handmade Pip-Life Social Justice

:: Softies For The Mirabel Foundation

October 25, 2010

Okay! A LOT of people have signed up for Softies for Mirabel.. but maybe we could get MORE signups if we had some cute little flyers to print and post about the place? Do you think that would be good? I do! Do you think YOU could design a flyer? I would LOVE you to! I will put it up here and on the Mirabel photo pool too, over on Flickr. Send your flyer, with your info so I can credit you fully, to meetmeatmikes@gmail.com if that seems like something you would like to do!

Here is some more about what we are doing….

Softies for Mirabel is now in it’s fourth year. It’s a campaign we run to benefit The Mirabel Foundation. The Mirabel Foundation is an amazing group of people who provide support to families affected by substance abuse. Their work involves supporting the carers of kids who might have lost a parent, or been abandoned, due to their parent’s illicit drug use. Sometimes it is BOTH parents. It’s really VERY important work. These kids are really amazing, and usually in the care of extended family or elderly grandparents. They are often grieving for their lost parent. And they need to know that PEOPLE CARE. I care. And my family and our little Mike’s community cares. Each year we ask people to get together (or fly solo!) and make a toy for a Mirabel kid. Handmade toys are totally packed with love… and we want as many of those toys as possible to send out to Mirabel. Your toy could become an invaluable confidante to a kid with lots of stuff to talk about. Each toy is carefully matched to just the right kidlet, and they are gifted when they are needed most. And you could be part of that.

Please help us by making a toy, or encouraging someone crafty to make a toy. Or by donating to The Mirabel Foundation. Or by making a flyer for us. Go on! It would be so great if you did just one little thing! Yes!

Next week we’ll start showing you the toys that have arrived so far…. but this week you could get sewing or crocheting or knitting or campaigning, couldn’t you?!

xx Pip

:: More info here : including addresses to send to, deadlines etc.

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