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Covering orphans with God's love!Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-70559890507349007562011-11-02T15:17:00.000-05:002011-11-02T15:17:58.495-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xqgfSY3TpHg/TrGlDPpqQYI/AAAAAAAAAE8/WOcv7RO8R8Q/s1600/blanketbuddies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xqgfSY3TpHg/TrGlDPpqQYI/AAAAAAAAAE8/WOcv7RO8R8Q/s320/blanketbuddies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>This is me and Diana about a year and a half ago. She is very dear to me. When children from her orphanage graduate they can go to a couple of trade schools. These schools are very dangerous and depression, drugs, drunkenness abound. Many girls drop out, go into crime and prostitution, commit suicide. BUT --> God has challenged us to buy a house for girls so that girls like Diana will be safe, discipled, and given a chance for a bright future. Will you help? -Anna</b></span></span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-4410102549189011502011-10-28T15:28:00.000-05:002011-10-28T15:28:23.191-05:00Esther's House Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">$8,000!!! This is our current total for the orphan </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Would you please consider being a pledge partner with Blanket Buddies. We are asking 300 people to pledge $100 by December. Girls who leave the orphanage can go straight into Esther's House where they will be mentored by a Christian houseparent. They will participate in Bible studies, local mission activities, and two of the girls, both former orphans, are now out on forgeign missions- sharing Christ with others just as we have with them. Praise God!!! </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>This is an incredible opportunity for you to make a real contribution. A one-time donation of $100 will make a life-time difference for these orphans and other lost souls. Contact us now @ (417) 293-3238, on Facebook or use the donate button here on the blog. </strong></span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-81151862896152392382011-08-24T11:15:00.000-05:002011-08-24T11:15:20.882-05:00Newsletter Sign Up<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you are interested in receiving our newsletter, please message us your mailing address. We'd love to get one to you!</span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-65875600948464356732011-08-03T14:53:00.000-05:002011-08-03T14:53:56.223-05:00We are excited to announce...<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">We have wonderful news about the Transitional Living Center for the girls, which will be called Esther's House. We are partnering with Heart for Orphans and Agape to make this safe house happen for girls leaving the orphanage and going to the trade schools. This house will be the new home for approximately 15 girls. I will keep you all posted on the details. Please begin praying about God's blessings for this new adventure.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ic-uU7xXZY/Tjmmwhu9EnI/AAAAAAAAAEI/EQ9GW-fIl4s/s1600/Esther%2527s+house+ukraine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ic-uU7xXZY/Tjmmwhu9EnI/AAAAAAAAAEI/EQ9GW-fIl4s/s200/Esther%2527s+house+ukraine.jpg" t$="true" width="200" /></a></div>This picture is of one of the houses that is being considered.Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-70233244832294225652011-07-30T14:45:00.000-05:002011-07-30T14:45:01.774-05:00Just a little update<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, time for a little update. We are going to have our newsletter out within the next two weeks. We also are partnering to buy a small village house near one of the trade schools. This is different than Esther's House (you'll be hearing more about this coming soon!). Agape is working on finding a house where an Agape team member can live and minister to the kids. There is no church in this village. Pray for a good deal and God's blessing on this house!</span></span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-12973836989045003152011-07-22T10:37:00.000-05:002011-07-22T10:37:07.182-05:00Praise the Lord!!<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A donation has been received by Blanket Buddies to purchase a small village house close to one of the area trade schools. With a little repair work, we hope to have a Christian family live there to hold Bible studies and give the children the guidance they need. </span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-88193100942535258882011-07-08T21:19:00.000-05:002011-07-08T21:19:37.011-05:00We're making progress...<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia;"></span> <span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia;">Many improvements have been made over the past 10 years since Blanket Buddies has began their work with the Ukrainian orphanages.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbb77aw-4zM/The3nTCr1-I/AAAAAAAAADY/JlOB4zuuWak/s1600/new+carpet+%2540+baby+orphanage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbb77aw-4zM/The3nTCr1-I/AAAAAAAAADY/JlOB4zuuWak/s200/new+carpet+%2540+baby+orphanage.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is a picture of new carpeting that was recently installed in the baby orphanage. We have more pictures that we'll be posting soon showing you more of the progress that we are making. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia;">Please be watching and praying as we have some big decisions to make and hopefully we can share those with you in the coming months. </span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-80461344194885717932011-06-22T09:11:00.000-05:002011-06-22T09:11:31.644-05:00Ukraine Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-xgowcaPsw/TgH1HH1ZHkI/AAAAAAAAADA/B1B8ahPKpa4/s1600/Ukraine%2Borphanage%2Bmattress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-xgowcaPsw/TgH1HH1ZHkI/AAAAAAAAADA/B1B8ahPKpa4/s200/Ukraine%2Borphanage%2Bmattress.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Remember when we showed you this picture? This is of the old ratty mattress pads that were being used in the orphanage.<br />
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Well, on our recent trip to the Ukraine, we were able to purchase some much needed NEW ones. <br />
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This is a picture of one of those mattresses. We purchased approximately 200 mattresses (so far) as well as new bedding for the orphanages!Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-35846831887626165042011-05-30T13:08:00.000-05:002011-05-30T13:08:47.295-05:00I wanted to share with you...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Hey guys! I am so excited to be able to share these pictures with you! These are some of the items that were donated for our team to take to the Ukraine during our latest mission trip.</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8M0m3-EE0HY/TePUwJ7hlxI/AAAAAAAAACY/BzxLh85x5_U/s1600/65+diapers+donated+for+Ukraine+orphanage+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8M0m3-EE0HY/TePUwJ7hlxI/AAAAAAAAACY/BzxLh85x5_U/s200/65+diapers+donated+for+Ukraine+orphanage+2011.jpg" t8="true" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We had 65 diapers that were donated and distributed to the Ukraine Orphanage!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BiEWokgfdEE/TePVVCYRmqI/AAAAAAAAACc/LASuuWsmUqY/s1600/diapers+for+Ukraine+orphanage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BiEWokgfdEE/TePVVCYRmqI/AAAAAAAAACc/LASuuWsmUqY/s200/diapers+for+Ukraine+orphanage.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XMl8QHiiFRg/TePWVspiC9I/AAAAAAAAACk/wV6E06t5rfE/s1600/ukraine+2011+blkts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XMl8QHiiFRg/TePWVspiC9I/AAAAAAAAACk/wV6E06t5rfE/s200/ukraine+2011+blkts.jpg" t8="true" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some beautiful handmade quilts and blankets were also given!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j84lhDEIoss/TePWDXYOa1I/AAAAAAAAACg/p1qqENtKbPw/s1600/ukraine+2011+quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j84lhDEIoss/TePWDXYOa1I/AAAAAAAAACg/p1qqENtKbPw/s200/ukraine+2011+quilt.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9vf74XkaHpY/TePWpsJUsMI/AAAAAAAAACo/kJNUO2u2g-s/s1600/100%252B+onsies+donated+Ukraine+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9vf74XkaHpY/TePWpsJUsMI/AAAAAAAAACo/kJNUO2u2g-s/s200/100%252B+onsies+donated+Ukraine+2011.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a>As well as over 100+ Onsies!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WF-m65oj3YE/TePW7OazVpI/AAAAAAAAACs/xjswBefXgok/s1600/donated+items+for+Ukraine+2011+mission+trip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WF-m65oj3YE/TePW7OazVpI/AAAAAAAAACs/xjswBefXgok/s320/donated+items+for+Ukraine+2011+mission+trip.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a>A great big THANK YOU goes out to each and everyone of you that played a part in this! We couldn't do it without you!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-73945618335008168572011-05-15T10:40:00.000-05:002011-05-15T10:40:34.337-05:00God is so good<span class="messageBody"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">What a blessing God has given Blanket Buddies! Our Lebanon chapter raised 2,000 dollars at their garage sale for the upcoming mission to Ukraine!! God is soooo very good!!! Thanks and blessings to all who helped with the sale!!!</span></strong></span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-41092381752466857232011-05-02T17:24:00.000-05:002011-05-02T17:24:00.321-05:00UpdatesOur local Blanket Buddies chapter in Lebanon, MO will be having a yard sale May 6-7 at 619 East Elm Street. All proceeds will go to help purchase mattresses for the orphanage.<br />
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God is good!! The West Plains, MO chapter recently held a bake sale in front of <br />
Wal-mart which was a big success! Over $700 was raised to help the orphans!<br />
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Thank you to each and every one that has helped in any way with these projects! I can't wait to get some pictures of the new mattresses to show y'all where your hard earned money is going :)Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-20428911567245148722011-04-25T09:06:00.000-05:002011-04-25T09:06:25.906-05:00And the winner isThe winner of the $15 Walgreens giftcard is: <div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, all you have to do is enter! It's really easy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get one entry for following our blog and 5 entries for donating- ANY dollar amount! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please comment for each of your entries and also include your email so that we will be able to contact you if you are chosen to be the lucky winner! GOOD LUCK!! </span><br />
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Here's our Uhaul- just waiting to be loaded with all the good stuff for the Orphans at the orphanages.<br />
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1: Pray- we can never have too many prayers! Our team, the orphans and the orphanage workers all need them.<br />
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2: Donate- any amount is greatly appreciated and 100% goes to the orphans/ orphanages that we work with.<br />
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3: Download the iGive toolbar at <a href="http://www.igive.com/BlanketBuddies">www.iGive.com/BlanketBuddies</a>. A percentage of your online purchases will then be given back to help Blanket Buddies.<br />
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4: Grab our blog button! We'd love for you to add us to your blogs.<br />
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5: Offer to host a giveaway/ auction for Blanket Buddies.<br />
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If you have any questions or would like to be added to our mailing list, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to talk to you ! :)Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-66647579413981581722011-03-08T16:47:00.000-06:002011-03-08T16:47:08.769-06:00Mexico Mission Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k8Sq2Cp2bmY/TXawTSRw2QI/AAAAAAAAAB8/wRqFc_dgEHE/s1600/pillar+of+hope+orphans.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k8Sq2Cp2bmY/TXawTSRw2QI/AAAAAAAAAB8/wRqFc_dgEHE/s320/pillar+of+hope+orphans.bmp" width="320" /></a></div>On January 12, 2011, the Mexican government unveiled a new data- base giving a total of 34,612 people killed over the past four years. The new list showed that 2010 was the bloodiest year so far, with 15,273 murders. <br />
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As recently as January 26, 2011, a missionary working with orphans just south of Reynosa was shot and killed after escaping a checkpoint set up by Mexican drug cartel. <br />
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For this reason- and after much prayer and advice from our mission partners in the region, Blanket Buddies will NOT enter Mexico this spring. BUT.... we will still deliver food and supplies to a mission base in Texas during the last part of March. Mexican workers from the orphanage will cross the border to retrieve the items when safety permits.<br />
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If you would like to help, please click the donate button. Any size donation is greatly appreciated and 100% goes directly to help these orphans.Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-11354009743522707952011-03-05T11:56:00.000-06:002011-03-05T11:56:57.909-06:00And the WINNER is....The winner of the Walmart gift card giveaway is......<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">JONI DANIEL</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A special thank you to Melissa at <a href="http://www.sippycupmom.com/">http://www.sippycupmom.com/</a> for hosting this giveaway and adding an additional card. And thanks to each of you who entered. With your help, we will be able to purchase 5 new mattresses for the orphanage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Keep watching for our next giveaway! </span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-65690947397928244912011-02-27T13:53:00.000-06:002011-02-27T13:53:29.538-06:00Newsletter<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have a new newsletter out! If you would like a copy and to added to our mailing list, please message me your mailing info. We'd love to add you! Thanks and have a great Sunday!</span>Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-14353670308936354332011-02-23T15:54:00.000-06:002011-02-23T15:54:12.176-06:00Hey everybody!Just wanted to say "Hello" and "Welcome" to all of our new blog followers! Also, we need to give a great big shout out to Melissa at <a href="http://www.sippycupmom.com/">http://www.sippycupmom.com/</a> for doing such a great job on our blog and for hosting a giveaway to help Blanket Buddies. <br />
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Please keep in mind that if you can help Blanket Buddies by shopping online. Just visit <a href="http://www.igive.com/BlanketBuddies">www.iGive.com/BlanketBuddies</a> , download the toolbar and shop til you drop :)Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591578024248113759.post-87769236809441863592011-02-18T09:18:00.000-06:002011-02-18T09:18:11.537-06:00Anyone up for a challenge??I want to tell you about a great person I "met" online and her blog.<br />
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Her name is Kristina and she runs the blog for an organization called <a href="http://www.blanket-buddies.blogspot.com/">Blanket Buddies</a>.<br />
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Blanket Buddies is a non-profit, 501c3 organization whose mission is to provide both physical and spiritual aid to orphans throughout the world.<br />
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<strong>What Does Blanket Buddies Do?</strong><br />
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Blanket Buddies helps orphans in need by making items such as blankets and clothing. We also raise money to purchase necessary items such as medicine, medical equipment, food, clothes, shoes, stoves, water heaters, and numerous other necessities. Most of all, Blanket Buddies delivers the Gospel of Jesus Christ to children.<br />
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We currently care for 7 orphanages in Ukraine and 1 in Reynosa, Mexico. We visit these orphanages at least twice a year. During the visits, we conduct vacation Bible schools and spend one-on-one time with the orphans. We deliver as much needed items to provide a dignified life for these children.<br />
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Kristina wants to raise awareness for Blanket Buddies as do I so she is generously providing a $25 Walmart Gift Card to giveaway.<br />
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And guess what? I am going to add $10 to that Walmart gift card. So one lucky reader will win a $35 Walmart Gift Card!<br />
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My goal is to get the word out about Blanket Buddies. Will you help?<br />
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I wanted to share something from Kristina:<br />
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You may be thinking, "There's nothing fancy about that!" and you know, you are right! Even though our beds are nothing fancy, they are where we kneel beside at night to say our bedtime prayers, lay our heads at night and flip our pillows to find the cooler side.<br />
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Now imagine yourself-or better yet-your children, sleeping on this....<br />
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This is one of the worst mattresses at the Ukraine orphanage, but they all are in desperate need of replacement. Imagine, if you will, these orphans who spend the biggest part of their day laying on this! I don't know about you, but I find this heartbreaking!<br />
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I have a 5 for 5 Challenge for you! Email just 5 of your friends and ask them to donate just $5. Then pass it on to 5 more friends. Together we can raise the money needed to give these babies a decent mattress to sleep on.<br />
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Are you willing to help?<br />
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Ready to win a $35 Walmart Gift Card?<br />
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Follow the <a href="http://www.blanket-buddies.blogspot.com/">Blanket Buddies Blog</a> by Google Friend Connect. (2 Entries)<br />
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Like Blanket Buddies on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blanket-Buddies/119098098132633">Facebook</a> (1 Entry)<br />
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Donate to Blanket Buddies--Donate Button is on their <a href="http://www.blanket-buddies.blogspot.com/">blog</a>! (10 Entries!)<br />
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Participate in the 5 for 5 Challenge (5 Entries)<br />
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That is a total of 23 entries possible to win the $25 Walmart Gift Card! That is amazing!<br />
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Please make sure to leave individual comments. If it says 2 entries, leave 2 comments!<br />
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Good luck and this giveaway will end on March 3rd!<br />
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Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post and am providing $10 in addition to the giveaway. I just think this is a wonderful cause and want to help spread the word.<br />
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Please pray for the orphans and workers at this orphanage. It is very cold right now in Mexico and these workers are doing everything they can to keep the children warm. Most of them have no winter coats or warm clothing. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated!Kristina Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789160745703887957noreply@blogger.com9