Winter Campaign
We are currently collecting quilts and
donations for the 2024 winter season.
This year’s donations will continue to be in memory of my son Brandon Ethier who
passed away in our
home on February 28th.
See more about Brandon here
Donations can be made by e-transfer to info@blanketsoflove.ca
A charitable tax receipt can be provided at your request.
Contact info@blanketsoflove.ca if you would
like to donate a Blanket of Love to a patient in hospital.
Thank you for your ongoing kindness and generosity.
Sheila Ethier
Founder/CEO
For some a struggle does ensue
As years begin their toll
Minds seared with pain and breaking
Hard tearing of the soul.
It’s at these times, perhaps a hint
Of humanness and care
Delivered to the suffering
Will bring light to darkness there.
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The story goes some years ago
A Mom with hurting heart
Picked up a quilt her Grandma’d made
She feared she’d break apart.
As she held the quilt about her
Wrapped it gently round her being
She felt a peace and love intense
Cared for, sight unseeing.
And so the project started
Would those given such a gift
A Blanket of Love of their own
Feel a momentary lift?
Blankets of Love, over decades now
Collects quilts made by all volunteers
Delivered to those with mental illness
Bringing kindness through the tears.
Those who sleep under a quilt, sleep under a
Blanket of Love
I feel comforted with my blanket of love. thank you
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Southern Alberta quilters helping mental health patients
CTV News
Founder Sheila Ethier and how Blankets of Love has grown
Edmonton Journal
Blankets of Love program helps mental-health patients and quilters, too
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CBC
How an Edmonton nurse copes with depression by quilting for mentally ill patients
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For comfort, for hope...