2026 July/August News

Welcome to our July and August News!  In this edition, you'll read about a wonderful new beginning as we celebrate a new community partnership; join us in the search for our mysterious Fleece Fairy; and share a fond farewell to Pastor Phil as he begins a new adventure.

Keep reading to see what's happening with our chapter and the many ways your kindness continues to make a difference.

Karen & Millie

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Ditzy Chicks

a great day for making lots & lots of blankets!

friends, food & blanket making!  Thank you ladies for all your work & 30 blankets completed for South Jordan's Shop with a Cop event!

A Thank you

Shared by another coordinator who's chapter also sent blankets for TAPS


Dear Friends,

My family and I would like to thank all of you who participated and
donated the beautiful afghans and quilts to the TAPS attendees in
Washington, DC Memorial Day weekend. We received three beautiful pieces;
please know that we appreciate the time and efforts involved in the
handiwork. Thank you for remembering our fallen heroes in such a kind
and demonstrative manner.

May God Bless all of you!

Sincerely,

Jimmy & Dena Lloyd

SSG Michael C. Lloyd

KIA Baghdad Iraq 8-12-2006

One of our lttlest Blanketeers

In December we received a donation of 33 blankets from the ladies at Copper Hills 2nd ward & I forgot to post this cute picture!  This little blanketeer helped her mom drop off the blankets & she helped make blankets too!  I love her smile, frome ear to ear & had to share.....

Blankets needed for S. Jordan Shop with a Cop

Hello,  I need your help to make sure we have enough blankets for Shop with a Cop.   We need 150 medium sized blankets to be delivered to the South Jordan police station on Nov. 28^th.  I will need all the blankets by Nov. 21^st so we can get them all labeled and packaged.

If you have medium sized blankets that will be finished by Nov. 21^st please let me know.  I’ll need to know how many you have and whether they are for boys or girls.

It would also be helpful to know whether you’re bringing the finished blankets to the South Valley Make a Blanket Day ( Nov.15), dropping them off at a drop-off location (let me know which one), or , I will be at the DI on 4500 S. on the 21^st to accept deliveries of blankets.  I’ll let you know the time next week.

If necessary, we can have a special Make a Blanket Day to be sure we have enough blankets – we have funds for blankets, I just need to know where we stand.

You’re efforts to make sure all the kids who attend Shop with a Cop get to pick their own special ‘hug’ are deeply appreciated.

Please let me know as soon as you can so we can make plans.

Hugs,

Kathy

large blankets needed!!

We always need all sizes, but recently we keep running out of medium & large boys blankets. If you are out shopping, keep an eye out for larger boy prints & solids. Medium size is 1 1/2 yards, large is 2 yards of material. Thanks so much!!!

TAPS donation

Hi, I wanted you to know, Kristin and I sent off the TAPS blankets yesterday. You generously made 136 beautiful blankets for these very special children. This year Camp Good Grief requested 900 blankets and thanks to your generosity they'll have that many blankets on hand.

We shipped the blankets through UPS and Cody at the Herriman store was very helpful reconfiguring a box or two to help us get the cheapest rate. He even gave us a 15% discount.

The total shipping cost was $242. 38. THANKS to Peg, Millie, Pat, Betty, Myrna and Dr. David Coates for donating enough money to cover the shipping, plus a little more!!!!!!!

The children who receive your blankets will love them.

With a huge hug,

Kathy

A loving work in progress

labeling & sorting

sewing labels

So, I'm still learning the ropes & recently have learned about labeling & packaging of blankets. I took a couple of pictures to show you what happens when you get more involved in a wonderful project - Linus blankets everywhere!! This is the space in my guestroom between the wall & bed, so if you are coming to visit...give me plenty of warning to clear things out! The bags are full of blankets that have been labeled or are ready to labeled. Isn't that exciting? I love seeing the bags of blankets just waiting to have the finishing touches added & then they are ready to be donated :)