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Crusade for Children

August 12, 2010

Our next nominee for the August edition of the Spread Your Warmth campaign is the Crusade for Children. They were established in 1954 by WHAS-TV in Louisville, Kentucky to help raise money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children.

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South Shore Longhorns Football and Cheer Program

August 11, 2010

The third nominee for the August edition of Sweatshirt Blanket’s Spread Your Warmth campaign is the South Shore Longhorns Football and Cheer Program. They are a 501c3 non-profit, all volunteer organization, providing youth football and cheerleading activities for the South Shore Community of Hillsborough County, Florida.

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Craniosynostosis Halloween 5K

August 9, 2010

Our good friends at CAPPS passed along some information about a Halloweek 5K they have launched together with the Jorge Posada Foundation and the CSEA 830 to raise funds and create awareness for craniosynostosis. This is their first annual event and we obviously wish them all the best for it to be a great success.

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The Suncoast Hospice

August 8, 2010

Our next nominee for the August edition of the Spread Your Warmth campaign is the Suncoast Hospice. They are the the nation’s largest not-for-profit, community-based provider of hospice and palliative care. The Suncoast Hospice provides care for tens of thousands of people annually, and leads innovative service delivery, social change advocacy, technology development and other end-of-life initiatives

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Children’s Craniofacial Association is July’s Winner

August 8, 2010

Our fourth month of voting has come to an end and we would like to extend our Congratulations to the Children’s Craniofacial Association for their win in the July contest. We would like to thank all of you who voted, shared the links and otherwise supported the campaign for July.

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Jorge Posada Foundation

August 7, 2010

As voting for July’s nominees is winding down, we are ramping up with our slate of nominees for the August edition of Spread Your Warmth. First up to bat (pun most certainly intended) is the Jorge Posada Foundation. The JPF is a non-profit organization established by the New York Yankees’ All-Star Catcher, Jorge Posada, and his wife, Laura.

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A Craniosynostosis Story – Beyond a Glimpse

August 5, 2010

Ever since we started the Spread Your Warmth campaign we have been introduced to a number of charitable causes and even more of the amazing, passionate individuals who are behind their missions. Today we have a guest post of sorts from a friend of Sweatshirt Blanket who is here to share her story.

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Get the vote out for July’s nominees!

July 31, 2010

The summer is rolling along and the July edition of Spread Your Warmth has come to a close. All of the nominees have been profiled and it is time once again to decide who will receive a package of customized sweatshirt blanket. Don’t forget, the one who nominates the winning organizations will also receive one of the blankets that we print for their nominee.

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The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

July 31, 2010

The last day of the month brings us the final nominee for the July edition of Sweatshirt Blanket’s Spread Your Warmth campaign. Today we are pleased to present the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. There are 500,000 Oklahomans at risk of hunger every day, including one in five of all children in the state.

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JustOne creates global awareness of extreme poverty

July 29, 2010

We are nearing the end of the line for July’s Spread Your Warmth nominees and today we have JustOne, a non profit organization that was formed to stimulate greater global awareness about extreme poverty, and to provoke compassionate ideas and intelligent giving in order to provide sustainable relief.