text: Project Warm Hug: 2006
  Join us for our Holiday Scarf-a thon.
  Greetings.> >
  This year, Project Warm Hug is giving over 1500+ gifts to 1500+ local children in need!!!
  These children are either living in local family shelters, are a part of the foster care system, or a part of Friends Outside's adopt a family program
  Project Warm Hug has been generously donated many> gifts from Cheeky Monkey of Menlo Park, food from a local Brownie Troop and Usborne Children's books from a local Family Foundation.
  Nearly 700 gifts have already been donated. Now it is time for us to create the holiday scaves. Our goal this year is to make 1000 scarves. We already have 350 that were made this past Saturday.
  This year, we are also going to sell these fun fleece> scarves to raise money for our ongoing programs.
  Trader Joes in Menlo Park has been so kind as to> schedule time for us to sell in front of their storeon Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11-3pm. Our goal is to sell 1000 scarves. Each scarf is $5.00.
  For each scarf sold, one will be donated.
  If you are able to sell these scarves elsewhere; your> work/business, playgroup, and so, please let me know!
  So, we need volunteers!!!!
  To cut and make the scarves; I will provide all of the materials. A couple of hours makes a lot of scarves. If you can use a pair of scissors, you can make the scarves. Great for moms, scout troops, a couple of friends and so on. You can use my studio for making them, we are right across from Trader Joes. The studio will be open the same hours we will be selling.
  If you cannot help to make or sell, but still would like to contribute; We will also need more fleece fabric. Joanne's fabrics has a supply of all sorts of cute fleece: 10 yards will make 60/70 scarves. Choose your favorite print fleece and I will either pick it up or you can drop it at our studio.
  Please let me know how you would like to participate in Project Warm Hug's Scarf-a-thon!!!
  Studio location is: 1030 Curtis Street, Suite 201> Menlo Park. Upstairs from Master Styling Salon.
  Posted by big heart designs at 1:30 PM 3 comments:
  Posted by big heart designs at 11:11 PM No comments:
  holiday warm hug program begins on October 15th!
  As you may or may not know, that Project Warm Hug began with a very simple promise to my dad that I would carry forward our family legacy of humanitarian work.
  Bill Moser, my father spent a lot of time in Eastern Europe working towards democracy. I promised that I would make 50 fleece hats and scarves and deliver them to an orphanage in Kosovo. He passed away shortly after this promise was made. I ended up having surgery that fall, and donated them instead to the organization my grandmother began over 50 years ago, Friends Outside of Santa Clara.
  This is our third year of making fleece hats and scarves and donating them to local children in need. The first year the 50 turned into 200, the second year the 200 turned into 500 sets and now in our third year the original 50 has turned into 2000!
  And in addition, Project Warm Hug has donated over 12000 items in the last 7 months to local families in need. We currently serve 10 local organizations that provide housing to local families in need, including Shelter Network.
  The Warm Hug Program is the foundation of our giving and the foundation of our fund raising. In order to be successful, we need your help. We ask the community to share the wealth in two ways- Either sponsor a number of fleece items at $10 each. You can use paypal.com, with the recipient address as mrosenhart@yahoo.com. or drop by a ck at 1030 Curtis Street, Suite 201, Menlo Park.
  Help us create the 2000 items. I will be scheduling sewing workshops at the Menlo Park studio. You do not need to know how to sew! Gift cards from Joanne's fabrics are also very helpful for purchasing the fleece, thread and so on we will need.
  If you belong to a group or want to collect a few friends, I will supply the materials and instructions and the group can do the sewing at their location!
  This is great for scout troops, high school community service projects, a mom's club, a neighborhood, and so on.
  This project will launch this Sunday, October 15th at Noon! stop by and say hello, meet the new addition to my family, William Aiden (11 months), have some cake!!! my dad loved desserts!!! and let the fleece fun begin! (my dad would have turned 81 on the 15th)
  Join us at 1030 Curtis Street, Suite 201, Menlo Park. You can also visit The Polka Dot Shop, our new children's clothing recycling shop. Please forward this email to your friends and family. Please email me with any questions, comments, suggestions....
  With many warm hugs,
  Posted by big heart designs at 10:57 PM No comments:
  October 5th, Diaper Drive.
  we are about to launch our community diaper drive!
  our goal is to receive 5000 diapers and $5000.
  we need all sizes of diapers. open packs are fine.
  next time you are buying diapers, please buy an extra pack to donate.
  www.1800diapers.com is a great way to order diapers and have them delivered to your home/ or to our office!!
  gift certificates from 1800diapers, gift cards to target, kmart, mervyn's, walgren's, and so on.... so we can purchase diapers when requested.
  diapers can be donated at- 1030 curtis street, suite 201, menlo park.
  we are hoping that this becomes an annual event!
  Posted by big heart designs at 10:28 PM No comments:
  October 5th. Current needs.
  we have donated almost all of our inventory of children's items!
  and we are up to ~11,000 donated items!!!!
  so here is what we are needing-
  diapers, all sizes. this is my most requested item!
  children's clothing, all sizes, boys and girls.
  maternity clothing, we have a couple of requests pending.
  strollers, alway in need.
  infant car seats, less than 4 years old.
  toddler car seats, less than 4 years old.
  we are currently donating to 10 local family shelters and organizations.
  donations can be dropped off at 1030 curtis street, suite 201. menlo park.
  2nd floor, our drop off boxes are in front of our door. please do not leave large items there, call us instead for a pick up or delivery instructions.