And the final blanket total is . . .

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Thanks to you, we have received blankets for 18,313 children in foster care in 2020!

It has been a difficult year for all of us, including children in foster care. Most groups of Blanket Angels could not meet to make blankets this year, but you have found ways to make thousands of blankets anyway! Scroll down to see a few of the many beautiful "COVID crochet" blankets that we have received this year from blanket angels making good use of their extra time at home. We are very grateful for all kinds of blankets -- quilted, knitted, crocheted and fleece. Thank you and Happy New Year!

Pushing the big blue button

These three students from Big Walnut Elementary in Sunbury donated 15 blankets in December, made through the school's Kids Inspiring Kindness program, to help move us closer to our 2020 goal.

They are the newest members of our faithful team of Blanket Angels to push the blue button to count in the blankets they have donated. We are thankful for every one!

Financial donors contribute to

success of year-end campaign

We recently asked our supporters for a special year-end donation to sponsor blankets that will be made by seniors in assisted living and memory care units during this time when they can't see family members. Our donors’ generous gifts provided $3,755 that will sponsor 376 blankets. Making these blankets will add value and purpose to our seniors’ lives AND love and hope to the lives of 376 children in foster care!

Many thanks to everyone who made this happen.

Our goal for 2021:

Blankets for 25,000 children in foster care

Here is how you can help us meet that goal!

Order blanket kits online here. Pick up inside our workshop Monday - Friday, 9 am to Noon, or use our 24-hour curbside pick-up bin just outside the workshop.

Drop off your quilted, crocheted and knitted blankets inside our workshop Monday - Friday, 9 am to Noon, or in the donation bin outside our workshop any time. We gather them up daily. (We've received many "COVID crochet" blankets like those pictured in recent weeks.)

Not local to Central Ohio? Sponsor our "no-sew" blanket kits online to have them sent to you. We will help you get in contact with your local children's services to deliver to kids in care in your area!

What's ahead in 2021?

We don't really know what to expect in 2021 or when groups of our Blanket Angels will be able to meet safely in person again, so we're planning a variety of virtual events for you -- quick, easy and fun ways to show your support for MVOB. Read about them below.

It also brightens our day when you visit our workshop (masked and socially distanced), like the couple here who brought us stacks of beautiful quilts made by members of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Gahanna.

We hope to "see" you at several of these 2021 events

February - virtual auction of kids' panel quilts

May (Foster Care Awareness Month) - virtual "Living Room" blanket-making events and quilt auction

August - virtual fundraiser (variety of items for the home)

October - peer-to-peer Blanket Making Party Challenge

November - virtual auction of table runners/toppers

December 7 - Giving Tuesday

Exact dates and details for all these events coming soon.

Easy ways to give while you shop

Amazon Smile. Purchase with purpose. Amazon donates to MVOB when you shop at smile.amazon.com.

Kroger Community Rewards

Shop with your Plus Card to earn donations for MVOB. Enroll here. Our account: CG546.

National Headquarters Blanket Workshop Hours

Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - Noon

Drop off your donation of finished blankets at any time in the brown donation bin in front of our

Blanket Workshop at 407 W. Main Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Questions? Need information?

614-530-3327 • [email protected] • www.myveryownblanket.org

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