March 9th, 2010
Georgia has raised a total of $1000 for OSM and created nearly 30 sponsor monkeys to send overseas. Heartfelt thanks to Georgia and her friends, family, and ringette team for amazing & inspiring efforts in support of Operation Sock Monkey!
Georgia heard about Operation Sock Monkey on CBC Radio in December 2008. She was an avid crafter and had already been making sock monkeys for her friends & family. Her parents sponsored a sock monkey for her for Christmas and she was absolutely thrilled. A few months later, Georgia’s mom began writing to me, telling me about her daughters enthusiasm about OSM and desire to get involved. Last fall, Georgia hosted a sock monkey workshop for her friends to teach the art of sock monkey. The workshop was held at Wabi Sabi , a knit/sew/craft emporium in Ottawa that generously donated the space-twice! She & her ringette team made another batch of sock monkeys to sell at a Christmas craft sale in her community. Her monkeys were a big hit and all were sold or sponsored in the first hour, so, she did what any committed craftivist would do- she started taking orders for more!
March 3rd, 2010
OSM has joined forces with KLASS, a Vancouver-based art therapy initiative for youth-at-risk. KLASS Leader Katarina Thorsen believes that sock monkeys are more than toys- they are healers, a way of life, a philosophy. Kat has been an avid supporter of OSM and will be working with the craftivists of KLASS to sew up a big batch of sock monkey love to send overseas to Clowns Without Borders South Africa for use in their ever- expanding residency programs in 2010. Here are a few of the delegates that have been created for the big trip, visit the KLASS Blog to see more and follow their progress!
February 2nd, 2010
OSM will send 30 sock monkeys to Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia in honor of Maximillian Dobbins’ 1 st Birthday.
Max is a miracle child who was born with a rare heart condition. Thanks to the skill and care of the staff at Cardiac Center at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, his life was saved and he is happy and healthy and turning 1 year old. Max’s family wanted to share the blessing of his birth by donating to Clowns Without Borders USA through OSM. The Faughnan’s donation will go towards Clowns Without Borders USA upcoming expedition to Haiti and 30 sock monkeys will go to new homes in Philadelphia.
Happy Birthday Max!