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News History
The following is a list of all of the news articles posted on the site:
2/20/2005
Heartmade News
Wanda Ellis | Update and Contest!
2004 ended on a sad note for all of us at HMB with the passing of Diana
Smith. Diana was a lovely, caring, giving person and will be missed by all
of us.
Thanks to all of our supporters in 2004 we have been able to
send out 1,036 comfort afghans/shawls/ponchos and 243 Operation Purple Heart
afghans. That's a total of 15,348 squares for the year! Wow!
At the present time we have 530 Operation Purple Heart and 53 regular
requests for comfort afghans pending. Everything we do is internet based. This group is not just one
person...."It is a "team effort". Without our supporters we couldn't do
what we do.
The Annual Heartmade Blessings Squares Contest officially started on January
15th and will run until April 7th. More information about the contest can
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7/19/2004
Heartmade News
Wanda Ellis | Update
Since 9/11/2001 we have seen the group grow in size with square donators, assemblers and many others that donate yarn and postage assistance. With this growth has come many more requests. Since our beginning in March of 2001, HMB has sent out 380 comfort afghans for the 9/11 Tragedy, 33 comfort afghans for the Operation Columbia tragedy, 1,663 comfort afghans/comfort shawls that were regulat requests and 357 comfort afghans for Operaton Purple Heart for a total of 2,433 recipients of comfort. In addition, another of the HMB members, Gloria Canfield, decided to add her own special touch to the comfort afghans. She designed and started making "GloTotes". This is a tote bag that each comfort afghan is placed in for shipping to the recipient. Not only does the recipient receive a comfort afghan but a usuable tote bag as well. This was a wonderful addition since many of the comfort afghans were wrapped in tissue paper when they were shipped to the recipients.
At the present time we have 138 Operation Purple Heart and 39 regular requests for comfort afghans pending. Everything we do is internet based. This group is not just one person..."It is a team effort". Without our supporters we couldn't do what we do.
If you wish to help here's what you can do. HMB is always in need of squares, postage donors, fabric donors, and yarn donors. If you would like to help in some way please contact us at afghans@heartmadeblessings.org. | |
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3/24/2004
Contests
Wanda Ellis | Contest!
The HeartMade Blessings Annual Squares Contest was a HUGE success. HMB
received a total of 1,896 squares. This will make 157 comfort afghans!
Thank you to all of you that donated squares for this contest.
The totals are in, the tallies have been done and the drawing by my husband is
complete. CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners:
Grand Prize - Phyllis Glaz - 155 squares
1st Place - Beverly Prettyman - 132 squares
2nd Place - Donna Lichvar - 126 squares
3rd Place - Maureen O'Connor - 113 squares
Drawings:
United in Friendship Afghan and GloTote - Alexandra Lundgren
Pet Portrait on Canvas - Marianne Lang
Prize packages will be going out in the next few days to these winners!
Again, thank you to all who donated squares. Without all of you that send
in squares HMB could not meet our mission of "Caring hearts, touching
lives,
one stitch at at time." Every stitch and every square does make a
difference. | |
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1/26/2004
Contests
Wanda Ellis | Contest!
Annual HeartMade Blessings Squares Contest is underway. For more information go to http://www.heartmadeblessings.org/hmbv2/contest/contest.aspx | |
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9/14/2003
Patterns
Wanda Ellis | New Patterns!
Added new 12" square patterns, Ad Astra, Cable Heart and Eyelet Lace. | |
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7/2/2003
Heartmade News
Kevin Hoffman | Check out the Store!
There's a new link on the left navigation menu. It leads to the Café Press store for HeartMade Blessings! In it, you can buy mugs, shirts, and all kinds of goodies. The proceeds from which will go to continue funding our efforts and hopefully help obtain our official Non-Profit Organization status. Go ahead and treat yourself to an HMB mug, shirt, or whatever :) | |
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3/26/2003
Heartmade News
Kevin Hoffman | New Site!
I've done quite a bit of re-working on the layout and design of the site. Please contact us if you find anything wrong with the new site. Thanks and I hope you all enjoy it! Thanks so much to Bill Toffel of 3Spark studios for the graphic design and graphics! | |
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2/1/2003
Operation Columbia
Kevin Hoffman | Columbia Crash
Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy shocks the nation. | |
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12/1/2002
Heartmade News
Kevin Hoffman | Project Update
It has been a while since I've updated the news section. We have been really pushing to get comfort afghans assembled and sent for the 9/11 victim's families, Operation Purple Heart, and our regular comfort afghan requests. We sent the last comfort afghan on 9/11 for the Attack on America. As of today, the volunteers that assemble and make squares for Heartmade Blessings have sent out helped us to complete and mail 886 comfort afghans. This number includes 464 comfort afghans for our regular requests, 372 for the victims families of the 9/11 Attack on America and 50 for Operation Purple Heart.
Our current project is Operation Purple Heart. Operation Purple Heart is for comfort afghans for the families of the military personnel or anyone else that has lost their life as a result of the War on Terrorism. For these afghans we will be using 12" squares in either red, white and blue, purple or purple and white. If you would like to contribute to this project, please email us at afghans@heartmadeblessings.org for information on where to mail your donation to.
The number of assemblers has grown tremendously the last few months. Without the support and dedication of these ladies we could not have provided comfort to so many. In addition, I would like to say thank you to all those that have supported this effort by donating squares. We really do appreciate all the suport we have received over the last 18 months.
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9/28/2001
America United
Kevin Hoffman | Our Thanks
We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all that have responded to our plea for help with this terrible tragedy. The response has been overwhelming and pins are going out as quickly as they come in. We are trying to keep the website updated as much as possible on what has been received and what has been sent, so check back often to see the progress we are making.
If you know of someone that has lost a loved one as a result of this Attack on America, please email us at afghans@heartmadeblessings.org with the name of the individual and a mailing address and we will see that a comfort afghan is sent.
To date the following have been sent out:
4,350 Pins of Hope
4 Comfort Afghans
74 Baby Snuggles
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9/20/2001
America United
Kevin Hoffman | New donation locations
Maria Lits can no longer accept any items being sent for our efforts. She has been flooded with items and she has run out of room to store these items until we get addresses to distribute them to. If you wish to send send for the victims families of NY, WA or the people of the 3 planes. Please send them to one of the
following:
Joan Barrett
630 Maplewood Lane
Hull, GA 30646
joanb1212@aol.com
Wanda Ellis
13 Hawthorne Dr.
Durham, NC 27712
wellis@gte.net
For Canadians only:
Jackie Olenik
60 Myrtle Ave.
Welland, Ontario, Canada L3B 2B2
ojackie@sympatico.ca
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9/17/2001
America United
Kevin Hoffman | America United Begins
Edith, Joan, Maria and I would like to express our appreciation to all of the individuals that have responded to our call for assistance. We have all been overwhelmed with the love and caring that has and is being displayed from individuals all around the world. We will do our best to update the website as often as possible. We are starting to get in requests for comfort afghans for the families affected by this terrible tragedy. Again our heartfelt thanks to everyone! And please continue to send the pins, squares, afghans and baby snuggles.
A new page has been added for all squares, afghans, and pins that have come in, America United.
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9/12/2001
Heartmade News
Kevin Hoffman | September 11th Tragedy
All of us associated with HeartMade Blessings are feeling the shock and disbelief that all of the United States is feeling right now. One of our coordinators lives in Brooklyn, NY so that has really hit home with all of us. Please check out the Pins of Hope and Comfort Afghans sections to see how you can help with the efforts going on in those areas related to the 9/11 attacks. | |
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