The children at Plantation Park Elem. loved their gifts!

A list of the organizations that get the blankets

RE: Forcht Wade Correctional Center
Annual Toy Drive
December 10, 2010 At 9:00 A.M.

This year the Offender population once again rose to the challenge to provide toys for families in need.
The offenders assigned to the FWCC Toy Project made approximately 2,146 wooded toys. The toys were hand crafted by offenders at Forcht Wade Correctional Center.

This year they made: puzzles, abc blocks, cars, dolls with beds and blankets, and ducks. The blankets for the beds were knitted by “Chicks with Sticks” a local group that meets monthly at the Hamilton South Caddo Branch Library. The dolls were donated by The Women’s Club in Homer.

The toys will be picked up at Forcht Wade Correctional Center, on December 10, 2010 at 9:00 A.M, by local organizations from Natchitoches to Haynesville.

Local Organizations

Boys& Girls Club Claiborne Parish Sheriffs Office Gingerbread House
Haynesville Lions Club Lighthouse Mary Goulah Baptist Church
Philadelphia Center Plantation Park Elementary School Seeds Of Light
Shriners Hospital Victory Praise & Worship Center Youth Enrichment Program

Teddies For Tragedies Organization:

Quoted from Knitting For Charity Org:

"Teddies for Tragedies" started in 1985 when a group of volunteer knitters sent a batch of teddy bears to some orphaned, Sudanese refugees, who also had TB. Since then Teddies for Tragedies has supplied teddy bears to stressed-out children the world over. You can use any pattern for TT, but they recommend using bright colors, and varying them.

Teddies For Tragedies Teddy Bear Knitting Pattern

Teddies For Tragedies Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern

After the teddy bears are made, mail them to:
(Mailing information and form information)

Teddies For Tragedies
c/o Barb Drozdowich
PO Box 2128
Sumas, WA
98295, USA

Go to the bottom of the page for the form:

Please include this sheet inside the box with your Teddies
Fill in the fields with your information then hit print form.
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Name of Group

Full Name (required)
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State/Province (required)
Zip/Postal Code (required)
Phone Number (required)
E-Mail Address (required)
How Many Teddies (required)
How Many Bags (required)
Personal Notes

Posted by Kat

Who knew!?!

I delivered the rest of the baby doll blankets to Major Specks this week and appologized that we had not met the 275 blanket goal. He laughed and said that I
must have heard him wrong. Two-hundred fifty was the number of baby doll beds made.

As a mater of fact since the change of focus from intake center to drug and alcohol rehab center the prison's craft shop is not oppen for access as much and 250 baby doll beds will be the limit that can be produced given that other toys will also have to be made.

With our commitment to the nursing home and the baby doll blanket count needed going down it appears we will have time a plenty for both projects.

See you in December!!!