Dear Family, Friends and Website Visitors,

Believe it or not, it is crunch time.  I know that it is a couple of months before my Thanksgiving Day Helping those in Need, but wanting to fill 200-250 bags will take some time.

As I am going through all the donations you have so generously made available to me,  I have come to this realization.  If there are any bodies in Glendale that aren't clean, it wouldn't be for our lack of trying.

I will still accept any and all items you have hanging around the house, but , there are some in particular that I have run short of.  Those items would be:

Healthy snacks

washcloths

small tissue packets

small deodorants

floss

travel size wipe ups

and bags to put everything in.

Who knew that this would become so big.  They are expecting between 200 and 300 people at the soup kitchen on Thanksgiving day.  With all your help, I will be able to make sure that every man woman and child will receive a bag.

As always, I will continue to make my hats, network for donations and shop for bargains because it can all be applied to next year if need be.

I will be taking pictures of this process of setting things up and on Thanksgiving day.  I'm hoping that the newspaper will be there again to cover the event and get the word out on how many people are in need of  help.  I'll post all information on my website.

Thanks again for your caring and efforts and remember,

WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET,

WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE.

Blessings to all,

Lauren