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Covered with love charity, donate handmade,crochet, babies,newborn, free crochet patterns, preemies,hospitals,community, outreach, shelters, women, new mothers.
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We would love to invite you to join with us in our mission to cover the world with love...
one baby at a time!
If you enjoy knitting or crocheting we would love to have your help in providing these precious ones with a little comfort. Weather they are healthy newborns or preemies in need of special care.....we need your skills!
Covered With Love is a registered non-profit organization which donates lovely handmade hats, booties, blankets and other items to local hospitals, shelters, and other community organizations in the North Carolina area. This area has been hit hard by the current economic situation and has made things a little more difficult for some families.
These items are much in need and very appreciated by all recipients. Just think, an easy craft, some of which can be done in 10 minutes to half an hour can mean so much!
Won't you please consider sharing the works of your hands... and the love of your heart.
Some of you may be wondering why I started this charity to begin with, so I thought today that I would share a little about my life.
Once I was a single parent. I had a baby, no family, no way to support it or myself and I was in dire straights. Something had to be done. I took advantage of the government programs that are out there for people in this type of situation. I took a couple buses to get to the office locations, stood in those all afternoon long lines (with the baby) and answered the questions and filled out the forms.
I was then able to feed myself and the baby, but was certainly not content to live life like that, so I took advantage of further educational programs. I went to school for only 9 months and became a phlebotomist. I then worked for hospitals and labs and worked my way up gaining experience. I then continued in further education to get me into a higher and higher wage brackets.
What I'm saying is, I know what it's like to be in a place that seems completely hopeless. But it isn't, don't be afraid to go and get the temporary help you need to get up on your feet and make a life for yourself and child (children). I don't by any means recommend that you get on a program and stop there, use it as a step up to stand on your own.
I would not consider myself a brainiac by any stretch of the imagination. It was tough going to school with a baby on my hands. I spent many a night studying till 2 am. But in the end, it was worth it and I got back something that I had lost and desperately needed for both myself and my child....dignity and self worth.
So, if you, or someone you know is in this situation, encourage them. Tell them "Believe in yourself,You can do it, there is a way out!"
That is what I say to the ladies I meet who we donate to in the hospitals and especially the women's shelters. And that is why I created "Covered With Love".
Now, as an adult, I am having to go back again for education and that will have some new challenges to be faced! I will be going to Colorado Technical University taking the online courses for medical billing and coding to get my associates degree. Remember, learning never stops!
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