Nick

     I often surf around on the Wish Upon A Hero site looking for people with wishes that I can help with or pass on to see if others on Twitters can. Today I came across one that shows and amazing loyalty to a friend in need and was so touched by it that initially contacted the person to offer a card for encouragement to the guy in need.
     While I was waiting for a reply with the address, I tweeted about it on my main Twitter account (@nursebevw) as well as @crafterslove. People were retweeting it and offering to send cards also. I was even more touched by the immediate response of people willing to help with even just passing along the information that I have now decided that I am going to give this wish my full attention.
     I plan to not only recruit people to send cards but to make donations to help this man get his life back & his friends to help take care of him until that point comes. 

I have friends that I love dearly and would do anything in the world for.... obviously these people feel the same way about "Nick" and are reaching out to the world for help and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that they get it. ALL donations made to Crafters With Love will be sent to this family from today until the end of September. In the meantime, all other projects are on hold and will only be recommendations only. 

Read their story as posted on http://www.wishuponahero.com:

My best friend in the whole world, Nick, has been through a really hard time lately and I would love to help him out, but I can't do it alone. He was living near me in Fort Worth, and was working hard to provide child support for his two kids, but ended up getting laid off after 6 years on his job. Soon after he lost his car, and was just having a really hard time making ends meet. Through a cousin of his, he was offered a construction job in Amarillo, which is about 5 hours away from Fort Worth. My boyfriend and I gave him a ride up there because we knew he really needed a fresh start, and he would have done it for us if we had needed him too. After a few short months there, he seemed to be doing well and things were looking up for him...he even found himself a new girlfriend, an apartment and a truck. About 3 months ago we got a phone call that Nick had an accident at work and was probably not going to survive. He fell from a lift and dropped head first onto concrete. His skull was fractured and he needed several surgeries to relieve the pressure on his brain. He spent an entire week in a comma. Thankfully, he pulled through it and after a few weeks in the hospital, they moved him to an assisted living home near Fort Worth so he could continue his rehab and learn to live on his own again. He has been doing really well the past couple of weeks, and apart from having mild seizures, he is back to his old self. He wants to return to Amarillo and again try to start fresh. He doesn't have much family, and apart from me and my boyfriend, he doesn't get much support. He needs some serious moral support as well as help with his move back to Amarillo. Any letters, cards, prayers, and/or gas or food gift cards, so we can AGAIN get him home, would be greatly appreciated. He is a great guy who seems to have the worst luck ever, and just needs some positive energy sent his way. It would mean a lot to him to know people out there were willing to help. 

Here's the link to actual page: http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=351595

For those wishing to send cards: Send to:
"Nick"  5740 Parkview Hills Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76179. 

Donations can either be made by clicking the "Donate" button on this page, or I can supply you with a Paypal email for the family. As previously stated ALL donations made to Crafters With Love will be sent to this family from today until the end of September. In the meantime, all other projects are on hold and will only be recommendations only. 

Update on Nick: Friday August 28, 2009

He will be leaving his assisted living home next week and then he will stay with us until we can get him home. Thanks!

Join Nick's Cause & help spread the word on Facebook HERE

 

Newborns in Need

Newborns in Need, Inc. (NIN) is a 501(c)3 charity organized to take care of sick and needy babies and their families; and in cases of crisis, to help where help is needed.

Newborns in Need, Inc. is founded upon Christian principles and provides essential items without charge to those in need. Serving God's tiniest children since 1992.

In 2008, Newborns in Need donated out 492,000 items!

Visit their site here

Do all the good you can,
by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can,
at all the times you can.

Project Angel Kisses

"Project Angel Kisses is a ministry, built on a foundation of faith and prayer, to help meet the very special needs of precious preemies and full-term babies whose parents are in need of help. We want each family to know,without a doubt, that there are people who love their tiny angels, are praying for them, and want to help by crocheting, knitting, quilting,and sewing hats, booties, afghans, mitts, angel layettes (burial layettes), diaper shirts, gel pillowcases, etc. We have a LOT of fun and make cherished friendships as we make angel gifts for "our babies."

More information Here

Project Knit

Project Knit is part of Project Sunshine which provides free programs and services to children and families who are affected with serious medical challenges.

Project Knit gives knitters the opportunity to help children and families affected by medical challenges. There are many ways to become involved in Project Knit:

• Lead your own knitting group anywhere in the country by making blankets, hats, gloves and scarves from preemie to teen sizes that can be donated to a hospital.


• Form a knitting group with your co-workers during lunch time to create team building and social opportunities in your work environment while giving back to the community. We´ll help you get started!


• Volunteer to teach knitting in hospitals to children and families as a way to relieve their stress. This is a great way to share your knitting skills with others and connect with children and families who would benefit greatly from your volunteer services.

View photos of Project Knit in action!

Download our information sheet to send in with your knitting donations or email us to be added to our knitting database. Project Sunshine wants to get to know our knitters!

Download free easy baby patterns to use for your Project Sunshine knitting donations.

More ways to help Project Sunshine: Click here for more information

The Mother Bear Project

The Mother Bear Project is dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them a gift of love in the form of a hand-knit or crocheted bear. The simple gift of a hand-knit bear with a tag signed by the knitter has touched children with the message that they are unconditionally loved. Learn more about Mother Bear Project, the children in need and how you can help this effort.

Faith, Hope and Charity Stitches, Inc.

Faith Hope and Charity Stitches is a 501(c)3 non profit corporation.

We started FHCS in January of 2004, to make and give clothing, blankets, burial outfits and other things to babies that are too small to shop for, to families that can not afford to purchase the items, and to have the appropriate clothing needed in the hospitals to facilitate life support systems connected to ill babies.

Most of us had been involved in doing this charity work for months or even years. The decision to form a new non profit came out of wanting to include in the deliveries we make - a witness to the recipients. Not a witness of 'our goodness' but a witness of how we strive to please God in what we do, as we give freely, expecting nothing in return. Our deliveries now go to 17 agencies - some once per month, and include poems [bereavement], scripture for encouragement, and the indication the we as a group do this not as a service for merit, but as an act of love. We love what we do in the sewing, quilting, crocheting, and knitting processes, and to share the works from our hands is a gift to the recipients. Demonstrating our love for the recipients without ever meeting them, letting them know that someone else cared ahead of time, is our way of sharing the love we have learned from our Lord.

To help, DONATE or join us, contact us as outlined below. You'll find us in a variety of places across Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

You may use our online form HERE to contact us--or you may EMAIL US through your own mail program.

You may also reach us via "snail mail" at:

Faith Hope and Charity Stitches, Inc
9290 South Brown Rd
Chardon, Ohio 44024

Wish List

This is a wish list of " most " of what we need on a monthly basis. We deliver as much as we have every month- so the needs listed below are on going every month all year long.

Quilts 36" x 45"

Receiving Blankets [30 X 30 36 X 36 preferred] Flannels/single layer or may be doubled [serged edges are fine]

Afghans crocheted and knitted (20 X 20 up to 36 X 45) small ones must be light weight yarn. NO WOOL or Wool blends please

Onesies -moderate stretch

Sleepers

Gowns

T-shirts -moderate stretch fabric

Hats/bonnets (only large preemie and newborn)

Sweaters, hats & bootie sets

Bibs, burp cloths, preemie dresses, jogging suits. These items can be handmade, or bought new . Toys are always welcomed- soft washable hand made or NEW purchased.

Baby hygiene products (lotion, shampoo,bath etc.), diapers, pacifiers, baby wipes, etc. are always needed - we never have enough

Bereavement Items:

Burial gowns with bonnets for boys and girls, miscarriage wrappers for early losses, memory handkerchiefs, memory afghans, memory stuffed animals (small, pastel colors), memory envelopes in all sizes.

Fabrics, Yarns and Supplies: flannel, interlock knit baby prints or solid, polar fleece, cotton or cotton blend, lace, white serger thread on large cones, regular sewing thread, "stuffing" - polyfill, new only, quilt batting, lots of baby and sport weight yarn. (any notions for sewing, knitting, crocheting, and quilting, i.e. scissors, rotary cutters, cutting mats, needles, etc)
Visit their website for more information, patterns, and/or updated information. Click here
*Information listed here taken directly from Faith, Hope & Charity Stitches Website.