Since September 2016 Leesburg Kiwanians have hand-braided and delivered 600 (and counting) fleece blankets to the pediatric ward at Loudoun INOVA Hospital–delivery 300 pictured. What started as 12 each month is now 24 for children staying at the hospital, including those there for MRIs and radiology, emergency room visits, and operations.
INOVA hospital staff lets children who need some added warmth or just some soft, soothing comfort choose a blanket.
According to the staff, these blankets have become very popular with their colorful designs and hand-braided edges. Hospital child life specialists report “many patients hold onto their blankets their entire visit, and it becomes their coping method!” They note the children are thrilled to learn they get to take them home too.
When the club delivered presents to patients just before Christmas in 2018, we met a teenage girl who had received one of our first donated blankets. It remains a prized possession according to her mom.
The pediatric unit therapy dog–Jeremiah–gets monthly deliveries too. At the staff’s request we braid the edge remnants from the fleece into sturdy chew toys. According to a former handler, “he’s in heaven with his rope pull toys! He likes to challenge me every now and again to a game of tug of war and he always wins…of course!” Jeremiah looks forward to blanket deliveries too because his 3 toys have come. If Jeremiah sees us coming to deliver blankets in the hallway, he looks for his toy, and sometimes will take one right then to carry around the hospital.
Therapy Dog Jeremiah enjoying a new chew toy made from remnants of the braided fleece blankets for pediatric patients.
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Fleece Blankets for INOVA Loudoun Hospital
Since September 2016 Leesburg Kiwanians have hand-braided and delivered 600 (and counting) fleece blankets to the pediatric ward at Loudoun INOVA Hospital–delivery 300 pictured. What started as 12 each month is now 24 for children staying at the hospital, including those there for MRIs and radiology, emergency room visits, and operations.
INOVA hospital staff lets children who need some added warmth or just some soft, soothing comfort choose a blanket.
According to the staff, these blankets have become very popular with their colorful designs and hand-braided edges. Hospital child life specialists report “many patients hold onto their blankets their entire visit, and it becomes their coping method!” They note the children are thrilled to learn they get to take them home too.
When the club delivered presents to patients just before Christmas in 2018, we met a teenage girl who had received one of our first donated blankets. It remains a prized possession according to her mom.
The pediatric unit therapy dog–Jeremiah–gets monthly deliveries too. At the staff’s request we braid the edge remnants from the fleece into sturdy chew toys. According to a former handler, “he’s in heaven with his rope pull toys! He likes to challenge me every now and again to a game of tug of war and he always wins…of course!” Jeremiah looks forward to blanket deliveries too because his 3 toys have come. If Jeremiah sees us coming to deliver blankets in the hallway, he looks for his toy, and sometimes will take one right then to carry around the hospital.
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Drink Coca Cola products? Enter codes inside bottle caps and scans on cans into donations to charity. Coca Cola donates a $0.05 per bottle, up to $0.38 for a 28-pack or larger case.
Current Coca Cola® Give cause partners: the American Red Cross, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Boys and Girls Clubs, USO, local schools, Special Olympics, Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and the National Parks Foundation.
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Cleaning Up the W&OD Trail a couple miles at a time. 3 members (Harlan, Kim, Bob) walked 2 miles on the trail March 26th picking up trash. Not much to pick up, so it doubled as a cool morning walk. Another example of Kiwanis serving our Loudoun County community. ... See MoreSee Less
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Unisex t-shirts are available at the Kiwanis Family Store! Updated with custom Kiwanis labels and super-soft fabrics, they're perfect for any project or meeting. Outfitting everyone in branded t-shirts is an easy, affordable way to show that Kiwanis is behind the good work you do. Shop now: bit.ly/3AqrVS2 ... See MoreSee Less
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The NICU, Mother/Baby and Pediatric units at UNC Health Southeastern received some much-needed supplies from the Kiwanis Club of Robeson-Lumberton, North Carolina. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
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