Tuesday, November 8, 2016

***NEW*** CHALLENGE #40 - 2016

MID-MINNESOTA WOMEN’S CENTER - Brainerd, Minnesota

The Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center has been empowering women & children since 1978.  The Women’s Center program is a 24-hour emergency shelter for battered women and their children.  In addition to physical safety, the shelter provides personal advocacy, information & referral, support groups, and education for the larger community about violence and its effects.  The Alex & Brandon Child Safety Center provides safe visits & exchanges for children.    They also have a program set up to accept family pets, also.

For this shelter, we would like to provide slippers, washcloths, and pet blankets as follows:

SLIPPERS  (Use generic colors, except for women’s & teen boys, for children’s slippers!)
  
40 women  -  Still need 11
  3 teen boys  -  DONE
10 preteen  -  Still need 5
10 youth  -  Still need 8
10 toddler  -  DONE
  5 baby booties  -  DONE
75 washcloths  -  DONE

PET BLANKETS (Sewn, crocheted, or knitted - must be washable!)

3 - 20” X 20”  -  DONE
3 - 20” X 24”  -  DONE
2 - 24” X 30”  -  DONE

MAILING DEADLINE:    December 10, 2016

MAILING INFO:   Please use proper address below for your package! 

If mailed at the Post Office, please send to:
           Mary Savage 
           P.O. Box 602
           Brainerd,  MN  56401.

If using UPS or FedEx, please send to:
          Mary Savage
          1414 Maple Street
          Brainerd,  MN  56401

Please post your pledge below or in a message or email us at:
thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com


Rachel, Judy, and Lynne

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