Comfort for ill and traumatized children in our area

Project Linus is an all volunteer organization that provides comfort and security to seriously ill and traumatized children through handmade blankets in our area.

Rosemarie Durkton, a resident of Cathedral City, is the Coachella Valley Chapter Coordinator. Ms. Durkton has recruited “blanketeers” to make the blankets, as well as arranging with Coachella Valley organizations such as hospitals, shelters, and social service agencies for the distribution of these blankets.

The Coachella Valley chapter has created and delivered more than 19,000 blankets, over 5,000 caps and almost 2,000 dressed teddy bears to date to agencies such as the nurseries at Desert Regional Medical Center, Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Well in the Desert Homeless Shelter, Shelter from the Storm and the Marine Air Combat Hospital at 29 Palms.

If you are able to create beautiful blankets, and/or donate appropriate fabric to be used to make the blankets, send me an email to corina@windermere.com or call me at 760-799-1540, I will be happy to stop by to pick up materials or blankets at your home and deliver them to Rosemarie.