IN - Crawfordsville
 Angel Blankets covering Montgomery County Established March 4, 2000 We're still going strong!
We are in need of volunteers, if you are interested, please call me. Everyone is welcome, anytime. We have a lot of supplies for making Binkies, so come and join us in making items that go to 39 agencies in our county. This includes all the small town fire stations and sheriff's departments as well as the ones in Crawfordsville.
It's fun, it's a place to meet new and old friends, and it's a place to help kids in need of love or warm items to wear. After agencies are covered in our county, all else goes to Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. They seem to love our fleece blankets. Our large pieces of Fur goes to the Wheeler Mission in Indianapolis for the Homeless. Bright colors too, it's all fake fur. We are in need of new volunteers. We are in need of tote bags for the shelter and Women's Resource Center. Fleece mittens, scarves and hats for all the agencies. We have the fleece if you have the time. No sewing skills necessary as fleece blankets can be tied, rather than sewn. If you can give just one hour a week or month, it would be appreciated. One hour can do so much for you as well as a child. Thank you for listening! Angela News
11/02/09 We have just received a grant that will help us purchase materials for making Binkies. Read more here: Tipmont gives grants to area not-for-profits 3/22/09 We just got back from Georgia, taking over 500 blankets and quilts to a 93% under poverty level area. What a sight to see! Over 400 kids lined up waiting to pick one for themselves. We also were able to take soap, shampoo, and a little bag of candy for each child. My van was packed! We had to hold some bags on our laps to get them there. It was over 500 miles from Crawfordsville. The soap and shampoo came from our Holiday Inn. It's now Holiday Inn Express so they couldn't use it. They also gave us over 200 comforters and bed skirts, we shared with the Family Crisis Shelter and Fish (the linen closet), Fish also provides clothing and food for our area. When I started my chapter 9 years ago, I never dreamed it would become what it has today. We owe it all to God for providing our needs in supplies to meet the needs of the children in our community and other states in need. I still love it!! I like to sew every day if I can. We are in need of fabric for kids. If anyone wants to share. Also for Christmas, we want to make Christmas stockings and put stuffed animals, fruit and candy for the Summerville Elementary School we delivered to in Georgia. I feel so blessed our chapter has grown to what it is today. I don't make the chapter, the ones working everyday is the Chapter. I just do the running for them & try to keep them in supplies. That's a full time job. They're a GREAT group. Our Volunteers:
Many people help us make binkies ... our oldest volunteer, Iva Anderson at age 98. This is my dear Mother, she went home to see my Dad and brothers, & Jonny on March 7, 2008.  to our youngest volunteer, Krystal Largent at age 7.  My youngest grand child; she turned 7 on November 13, 2008. Thank you everyone for all you do!
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