Mother's Day and Father's Day Cards for the Troops

We put out the call and you responded once again to help us bring joy into the lives of some of our troops and their families. Over the last 4 years, we have collected more than 5000 cards for the troops to be able to send home for Mother's and Father's Day.

These cards were distributed to men and women who are currently taking part in pre-deployment training.  Classes from all branches of the military arrive every couple of weeks to undergo Combat Advisor training before being sent overseas.  This training usually begins at 5:30 a.m., continuing well into the evening 6 days a week and leaving the men and women precious little time to communicate with their families at home, so these cards are greatly appreciated.

I think this quote really sums it up:   "One young Airman commented 'it's pretty amazing to think that people I don't know care about me' as he selected his Mother's Day card."

Cyn

Soldiers' Angels

"May No Soldier Go Unloved"

Charity Wings is proud to support Soldiers' Angels this month. Volunteers send care packages and letters to deployed service members that have been adopted through the program.

providing comfort

Over 25,000 wounded soldiers have been supplied with First Response Backpacks. Severely wounded soldiers have been supplied with voice-controlled/adaptive laptops.

providing aid

From flights for emergency situations to kevlar blankets, Soldiers' Angels strives to provide support and assistance for our brave men and women.

There are currently 84 heroes awaiting adoption. April is the Month of the Military Child. More than 1 MILLION children have at least one parent currently serving our country actively.

This caring organization is also in need of snacks. An area of their warehouse normally used to store snacks is bare.

We encourage you to learn more about Soldiers' Angels and help them honor our soldiers.

Featured Video: Live at CHA with Want2Scrap

Cards for Our Troops

Over the past 4 years, we have collected over 5000 cards for the troops to send home for Mother's Day and Father's Day. It's that time again!...        

Please send your cards to:

Charity Wings Cards for Troops Campaign

PO Box 910665

San Diego, CA 92191

Let's show the troops how much their sacrifice means. This event will only run until 

APRIL 16 

So don't wait too long, act now. 

Auctions, Auctions, Auctions

Have you seen the incredible eBay auctions that are currently taking place?!  So much great stuff.  Some of the auctions are ending soon, so check them out!  Click on image below to submit your bids!

Net profits from many of these auctions will benefit Crafting for a Cure.

Quarterly Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our quarterly raffle winners - quite the lucky bunch!

Thank you for everyone that participated in our First Quarter Raffle! You contributions will help Crafting for a Cure ensure children are having a positive experience when a hospital visit is necessary.

Andrea Garcia- necklace

Christine Nay-want to scrap package

Kathleen Baker- angel

Robyn Olzsowy-doll pattern

Glenna Ruoff- trine

Lillian Guzman-nancy leftko

Giovanna Kostrubala-handmade journal

Sophia Delgado-journaling

Winner: Glenna R. Winner: Robyn O. Winner: Lillian G.

Winner: Giovanna K. Winner: Sophia D. Winner: Kathleen B.

Winner: Christine N. Winner: Andrea G.

The New Girl!

Hello to all you wonderful crafters! My name is Heidi Sterrett, and I am the newest "Blogger Extraordinaire" here at CharityWings. I am 30 (just turned the first week of March, and am still getting my brain wrapped around that!), and I live in West Palm Beach, Florida. A little about me, and what brought me to CharityWings; I adore anything creative and crafty. I also happen to have Lupus, and that being the case I'm unable to work full time. I was looking for something fun that I could dedicate some of my time to, and also have a good time doing. I came across something about CharityWings on a craft blog, went to the site, and thought they were a cool organization. Long story short, here I am! As I mentioned before, I love to do anything creative or crafty. This includes Scrapbooking, art journaling, Project Life, photography, jewelry making, and knitting. I find I am a much happier and better me if I am doing something creative, and if that happens to include giving back, then all the better! I am really looking forward to this new adventure wirh CharityWings and getting to know you, the readers. Please feel free to write me or comment on my blogs, and I will comment back! I also hope to meet some of you at the CharityWings events! Here's to new adventures, pretty crafts, and an amazing 2012! For the Love of All Things Crafty! Heidi

Reader Highlight - Crop for a Cause: Making MS a Memory

As many of you know, my way of supporting Charity Wings from Chicago is by volunteering my time to blog about their causes and their great sponsors.

I've been blogging with Charity Wings since about 2010 (time flies!), and I've had the chance to hear from so many of you.  One of our readers, Margie Fugii Higuchi, who lives near me told me a about a great crop she participated in that raises funds for Multiple Sclerosis.  The 6th Annual Crop for a Cause: Making MS a Memory took place last weekend and it was a huge success.

This is Margie and I meeting face to face for the first time!

I was tickled to find out that the main coordinator of the event, Laura Machonis had actually volunteered for Charity Wings herself two years ago at CHA in Chicago. What a small world!

I know that Laura is not our only active reader, so please let us know if you're having an event that we can showcase!  It's always amazing to see how incredibly talented our members are, and it's even better when we can be a small part of it!  I got to benefit from the goodies you'll see below!

The event had an outstanding group of volunteers, giveaways, raffles and silent auctions.  And don't even get me started on the funny, fantastic and friendly group of participants.  Yup - they get the Triple F for FUN!

Superstar Volunteers

Goodie bags filled with so much stuff!

Free massages from Olympia - a five year sponsor of the event

this is only a PORTION of the raffles and silent auction items

Now for the drum roll for total funds raised......

$18,431.01

Congratulations to Crop for a Cause....may your efforts continue growing to the point where you never have to host another crop for MS.  With efforts like yours, MS will one day be nothing more than a Memory!