​YEAR 2024
2024-02
RE CRATE LINERS
Shawn from Tails of Freedom - Winnipeg
Adoptable Etsy came along to visit our friends at Threads of Hope who have graciously committed to donating cat carrier liners to the rescue.These liners will be used by every cat in the rescue as they all end up in a crate at some point, whether it be transport to a vet appointment or their spay/neuter clinic.
We had a great time visiting and learning about what Threads of Hope does for so many other volunteer organizations. It's truly inspiring to see this group getting together to do what they love while connecting with various other volunteer groups in our city. We just wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank the wonderful work this group is doing. If you ever have spare textile material or batting you would like to donate get in touch with us and we will get it to them!❤️
2024-03
RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS
The Family Support Centre (Crisis Pregnancy Centre Family Support) - Winnipeg
Thank you so much for the beautiful baby blankets and bibs.  You always do such lovely work. What a blessing that is for our mamas and their little nuggets! You all rock!

2024-04
RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS
Ben from The Knights of Columbus - St Joseph Parish Council 16099
We cannot thank enough the Threads  of Hope / Winnipeg Chapter for the very generous donation. 
Rest assured they will be distributed accordingly. Your hard work and sacrifices bring a lot of joy to the needy.

2024-07
RE NAPKINS AND SCRUNCHIES
Barbara from Shoe Boxes
Thank you for your napkins and scrunchies. They are so beautifully made.

2024-08
RE PAJAMA, NIGHT GOWNS, PILLOW QUILTS, BLANKETS, BABY BIBS & BLANKETS, BAGS, PILLOW CASES
Pam from Willow Place Shelter – Winnipeg
Thank you, Cindy, to you and Threads of Hope for your generosity.
On behalf of our crisis support team at Willow Place, heartfelt appreciation for the July donations of
much-needed pajamas, night gowns, pillow quilts, blankets, infant crib sets, bags and pillow cases for our busy violence prevention shelter program. Each year Willow Place's violence prevention shelter supports over 1,100 women and children who are fleeing situations of family violence and abuse. We continue to see increasing calls for support amid rising operational costs, experiencing over 30% more intakes in the past year.  As such, thoughtful community donations like yours are a bright spot, providing comfort and dignity to those seeking our help.Please extend our gratitude to all volunteers who supported this wonderful project - we are so grateful to each of you for your generous donation of time, energy, resources and talents. Please know that your kindness is making a profound difference among the vulnerable persons we serve daily.

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2024-10
RE QUILTS, BLANKETS, BABY BIB & BLANKETS, BABY BIBS, HATS, MITTS & NECKWARMER SETS
Lena from Paungassi First Nation
We would like to thank you for the items you had sent a couple of months ago. We gave them to our clients in need and especially to single mothers. They were very thankful and appreciative.
These people live in an isolated community, no road access except in the winter which is only open a month and a half due to warm weather ( that was last year). No airport, but we have two airlines,
(Northway and Amik) that have float planes. Spring and fall, a helicopter is used to transport passengers to the closest airport which is in Little Grand Rapids, 15.5 kilometers away. Freight is very expensive!
Just a small glimpse of this small community. Oh, population is about 600.
Thank you for everything and we appreciate of all the things sent to the people of our community.  We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. On the behalf of the people of Paungassi, we all thank you.❤️

RE HEADBAND, NECK WARMER, MITTS
Paulette from Manitoba Shoebox Project
We wanted to extend a big THANK YOU to all of our supporters of The Manitoba Shoebox Project!
Last year, with your support, we were able to gift 940 shoeboxes to women across Manitoba in over 34 communities, that are at-risk of homelessness and spark a little bit of hope and joy over the holiday season.  We are excited about this year's 11 th  Annual Holiday Campaign and are hoping to provide over 1000 Shoeboxes and expand our reach to more shelters and agencies!

RE FOSTER CHILD BAGS
Debbie from Child & Family Services - Winnipeg
We cherish the many bags you have artfully crafted in care, hope and love! Your craftsmanship is
exquisite!!! You make a difference in our young people’s lives by your numerous, generous acts of
kindness. They feel so valued and our workers delight in gifting the bags to the kids! We also marvel at your crafty ingenuity in repurposing tablecloths! So clever. Continue to “be kind”!

2024-12
RE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS, QUILTS, BAGS, BABY BIBS, HATS, MITTS, NECKWARMERS AND HEAD BANDS
Kimi from Willow Place Shelter
On behalf of Willow Place, we extend our heartfelt thanks for your recent donation of winter items to our shelter program. We have received a generous contribution of Christmas stockings, pillow quilts, fleece and knitted blankets, adult bags, bibs, hats, mitts, neck warmer sets, knitted scarves, and headbands from you and your Threads of Hope organization. We value the time and effort you have put into making this donation happen. We are grateful for your support.As you may know, we operate the most utilized family violence shelter in our province. In the 2023-2024 period, Willow Place experienced a 40% increase in crisis support needs, with over 14,000 stays recorded in our shelter program. Given the current high demand for our services, donations like yours are invaluable, especially during this cold weather. Please convey our sincere gratitude to everyone involved in this donation. We want you to know how much we appreciate your efforts to help our community. 

RE BABY BIBS
Debbie from Child & Family Services - Winnipeg
Please be assured you are making a difference in the lives of every child, youth, family and staff person at WCFS!  Your carefully crafted and impeccable chosen fabrics truly speak hope, love and care!  We thank you for the hundred baby bibs.  Homemade and stitched with such meaning, are far more precious than those bought in a store.  The good feelings that children and families feel have positive butterfly effects on the workers who share your gifts!  Your offerings help foster deeper connections between our families and staff.

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RE SCRUNCHIES AND NAPKINS
Barb from Operation Shoe Box – Global
Thanks to each of you for your contributions to our very successful 2024 shoe box project!! We packed 1527 boxes - a new record!!

RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS
The Family Support Centre (Crisis Pregnancy Centre Family Support) – Winnipeg
Thank you so much for your incredible donation on blankets and bibs! You’ve made life so much warmer (and cleaner!) for our mamas and their babies! Merry Christmas.

 

 

YEAR 2023

2023-04
RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS, TODDLER BLANKETS
Winnipeg Rotary Club – Strini
Thank you once again for your generous donations.

2023-04
RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS
Sharon from Crisis Pregnancy Centre – Manitoba
Thanks for those gorgeous bibs and blankets for our centre!! You must have started sewing the day after I mentioned it. Great timing too, cause I have a group in on Monday making layettes. They will be so happy to have new gifts!!!

2023-05
RE FOSTER CHILD BAGS
Debbie from Child & Family Services – Foster Care - Manitoba
Every stitch infused with such care, love, joy and hope!  Thank you! 

RE: BIBS & BLANKETS, BONDING BUDDIES, HATS & MITTS
The NICU Team – Manitoba
Thank you so much on behalf of our tiny NICU patients, families and our staff for your generous
donation! Your 142 bonding buddies, 30 blankets, 16 hats and 5 mitts will go to great use. All of these items are wonderful and useful additions. Thank you so much.

2023-08
RE: HATS, BIBS, BLANKETS, DRESSES & SHORTS
Sharon from Vida Children’s Home - Guatemala
The hats and the dresses were most loved!! The workers were very grateful for the bibs. Thank you so much. It was an honor to deliver your gifts.
Blessings to you!

2023-09
RE FOSTER CHILD BAGS, BIBS, DOLL CLOTHES
Debbie from Child & Family Services – Foster Care - Manitoba
We all LOVE the orange Truth and Reconciliation Children’s Bags!!!!!  Your timing is perfect
for September 30!  We will make sure these are given to our children and youth this week! The color
orange is having a comeback! And that’s a lot of bibs!!!  So impressive!  And again, great fabric! 

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2023-10
RE CHILDREN’S DRESSES, SHORTS, HATS, TODDLER BIBS, BABY BIBS & BLANKETS, FLEECE BLANKETS, HATS, MITTS, NECKWARMERS; WASH CLOTHS
Izabel - Children’s Orphanage and Seniors Home - Guatemala
I'm honestly so excited to see the kids and the elderly and their faces. Thanks for all the work that you guys do for all the people in need. 

RE MITTS FOR FLY IN FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES
Strini – Rotary Club of Winnipeg Honouring Indigenous Communities - Manitoba
Just this afternoon we completed the huge task of sorting, packing and shipping of winter clothing to 6 of our partner communities. The demand was great and, thankfully, we were able to gather enough to share among the requesting communities. The mitts were beautiful and I know that they will be greatly appreciated by those communities who were fortunate enough to get some. Thanks so very much to you and your group for your kindness. We hope you will be able to help us again next fall.

2023-11
RE CHEMO HATS
Iolanda – Guardian Angels CancerCare - Manitoba
I just wanted to send a thank you to you and your volunteer knitting group for the beautiful hats you
dropped off. All our items are donated by crafters in the community and are sold throughout the year at our Volunteer Gift Shop. Proceeds help fund the Refreshment Service for CancerCare Manitoba patients and families. Your generosity and thoughtfulness is much appreciated.

RE BABY BIBS & BLANKETS, HATS MITTS, NECKWARMERS
Melanie - Union Gospel Mission - Manitoba
Thank you for your lovely donation for our moms and babies!.  We so greatly appreciate it!.  Lots of
other comments - So kind and generous...So kind...Thank you for your gift of love....Thanks for the
handmade love...Amazing...

RE BABY BIBS
Thrive Community Support Circle – Manitoba
The lady must have thanked me at least a half a dozen times.  She was actually hugging the bibs when she said that.  She said she doesn't know what they would do without the donations.  Sure feels nice.  Everything the group does is so beautiful and it feels so good to know how much people appreciate these things and how happy it makes them. 

2023-12
RE BACKPACKS & KIT BAGS
Martin – Union Gospel Mission – Manitoba
What an amazing donation of love, care, ingenuity and devoted hard work, you have all blessed Jesus with! Yes, Jesus! Each person who comes to our Union Gospel Mission doors, is a person made in the image of God and the likeness of Christ. To be able to give your beautifully crafted bags to eager hands is an enormous privilege. To partner with a ministry such as yours is so heartwarming and encouraging.
Thank you, one and all.

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RE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
Children – Weston Elementary School – Manitoba
Thank you for all your hard work . Thank you for making our stockings. I wish you a Merry Christmas.
Love sincerely.

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YEAR 2022

2022-02
RE SURGICAL CAPS
Brandon Regional Health Centre - Rachel & Phyllis - Manitoba
Thank you so much for the scrub caps. You and your Threads of Hope team are very much appreciated.  The snacks are a wonderful touch as well :)    

I replied...

you are most welcome.  We hope they let you
know how much you are valued and appreciated and they bright your day just a little.  

Rachel replied ...
They most certainly did.  My coworkers are very happy.
You are all “Letting your light shine!” So wonderful.

Boundary Trails Health Centre – Brittney - Manitoba
They are very much appreciated. Thanks so much for the donation and the treats that went alone with it.

Churchill Health Centre – Shawna - Manitoba
So wonderful! Thank you all!

Grace Hospital – Jon - Winnipeg
On behalf of the Grace Hospital, please let me express our most sincere thanks for the truly stunning handmade surgical caps for our staff. Their quality is exceptional. It is validating that you would take the time to send us your kind thoughts and gratitude. We all sincerely appreciate the sentiment. And the poem is simply outstanding, and I would also say, moving. To all the sewers, and in fact all congregants of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, I say thank you. You have touched our hearts. We wish you and yours health and happiness.

Northern Health Region: Flin Flon Primary Care Centre, St. Anthony’s General Hospital, Thompson
General Hospital – Lynda - Manitoba
The love & support that I felt at that moment, seeing the addition of treats and then reading the poem – well it is hard to type with tears in your eyes. The road has been long,  not just with Covid but the latest events in the world.  The smallest gesture of kindness can make a difference, and Threads of Hope has done just that. Once again, please let me express my gratitude to your organization for the kind thoughts and donation of hand sewn surgical caps.  The staff at the Northern Health Region will wear them with pride. God Bless.

Selkirk Regional Health Centre – Pamela - Manitoba
Thank you so much for your incredible donation of surgical hats for our staff at the Selkirk Regional
Health Centre (SRHC). The hats are beautiful and the thought behind them is lovely.  We graciously
accept these handmade hats and thank you so much for your generosity.    The Foundation could not do what it does without the generous support from people like you.  On behalf of the found and all the staff  at SRHC, thank you again. 

2022-03
RE BABY BIBS
Debbie from Child & Family Services – Foster Care - Winnipeg
We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing 40 bibs you delivered within a day of chatting with you.  We are so thankful that you chose us to bless with your sewing gifts.  It is obvious that each bib was stitched with utmost love and prayers of blessings.   

2022-04
RE FOSTER CHILD BAGS
Debbie from Child and Family - Foster Care - Manitoba
Our office just exploded with the colorful crafted bags for kids coming into care!  Such craftsmanship, talent and heart all coming together.  Each recipient will be proud to own one of Threads of Hope’s finely crafted works.  These are far, far better than garbage bags!  And can be used over and over again.  Such unique fabric and such joyful, hopeful colors!  And 90 of them!!!  This should also help eliminate fighting amongst our workers to which ones they will chose!

RE DOG BEDS
Debra from Manitoba Animal Alliance - Manitoba
We received all of the doggie beds (73) and we just wanted to say thank you very very much to your
whole team for putting this together for us.

2022-05
RE PILLOW QUILTS, TODDLER BLANKETS, BABY BLANKETS & BIBS
Rene from Willow Place Shelter - Manitoba
On behalf of everyone at Willow Place, I would like to thank you for your recent donation of quilts and bibs for the shelter program. The beautiful hand-made items are once again a delight to receive and will surely be enjoyed by the recipients. Your thoughtfulness, time and energy you commit to supporting women and children experiencing family violence is appreciated.
Thanks once again for your continued support! We are so grateful to have caring community members like you who do so much for others. We wish you a lovely spring season ahead.

RE FOSTER CHILD BAGS - Calvin & Hobbs
Debbie from Child and Family - Foster Care - Manitoba
You have created such a meaningful way of telling our children that they matter. Staff are so impressed, Cindy!!!  They are offering to buy these!  Both the Calvin and Hobbs and the other colorful ones!!! 

RE BLANKETS & BIBS
Crisis Pregnancy Centre – Manitoba
You do such amazing work! We love your blankets and the moms and babies we give them to love them even more. Thank you for your kind generosity and for serving with us this way. We are so grateful to you all. Blessings! And Thank You! – Marlene. So kind! Thank You – Allison. So amazing! Thank you for your kindness – Heather. Thank you what a lovely gift for our clients! – Janet.

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2022-12
RE HATS, MITTS, NECK WARMERS & BABY BIBS
Everyone in Selkirk Onashiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program - Manitoba 
Thank you for your generous donation of hats, mitts, neck warmers and bibs.  The families were
thrilled!  Wishing you a Merry Christmas and all the best for the new Year.

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RE MOE THE MOUSE KITS
Kelly from Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
Speech-Language Pathology Team - Manitoba
Thank you very much for making all our Moe the Mouse Kits. We are so grateful you agreed to take on our project. We know the students in our schools are going to love learning with Moe.

RE: BIBS, BLANKETS & PRAYER SHAWLS
The NICU Team - Manitoba
Wanting to take a moment to extend our appreciation and THANKS for your ongoing donations of
prayer shawls, bibs and blankets to our tiny patients here in NICU! We know that our babies and their
families love these items – so thank you very much!

RE BIBS
Rhonda from Thrive Community Support Circle - Manitoba
We could not do the work we do all year around without your kindness of donations. It makes those
experiencing life’s biggest challenges a little more secure with basic needs and supports to help create change!

RE BIBS & BLANKETS
Crisis Pregnancy Team - Manitoba
Oh my goodness! You are all amazing. Your receiving blankets and bibs are the best! Thank you so
much for all your creative work and your generosity. Our clients are so happy to receive these and we are so happy to pass them along. Many blessings to you all.

RE: PROJECTS
Rev. Edmund Laldin – St. Saviours Anglican Church - Manitoba
Your group has certainly shared God's love and care with hundreds of individuals and animals around the world.  Please convey our appreciation and gratitude to your team.  I must also acknowledge your mission, ministry and passion to make this a grassroot movement and to capture the imagination of volunteers and the donors. Blessings of this holy season to all of you.

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YEAR 2021

2021-03
RE CHEMO HATS
Ally from CancerCare Manitoba – Breast & Gyne Cancer Centre of Hope – Manitoba
Thank you so so much for the headwear, we so appreciate that we are able to give them to our patients. And we know they love them too!

2021-04
RE BLANKETS & BIBS
Sharon from Crisis Pregnancy Centre – Manitoba
Thank you so much for the blankets and bibs. Absolutely gorgeous....

RE BIBS
Terry from Thrive Community Support Circle - Manitoba
The resource centre was so very appreciative of the baby bibs. In fact, the lady hugged them to her as she was saying thank you.

2021-06
RE FIDGET BLANKET
Rene – Family of Dementia Patient - Manitoba
The blanket is beautifully made and I appreciated it so much.

2021-11
RE PILLOW QUILTS, BIBS, HATS & SCARVES, BAGS, CROCHETED ANIMALS
Rene from Willow Place Shelter - Manitoba
It is such a pleasure to be writing to you today to express our most sincere gratitude for your recent
donation to the shelter program at Willow Place. The lovely, handmade collection of pillow quilts,
scarves, bibs, hats, bags and crocheted animals are beautiful and it will be delightful to share these
items with the women and children staying in the shelter. We can certainly appreciate the artistry and time that is dedicated to such a craft and we know the items will help provide comfort to those receiving them, especially with the cooler weather upon us. 
Willow Place operates Manitoba’s largest and most-utilized family violence shelter with 38 beds, and
supports between 800-900 individuals in the shelter program yearly.  This translates into over 8,500
bednights in a typical year – a “bednight” is a term used in the family violence prevention sector to
count each time a woman or child sleeps in one of our shelter beds. 
Thanks again to you and the special volunteers at Threads of Hope - we are so fortunate to having caring community members like you choosing to support Willow Place.

2021-12
RE BABY BIBS, PILL BOTTLES
Rhonda from Thrive Community Support Circle - Manitoba
Dear generous partners at Threads of Hope We could not do the work we do all year around without your kindness of donations. It makes those experiencing life’s biggest challenges all the more secure with basic needs and supports to help create change!

RE BABY BLANKETS, BIBS
Staff from Crisis Pregnancy Centre - Manitoba
Your generosity is so greatly appreciated.  Thank you! The blankets are awesome! Such a great size! So kind.  Thank you for loving us and our clients. Blessings, thanks.  Beautiful! Thanks you so much. 
Again...so generous!.  What a beautiful labour of love. Thank you for your beautiful work and donations on our behalf and of the moms we serve.  What a blessing.  So lovely. You're so fabulous.  Your blankets ALWAYS make smile and want another baby.....haha. 

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YEAR 2020

2020-01
RE MARSUPIAL POUCHES & ANIMAL BEDS
Jeanette - Australia
Australian thank you…I would like to say a HUGE BIG THANK YOU from Australia for everything you are doing for our wildlife. I became aware of you through a friend that lives in Canada. He shared a post to me regarding what you are doing, it melts my heart. I live in a town in the Shoalhaven on the East Coast of New South Wales, we were hit very hard on the coast and so much wildlife either perished or were very badly hurt and a lot of little ones were orphaned. Sorry for going on but what you all are doing is incredible, it’s heart warming to know we have the help and love from other parts of the world. 

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RE CHILDRENS HATS & MITTS
Marcel from Selkirk Onasbiwin Head Start Program – Manitoba
Thank you again. The children will be very excited to receive them.
Blessings to you and your organization.

2020-02
RE DAYS FOR GIRLS
Janet from Days for Girls - Manitoba
Last Saturday, I had the honour of working with the St Saviour's group (Winnipeg) and sharing the story of Days for Girls before working together on drawstring bags and liners.  Grateful for all that was accomplished that day.

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03
RE BABY BLANKETS
Chukwudi from Nigeria
We write to specially acknowledge receipt of your benevolence via fifty pieces of Blankets in support of our 2019 State Evangelism Outreach/Charity visit. The Rivers State Council of the Boys’ Brigade, Nigeria is pretty appreciative of your support and love as expressed. Be rest assured that your kind donation served its purpose. May God bless and replenish your source.
Accept our best regards.

RE ANIMAL BEDS & CRATE LINERS
Debra from Manitoba Animal Alliance Inc. - Manitoba
We still had a few of your items that we took up with us on our recent winter road trip. I have to tell you a little story: We were given a place to stay at a construction company called Arneson up in Wasagamac, a 30 minute ice road trip across from Garden Hill where we were doing our work.
When we arrived at the construction site the lady showed us to our rooms which were pretty basic but we were  surprised... there wasn't anything on the beds, just a mattress on top of the box. So a couple of us had a sleeping bag, but as the night came in, it got colder, we were freezing!
We ran outside and grab the bag that had some of your kennel blanket liners in it and it was so cold we had to lay in bed with our sleeping bags and slowly build up the liners on top of the sleeping bag just for extra warmth. The sleeping bags are so slippery that they were falling off!!
but as long as we started at our feet and working our way up slowly covering our body with the pieces we were able to keep warm!
Next day of course they went back into the kennels they were designed for!

2020-04 to 2020-10
RE FACE MASKS
Various letters:
*Thank you so much for generously making and donating fabric face masks. We are so grateful
for your support of Knowles Centre during this pandemic. Your donation has allowed Knowles
Centre to keep our youth and staff safe and healthy during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s very
humbling when kind and caring community members like you help to support the youth we
serve and making a difference in their lives.

G Sabourin Knowles Centre.

*Thank you so much for the beautiful masks you sent to us. What a gift! For the people who
come to us for lunch this was a God send. They are not able to afford masks and social
distancing is not an option for many of them. Masks give them some sense of safety and the
capacity to protect one another. We are grateful for your support. Thank you for loving your
neighbours from a distance.

L Trono West Broadway Community Services Inc.

*This is such a lovely idea, and a necessary ministry. May Creator God continue to pour rich
blessings upon the ministry and all whom you love.

G. Woodcroft Bishop Diocese of Rupert’s Land

*We are so appreciative of the very generous donation of homemade facemasks. The facemasks
came at a perfect time and provide reassurance to both our volunteers and clients during this
pandemic. The sewing skills and beautiful selections of fabrics are remarkable, and the
volunteers are grateful to be receiving them.

R. Gardner, Meals on Wheels

*Thank you so much for making the masks for us and everyone else. We appreciate everyone’s
contribution to help flatten the curve.

C Betker

*Thank you very much for the masks. Myself and my “old lady” friends are very grateful to
yourself and your “Threads of Hope” team. You generousity is greatly appreciated. God Bless.
E. Matheson

*You are wonderful! Thank you so much for your labour of love in making masks for us and our
clients and thank you for all the cute bibs too. You do beautiful work! Blessings to you…we are
grateful!

Marlene

*We love what you do!. Thank you for including us in your ministry. Love You.

Sharon, Crisis Pregnancy Centre

*Thank you for the donation of masks for our families to use. It is much appreciated.

Ronald McDonald House

*Thank you so much for your donation of masks to the Military Community. The masks will help
greatly in keeping everyone safer.

The Winnipeg MFRC.

*Am so very grateful! Thank you.  

Ikwe Saferide

*Thank you so much I’ve used my mask a lot already. Appreciate you for thinking of us and our
clients.

– Trish;

We love what you do! Thank you for including us in your ministry. Love you!
Sharon;

Thank you so much for your labour of love in making masks for us and our clients. You
do beautiful work! Blessings to you. We are grateful!

Marlene. Tots & Teens Dental

2020-10
RE BABY BIBS
Marlene and all at Crisis Pregnancy Centre - Manitoba
Thank you so much for another labour of love from Threads of Hope. We love the bibs you make! You do such beautiful work and it is such a pleasure to pass these along to our moms for their babies. Many blessings to you and many thanks.

2020-11
RE SURGICAL CAPS
Lorna from HSC Radiology Dept. - Manitoba
Thank you for sewing up all the surgical caps for the HSC Radiology Dept. This helps keep us safe during COVID.

2020-12
RE DOG BEDS, CHILDRENS HATS & MITTS
Debra from Manitoba Animal Alliance Inc. - Manitoba
Your doggie beds are a huge hit! All gone to dogs in care or on flights, or to fosters up North. Everyone wants them!! Thank you again.
All hats and mitts went up!
Teachers are distributing in Norway House and Cross Lake!!!

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YEAR 2019

2019-03

RE BABY BLANKETS & BIBS
Keltie Phillips - Guatemala
Buenos Dias amiga, this morning a lady Maria from the non-profit organization that give the blankets to new moms living in poverty came by the apartment to pickup the donations. She is so grateful, and loved everything. tomorrow she will pick me up in the afternoon and take me to the hospital to meet some of the babies and I can present the blankets in person. I have her contact number, she will continue to send us pictures. I'm over the moon excited. Please send me your e-mail address to pass on to her. Adios for now.

RE BABY BLANKETS & BIBS 

Maria - Guatemala

Keltie received this message from Maria “God bless you for all you sent us. We had run out of blankets and yours saved us …. Thank you.

2019-09
RE DOG BEDS & CRATE LINERS
Debra from Manitoba Animal Alliance Inc. - Manitoba
No actually they fit quite perfectly. Haha we were really impressed and Super Lucky. We even use some in kennels overnight when we're doing our big dog extractions. Quite cozy for those little puppies they just love it they just crawl up and go to sleep. The team that we were working with love them so much that they asked if they could have a few for their transport from Norway house to Toronto and we said yes so we did give them a couple. I hope that's okay.

 

2019-11-24 Your beds are making out really well up there. We use them for the spay neuter clinics as well we put them in garbage bags to keep them protected and then the blankets on top so the dogs had something comfortable to lay on while they were still knocked out.

RE CRATE LINERS, BELLY BANDS & DOG TOYS
Joy and Sally from Hull’s Haven Border Collie Rescue - Manitoba
The crate liners were fabulous!! So many different patterns...very creative. I told Sally about when I first picked them up from you but she did not see them in person until about 3 weeks ago. She was blown away by them. Thought they were amazing!! I provided her with several recently and she was going to use them on a transport for dogs she was rescuing. I will text her and get back to you soon. I believe she was interested in more. I will keep you posted. Again thank you for all your hard work.
We greatly appreciate some crate liners. They are fantastic in every way, clean well, stylish, cozy and
comfortable. Again the words of Sally "they are lovely and to thank you so much".

2019-11
RE CHILDRENS SHORTS
Carolina, Randy, Ignacio - Mexico
Dear Amigos,
Our contact, Ignacio, sent these photos, and I wanted to pass them onto you. The first suitcase of the shorts you so generously donated, will arrive here in PV on December 8, and the second load on
February 1.
Can’t THANK YOU ENOUGH! ❤

2019-12-18

Last Saturday, Ignacio came in for the latest collection of mobility devices that have arrived,
along with clothing, school supplies, and household items. Again, his truck box was full.
We wish all of you Happy Holidays, and gratitude to all who support this great cause!
Feliz Navidad,

2019-12
RE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
Becca from IKWE – Manitoba
This is amazing! We appreciate this so much and are so honoured your group chose to help us with our project.
Thank you so much!!!! Your donation made all the difference! Without it we would have had to
purchase stockings. Instead we could guy more gifts to put in them.
Your groups time, fabric and skill are greatly appreciated. We are are a small group that does a lot with very little. These stockings make a big difference! Thank you. 
Becca Abraham
Co-director Ikwe Safe Rides

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YEAR 2018

2018-03
RE BELLY BANDS & DOG TOYS
Joy from Hulls Haven Border Collie Rescue – Manitoba
Berries is modelling the lovely belly band (fits perfect)and looks so cute. Dinah loves the new toy. They are on Sally's facebook page. Everyone loves them.
Thanks again.
Big Shout out to the wonderful ladies of St. Saviours Anglican Church Threads of Hope for the beautiful belly bands and dog toys they made for our fosters. They are very much appreciated.
Posted on their website. Here are some photos of our foster dogs Berries and Dinah.

2018-06
RE CHILDRENS DRESSES
Carolina, Randy - Mexico
WOW!  Where to begin...  The dresses, made with LOVE, are absolutely beautiful!  They will be
appreciated by the less fortunate, who come from families of all types.  I am looking forward to sharing your information with my Rotary Club, the Amanacer Rotary Club in El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico, and with the Mexican Schools Project.  We will make a plan as to how to distribute the dresses, and to get them to the most needy.  I will give you an update, with photos, once we get the dresses down to Mexico.
You warm our hearts, and we will spread the good news of your many kindnesses. 
With Deepest Gratitude,
Caroline & Randy Vandean
Aquellos que tienen amigos, son ricos
(those who have friends are rich)

 

 

 

2018-08
RE BABY BLANKETS & BIBS
Tammy from The Mothering Project - Manitoba

The work your group is doing is very meaningful and also practical to women. To receive a homemade gift is very special and women appreciate it very much. The blankets are so beautiful. We were all ooing and ahhing over them! ( The little pink lambs are my favorite !)  Thank you for your generosity and kindness. It really means the world to the women in our program.

2018-09
RE CHILDRENS DRESSES
Carolina, Randy and Ignacio - Mexico
Hello  my dear brothers and friends,
We had our Club meeting yesterday, we all were exited looking at the dresses are very pretty and more exited were the ladies I guess men we are different i got excited because just to think in all poor girls that will receive this donation.
I want to thank all people that participated in making an effort to make this donation to happen and to Randy and Carolina our Angels that never stop helping us because they know that this municipality is one that need help more than others in the State of Jalisco.
Next sunday we will start giving away most of these dresses.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Ignacio

RE CHILDRENS DRESSES
Carolina, Randy - Mexico
Dear Amigos,
Well, we brought down 38 of the girl’s dresses, down to Mexico.  We were able to meet with Ignacio
Palomera, the President of the Amanecer Rotary Club,  of El Tuito, and with his club members, will 
decide how best to distribute these beautiful sundresses.  Ignacio was so pleased, and grateful for your kindnesses!
We will keep you posted, and will send pictures.  The remainder of the dresses will be brought down at the end of November.
GRACIAS!!! ❤️
Carolina y Randy Vandean

2018-10
RE CHILDRENS DRESSES
Carolina & Randy and Ignacio – Mexico
Amigas,
Here are some wonderful pictures for you to enjoy!  Especially dear, is the one of the two little girls, with their new dresses on.  So cute! Thank you THREADS OF HOPE!
Grande Abrazos, Randy & Carolina  
Aquellos que tienen amigos, son ricos
(those who have friends are rich)

I want to say thank you for the beautiful dresses these girls were so happy most of them come from
families that can not afford to buy a new dress.
GOD BLESS YOU.
Ignacio Enviado desde mi iPhone

RE: ADULT BIBS
Kim from WASO - Manitoba
This letter is to thank you for your generous donation of adult aprons for our programs. I have included a picture of one of our participants with an apron.

As you know W.A.S.O. Inc. is a non-profit day service program providing opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. We greatly appreciate donations from the community that help us in our work.
Thank you again for your generosity.

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YEAR 2017

2017-04
RE BLANKETS & BIBS
Tammy from The Mothering Project - Manitoba
Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Your blankets are a super big hit with the women in our
program. your blankets are a huge hit around here and we can always use more !! Thank you for the
generous offer to bring more to us.

2017-12
RE BLANKETS & BIBS
Tammy from The Mothering Project - Manitoba
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! The blankets you made are so beautiful. We were all ooing and ahhing over them ! ( The little pink lambs are my favorite !)  Thank you for your generosity and kindness. It really means the world to the women in our program.

 

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