Project Lovey…

Here is the home of my Project Lovey…OUR Project Lovey!  I wrote this post on Such Simple Pleasures but, I’ve decided to give this it’s own place to reside.

If you are interested in participating…leave me a comment and I’ll add you to the blogroll!!

Back at the beginning of November, I had a very vivid dream, which I had posted about but, didn’t have many blog friends.  In my dream, I had made a bunch of blankets and stuffed animals and donated them to homeless shelters…to the unfortunate children who didn’t have anything. Nothing of their very own. The morning I woke up, I had made a vow to myself…and posted it…that I was going to make blankets and stuffed animals, and have them ready to donate by December of 2008.

Well…that’s not going so well.  Actually, it’s not going, AT ALL.  Chalk it up to laziness or being overwhelmed.  But…it’s been nagging at me.  I still want to do something!  Because, I look around my house.  I look around my friends houses.  And…I see an overabundance.  Our kids have so much!  But, aside from that…they have their own loveys and stuffed animals.  These little blankets and little stuffed toys give them such huge comfort…always have.  And, there are so many little ones out there, who have absolutely NOTHING to give them any comfort!

So, in light of the challenge that Kelly from Ordinary Art gave us, I too am going to offer a challenge.  I figure, if every blogger out there that I have the good fortune of knowing, and everyone that they know,  made or donated one blanket and one stuffed animal…we could make a lot of unfortunate children, very happy!

My challenge is going to be called Project Lovey.  I’m still working on all the details.  Like, where to donate them…there are waaaaay too many places, sadly enough.  But, if you would like to be involved, and you know others who would like to be involved…contact me!  I’m thinking along the lines of a backpack or tote with a NEW blanket, a new or gently used stuffed animal, books…new or used, and any other things that you would feel like a child could call his/her very own.  I’m also thinking of breaking it down into age groups…like 0-2 boy/girl 3-5 boy/girl, 6-10 boy/girl.

Help me keep my promise!  Help me give those little kids…victims of unfortunate circumstances, have something to call their own!!  What do you all think?  Is this do-able?  Lets try to make a little bit of difference…on child at a time.

So, what do you all say?  Are you with me?