January 18, 2023
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Weather FRIDAY Sunny 45/28 Project Linus is a nonprofit that gifts blankets made by volunteers to children who are ill, traumatized or otherwise in need.
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It’s Your Birthday Inc. has teamed up with Project Linus, a nonprofit that gifts blankets made by volunteers to children in need By Wendy Todd For many children, a blanket is a sweet treasure, providing not only warmth and comfort but also feelings of security. The Florissant-based nonprofit, It’s Your Birthday Inc., which provides birthday parties and presents for youth in shelters, has teamed up with Project Linus, a nonprofit that gifts blankets made by volunteers to children who are ill, traumatized or
otherwise in need. The collaboration brings together two organizations working to bring a measure of hope and caring to youth experiencing severe adversity. It’s Your Birthday Inc. plans to partner with other organizations in the future to continue serving distressed youth. “As a part of our strategic plan, we will collaborate with more nonprofits in 2023,” said IYBI executive director, Rolanda
Finch. “When I saw the Project Linus Blankets and learned their mission, I knew it would be a perfect partnership. The blankets will be a great addition to the birthday-in-a-box we provide to children in homeless and domestic violence shelters.” This past Monday, volunteers convened virtually to make 50 blankets to be included in birthday boxes. See ‘COVERED’ page 2
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