There will be a Happy Hands for DoVES, Inc. in Atchison, KS. It will probably go up later today or tomorrow.

But first!   Rachel has been working on updating the number of slippers and washcloths that have been made and donated since August, 2009.

From August, 2009, until today, 11,219 pairs of slippers are warming toes and hearts in 119 shelters along with 9,559 washcloths!

We think that is absolutely fabulous!  Those figures show the care and dedication of the members of The Pink Slipper Project.

Rachel, Judy and Lynne

Hooray!   Challenge #22 of 2016 has been completed.  Over the next month, there should be 100 pairs of nice, cozy, warm handmade slippers and 100 handmade washcloths on their way to Kansas!   

Next up - a Happy Hands challenge for the same shelter.   For anyone new to The Pink Slipper Project, when a shelter has a program in place to teach crafts/hobbies, such as, knitting and crocheting, or they would like to have supplies on hand for women and children coming into the shelter who may already know how to knit or crochet, we like to pitch in and send them some supplies to pass along our love for our crafts.  Knitting and crocheting can be great stress relievers!   We request a certain number of various items, such as, acrylic yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles, large eye sewing needles for yarn, and children's scissors.  Members then pledge if they wish to send any of these items to that shelter.  It works the same way as our regular slippers and washcloths challenges.

So......stay tuned!   Happy Hands coming up next!


Rachel, Judy, and Lynne

CHALLENGE #22 - 2016

DoVES, INC.
ATCHISON, KANSAS

***** CHALLENGE COMPLETED   -  6/23/16  *****

The DoVES shelter in Atchison, Kansas is a repeat shelter as we did slippers and washcloths for them in April, 2015. Here it is June, 2016 and they’d love to have more. We are happy to oblige. We did a Happy Hands challenge last year and we’ll do one again after we finish slippers and washcloths.

Here we go:


  55 women  -  DONE

  5 teen boys  -  DONE

   5 preteen girls  -  DONE

   5 preteen boys  -  DONE

   5 youth girls  -  DONE

   5 youth boys  -  DONE

   5 toddler girls  -  DONE

   5 toddler boys  -  DONE

   5 girl booties  -  DONE

   5 boy booties  -  DONE

100 washcloths  -  DONE


Mailing Deadline: July 22, 2016

Send to:

DoVES, Inc.
Attn: Debbie Duncan
P.O. Box 262
Atchison, KS 66002


Most of our pledges come in on our Facebook page, but we try to keep the blog updated as the pledges come in with what is still needed in each category.   If you wish to pledge, please put it in a comment on this post or in the message box (top right) and we will receive it in our email - or send directly to email:  thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com


If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us.

Challenges have been moving right along on our Facebook page since I last posted here on the blog.  Due to some family health problems, I (Judy) haven't been able to keep up with posting the last several challenges.  As we have said before, the Facebook page is always current and we welcome you to join us there:  

https://www.facebook.com/ThePinkSlipperProject/

We do accept pledges made here at the blog, too.  We only run one challenge at a time, so if you see a Challenge that is not marked "Challenge Completed" further down the blog, it only means that I have goofed and not marked it finished.  If you would happen to pledge on a challenge that has been completed, we will definitely let you know. 

If you aren't signed up for Facebook and don't wish to, you can still see our page and all of our posts as they are public; however, you can not comment or make a pledge on the page unless you officially join.   You can make a pledge by sending it to us via our email address:    thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com     Be sure that you state the Challenge # and shelter name that you are pledging to.   We would need to know exactly what size/gender and number of slippers/washcloths that you are pledging, also.   

If a specific size/gender category has already been filled on the Facebook page before we receive your email or blog pledge, we will let you know and ask if you would like to change to a different category which is still open.

If you have any questions, please ask us and we try to respond as soon as we can.

We hope that you will join in with us, either here or on Facebook, as we warm hearts and toes of women and children living in domestic abuse shelters across the US>

Rachel, Lynne, and Judy

***NEW*** CHALLENGE #16 - 2016

SAFE NEST
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

****CHALLENGE COMPLETED****

Safe Nest was opened in 1978 with 12 beds. Today 39 years later, they are the largest - with 70 beds - and the most comprehensive domestic violence program in Nevada.
All shelters rely on donations from the public to maintain the level of service. Donations can be in any form. They all love money, of course. Many shelters have a Wish List on their website of items that are needed such as laundry detergent to socks. I often see slippers and washcloths.

If you live in the Las Vegas area, you have likely seen purple and white donation bins. They belong to Safe Nest and have been placed throughout the Las Vegas Valley area. They are emptied on a regular basis and have proven to be a very effective method to increase donations.

So, today, we are going to make a donation to Safe Nest. Our donation will provide warmth for toes of all sizes and we hope they help warm the soul as well.

So let's get busy and make a pledge to Safe Nest:


 75 women - DONE

   5 teen boys - DONE

 10 preteen girls - DONE

 10 preteen boys - DONE

 10 youth girls - DONE

 10 youth boys - DONE

  10 toddler girls - DONE

  10 toddler boys - DONE

    5 booties girls - DONE

    5 booties boys - DONE


150 washcloths - DONE



Mailing Deadline: May 31, 2016


Send to:

Safe Nest
Attention:  Chris R.
2915 W. Charleston Blvd. Ste. 12
Las Vegas, NV 89102


Please send your pledge by way of a comment on this post or through a signup message at the top right of the page.  If a category that you pledge is filled before we receive your pledge, we will let you know as soon as possible.

NEW CHALLENGE TO BE POSTED TODAY!

Our last challenge (on our Facebook page), a Cozies for Pets challenge for the Circle of Hope shelter in Georgia, was a success!    All pet blankets requested were pledged!

We now have a NEW SHELTER CHALLENGE......in Nevada.....that will be posted around 1:00 PM (Eastern) today (Wednesday).   We hope you will join in with us to help warm hearts and toes there as soon as possible.


Rachel, Judy, and Lynne

CHALLENGE #15 OF 2016 HAS BEEN COMPLETED!   Thank you to everyone who made pledges.  The mission of The Pink Slipper Project could not be accomplished without everyone's help.....whether you pledge one pair of slippers or one washcloth or many.  We appreciate all of you and hope that you will continue to join in as often as you are able.

Stay tuned, though.  The Circle of Hope shelter has a pet program in place, so we will be doing a "Cozies for Pets" challenge very shortly to send them some nice cozy, handmade blankets for their fur babies that are staying there, too.

CHALLENGE #15 - 2016

CIRCLE OF HOPE
CORNELIA, GEORGIA

**** CHALLENGE COMPLETED ****
Circle of Hope is a small, 17-bed domestic violence shelter. It is a confidential shelter in an undisclosed location for safety. In 2011, Circle of Hope was gifted a large home and, with a transitional grant, they now have 29 housing units for survivors leaving the shelter. These housing units include one for single women, women over 50, and those with handicaps.

For Circle of Hope we will need the following:

30 women's - DONE

  5 preteen girls - DONE

  5 preteen boys - DONE

  5 youth girls - DONE

  5 youth boys - DONE

  5 toddler girls - DONE

   5 toddler boys - DONE

  5 girls booties - DONE

  5 boys booties - DONE

70 washcloths - DONE


MAILING DEADLINE: MAY 14, 2016

MAIL TO:

SUZANNE DOW
P. O. BOX 833
CORNELIA, GEORGIA 30531



REMEMBER: THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL SHELTER. PLEASE USE THE EXACT ADDRESS AS LISTED ABOVE AND DO NOT INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE SHELTER. THANK YOU.

**** THERE WILL BE A "COZIES FOR PETS" CHALLENGE FOR THIS SHELTER WHEN THIS CHALLENGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED! ****

NEW CHALLENGE COMING!

A new challenge will be posted both here on the blog and on our Facebook page later this morning (Thursday, April 14th).   We hope you will check back with us and join in on the new challenge.   Most of our challenge pledges are received through our Facebook page; however, we try to keep the "numbers still needed" in each category updated here on the blog as quickly as possible.   If you make a pledge through the blog and the categories you have pledged have been filled, we will get back to you as soon as we possibly can.

Rachel, Judy, and Lynne

CHALLENGE #14 - 2016

AVALON CENTER
CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE

**** CHALLENGE COMPLETED ****

The Avalon Center in Crossville, TN, serves a five-county area. There are many programs available, including professional counseling to help heal from the trauma of domestic violence.  A children's advocate works with the children in-shelter to address fear, the trauma and guilt with being a child of or witness to domestic violence.  Crisis intervention is available 24/7. A counseling and education program for domestic violence offenders is designed to intervene with domestic violence offenders to stop the violence immediately and provide instruction on making long- term changes.

We would like to send:

30 women - DONE

  5 booties – neutral colors - DONE

  6 toddler girls - DONE

  6 toddler boys - DONE

  6 youth girls - DONE

  6 youth boys  -  DONE

  6 preteen girls  -  DONE

  6 preteen boys  -  DONE

  3 teen boys - DONE

70 washcloths – DONE


For washcloths, please use white or light colors whenever possible. No dark
or bright colors. Thanks.

Mailing Deadline: May 6, 2016


THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL SHELTER. AS ALWAYS PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THE SHELTER NAME IN THE ADDRESS.


Send to:

Sarah Cannon
P.O. Box 3063
Crossville, TN 38557

Thanks to a final pledge from one of our newest members, Elaine, CHALLENGE #13 OF 2016 has been COMPLETED!!   We hope that many hearts and toes in Meridian, Mississippi, will be warmed with all of your wonderful handmade slippers and washcloths!

Rachel is working on getting all of the information ready for our next challenge - and it may be a bigger one - so, if you didn't get in on the last challenge, we hope that you will start or continue making slippers and washcloths in your favorite sizes so that you will be ready to pledge when the next shelter challenge is posted.   Don't forget - we have a "Sizing Chart" which can be found in the right hand column, which lists a breakdown of the slipper sizes (by gender/age) that we usually request for each challenge.   You can use our Signature Pink Slipper patterns or any pattern of your choosing (no decorations on children's/babies slippers due to a possible choking hazard, please).  

When a challenge is posted, which includes the numbers of slippers/washcloths requested for that specific shelter, our members post a "pledge" to make a specific number of slippers and/or washcloths and send them directly to the address listed in the challenge information.   We do not have a central location to store slippers and washcloths made by our members and then send them out to various shelters.  Instead of sending them to us, you are sending them directly to the shelter that you made them for!   

We work mainly from our Facebook page, so if you would like to join us there, we would love to have you.  But if not, you can join in on challenges as we list them here.  We try to keep the numbers still needed in each category updated as quickly as possible (as most pledges come in on the Facebook page).   Just put your pledge in a "comment" on the challenge post and we will receive it.   Occasionally, a pledge will come in for a category that has been filled.  If so, we will get back to you and let you know as quickly as we can.

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US NEXT TIME!    KEEP WATCHING!

Rachel, Judy, and Lynne

CHALLENGE #13 - 2016

Challenge #13 of 2016 has already been posted on our Facebook page and we have been receiving lots of pledges.   However, some slippers and washcloths are still needed!    Please feel free to join in over on our Facebook page - or place your pledge in a comment below (clock on "No Comments" at the bottom of the post) and we will receive it by email. If a particular category has already been filled when your pledge is received, we will let you know.    

CARE LODGE
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI


This will be the first shelter we have done in Mississippi.

Care Lodge is the only accredited shelter providing comprehensive service to victims of domestic violence in the nine counties of eastern Mississippi. They serve approximately 1,000 shelter and non-shelter clients yearly.

Care Lodge is deeply committed to education, awareness and support within their community. They also offer short-term educational programs to address the personal and interpersonal effects of anger (AIM - anger intervention management.


For Care Lodge, we need:

 50 women - DONE

 4 preteen girls - DONE

 4 preteen boys - DONE

 4 youth girls - DONE

 4 youth boys - DONE

 4 toddler girls - DONE

 4 toddler boys---- DONE

 3 booties girls - DONE

 3 booties boys - DONE


60 washcloths - DONE


MAILING DATE: APRIL 30, 2016


MAIL YOUR ITEMS TO;


Care Lodge Community Services
1627 - 23rd Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

CHALLENGE #12 - 2016

NEW HOPE SHELTER
ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

****CHALLENGE COMPLETED****

New Hope Shelter is a repeat shelter. I contacted them recently and asked if they would like more slippers and washcloths and they are very excited to be receiving more.

For New Hope we will need:

25 women's -  DONE

2 teen girls (age 15) -  DONE

4 preteen girls -  DONE
4 preteen boys -  DONE

5 youth girls -  DONE
5 youth boys -  DONE

4 toddler girls -  DONE
6 toddler boys -  DONE

3 booties for girls -  DONE
4 booties for boys as follows:  -  DONE
        (1 pr) newborn, (1 pr) 6 mos, and (2 prs) 1 yr old boys

65 washcloths -  DONE


MAILING DEADLINE: APRIL 18, 2016

SEND TO:

TERESA DUBEAU
140 PARK STREET, 2nd
ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703


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