A few weeks ago we had another blanket party where we made 50 more blankets. Most of them have already been taken down to Madison and the rest are waiting here for me to deliver to local hospitals. Below is a picture of some of those who showed up to help and a picture of some of the blankets we made that day. :)

Blanket Party, Jan 2011

After all that hard work, the money from the dosomething grant is officially used! This previous weekend I had a blanket party. With a goal of 100 blankets we worked for several hours and ended up making 101 blankets! Not only did we meet our goal, but we exceeded it! I would like to thank everybody who helped make the blankets, donated money, Sacred Heart Parish for letting us use their gym, and dosomething.org for the grant. Thank you all.(:

We were recently contacted by a mother who lives near Madison. Her and her daughters wanted to help so they made some blankets and donated them to the American Family Children's Hospital in our name. Thank you so much for helping us.

Update on the Northern Branch

Background: As you might have already read in previous blog, my young cousin up in Rhinelander, Wisconsin wanted to help me give back by donating blankets to these children. Because of this, we started the "Northern Chain" of OSL (Operation: A Sister's Love).

Gracie and her friend, Delanie, recently donated 71 blankets.

A huge thanks to Gracie, Delanie, and anyone else who helped make all of these blankets for sick children. It means a lot to me, and I know the recipient of each and every blanket feels the same.

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Do Something Grant

This past summer I applied for a grant through dosomething.org. A few weeks ago, I received an email informing me that I had won the grant. As you can imagine, I was extremely excited and couldn't even begin to imagine the possibilities that winning this grant would bring me. Not only did I receive enough money for a blanket party, but it got my organization out there, and many more opportunities await my organization. I am very thankful and would like to thank everyone at Do Something. It really means a lot that you guys picked me to be one of the lucky few to receive money through your Get Well Soon Grant.

Brain Tumor Camp 2010

A while back, my family attended a camp for children with brain tumors and their families. It was a really rewarding experience to be able to see all of these families like ours and know that they all understand what we are going through. Anyways, Sunday morning I got the opportunity to make a speech to everyone there about 'Operation: A Sister's Love'. I simply told everyone what was going on, then asked for requests. About 20 children came up and asked for blankets. It was really cool to be able to ask the kids what kind of blanket they would like and be able to tell them that they'd receive it in the mail in just a matter of weeks. I loved being able to see the excitement in their eyes as they told me what they wanted to be on their blankets. That's what my organization is all about and why I do what I do.

Today, we went to Target and bought toys/gifts for the "prize box" at American Family Childrens' Hospital. $200 later, we have about 90 little gifts for the boys and girls at the hospital to choose from. Not only that, but we also got a few puzzles and art supplies for the play room. In my opinion, Today was quite the success. :D