Today I am participating in an event called Blog the Change that is put on by Be the Change for Animals. (Click on either link to learn more). Blog the Change encourages people to blog about an animal cause near and dear to their heart, inspire the involvement of their readership and share that vision with the Be The Change for Animals community! Joined as one we can get more done for animals! I love the concept!
On this Blog the Change day, I want to revisit the idea of Operation Blankets of Love, an organization that I recently profiled. I love the idea of helping shelter dogs stay warm, and feel more relaxed and at home by giving them a blanket. I have been collecting blankets and towels since my birthday and hope to have 100 blankets by the end of July. I also hope to do a similar drive during the holidays.
I want to encourage you all to do the same thing. Everyone has at least one blanket or towel that they no longer need. You can also go to your local thrift store or Goodwill and purchase blankets very inexpensively to donate. You can also find reasonably priced fleece throws at places like Walmart, Gordmans, Kohls, etc. that work perfectly! Just drop them off at your local shelter. It will save that shelter money that they can then use for their other needs such as food and medical supplies. It will also help make dogs more adoptable. When dogs are scared they can seem unfriendly, standoffish or even aggressive. This may deter potential adopters from looking at a dog. Having a blanket to cuddle with, lay down on, or keep warm in can make all the difference in the world.
For you Omaha readers, please contact me at agoutloud@gmail.com if you have blankets and towels to donate. I will gladly pick them up from you! Please comment below to publicly commit to what you are willing to do to help further this cause!
Here are some other great blogs that are participating in today’s Blog the Change!
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This is so great, Anne! While I don’t live close enough to any of the OBoL drop off points, I will definitely bring some over to my local shelter in your honor
Such a great cause, Anne! We have a big stack of towels in our utility room that we rarely use, and I always see a lot of blankets and towels when I go thriftin’ at Goodwill. I’m sure our local shelters could put them to good use!
Thanks you for blogging for a Change. We donate all of our old towels and blankets to the local shelter. They never seem to have enough.
Great post, and a great reminder to give to local shelters.
Have my blankets ready to take to Fort Dodge when they move into their new shelter. Found two more I had here that I will never use.
What a great post and such a wonderful idea! I never thought about how dogs that are warm and comfy are in better moods and are therefore more adoptable. I’ll definitely be dropping off blankets and towels at our local shelter.
I love your cause! I volunteer at a shelter and they are *always* in need of more blankets and towels as we get the occasional dog that likes to rip them to shreds
Happy BTC!
Hi Anne This is such a great post and I am always drawn to anything that has the word blanket in it LOL
We donate all our old towels to our local shelter,but there is never enough.I’m going over to check out Operation blankets of Love, thanks
[...] from A.G. Outloud set a personal goal of collecting 100 blankets by the end of July for Operation Blankets of Love. [...]
Anne, this is a terrific cause! I’m sure you’re very busy in your own home state, but I could see this easily going global as one of our weekly causes. I’d like to plant the seed, at any rate. If you decide to take it on, just write up a submission following our guidelines. We have just 6 questions to fill in and you’d be done. We’ll gladly host you on BtC4animals.com!!
Thanks for Blogging the Change!
Kim (and Amy by Proxy)
I just followed the link and asked Blankets of Love to participate directly. If they respond and we host their cause, I’d like to credit you with leading us to them when we post at BtC4animals.com. If they have their hands full and can’t participate, the offer still stands for you to take the lead. Thank you again for highlighting such a great project!