6th Annual Project Warm Embrace Comfort Drive

Mitakuye  Oyas’ In
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it….
1 Corinthians 12:26

It is time again for our 6th Annual Project Warm Embrace Comfort Drive !

We hope that you will organize any groups that you are affiliated with to do a collection for one or all of our four projects listed below. We appreciate your compassion and interest in embracing your Lakota brothers and sisters in South Dakota . 

I.  Project Warm Embrace Comfort Drive :

We have decided this year to collect only NEW comfort items, with the exception of coats, snowsuits and blankets.  Please limit your collection to only the items listed below.  All of the items are for men, women and children. Regarding the “Lakota Shoebox Project”, the “ Lakota Toy Drive ” and the “Lakota-New Mom Care Packages”, we are asking for all NEW items only.  We appreciate your understanding.  All of the items collected will be gifted to Lakota pastors who are leading their people in South Dakota and they will gift them to their congregations at the holidays.  Our drive officially starts on October 1 and runs through October 31.  We will make our delivery around the middle of November.  The items can be mailed to us on or before November 1^st. 

NEW

• Hats

• Gloves

• Scarves

• packages of socks

LIKE NEW or NEW

• Blankets

• Coats

• Snow suits

II.  PWE Shoebox Project

We are collecting standard sized shoeboxes filled with toys and fun items for youth, ages 3-18.  You can choose to purchase a plastic shoebox for additional use by the child receiving the gift if you have the extra money.  The Dollar Tree and Dollar shops have a good selection of smaller fun items that would fit in a shoebox.

Below are just a few ideas---

• Small Balls

• Checkers

• Girls Journals/Diaries with pretty pens

• Lip gloss, glitter, make up

• Hair Bands, accessories

• Children’s Books (ages 2-6)

• Coloring Books & packs of crayons

• Stuffed animals

• Athletic wristbands or bracelets for boys or girls

• ETC. 

The shoeboxes and toys are for the children of the Cheyenne River Reservation reaching the towns of Cherry Creek, Eagle Butte and Bridger , South Dakota .   Please ask your church or departments to participate this year.

 

III.  New Mom’s Care Packages

We are collecting New Diaper Bags filled with items for new mothers on the reservation for Christmas gifts for babies.  Please donate new diaper bags filled with the following items:

• Package of Bottles & Bottle Liners

• wash rag

• Bib

• Baby wash

• Baby powder

• Baby lotion

• Package of onesies

• Diaper rash ointment

• Mucous bulb

• Baby clippers

• Receiving blanket

• Baby socks

• Baby hat

   

Please mail all items to:

Project Warm Embrace
c/o Second Baptist Church
Attn:  Dana & Chris Thompson
309 E. Franklin
Liberty , Missouri 64068

The Warm Embrace web site is made possible by support from our partner, CBF of Missouri.