I wanted to share with you some of the stories shared by
TIP volunteers about the blankets that they have gifted folks being assisted
during a TIP attended crisis event.
Please let the Linus volunteers know how very grateful we
are for the amazing work they do to drape love and comfort around the shoulders
of those who are facing what could be the worst moment of their lives.
The look in the eyes of those who have just been given a
blanket is truly heart warming.
A woman and her children experienced a very traumatic event
and TIP was called in to assist in a safety plan for this woman’s children. As
the volunteer was gathering up a few things they would take from their home she
saw them shivering, it was warm outside yet these children were in shock and
needed to feel safe and comforted. The volunteer had two Linus blankets in her
bag and wrapped them up “two by two” with the blankets in the back seat of
their mom’s car before they drove off.
The TIP volunteer was called to be with a young child who
was waiting for his mom and sibling as they were in surgery. She gave the child
a blanket; the child curled up with immediately. When the young child’s aunt
and uncle arrived they expressed their gratitude and commented on the visible
comfort it was providing.
A house fire resulted in one family loosing all of their
belongings, but thankfully all got out safely. The weather was damp and chilly
at that time and the three volunteers on the scene all had blankets (some adult
size and child size) that they were able to give mothers of an evacuated near
by building holding children that were shivering. As the parents stood watching
their home in flames, one volunteer stood by them with an umbrella after she
had placed a blanket around their shoulders to provide them a sense of safety,
comfort and warmth.
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