Another Thank You!

Wow! I don't receive any for months and then I get three Thank You's in a few weeks! The note is below... it is very sweet.

My daughter, Daisy, received a tied Daisy blanket while we were in the hospital Feb 15th-Feb19th, 2011. She turned 3 while in the hospital. This was her 6th hospital stay since she was born and has health issues. She had RSV this hospital stay with a stomach virus. She is still recovering at home. She sleeps with her Daisy blanket at the foot of her Dora bed every night. Thank you all very much!!!

You couldn't be there to hold her hand;
Something in my heart says you understand
You couldn't be there to give her a hug'
but she grabbed her new blankie and gave it a snug.
You couldn't be there to dry her tears;
but her blanket made with love will be with her for years.

I was sitting there in her room in the middle of the night;
My heart filled with uncertainty, full of motherly fright.
When I saw the Project Linus poem starring at me;
I thought of all the selfless people who were thinking of my daughter and her needs.
I held that blanket and my baby who was wrapped up in it tight;
I knew I was lucky for I could feel the love
that was tucked inside this blanket in the dead of the cold winter night.

I dried my tears soon and I smiled awhile;
thinking of all the people who go the extra mile.
I thought of all of you who take the time to make
a blanket for a child they had never even met;
It is something a Mother like me will never forget!

To all the people that make Project Linus happen.....thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Evite Issues
It has come to my attention that the last evite, and for all I know others before that, didn't go out to everyone. I don't know why. I have to send another for our day in Helena so I'll check the list after I send it to see if I can figure it out. Meantime, unless something really big comes up, you can plan on the Blanket Bee's being the 2nd Saturday of the month at the Moose Lodge through May.

See you Saturday!!
gina

Hi everyone!

Hope you are finding someway to stay warm as we plow (literally!) our way through these last days of winter!

Thank You Received...

I received a lovely Thank You in the mail today...

I just wanted to write and thank you for the beautiful blanket you made for our new sweet baby, M. Thank you for using you time and talents to bless little ones.

M. was born last night to a mom who was unable to care for her. My husband and I, along with M's two small biological brothers, and our five birth children, will become a family, extended thru need and loss, but built on the solid foundation of God's gracious love. Your blanket gift is a good starting reminder that He will not leave His little ones comfortless.

Thank you again for you kindness.
Sincerely,
P.C.

Upcoming Blanket Days

Our next blanket day will be next Saturday, March 12, at the Moose Lodge in Black Eagle. We will also have a Blanket Day Sunday, March 20, at The Sewing Palace Bernina.

Attend Institute with a Friend...or 5!

Announcing the Project Linus Institute Best Friends Offer!

Beginning March 1st, take advantage of this special Institute offer. Simply invite 5 of your friends to attend Project Linus Institute with you, and you can attend for FREE!
How does ...it work?

• First, plan for a great week together at Project Linus Institute, July 20-23, in Peoria, Illinois.
• Second, invite your friends to register at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=871835
• Make sure that they add a note in the comments field indicating that they are attending with you as your FRIEND.
• Once you have 5 people sign up as your FRIEND, you may register for free by calling us at 309-585-0686.
• Already registered? You can still have your FRIENDS sign up with you as their FRIEND. Once 5 people have registered we will refund your Institute fee.
• Spread out the savings with your friends and save everyone money, or use the savings for yourself or someone else to attend for free.
• Everyone who registers 5 FRIENDS is entered into a drawing for a FREE INSTITUTE PACKAGE to Project Linus Institute 2011, which will include one registration fee, hotel accommodations for 5 nights and $300.00 in travel expenses paid. (one Institute package to be given away)

Ok, here’s the small print. If you are a Project Linus Chapter Coordinator, you cannot invite other Chapter Coordinators to come as your FRIEND, (but you can invite 5 other friends) nor can you be on someone else’s FRIEND list. Registration ends March 31, 2011. Don’t delay!

Let me know if you're interested or have any questions.

E-mail lists

If you ever find that you no longer want to receive emails from our chapter of Project Linus, please just send me a note letting me know. I would hate to clutter anyone's Inbox with unwanted info.


That's all for now. Here's hoping you have a wonderful weekend!!
gina