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We are grateful for all who give their time, treasure and talents to MVOB, on #GivingTuesday and every day.  YOU are the heart of our mission to provide love and comfort to children in foster care through the gift of a handmade blanket.
#GivingTuesday is over, but our need for YOU continues!
We hope to be a part of your year-end giving.

" Someone made this just for me ?"  How special is that?

                                  Video created by Perry Finley

This one thing that will bring comfort . . . 

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We received this email from a JustServe volunteer who told us about her family's experience with the foster care system and the difference a blanket can make.

​Thank you so very much for creating this opportunity to help children in the foster care system.  I was so moved when I read about your organization on the Just Serve website and what you do for these precious children. 
Close family members were recently involved in taking 2 children into their home through the Dept of Child Protective Services, and I saw first hand the upheaval this caused in those children's lives.  Even though they were placed in the safest and most caring environment, in an instant their familiar foundation was stripped away. 
​Having something to hold on to, that is theirs to keep no matter what the future holds, is so crucially important.  I am privileged to be able to do this one thing that will bring comfort during such a trying time in these children's lives.
Ann

Our Mission
My Very Own Blanket is dedicated to warming the heart of every child in the foster care system and children in need with a blanket, to give them a feeling of comfort, security and most of all, a SMILE.  Handmade blankets are created through the loving care of volunteers.
We connect diverse people, community groups, businesses and services through this volunteer opportunity and ministry to our children in foster care. These gifts are comforting and familiar, and children can take them from one home to another.  Thousands of blankets are donated each year to children in foster care. Each blanket is personalized with the child’s name, a tradition for My Very Own Blanket since 1999.  

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​Thanks for all the wonderful donations!  You are welcome to come inside to purchase kits or drop off your donation, 9 - Noon, Monday-Friday.
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Or purchase blanket kits here:  To pick up.  To be shipped to you.  Pick up inside on weekday mornings or at any time from the brown donation bin outside our workshop.

​Finished blankets (please include your name with donation) can be dropped off in the bin as well. We collect them daily.
If you would like to come and volunteer, we support social distancing and wearing masks. We appreciate and continue to encourage you to get involved with My Very Own Blanket, helping us bring LOVE to children in foster care.
Amazon Smile.  Purchase with purpose. Amazon donates to MVOB when you shop at ​smile.amazon.com.
Kroger Community Rewards.  Shop with your Plus Card to earn donations for MVOB. ENROLL. Our account: CG546.
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Happy blanket birthday!
​​Support kids in foster care while enjoying your birthday party, whatever your age!

Our blanket angel Anna created this Girl Scout project that shows how it's done. 

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Dedicated to helping children in foster care feel valued and comforted since 1999

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For just $12-$15 and 30 minutes, you can change a life
What a Blanket Can Mean
Jessica talks to a former foster child about the blanket she received at age 2 and what it meant to her.
Listen to this excellent program on foster care youth education in Ohio, from WOSU Radio's All Things Considered.

Jessica Rudolph tells how MVOB began

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Our valued shipping partner
We are so grateful for our partnership with UnitedHealth Care Community Plan for consistent and generous help with our shipping needs.  They help us get blankets into the hands of children in foster care, AND they help us get blanket kits to people outside Central Ohio who want to make our “no-sew” fleece blankets to deliver to children in care in their areas.  So helpful!  We are so grateful and SO THANKFUL!
​If you are looking for a new health care plan, please consider joining our generous sponsors!