Thank you everyone for your kudos in working with charity functions, but I really was not looking for praise--just wanted to share my blanket experience. I am so hopeful that the child who sleeps under it will soon have a good night and that the entire family will benefit too.
Yes, bearisgray, the parents would take all the sheets out from the tubes which have velcor closings. The entire blanket is washable. Then reroll sheets and restuff.
susiequilt, if you visit
http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/wb.html
one can see the instructions. However, please be advised that this is a copyrighted pattern and there are restrictions in using it. You might want to read through the home page as I am not a chapter coordinator so do not know the procedure for making contributions nor obtaining permission in using the pattern. I just know there are rules about it. Are there any other Project Linus people here on this Board? Maybe you would have knowledge about this copyright.