Posted by: | CommentsIn the quiet of the night we dropped by Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis after making a pickup at the airport. It felt really good to deliver the 3 patchwork quilts to be used on the patients beds. We are only 2 quilts away from the goal of 240 quilts requested by the hospital last year for their patients beds. A huge thank you goes out to all who are participating and it will be wonderful to be able to send the last two quilts to the hospital to complete the project.
It’s going to be fun to see where the quilts will come from – who will be the first to get their quilts turned in for delivery? Quilts are something that are always needed, we have a number of places that are waiting for donations and encourage everyone to finish working on their quilts and get them sent in to Relief Share 700 Hwy 17 N, Houston, MO 65483-2225. For those who don’t sew, donations can be sent to the same address or to info@Relief Share.org through Paypal. To donate by credit card, please call 1-866-967-2011 ext 305.
Donation taken to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis on Saturday
Posted by: | CommentsMy daughter, Ashley, and I had a lot of fun taking a large donation to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis. We drove up the three hours to attend a wedding at the St Louis temple (absolutely beautiful) and then went to the hospital to drop off the donation. We arrived at the front desk as usual and filled in the customary donation form, then drove around the side of the building to unload the Suburban with the help of Wayne, the cheerful Shriners volunteer who helps with the larger donations.
As we unloaded the vehicle, my mind mentally traced all the items in the donation to the volunteers who had given so much of their time, talents and hearts to make this miracle for the little patients at Shriners as possibility. A pair of crutches that will now give the gift of movement to a child laid on top of the patchwork quilt that will snuggle a little one fresh out of surgery and needing warmth to heal. Over to the right, many large clear plastic bags were filled with over 65 afghans, lovingly knitted and crocheted by those who put their caring into action.
Special teddies that are made with materials to combat sensitive bodies and noses waited patiently for little arms to wrap around them and a gaggle of cutie smaller teddy bears in tan and happy purple looked darling with all their smiles peeking over the edge of the box.
The box picked up next was heavy. It was filled with 70+ boxer type shorts for the xray room so children would be able to wear modest clothing while getting xrays to determine how their surgeries were going. The shorts were a fun treasure hunt for Ashley and I – we shopped in Springfield, Rolla, Cabool, Mountain Grove, Houston, and Licking before finding what we were looking for in West Plains at Shay’s store – a huge clearance table with just what the doctor ordered – literally – shorts for the xray room with comfortable elastic waistbands and in sizes all the way from xsmall to very large for the older children. As we checked out, we told the salesgirl what the shorts were for and she called her manager to get us a further discount for charity. What a wonderful thing for them to do and we were so grateful to get the shorts we needed for just over $100. There were a few more we had picked up along the way at sales and delivering the box was a culmination of fun, shopping and a lot of love. We didn’t have time to sew the shorts like last year so were delighted to find what we needed already sewn.
Another heavy box, this time filled with hygiene items – shampoo, conditioners, body lotion, face cleansers, toothpaste, mouthwash and more. Saving all the little bottles when we go traveling is fun, much to the chagrin of my husband who hears me holler “Don’t use the bottles, I need them for the hospital” at every hotel room We managed to find someone selling a large box of sample size hygiene items at the local flea market – H & K in Houston, MO. That’s a lovely flea market and antique mall. Nice and clean and filled with wonderful treasures and also basics. The folks who own the flea market donate a booth to Relief Share to use as a fundraiser, many times we find what is needed at the flea market as we are there cleaning the booth and adding more things for folks to buy – usually from another de-cluttering episode at my house and the homes of volunteers.
Also in the donation is toys, books, blankets, clothing, and many more needed items. Roughly a year ago we had a request from Shriners to make and donate 240 twin size quilts for their small patients to use on the hospital beds. After the donation on Saturday we only need 5 more to make 240. The quilts are very much needed, if you are reading this and would like to donate a twin size quilt to Shriners, please send it directly to them in St Louis (you can find their address on Lindbergh Blvd using google) and email is at info@ReliefShare.org to let us know you did.
We are so grateful to all those who made and donated quilts through us to Shriners. There are a lot of happy cuddled children there now. We also sent a big box of toys from my www.GrandmothersAttic.net shop. Berenguer baby dolls just the right size for little hands, teddy bears, puppy dogs and more.
Here are a few pictures taken when we dropped the donation off:
Lots of love and smiles to unload at Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis for the children
Volunteer, Wayne, cheerfully helps us unload.
Bags of handmade hats and afghans – over 50 of them for the children in those two bags alone!
The gift of crutches will allow a child to be mobile.
Tigger talks - the children love that, and a puppy waits for snuggles
A warm quilt to cuddle a child in the recovery room.
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Lots of love and work in the donation, now to get busy on the next donation!
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.
Dear little baby born this day – may God be with you all the way!
Posted by: | CommentsToday we gave out a donation for a tiny baby to be born tomorrow. Her mother is only 5 months along in her pregnancy. To save her life, she must make her appearance tomorrow with the assistance of a medical team and spend months in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Finding clothing that small – especially on a moments notice – is almost impossible, but not when you have Relief Share around We had lots of fun with Mom-to-be and Grandma-to-be picking out needed clothing, baby accessories, blankets, booties, and a lot more. With her arms full of donations made with love, the Mom-to-be headed out the door to, hopefully, fill her arms with another kind of love tomorrow.
Our hearts and prayers go out for the Mom-to-be and her wee baby girl. There is a lot of love knit, crocheted and sewn into the items she now has ready for her daughter. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made this miracle of filling a need special and calmed a worried Mom’s fears of not having anything for her baby.
- This is a micro preemie baby, perhaps the size of the little one to be born tomorrow.
Donations out
Posted by: | CommentsRecent donations out:
- 3 quilts, 120 baby socks, 1 laundry bag for Shriners Childrens Hospital
- large rotary cutter and ruler, large craft organizer, bolts of fabric, batting, thread
- toys for needy children
- food for local church, toys and books for children through the church
- fabric and hospital gowns for hospital
- 27 baby afghans for local hospital obstetrical unit
- bibs for newborn baby
- clothing for adults and needy children
Donations out – baby clothing, beds, food and more
Posted by: | CommentsWhat a busy time of year as folks come out of their doldrums from the winter cold and want to help others do the same. Donations have been high and the requests for help pouring in.
Donations out this month include a number of families who recieved items for their new babies – sleepers, outfits, bottles, socks, soothers, blankets, afghans, hats, shoes, socks, lotion, shampoo, diaper cream, toys, bedding, diaper bags, receiving blankets and more.
Food, clothing and beds were donated to a needy family with the help of a local food pantry who works with us from time to time to cover needs when we are out of what is needed. We also donated to them this month with 5 suburban loads of household goods, baby clothing – much of it new with tags, toys, books, music, DVD, shoes, furniture, craft supplies, and a lot more.
A large box of newborn baby supplies was shipped to Florida for a little boy who is about to make his appearance.
A large learning center, toys, arts and craft supplies, food and books were donated to a local church for their nursery that was badly in need of items for the small children.
Lace was sent to a dollmaker who donates dolls dressed in pretty frilly dresses to needy children, embroidery floss was donated to another crafter who helps others.
Sewing machines and sergers were loaned out to those who needed to borrow them to work on much needed items – they have been returned in excellent condition. Our lending library is a huge asset to folks who otherwise would not have access to sewing machinery and we are grateful for the donations that made our lending library possible for volunteers and those in need.
Bibs and mamma cloths were sewn and donated to families requesting them. A wonderful volunteer makes lovely large bibs that are perfect for the toddlers
Books were donated to the needy, and precious preemie receiving blankets and afghans were taken to the local hospital and given out to area residents who lack the resources to provide necessary items for their tiny babies.
A donation of clothing and toys were taken to a local medical clinic to disperse to a needy family and toys were donated to be given to sick children to ease their traumatic experience when seriously ill.
Many more donations were given out this month, but this gives you an idea of what we are busy with.
We are grateful for all the donors and volunteers that make God’s miracles happen. God’s many blessings usually flow through hands that serve him here below.
Love and hugs
Carol Green
Relief Share Founder and President.
Info@ReliefShare.org
27 quilts donated to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis, MO
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share volunteers worked hard and we were able to deliver 27 twin size handmade patchwork quilts to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis, Missouri along with 20 laundry bags. These quilts are made of flannel and chenille, one side is solid and the other patchwork.
Donations needed for urgent requests! U can help!
Posted by: | CommentsRelief Share been very blessed this year with donations of sewing machines and sergers for our charity to make the essential items needed for the hospital and other places we donate to. Our very special sewing angel donor has been going above and beyond as God’s special angel making sure our volunteers have machines and supplies to work with.
Relief Share is a 501(c ) 3 charity so anyone who wants a tax deductible receipt for what they send just needs to put their name and address in the box and we will get a thank you letter with tax paper sent right out.
What is needed:
- QUILTING fabric for the twin size quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital. Kids print is wonderful, solid colors and patterns off all kinds is super – we patchwork all the fabric together to make interesting and warm quilts. These quilts stay on the beds at the hospital for patients.
- BATTING for the quilts – they are twin size. We have 64 twin size quilts left to go out of the 240 requested.
- PUL fabric for diaper covers for children in body casts. PUL is a laminated fabric that you can learn more about at www.wahmsupply.com
- Thread – all colors all kinds – we go through this like water.
- YARN – our volunteers use every little scrap. If you have been working on projects and have snips and tails left – we’d love these along with balls of yarn you may not need anymore. The fun yarn, like eyelash, feather or chenille is great to mix in with acrylic, wool or any kind or color. The scrap afghans are a huge favorite of the children in hospital.
- Binding – for the bibs we do for the babies and terry for the backs, cotton for the fronts. We have children who have hyperemesis and go through a ton of bibs each day.
- PLASTIC SNAPS for the snap machine. You can see what we need at www.kamsnaps.com – we use size 20. Colors are great, white is wonderful, too.
- PATTERNS – for crochet, knitting and sewing. Our volunteers love the crafting patterns – tote bags, baby items, clothing of all kinds, baby clothing.
As you can see, most of what we are asking for is craft and sewing type items. We do have a need for items for the office. Things like post it notes, toilet paper, clear box tape, and mostly stamps for postage are very much needed as there just isn’t any extra money going around to buy them. We bring what we can from home, but I have cleaned out the last of my office supplies and paper to take. We have donated space for the office so don’t have to pay rent or electricity but things like toilet paper and paper towels are really very much appreciated LOL
Please send donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
OR
Relief Share
700 Hwy 17 N
Houston, MO 65483
1-417-967-2011 – please call or email info@ReliefShare.org with questions, comments, suggestions or offers to help. We appreciate all of the wonderful people who reach out to others in need. May God bless you.
Carol Green
President
www.ReliefShare.org
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.
30 more twin size quilts donated to Shriners Childrens Hospital!
Posted by: | CommentsOur volunteers have been busy as little bees. We have just made and donated THIRTY patchwork twin size quilts for Shriners Childrens Hospital for use on their patients beds and for cuddling the children after surgery. We now have another 68 quilts to go to make our 240 goal that was requested!
All the fabric, batting, thread, yarn and machines needed were dedicated and consecrated for the benefit of the sick and needy. Nothing is wasted, each piece of fabric is sewed into place with love and concern for the little ones who are getting needed treatment at the hospital.
Many of the children are missing limbs, some can’t walk, some have halos, others needs spinal surgery and ALL are very much loved and well cared for at the hospital. We feel blessed to have the opportunity to bless the lives of the children by creating our quilts made by happy volunteers and loving hands.
If you would like to be included in this wonderful project – feel free to contact us at info@ReliefShare.org
Busy righteous hands belong to happy people! Join us!
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 | |
Donations out – Food Pantry, Baby Charity
Posted by: | CommentsDonations out:
October 23/09
Texas County Food Pantry:
Baby clothing items – new and gently used
baby onesies – 22 / pants 6 / Burp Cloths – 3 m / Ball 1 / Pajamas / headband / pillow / Diaper Cover / Sweater – 2 / jacket – 1
Adult items
Adult pants and skirt – 1 set / Dress – 1 / Shirts – 13 / Plaque – 1 / Curtains – complete set / Pillowcase – 1 / Socks – 1
Newborns in Need – baby charity
Baby clothing items – new and gently used
socks – 20 / shirt – 21 / outfits – 64 / onesies and tops – 54 / sleepers and gowns – 18 / shoes 16 pr / pants and shorts – 46 / bib – 2 / rubberpants – 6 / dresses – 9 / hats – 9 / skirt – 1 / jacket – 1 / blanket – 22 / snowsuits – 2 / mini baby luvey blanket – 1
Texas County Church
food for toddlers
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.
Donations out – little girl, food pantry, church, crisis center, hospital
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve been busy as the weather gets colder. Requests for clothing and bedding for families is coming in. Here are the donations we have sent out recently.
Local food pantry and crisis center – we sent out a HUGE construction size bag filled with teen and adult clothing – approx 50 items.
12 mo little girl – dresses, pants, shirts, tops, undershirts, socks, jackets, etc
Local charity that helps babies – large lot of wipes, diapers, onesies, baby clothing, yarn – 40 large knitting cones of yarn to make baby afghans
newborn baby girl – blankets, sweater, pants, soft toys, food, clothing, essential supplies
church – food for children
Donations out
Posted by: | CommentsA donation was mailed out on Thursday to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis of 10 twin size patchwork quilts for the patients beds. Jan Stice, our wonderful quilting lady, had made them and had them dropped off at the Relief Share office Wednesday night in town for us to mail.
A donation was taken to the Texas County Food Pantry of clothing and essentials for the needy.
Two donations for new babies were handed out. The donations included baby wipes, hygiene items, blankets, quilts, bedding, socks, undershirts, clothings, shoes, booties, hats, sleepers, rattles, bottles, pacifiers and toys.
A donation of photocopying, paper, printing and documents was given to a local organization created to better the living experience in Texas County.
A donation of food and toys was given out to a church for todders in their care.
Donation out – crisis center recieves clothing and bedding donation
Posted by: | CommentsDonation out – This donation went to a crisis center who helps those who are experiencing difficulty in providing the basics of life to themselves and their families, either through loss of employment, sickness or crisis.
Donation summary:
Adult clothing
- 8 pants/jeans
- 5 sweaters
- 12 tops/shirts
- 2 shorts
- 3 pajamas
- 17 pr ladies underwear
Children’s clothing
- 1 size four dress
- 1 size 18 m top
Bedding
- 1 queen size sheet set with pillowcase
- 1 crib sheet
- 1 flannel sheet
Also donated out to indigent individual:
- sheet sets (a large bag of new sheet sets)
- food (tomatoes, squash, bread, peppers, onions, etc)
- household containers
- pet supplies
- table
Donations out – basic needs met for local community due to economy URGENT NEEDS!
Posted by: | CommentsDonations out have been especially heavy in the last 7 days. The Ozarks is a poor area even in good times but with the economic slump the entire country is in, the area has even greater needs.
Relief Share responded with large donations to local organizations, a church, and agencies of:
- food
- clothing – men, women’s and children – a huge donation of thousands of infant and toddler clothing, shoes and accessories was given
- bedding
- books, videos and media materials
- toys
- sewing and craft supplies such as fabric, yarn, thread, needles, elastic, lace, etc
- household items such as dishes, utensils, home decor, storage and organizations supplies
- office supplies and equipment
- electronics equipment
- baskets, home decor, knick nacks, figurines, and other items to gladden the heart of those who have suffered the loss of their home and possession because of a devastating house fire.
- homeschooling supplies such as books, binders, pencils, crayons, rulers, folders, stickers, stamps, etc
- 16 twin size blankets for the needy
- burial items for infant death – books, burial clothing and blankets and memorial items.
We donated two large truckloads of items to the sick and needy with many more items that what has been listed above. We are now concentrating on the twin size quilts, hospital gowns, diaper covers and other items needed by hospitals for the children receiving care at their facilities.
Our inventory room is looking really bare now. We are excited that we were able to help with such urgent needs at this time. We’ll need help refilling the shelves so we will be able to further assist with requests for assistance. If you want to clean out your home and closets for a good cause and ship them to us to distribute to the poor, sick and needy – now is a good time to do that
Donations of new or gently used items of all kinds are gratefully accepted. Urgent needs are sewing, quilting, knitting, tatting, smocking and crafting supplies for current projects for the hospital. In particular kids print fabric, flannel, thread, quilting tools and supplies and yarn is needed. Toys, books, and movies for distraction therapy for children in the hospital is very much needed as well.
Please send donations to:
Relief Share
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
All donations receive a tax deductible receipt and thank you letter acknowledgement. Know that you CAN make a difference and your actions count. No one is paid at Relief Share – we all donate our time, efforts and talents to the cause because of our love for God’s children and belief that God has provided more than enough essentials here on earth so that no one should have a lack if we but share with each other. Encourage your friends and family to get involved as well.
We believe in giving “Relief through Sharing” is the key to happiness, peace and joy. Unselfish acts of service benefits the giver as well as the reciever – join us in blessing the earth with love, hope and help. Together we can make the world a better place.
Hugs
Carol Green
President
www.ReliefShare.org
info@Relief Share.org
Diaper Covers for the hospital for children
Posted by: | CommentsThis is what we have been busy sewing. When children are in a body cast or spica cast, they need a large diaper cover that goes over the diaper area – right over the cast! These diaper covers are lined with a waterproof material called PUL that does well in medical applications as it stand the heat well in cleaning. On the outside of the PUL material we use cotton or knit.
The medium size diaper covers for a little girl were done in pink minky fabric, so luxurious and soft. The larger diaper covers were made in kids print – hopefully to bring a smile to the face of the patients and their parents.
Here are pictures of the diaper covers – we used wide velcro and plastic resin snaps applied with a snap press for closures and they can be snapped small or all the snaps opened for a very large diaper cover. There are three rows of snaps for a wide range of sizes, depending on how you snap the diaper cover.
Medium and large diaper covers
Medium size diaper cover that can be snapped down really small or unsnapped for a much larger diaper cover.
Large diaper cover in animal print for boys. Note that the pattern is upsidedown so the child will be able to see the animals.
Nemo large diaper cover.
Large diaper cover - little girls love princesses
back of large diaper cover with fun girly print.
fun fairy print in large diaper cover for little girl
two more diaper covers in fun fairy print and lined with PUL
Large diaper cover lined with green PUL
We created labels for the diaper covers using our ink jet printer
Very busy doing God’s work – report card!
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve been very busy doing God’s work for the sick and needy. When you see days go by where we don’t post, that means we are working hard getting donations handled and taking care of what needs to be done.
Here is our report card:
Donation Out – infant death. Quilt, food, etc.
Donation Out – new baby – receiving blankets
Donation Out – twin size quilts to Shriners Childrens Hospital in St Louis
Donation Out – OutPatient Department shorts for the xray room for hospital
Donation Out – toys and books for local church nursery
Donation Out – food for local church
Donation Out – adult death – Essential items for family
Donation In – quilts for Shriners
Carol Green
President
info@ReliefShare.org