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Join our recurring donors in August
It's not too late to make a new commitment & become a recurring donor in support of our on-going efforts to bring love to kids living in foster care.
Just $20/month provides handmade blankets for 12 children this year & meaningful work for 12 individuals in senior living (memory care/nursing home) communities and adult day care facilities!
Try our Text2Give option. Text blanketsforkids to 243725 for a quick link to our SECURE donation page. Message and data rates may apply. SMS Terms & Conditions.
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Here is how you can get involved!...
Join us for a "MO - RO" Event!
Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month
What is MO-RO?
MAKE ONE – Make a no-sew fleece blanket for a child in foster care.
RECEIVE ONE – Make and receive another fleece blanket to keep.
Learn about My Very Own Blanket and hear heartfelt stories of how our work IS working! Enjoy charcuterie trays and wine, fellowship and music while making your blankets at the MVOB Workshop.
Select a date that works for you and your friends!
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The blankets YOU make reach the hands of children in foster care through organizations like these... |
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“Thank you so much for helping us create smiles across Georgia, one book bag at a time!” See thank you note
The folks at Adventure Bags in Winder, Georgia create backpacks filled with gender- and age-specific overnight essentials and comfort items to assist the child in crisis and their caretaker during the initial 24-48 hours of displacement. Each bag contains a blanket, perhaps one made by YOU. |
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DePaul Community Resources in Roanoke, Virginia, is a non-profit human resources organization providing support for youth and foster parents. They wrote to us after receiving a shipment of MVOB blankets:
“We just received your generous in-kind donation of 60 blankets. Because of you, children and teens in the foster care system will know that their community cares about them and that they belong. The messages written by the people who made the blankets are so very special, and we know the children and teens we serve will cherish them.” Read complete letter
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Our 2023 goal: Exceptional blankets for 35,000 Children in Foster Care
Together we can do it, one exceptional blanket at a time!
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Foster Care Parents Needed As Children Entering System Continues to Rise
By Angela Gartner, Northeast Ohio Parent magazine, 5/10/2023
Not every child is safe. There is a child or sibling group, somewhere in Northeast Ohio today, who will have to leave their current home environment, due to abuse, neglect or other circumstances where their family is unable to care for them, and take their first step into foster care. But, where will they go? That is the question. Read the article.
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Local foster parent organizes blanket events |
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We are thrilled to partner with foster parent Adam P., who organized a blanket-making event in June at Brew Dog for family and friends that resulted in 30 blankets for kids in foster care.
Adam, a realtor with expRealty, is motivated by his experience as a foster parent to Shiloh, who will soon be his adopted son.
Adam is planning another event, a Mario Kart race and fundraiser in September. Learn more
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Your group can provide blankets for children in foster care, just once or as an on-going mission.
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We're thankful for your financial support!! |
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Kiwanis Club of Columbus Virtual Charity Regatta. Our generous donors gave $3,742 to support our mission of providing love and comfort to children living in foster care through "their very own blanket." Thanks to all who helped us to exceed our $3,500 goal! Thanks also to AHF Management Corp. for sponsoring our yacht and making our participation in the regatta possible. |
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Short North Rotary. Thank you Short North Rotary for choosing My Very Own Blanket as one of your fundraiser recipients!
We are so blessed by your contribution of $3,586 and the support that helps us bring more love to children and youth in foster care who need to know they are loved!!
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Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
We are very grateful to Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings, for their grants in support of our mission. The most recent grant was $3,500, received in July 2023.
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Our first park bench has arrived! Thank you! |
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Jessica, Max and Maggie are enjoying our first park bench
from our recycling efforts in partnership with NexTrex.
As we continue to collect plastic for more park benches
for a donation to MVOB you too can receive
your "very own recycled parkbench"!
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Do you advocate for children in foster care?
If you are a caseworker or advocate for children in foster care, we would love to provide blankets that you can share with kids who could use something to hold onto. Questions? info@myveryownblanket.org
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Thank you Eagle Adventure Camp in Sunbury, Ohio for your continued support of children living in foster care by selecting My Very Own Blanket for one of your community outreach activities!
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Thanks to the Hoosier Heritage Quilt Guild of Thorntown, Indiana, for their ongoing mission (120 blankets so far), making blankets for Packing Hope. The organization provides backpacks filled with essential and comfort items to children entering foster care. The photo shows guild members presenting blankets to Packing Hope staff.
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What's happening next?
August 30 - Bourbon, Brews and Blankets Challenge
Zaftig Brewing Company, Worthington
September 2 - Pedal Mario Kart Banana Foster Cup
Fairfield Fairgrounds, Lancaster
September 19-21 - 2023 PCSAO Conference (Public Children Services Association of Ohio)
Hilton Easton
We will have a display where we will hand out our handmade blankets to children’s services agencies in all 88 counties across Ohio!
We will need volunteers to staff the display. We will publish a Signup Genius link for you to register.
This year we will ask the volunteers to stop by the workshop in advance to help transport bags of blankets to the hotel for their shifts. Thank you for helping us reach out to the dedicated people doing this vital work. PCSAO Conference information
October (all month) - Quilt Show Fundraiser
Westerville Community Center
October 3, 11, 17, 25, 30 - "MO - RO" Events, celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month!
What is MORO? MAKE ONE – Make a no-sew fleece blanket for a child in foster care.
RECEIVE ONE – Make and receive another fleece blanket to keep. Enjoy charcuterie trays and wine, fellowship and music while making your blankets at the MVOB Workshop, 407 W. Main St., Westerville
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Currently 69 families give while shopping at Kroger.
Sign up to reach our goal of
75 families!
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Kroger Community Rewards
Shop with your Plus Card to earn donations for MVOB.
Enroll here. Our account: CG546.
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Text2Give
Try our Text2Give option. Text blanketsforkids to 243725 for a quick link to our SECURE donation page. Fast and easy!
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International Headquarters in Westerville, Ohio
Blanket Angels make and donate blankets across the U.S., in the U.S. Virgin Islands & Canada!
The vision of our Founder has always been to keep the blankets where they are made. We support our Blanket Angel volunteers as they bring love, comfort and hope to children in foster care in their area!
Blanket Workshop Hours
Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Drop off your donation of finished blankets anytime in the brown donation bins in front of our
Blanket Workshop at 407 W. Main Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081
Questions? Need information?
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