Hello PL Blanketeers,
Here we are again at
the close of another successful year of PL volunteerism. Your participation is the heart of what we do
and I am able to distribute blanket hugs to kids only because you create
them.
Christmas is an important time of year for our distribution
and we have made lots of kids smile this Christmas because of all of you.
Welome Baby Program,
This program is operated under the United Way Grants. It serves underprivileged moms and helps
provide them and their new babies with supplies and products that every baby
should have. Our PL blankets have been a
special gift to these moms as you see in the picture.
Pay It Forward - Salt Lake City Police
Well I never thought I would ever see a big tough cop
sitting on Santa’s lap! But here he is
with his little shopper at a participating Walmart on Parley’s Way. What a fun morning it was – watching little
ones bond with their officer and pick out gifts. The kids had breakfast with their officer,
rode in the police cars, shopped, had a picture with Santa, picked out a PL
blanket and a backpack and had a lot of fun.
Special thanks to Dustin Parks, of
the SLC Department for organizing the event.
Granite Park Junior High - English as a Second Language
There are five periods a day at this junior high school in
Granite District where kids study to learn our language. They already speak many different
languages. But a blanket hug has its own
language of love. Thanks to Blanketeer,
Marie Jex, who works at the school, we were able to reach these kids with a
Christmas blanket.
Just thought you would like to see the smiling faces on
these little ones as they hold their blankets.
They were so excited to choose a blanket for Christmas.
Our Blanket Making
Schedule
We try to be
consistent with our blanket day schedule and usually meet on the first Monday
of every month. However – In January our
work space at OSLC is not available on the first 3 Mondays
We are happy to share
our space with the Family Promise Program that offers shelter to homeless
families. To accommodate them, we will
be meeting on Thursday, January 4th.
Hope to see you then.
Riverton group will
meet on their usual day – the 4th Friday of the month – January 26th.
Extending Thanks
As we close the year and look back at our record and
progress, I would like to extend my thanks, to all of you who are the heart of
PL. There
would be no PL without you – blanket makers – donators – deliverers –
labelers – packagers – and all of you who come together and enjoy working
together.
This year our total distribution of blanket hugs to kids: 2842! What an amazing things we can accomplish when
we all work together.
Happy New Year,
Millie
