Medicine Bag Project

Volunteers from around the world are helping make 140 medicine bags for kids with cancer. These posts are the updates on that project. Thanks for stopping by to visit.

The Delivery of Medicine Bags at Camp Sanguinity

July 23, 2009

Some of you are aware that there was a “Good Medicine project” going on at this blog over the last year. Crafty folks from around the world designed “medicine bags” to give to some very special kids. Specifically they were for the 140 campers who would attend Camp Sanguinity, a summer camp for kids with [...]

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Camp Sanguinity and The Good Medicine Project

July 5, 2009

Coordinating a summer camp for children with special needs, such as Camp Sanguinity, is an enormous task. Donations have to be obtained to run the operation. Volunteers must be found and trained to run the camp. Activities have to be designed and planned to fit into a schedule that will meet the needs of children [...]

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Ready For Delivery And Raring To Go. Only The Good Friday

June 19, 2009

Yes, it is a “good Friday,” my friends. For almost a year, people from all over the world have utilized their time and talents to bring cheer to children with cancer. They have been making “medicine bags” and sending lucky charms to deliver to children at Camp Sanguinity. These are kids with cancer, and their [...]

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The Good Medicine Project In The Final Stages

June 9, 2009

The most delightful medicine bags have been finding their way to my mailbox! If you don’t know about The Good Medicine Project, people from around the world have been creating gifts for children with cancer (and their siblings) who will attend Camp Sanguinity this summer. They are going to be thrilled with the gifts they [...]

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Medicine Bag Project in the Home Stretch

May 25, 2009

We now have a grand total of 108 medicine bags for The Good Medicine Project. Before the middle of next month, I hope to get 32 more so that all 140 children who attend Camp Sanguinity will receive one. If you aren’t familiar with it, Camp Sanguinity is a summer camp for kids with cancer [...]

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More Medicine Bags

May 12, 2009

Some of you are aware that volunteers from around the globe have been helping with a project called, “The Good Medicine Project.” It’s one of those “feel good” projects. The medicine bags and charms that you see on this page will be given to children at Camp Sanguinity, a summer camp for kids with cancer [...]

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More Gifts For Kids With Cancer. The Good Medicine Project.

April 13, 2009

We have 78 out of the 140 medicine bags needed to supply the children at Camp Sanguinity Summer Camp with gifts. The camp is in the first week of July (two and a half months away). Thank you Molly N. in Seffner, Florida And thanks to Marilyn B. in Winter Park, Florida Volunteers for Good [...]

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Good Medicine Project. Halfway There

March 31, 2009

I surely do appreciate all the hard work and love that I’m seeing in the mailbox. Look at these beautiful medicine bags and charms that folks have sent for Camp Sanguinity! From Megumi T., in Osaka, Japan From Kyoko Y. in Kanazawa Ishikawa, Japan. Marlene F. in Ann Arbor Michigan Carol G. in Sacramento, CA [...]

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The Good Medicine Project Gives Me Chills!

March 23, 2009

Every time I open a package or get another e-mail, the hairs on my arms stand on end. It is so exciting to hear the stories people tell me, and to open a package filled with love for us to give to a child with cancer. My friend Carol, in California, is busily making tags [...]

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Charmed, I’m Sure

March 16, 2009

I’ve been sifting through these lovely charms that my friend Lynda (in Fort Worth) sent for The Good Medicine Project. Many of these polished stones are amethyst, which are considered to have “calming and peaceful” properties. I know the kids battling cancer will appreciate those. She also sent three wonderful medicine bags, as did Wendy [...]

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Brought To You By The Letter “L.” Only The Good Friday.

February 27, 2009

The “L” for today stands for “Lola.” She is a delightful jewelry maker and blogger, in the Canary Islands of Spain, who has a heart as big as Dallas, TX. Look at what she sent me in the mail: BubbleShare: Share photos – Find great Clip Art Images. [Editor's Note: Just found out how to [...]

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Whoot! Buttons For The Good Medicine Project!

January 27, 2009

Is that cool, or what? Allison, over at Angel Gal’s Realm, saw the need for a snazzy button and snagged some pictures from the Flickr site to put into an animated gif. If you’d like to use this in a post to promote The Good Medicine Project, feel free to do so. Just save the [...]

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Behind The Scenes Of The Good Medicine Project

January 26, 2009

GIFTS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, AND THEIR SIBLINGS, WHO WILL ATTEND CAMP SANGUINITY IN JULY, 2009 #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;} .flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;} #flickr_www {display:block; [...]

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I Refuse To Give Up On The Good Medicine Project

January 24, 2009

It seemed like a simple recipe: Take one medicine bag (created by Anybody, Anywhere) Add three lucky charms from three DIFFERENT people Serve to a child at Cancer Camp to let them know that FOUR different people took time to care. I don’t have enough “cooks” stepping up to the stove! I admit that I [...]

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The Good Medicine Project. Gifts For Children With Cancer.

January 7, 2009

Were you ever sick when you were a little kid? Maybe you had the flu, or tonsillitis, and you had to stay in bed; you couldn’t get out and play for a few days. If that happened to you, you might remember feeling a bit lonesome during that time. On the eve of my sixth [...]

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More Medicine Bags

December 16, 2008

These gifts of love for a child with cancer are warming me up today. At least, on the inside. I’ve procrastinated on opening mail the last few days (didn’t want to touch anything with ointment on my hands). This morning, I opened packages from Sherry at Yellow Rose’s Garden, Barbara at Purplemoose Gazette, and Sheila [...]

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Good Medicine Project Update

December 4, 2008

Do you have tiny trinkets tucked in the drawers that could be “lucky charms?” Are you “crafty?” We need your help to share some love with children with cancer. You can even help if you blog, just by spreading the word. #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; [...]

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Only The Good Friday #4

November 7, 2008

Do y’all have a hard time adjusting to the time change? I tell you what! I do! I think it’s the Five Cat Alarm I have. They all expect breakfast at 5 a.m. — and they can’t read the clock! Now, it’s breakfast at 4 a.m! It makes me grumpy and growly, so it’s a [...]

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Until It’s In The Bag

September 24, 2008

Greasy wool transformed. Dyed, hand-twisted, and knitted. Good Medicine Bag. Pardon the poor Haiku. I spent yesterday creating a medicine bag for a child I will never know. A boy, probably. A boy who either has cancer or is the brother of a child with cancer. All I know is that he will attend Camp [...]

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Believe It!

September 6, 2008

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.” This, my friends, is The Storyteller’s Creed. I have lived [...]

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