Grace Jewell Fisher-Gilmore of Stockton, California, recently learned
of the Comfort Doll Project, and I wanted to share her
plans for promoting and donating to the cause. What a wonderful way to get friends,
family, and community involved in such a heart touching cause.
Dear Pat,
Thank you for you return email. I'll make sure we keep the dolls
within the 6" height. Last year myself, my son, daughter, grandchildren
and other friends and family embroidered sayings on fabric which I then
bound and backed with a fabric or ornaments with big raffia bows. We
used the ornaments (around 50) to decorate a tree for an event in the
next town for their Festival of Trees to raise money for the museum and
classes for the public. It was featured on the local news. Everyone had
a wonderful time making the ornaments and were very excited to go see
'their' ornaments on the tree. There were approx. 80 plus trees. This
year I am planning on using the comfort dolls to decorate one of the two
trees we're doing. I'm going to title it "The Comfort Tree" and have a
scroll that explains the dolls. I'm hoping the tree will generate more
interest in people making them. After Christmas the trees come down and
that's when I'll be mailing them to you so the love with which they were
made can be shared. I love getting others involved in projects like
this. It not only brings our their creativity but gives them an
opportunity to give service to others. And we have learned through
experience that giving service not only helps the recipient but gives
the one giving the service feelings of love and compassion and a renewed
sense of what life should be like. Thank you for providing this
opportunity for us to give service. I will check the site you listed for
pattern ideas. And your work is not only beautiful but a blessings for
others to see and have.
Thank you again,
Grace
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