I’m in need of clay Christmas ornament donations. Are you willing to help? I’m calling on you. That’s right you. I’m calling on all clayers worldwide! I need your help decorating a Christmas tree for Cystic Fibrosis patients again this year. Are you willing to help me? Please see the information below for details on making your clay Christmas ornament donation.
This is Important to Me, Because I Have Cystic Fibrosis
Every once and awhile here on the blog I take a moment (just a quick one mind you) to write about my life story and living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). I took my longest hiatus [almost four months to be exact] from polymer clay in 2011 when I had half of my lung removed as a direct result of my CF. If you’re sitting here wondering what CF is, your best explanation is to visit our foundation website.
With anywhere from 3 to 5 hospitalizations a year, my hospital is at times almost like a second home. Two years ago I even got to spend Christmas there … well a portion of it, being released the day before Christmas. Being in the hospital is bad enough, being there over Christmas is far worse. Last year’s Christmas Tree was a big success and we’ve been invited to decorate at least one if not TWO trees again this year for the CF patients.
Clay Christmas Ornament Donation
What to Make: Make as many ornaments as you would like to help me decorate our tree. The trees we are decorating is a six foot tall tree and we need ornaments.
If you don’t know what to make, choose either Christmas themed ornaments or purple and red ornaments. Why purple and red? Every disease has a ribbon, ours is purple with a red rose in the middle. Why? Because CF is all about “65 Roses”. Read all about 65 Roses here.
When Are They Due: The ornaments need to be in the mail to me by November 14th, 2018. Feel free to mail them sooner if you would like.
I am coordinating the decorating of the tree with the hospital staff and need to have the ornaments when they are ready to decorate. This ship date will allow me to receive all the ornaments from across the US and abroad.
Mail ornaments to: KatersAcres, 1270 US Highway 6, Linesville, PA 16424
Join the FaceBook Event Page: You can share your ornament with the event group early on the event page &/or join the Whimsical Sculpting Group and feel free to share the ornament there as well.
Use #CFRainbowTree across social media.
Other Information & FAQs:
What Will Be Done with the Ornaments? For every inpatient that comes through the doors to stay a few days, a week, two weeks, or any duration they will be allowed to choose any ornament to take off the tree and take home with them. Your heartfelt ornament will be a token of love they can treasure, even during a difficult hospital stay. After Christmas, nurses, doctors, respiratory & physical therapists, and other staff who treat patients with Cystic Fibrosis and have dedicated their lives to their care, will also be allowed to choose an ornament to take home from the remaining ornaments on the Christmas tree.
May I Send a Card with My Ornament? You may absolutely send a card with your ornament. If you send a card with your ornament, be sure to attach your ornament to your card in some way so the two remain together.
Will I Get to See the Finished Tree? YES! After Mr. Katie (my hubby) and I decorate the tree with the help of the staff, we will absolutely share photos (and hopefully some video) of the process with the polymer community. Look for that around December 2018. See last year’s finished tree here.
From the bottom of my heart, from all of us in the CF community who battle CF on a daily basis, we thank you for your time, energy, & thought you have put into making an ornament to give to someone who will spend their Christmas holiday away from family and in the confines of a hospital. Bless you.
Follow My Personal Journey with Cystic Fibrosis Here
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Katie I have sent an email back awhile ago to say my ornaments were in the mail. I asked if someone would let me know when they arrived because a tracking number here in Canada is a lot more money. I’ve never heard from anyone so I don’t know if I should go to the Canada Post and see if they can help find my parcel or just wait in case everyone has been to busy. I tried to sign in to my account but that doesn’t know me either lol. So I’m trying this route.
Love & Prayers
Donna Lee Little
Hi Donna, I have your ornaments. Thank you so much for your donation – I’m excited to see them on the tree.
Hi! Just wanted to let you know my ornaments are going in the mail tomorrow, via USPS. If you want the tracking number, let me know. Probably take about a week to get there – will that work, or do you need them sooner?
That will be just fine. Thank you so much for helping to make ornaments and sending your hard work to the CF inpatients to enjoy!
I’m going to give it my best uk to you means I need it finished by oct so no fancy funky unicorns this year lol xx
I’ve been thinking about what I’ll make for the past month. Thanks for the post. Now I have a good idea how much time I have.
I can’t wait to see what you’ll send this year. Your ornaments were so well received last year!
I’m so excited to be able to participate in the CF tree decorations this year! I found out about it too late last year. Do we need to let you know that we are going to participate or just send you the decoration(s) before the deadline?
YAY!!! So glad that you will be joining in this year! You don’t need to sign up to participate or anything like that. Just send in your decorations before the deadline.