I found this in the Etsy forums, and thought that I should pass the info along-

~ originally posted by HollysRainbow here ~

Hi there -

My partner passed this on to me, and I thought there might be some on here who would be interested in helping. There are SO many knitters, sewers and crocheters on here.

This is a charity called Warm Hearts-Warm Babies , a nonprofit which provides Colorado hospitals with free burial layettes for families who have lost there infant. They need people to make items for them. They need full-term baby boy outfits most of all

It says" we try to include an outfit, matching hat, booties, small blanket, keepsake, mother's tear hankie and a memory envelope".

This is truly a very sad thing to think about, yet it happens all the time, and nobody hears about it in the news -its private personal tragedy.

So, here is the info: The charity does have materials and fibers to give to those willing to make items.
Their phone is 303-919-5413
And the email is:
info [!at] warmheartswarmbabies.org
Their website is:
http://warmheartswarmbabies.org/

This site has been created to keep our friends and family updated. Baylie was diagnosed in Feb. 2000 with Chiari Malformation (a rare brain abnormality) and in June 2004 with Pseudotumor Cerebri (high intracranial pressure). She has undergone 2 brain surgeries and 7 surgeries on her LP shunt since her diagnosis.

During this time, Baylie has decided to help find a cure, she started making Beaded Bracelets, then came T-Shirts, and Now, Hand Made Candles.

She is on a Mission now... To raise a Million Dollars to help stop the pain in her friends and herself, she is determined to beat this disease and help ALL else that suffer from it.

Baylie:

Tis the season to give and this year I am doing a project to collect Blankets for Homeless people
adn also to buy things very cheaply for the Humane society.
This is how this works...I give my time and my own money plus the money donated to me. One hundred percent of the
monies go directly to the poeple and pets in need :) There is no middle man eating up the donations.
In fact I donate the monies to make sure the expenses are covered by me. I also have recruited a few other poeple
to help me including some of the people at work. SO I have a donation button below and I would appreciate you giving
what you can. For the price of one Starbucks coffee there is the cost of the blankets I found 4.95 to keep
someone warm enough from possibly getting very sick or losing their life. And at the very least feeling people
care enough to worry about them in the winter time.

I hope this message finds you happy and successful on this Friday morning!

In efforts to spread warmth, cheer and happiness this year we are hosting a blanket drive Dec. 2-22. We are asking for donations of gently used or new & handmade blankets. Any size will do. If you or your organization can help and donate just one blanket, you can help change the life of a homeless person. All blankets will be donated to the Indy Dream Center http://www.theindydreamcenter.org/ Our goal is 2,000 or more blankets.

If you are an indy retailer or service business we would love to feature your kindness on our blog.

Please convo us for more information and where to send the blankets to.  (My note: in order to convo her, sign up on Etsy).

Thank you,
Gabreial Wyatt
Vintage Body Spa, LLC

(My note: Her original post).

Current Mood: hopeful

The No Kill Advocacy Center

At the No Kill Advocacy Center, we believe that - as a movement - it is up to us to put aside the fatalistic attitudes that change is impossible; that the best we can offer homeless animals is the two prong strategy of failure: adopt some and kill the rest; that a No Kill Nation is unattainable. 

It is up to each and every one of us to work together to implement sheltering models that have saved thousands of animals. A No Kill Nation is within our reach; and if we work together - with certainty of purpose, assured of our own success, with the philosophy of "what must be done, shall be done" - the attainment of our goal will not be far off.

Some rat and mouse links:

* The Rat and Mouse Club of America- for domestic rat and mouse lovers.

*A rat and mouse veterinarian database

*The Rats Rule! forums.

*"The perfect diet for rats, constructed by a vet and a rat expert."