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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
Have You Done Something Good In The World Today?
Posted by: | CommentsNote from Relief Share President Carol Green: This is a reposted blog my daughter wrote on http://activerain.com/blogs/uscybertek It is so appropriate for the charity work we love to do. I thought we would all enjoy it
There is a song that I love that goes like this:
Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone’s burden been lighter today
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?
I felt the need to reflect on my actions of the day. Had I helped someone? Had I helped to fill the needs of someone that could not help themselves? Had I made life better for those around me?
It does not need to be something huge, or some grand gesture to let the world know how good and wonderful you are, that defeats the purpose. Charity and honest affection for your fellow human beings is not about who can make the biggest splash and get noticed the most by doing good deeds. It is about the quiet moments of kindness and simple, unacknowledged goodness that make a life better because it was touched by them.
It’s about lifting those around you when they are too weary to take another step, be it physical or emotional. It’s about taking a moment to talk to that kid at the pool that drives everyone crazy by asking a million questions. . . . probably because he’s lonely. Or about smiling at the massive, scary, tattooed biker guy in the gas station aisle even though your knees turn to jelly. . . . because maybe he’s having a rough day and could use a friendly smile. (Yes, big, scary biker dudes have bad days too!) Or maybe it’s paying for the car behind you at the drive through at Arby’s, or dropping off some school supplies at a local charity.
It’s does not really matter what you do, so long as you just do it. And sorry, but this is not a “it’s the thought that counts” type of deal.
Actions speak volumes louder than words. What do your actions say about you?
Phly Jambor
U.S. Cybertek, Inc.
www.uscybertek.com
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
Donation out to our friends at Newborns in Need, Springfield MO
Posted by: | CommentsWhat a wonderful time we had getting a large donation ready for our friends at Newborns in Need (charity for sick and needy preemie babies) in Springfield, MO. The chapter is located across the road from Bass Pro and we encourage everyone in the area to get involved and help them address the needs of the children in their community. Contact information for Judy’s chapter can be found at www.newbornsinneed.org
We were happy to share with them a serger that had been donated by a lovely lady who cares very deeply about the sick and needy. We also donated 259 baby hats, 27 hat/bootie sets, 8 booties, 14 baby shirts, 30 pounds of red and blue material that has lots of spandex so it can be made into baby carriers for kangarooing, 145 large spools of machine knitting yarn, a play center with a tent and tunnels for children to play in, receiving blankets, stockings/socks/shoes, shorts, mittens, coats, purses, toys, fabric yardage, a box of sewing supplies such as snaps, ribbon, pins, etc, panties, dolls, pillows, pillow cases, bassinette and crib sheets, burial momento satin hearts and bracelets, burial layette sets, burial gowns, afghans, quilt pieces, diaper, washcloths, leggings, scissor pins, bags, dresses, blankets, clothing, pants, outfits, books, baby bottle lids, crochet hook, bibs, gowns, polar fleece kitty blankets, and more….
We are thrilled to be able to assist with the compassionate service efforts of the wonderful folks at Newborns in Need and encourage everyone else to do the same.
We also just sent a large box of minky fabric to the West Virginia chapter for President Debra Cox. She is a wonderful lady who is very helpful and giving and deserves support from her area. If you live in West Virginia, you’ll love working with Debra to help the area’s sick and needy babies.
Funds are needed to ship donations to recipients, please help by donating to info@ReliefShare.org through paypal or call us to donate over the phone with a credit card or check 417-763-3288. All donations are tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3 non profit charity.
Many times requests for help seem to be brought to us by an invisible hand. Folks who would normally never connect do in an effortless way that seems to be fate. Those who have love for others and want to help are ready to hear the still small voice who whispers to their heart and lets them know when to take action and when to wait quietly for promptings.
Have you ever had this kind of an experience? You just felt that you should be somewhere, or call someone, or do something, and don’t know why, but you know you should so you do it? What happened?
Please share your experiences with us by emailing info@Relief Share.org for us to share with others on our blog. When we share with each other similar experiences, we strengthen and validate our feelings, thoughts and efforts.
We can tell you from experience that great blessings for both the giver and receiver result from listening to God’s promptings to help each other.
No action was ever taken without it being a thought, first. The scriptures say it this way: “for as a man thinketh, so is he.” Have you thought about helping others but don’t know how or who? Wondered which charity to join as there are so many and all have good causes? Making a priority list may help you decide where to focus your efforts.
PRIORITIZING, WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE
- prioritize your projects to make sure you’re working on what’s truly important instead of getting caught up in minor things. Prioritizing is logically thinking about how to spend your time. Wisdom is knowing how to do that and knowledge is applying your wisdom to achieve the best results.
- you will want to make the greatest amount of progress towards your goals with the least amount of effort.
- for prioritization to have any meaning, it’s imperative that you have a clear objective. Can you visualize what you want to do? Can you see how accomplishing your goal will make you feel? Are you passionate about helping others?
- effective prioritization is the essential skill you need to make the very best use of your own efforts and other volunteers.
CHOOSING WHERE TO PUT YOUR EFFORTS
One key to choosing a charitable activity is the reason for your motivation. Why do you want to help Relief Share? Has a need personally touched you? Do you identify with how Relief Share is addressing the need – such as working with Shriners Childrens Hospital to make warm quilts for the tiny patients, donating food for the hungry, or books to help children read? Does contributing your time, effort and goods give you a sense of ownership and partnership? Giving to a compassionate service effort you believe in, or share a common vision with, means so much more than giving just for tax purposes.
Your efforts should also be what is needed. You should be convinced your gift would make a positive difference in the lives of the recipients. You should have no regrets, no afterthoughts, just confidence in your decision. Ask questions via email to see if we are actively working on a project that your heart is in, and feel free to suggest a cause that you care about but be ready to be part of the solution to the need you suggested.
Currently we are working on twin size quilts for Shriner Childrens Hospital in St Louis – also hospital gowns and xray shorts for them. We are also making and donating crocheted and knitted blankets, afghans and sweater sets for crisis centers and homeless shelters. Toys for children in church nurseries, food for the hungry, supplies for community groups and the aged to help others, clothing for tiny babies and warm bedding for families in need – this is some of what we have handled this week.
“I love my job!” – Have you heard many folks say that about their job? Well you hear it a lot around the Relief Share office. We truly love our jobs, though unpaid, our pay is the smiles on faces who were sad, grateful hugs from little children now snuggled in warm blankets, messy faces on children who have food all over their mouths who, before we arrived, had their tummies growling.
Come join us – let us know if you sew, knit, crochet, craft or have items you would like to donate. Email us, we would love to hear from you. Input is always welcome! info@ReliefShare.org
Carol Green
President
www.ReliefShare.org
6078 Lundy Rd
Houston, MO 65483-2225
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 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.
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!
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.
How to make a quilt into a pillow for storage
Posted by: | CommentsWhen donating to the hospitals, crisis centers or homeless shelters, storing quilts can take up quite a bit of space and make a mess for the staff as quilts are pulled out for use. Donating “quilts in a pillow” helps with storage and also provides a more useful multi use item.
The fastest way to make a’quilt in a pillow” is to first make a ‘pillowcase’ quilt. Lay the front and back of the quilt down with the right sides together. Put the batting on top of the front and back and cut all three layers together the same size.
Sew a 1/2 ” seam around all the edges, leaving a large enough opening in the center of one side to turn the quilt. Turn and either sew closed by hand, or sew closed by machine. Topstitch 1/4″ all around the edge to secure. Tie, hand quilt or machine quilt the quilt. If tying make sure that ties are at least 4″ apart or less for stability of the quilt. Double tie the knots. Please do not just take a stitch and then another one in the same spot and keep going. Quilts that are tied this way without making a knot come undone in hospital laundry. Make sure you tie a square knot using thread or yarn that does not slip. Embroidery thread is not a good choice because it tends to work it’s way loose through wear.
Make a square mini quilt the same way you just made the quilt (omitting the tying or quilting) that is approx. just larger than 1/3 the size of the narrowest width of the quilt. For example: if your quilt was 45″ x 72″, then make your mini quilt 18″ square. The mini quilt makes the pocket.
Lay the larger quilt down with one shorter side next to you like you are standing at the end of a bed. Place the mini quilt on the edge of the short side nearest you and center it on the edge. Sew down three sides, leaving the side open that faces the center of the quilt, making a pocket. Reinforce the ends of your stitching so the pocket will not come unsewn from the quilt.
To make the quilt into a pillow, lay the quilt with the pocket side down . Fold the quilt into thirds longways, overlapping long edge. Turn the pocket over the end of the quilt. Fold the remaining quilt into thirds and continue folding into the pocket forming a pillow.
Voila! Done You can embroider a cute teddy bear face or heart on the front of the pocket if you want to make it fun for a child or adult.
Note – regarding quilt sizes: Baby quilts can be 36″ x 36″, 36″ x 45″ or 45″ x 60″. Larger quilts can be 45″ x 60″ or larger, depending if it is going to be used for a child or adult, partial coverage such as a wheelchair quilt or full coverage for a bed. The bottom line is pretty much any size is welcomed to keep the sick and needy comfortable and warm. Twin size quilts are the most urgent size needed right now – approx 70″ x 90″. You can make the quilts all the way up to 120 x 120 if you like, be creative and have fun making your donation of love for the sick and/or needy. Feel free to sign the quilt and ask your church group or quilting group if they would like to get involved.
We love to receive volunteers items lovingly sewn for the sick and needy to distribute where the need is the greatest. If you would like to donate quilts in a pillow or supplies to make them to Relief Share, please send donations to Relief Share, 6078 Lundy Rd., Houston, MO 65483-2225. All donations are gratefully accepted and acknowledged with a tax deductible receipt and thank you letter.
Patterns and ideas are happily accepted to share with others on our Relief Share website, blog and at work meetings. Please send submissions to info@ReliefShare.org Upon receipt, all submissions will be considered public domain for distribution for charitable purposes and will not be returned so if it’s your favorite pattern, please make sure you have a copy, too. Thank you
Tip for lining knitted or crocheted hats for warmth with fleece
Posted by: | CommentsMy daughter made a hat for my son and it was a gorgeous knitted hat. I looked at it and thought I could make it warmer by adding an insert. I measured his head and added 1 ” then cut out a piece of microfleece that was 3″ by the length and sewed the short ends together to make a tube that I tried on his head to make sure it was the right length. Then I turned the tube so the seam was on the inside and whip stitched it inside the hat, catching the back of the knitting so it didn’t show on the outside.
When you whipstitch the tube, whipstitch the edge closest to the outer edge of the hat first, pulling the stitches as you go to make sure the hat has lots of stretch in it. Then whipstitch the other edge of the microfleece and Voila! You have a warm knitted hat with a nice cozy liner.
This works great if your kids are allergic to wool, too.
I found pictures and instructions on the internet on this blog: http://www.craftstylish.com/item/33810/how-to-line-a-knit-or-crocheted-hat
If you would like to make warm knitted or crocheted hats and donate them to www.ReliefShare.org for the sick and needy families we assist, you might want to consider lining them with microfleece, fleece, knit fabric or even cotton fabric for warmth.
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.
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.
Urgent Needs – PUL fabric and kids print
Posted by: | CommentsToday I am busy sewing diaper covers for children who will be getting surgery and a full body cast this month and need the diaper covers. Diaper covers keep the diapers in place and stop the children from pulling away the diapers and digging at the stitches. It helps with healing. The diaper covers are made with a special waterproof material called PUL that can be purchased from www.wahmsupply.com and we also need fun children’s print for the outside of the diaper covers.
If you want to donate something that is very much needed and important for us to have, please consider donating PUL material – any color.
Clean out your sewing closet for a good cause:
Donations needed:
Sewing supplies – needles, scissors, thread, notions, seam rippers, inferfacing – all weights.
Quilting Supplies – olfa cutters, rulers, templates, stencils, books, patterns, pattern weights
Embroidery Supplies – for both machine embroidery and hand embroidery – thread, patterns, CD’s with embroidery designs – we can use all types, stabilizer – tear away, wash away, sticky peel off, sew in.
Fabric – all kinds, what we use the most is kids print for hospital gowns, clothing and quilts, PUL waterproof fabric, cotton, knits, woven – any color, any kind, any size.
Tatting Supplies – shuttles, needles, books, thread, yarn, patterns, finished products as well
Machines – Sewing, serging, smocking pleater, knitting machines, binder, snap press and snaps, quilting
All donations receive a thank you letter and a tax deductible receipt. If you wish to talk about a donation to us first, please feel free to call 417-967-3340 (My business office – to leave a message to have me call) or 417-967-2589 (my home office number). Email is usually best as I can read your information and reply
Carol Green
info@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.
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.
