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Blankets of Belief Challenge



   

When Blogger "Conservative Belle" saw that the Blankets of Belief (Wrapped in Holiday Spirit) campaign was in need of many more blankets than had been collected, she decided to do something about it. Belle has stepped up to challenge her fellow knitters, seamstresses and no-sew blanket makers to participate in the many blanket campaigns of Soldiers' Angels. 

Anyone making a Blanket of Belief is invited to send Conservative Belle pictures of the completed blanket.  She will award a personally hand-knitted scarf and hat set to the best blanket.  In addition, the first person to make both a Blanket of Belief and Blanket of Gratitude, as well as whoever makes the most blankets overall will also receive her hand-knitted prizes. 

In a wonderful blog post, Belle outlined how easy it is to make a blanket for under $20 and two hours of effort.  "First, set aside all your "I can't sew or do crafty things" reservations and put on your 'can do' attitude," she wrote. "Remember, this is for those in our military who always have a can do attitude for us. This project is easy and you have OPTIONS!"

Soldiers' Angels salutes Belle for her hard work, inspiration, fun spirit, and Can Do attitude, and encourages all Angels to join in Belle's challenge.

Full details of Belle's challenge and information on how to participate can be found here. Let's see what we can do!




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Soldiers' Angels is a proud to stand with fellow Angel Aviella Winder, who is about to release her debut CD and will be donating a portion of its sales to Soldiers' Angels.




  

Since being crowned Miss Teen Minnesota International in 2009, a position she will hang onto until March 6, 2010, 17-year-old Jessica Scheu has been promoting her platform – Soldier’s Angels – and its message: “May no soldier go unloved.”

In her work with Soldier’s Angels, Scheu adopted a soldier who she corresponds with by writing letters and sending care packages. She also participates in the Ladies of Liberty program, which supports women soldiers during deployment, and the Warriors to Citizens military program based in Farmington.

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