Old 09-24-2013, 01:29 AM
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Teacup
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Quilters who make lots of projects but don't know where to gift them might want to contact your town's child protective services or whatever your state calls that department. See if your local office could use cuddly lap quilts or pillowcases to comfort kids. Our church has a group that puts together foster kits for children taken suddenly from their homes...things they can keep and move with them from place to place, including a pillowcase, toothbrush, toothpaste, teddy bear, etc. Just a few small items. This same group also did a service project for our local office. They painted the drab waiting room area and the meeting room where parents and children get supervised visits. These rooms were worn out and institutional. Bright clean walls, some comfortable seating, and some brand new toys and books have made this a much less threatening place for these kids in trauma to go.
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