We create soft, snuggly pillowcases and baby blankets for children in shelters and hospitals. Each pillowcase has a tag that says "you are loved." One friend referred to the pillowcases as "little life rafts" that the child can take with them on their journey, and I think that is an appropriate description.
your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals. Each pillowcase costs about $6 in materials. All labor is volunteer! We have made hundreds thus far. The donate button will take you to our contact page. Let us know your interest and we can provide instructions on receiving your donation. Thanks!!
Happy early Labor Day wishes to you.
Mathew and I have been busy making our latest pillowcases - princesses, puppy dogs, flamingos, beach-going avocados, and more!
AND, I just delivered a large batch to Santa Fe Senior Services who are gathering items to support children and women at our local Esperanza Shelter. Their mission is "to shelter those threatened by domestic violence and to support healthy relationships." We are so grateful for your enthusiasm to help us spread the love and bring smiles to little ones. Julie and Mathew
Happy summer to everyone! Mathew and I have been super busy creating colorful reminders for children that they are loved, cherished, and welcomed. These pillowcases feature lots of summer fun including watermelon slices, flavorful popsicles, swimming fish, sailboats, and beach vibes. Our hope is that each child receiving a pillowcase experiences warmth and delight from having something of their very own, made just for them. As they lay their little heads down to sleep accompanied by the message "you are loved" we wish them sweet dreams and their parents some ease amid the upheaval in their lives.
May we all remember to remind each other "you are loved."
With deep gratitude for your support, Julie and Mathew
Greetings all, wow it is already July! Mathew and I have been delighting in summertime fabrics. We just made another delivery to Christus St Vincent's pediatric unit and included happy cacti, choo-choo trains, animal alphabets, and hearts galore. Our next delivery to the border happens in a few weeks and we are poised to send another 100 or so as reminders that love still persists in this complicated world. Thank you for helping us spread this message that "you are loved!!" It IS what the world needs now. With deep gratitude, Julie and Mathew
Your generosity and support continues to reach more and more vulnerable children! This week Julie made our first delivery of pillowcases and receiving blankets to Christus St Vincent's pediatric hospital wing. They were so excited to receive these that they wanted a photo of Julie and the Chief Clinical Nurse Manager, Sabrina.
The photo and a short write-up about the project / gifts were included in this month's CSV newsletter. So much love and caring spread around :-). Thank you for your continued compassion as we continue to sew and sew!
With heart-felt gratitude, Julie and Mathew
Another delivery commenced to the three border shelters. This time we included 80 pillowcases of butterflies, happy frogs, cars of all kinds, and sea turtles. We also sent a few receiving blankets (stars and moons, kittens, and dragonflies), women's underwear, stuffed teddy bears, various sundries, and a few more items that we had collected. Even though we have met our 500 pillowcase goal (yay!!), our work continues as families continue to seek asylum.
AND, the quilts Julie and Mathew have donated to help raise money for the Pillowcases4Love project are receiving attention. The quilts are available as expressions of our gratitude for donations of varied amounts. One has been adopted and three are still available. To find out more about this extended fundraiser, please visit:
AND we have also begun making receiving blankets for mom's with newborns and will now be including those with our deliveries. AND Julie and Mathew have donated several of their handmade quilts to help raise money for this project.
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Hello Friends! Winter is upon us here in New Mexico. Yesterday we delivered over 100 pillowcases to the border shelters for the children seeking asylum with their families. These snuggly pillowcase themes include dancing snowflake penguins, fishing winter polar bears, friendly jungle animals, smiling Christmas cactus, and so much more!
We have delivered 300 of the planned 500 pillowcases, so we are way ahead of schedule :-). With heartfelt gratitude for the warmth, smiles, and good cheer you are bringing to these children at a vulnerable time. "You are loved!!" Wishing you joy and meaning during this holiday season, Julie and Matt
Hello Friends! I'm delighted to share with you that we are sending 90 pillowcases to the shelters at the border to be shared with the children passing through. That is 90 more smiles, warm welcomes, and reminders to each child that he/she is loved.
And...we purchased enough fabric this past week to make the next 200! We are busy beginning the next batch, with our own smiles and warm wishes poured into each pillowcase. A heartfelt thanks from us, Julie and Matt, for your generosity in supporting this project. "You are loved!"
One of our generous donors wrote, "Every child no matter what the circumstances deserves a safe place to sleep and to feel loved. I am thrilled to be able to donate to this Pillowcase Project." We are so grateful to all of you for understanding the why's behind this project and for your generosity!
Thanks to your generous donations, we have purchased enough fabric for the next 100 pillowcases! We will get busy making them and send what we can in August's delivery south. Just imagine the smiles and heartfelt yumminess passed on to these little ones - singing daisies, friendly dinos, giddy monsters, and more!!
These pillowcases will be delivered to several different border organizations / shelters that provide support for families seeking asylum legally. These include Colores United, Unitarian Universalist Silver City Fellowship, Border Partners, and others.
During their three-day stay at the shelter, each child and mother with a newborn receives a pillowcase to use and then take with them on their journey. It is a small but powerful reminder that they are loved and not alone. We are all interconnected in our shared humanity.
One of our generous donors suggested we share with you a photo of us, Julie and Mathew, the pillowcase makers. We are very happy to do this and hope that our joy in doing this work shines through.
We are 2/3rds of the way to our funding goal! Thanks to all of you for your support and for helping to spread the joy to the children. You are loved!!
Julie Hliboki
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