A new heavenly Blanket Angel

Loretta Ballenger, 1926 - 2021
By Jessica Rudolph
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Here is the obituary for a very dear and longtime Blanket Angel who is now our Heavenly Blanket Angel!  
https://www.shaw-davis.com/obituary/Loretta-Ballenger

​I first met Loretta standing in line at the Post Office.  I talked to her about MVOB and how I got started.  I saw her next at a blanket making event I was leading at my children’s elementary school.  I asked her if she had grandchildren who went to the school and she said “No, I was just so inspired with what you told me about the mission of the organization, when I saw this event in the paper, I wanted to come and be a part of it.”

​She volunteered for years with us every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am - 3 pm, sandwiching blankets in our little Blanket Workshop, helping with speaking events, training new volunteers, helping run our many Blanket Workshops as we moved from different locations, sorting & organizing fabric, sewing tops and finishing blankets at home, among so many other ways she gave of her time, talents and treasures!
​Obituary​

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