As of
today, I have the following:
- 247 quilts
- 68 fleece blankets
- 3 boxes of used clothing
**PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME CLOTHING** I have no place to store it!
- 1 pink diaper bag with matching quilts
- 2 Vera Bradley
bags
Last known, there were an additional 70 or so in Mt. Vernon and
40 had been picked up. Today I believe 20 will be handed out to the
chaplains that have been in the area since day one, offering comfort and
helping where they can!
There are still more we need, so please adult
quilts only from this point on as I spoke to someone in the area last
night and she stated there is NOT a big need for baby quilts.
I have been blessed due to my years as being a 911 emergency telecommunications operator to have the confidence of those in the area to keep me somewhat in the loop.
The 2 beautiful matching quilts you see below will go to the rtwo sisters who not only lost their parents, but right after helping with the clean up lost their cousin a military member to suicide.
It is my hope that these 2 that came from two different people in two different states will give these young ladies some comfort knowing the world cares about them.
Please continue to send quilts, our goal in the beginning was to get 500 and we are almost half way there, so keep them coming.
I am expecting several calls today to give me some numbers for my journey to the area to drop these off on Friday. Please pray that I can make this trip as it is about 3 hours up there from where I live, the driving in the area for distributing the quilts and the drive back. In all, I am thinking about 10-12 hours in the car. My back is causing me lots of pain, please pray it settles down.
Thank you so much and if you don't know it, you truly are the most amazing quilters ever! You are quilting angels!
Today, I spent several hours on the telephone talking to people who are up in the landslide area, who know what is going on, who aren't watching the news reports and this is what I am hearing..
Quilts, yes, please bring quilts, they will warm the hearts of those up here and yes, everyone said the first responders need them as well.
They are still in heavy emergency mode, so much muck and mud and debris to go through and it is difficult going, but it is going.
Someone is reaching out and feeding the first responders in the area and that has everyone beaming and talking about their small community with huge hearts.
Someone dropped a box off yesterday, they just sat it down and walked away. Inside were hand tied blankets and coloring books for the kids and for the first responders, home baked cookies. I am told it stopped everyone in their tracks and brought tears to their eyes.
Quilts work the same way. They won't help flashlights work, they can't be eaten, they won't replace a chainsaw or dig through the debris, but they will touch someone's heart and when they are cold it will add warmth to them that just tells them someone cares.
I am NOT equipped to take in everything, but I can take in quilts and I will until I am told to stop! They are needed!
