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Last Wednesday my husband and I delivered 227 sock monkeys to their new home!  Actually, their temporary home at the Firefighters Burn Institute – located in this fabulous old fire house.

The employees who accepted the sock monkeys from us were blown away. They had no idea that each one would be different and unique. And so darn cute!!

I wish I could have taken a picture of each and every monkey.  There were purses, and blankets, monkey outfits, hats, socks, shoes and earrings.  These sock monkeys were better accessorized than I am!   And they were literally from all over the world.  Amazing.  Most were from the United States, but we had contributions from Germany, Australia, UK, Canada… everyone coming together to make a difference.  Don’t ever be deceived into believing you can’t make a difference, because we have proven otherwise.  Coming together makes a big impact.

The Preschool Burn Camp has more sock monkeys than they could use.  I heard talk of having enough monkeys for next years camp and the camp for the older kids.  Who doesn’t love a sock monkey!?  I miss the monkeys and the excitement from every package that arrived (so does my three year old, Luke.)

I am amazed and blessed by each one of you who participated in project 4; the time and effort that you all put into doing something for someone else… it’s love.

Blessings and hope to you all.

Hi there friends! Sorry for the brief break, no I haven’t had the baby yet. Just wanted to pop in and let you all know that we are all doing well and the monkeys have been coming in non-stop. The baby is due in two weeks so I can’t wait to share the newest addition to our little Craft Hope family with you.

A HUGE thank you to Marjorie for spearheading this project and taking care of all of the monkeys before they head to the children at the preschool burn camp. I’m sure the monkeys have been up to no good around her house. I’ve also enjoyed reading your blog posts and seeing the cute pictures of your monkeys causing mischief around your house and yard. I’m sorry I’m not always able to comment, but I do follow many of you.

There are currently 101 monkeys raising havoc playing nicely at Marjorie’s house! Thank you to all of you who have made monkeys for the children at the preschool burn camp. They are certain to put a smile on the kids faces.

I’ve also heard stories of groups getting together to make monkeys and I sincerely appreciate those of you who are spearheading these efforts.

Keep the monkeys coming in, the deadline is this Friday, September 18th! They will all find a great home.