We seek to bring comfort and healing to children that are battling cancer. We do this by fundraising, buying new yarn (these children are immune suppressed and we cannot take the chance of getting them sick because of allergens in a blanket) & crochet/knit blankets. Before they are distributed each blanket is prayed for and anointed, our inspiration came from Acts 19:11-12.

 

It is our prayer that these children are healed.

In May 1994 my son was diagnosed with a stage 1 Wilm's Tumor. I didn’t even know that a 5 month old baby could have cancer. The doctors safely removed his kidney and started him on preventive chemo. While in the hospital a nurse gave him a quilt. To this day he still loves his blankets, he is now 14 years old. In June 2005 I started crocheting blankets to donate to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, CT. I thought that I was just going to get rid of my “extra yarn”, God had other plans! In just over a year we have donated over 1000 blankets and there is no end in sight.

I started with just myself and a friend, we are now over 35 volunteers.  We are based in Coventry, CT.

 

To date we have donated to: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, CT, Camp Sunshine in Casco, ME, The Hole in the Wall Gang, in Ashford, CT, Sherry's House, Why Me, Inc. in Worcester, MA, 2 different Target House in Memphis, TN (they service St. Jude houses), Yale Children's Hospital in New Haven CT,     M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas

We have also started shipping out blankets to individual children that are battling cancer. Each blanket has a laminated postcard that says what the colors represent and also the child's name with the meaning and scripture that is attached to that name on the back. I have realized that some of the meanings or scriptures of their names are really powerful.

 

If you know of a child that is battling cancer please contact us and we will make sure that he/she receives a blanket of their very own!