Another Shout-Out to the Glam-Moms!

I just wanted to share with you this wonderful project that Jo Ann, Russell's mom, has taken on. She is a quilter, and like most folks who sew she has gathered a wealth of fabric, some of it too small to really be used in another project. Like me, (and most others) she has a hard time tossing it out - and now has found a great use for it.
Jo Ann makes teddy bears - cute, simple, little bears - and donates them to the Orange County/Chapel Hill EMT/Ambulance teams to stock in the emergency vehicles. When a kid has to ride in the ambulance, either because they are hurt or accompanying an adult who is, they get a bear to hold and take home. As an adult who is absolutely not ashamed to admit that I still have my teddy bear (given to me by my best friend Nicole for my seventh birthday) and keep him by the bed, I think it's amazing what Jo Ann's work does for these kids. A bear to hold can be a very comforting thing during traumatic times.
She's made quite a number of them already, and they are now included on the official supply re-stocking lists used by the response teams.
Apparently she's even saved a few for Orion to play with when he's at her house - he's a lucky boy!
And I know how much the kids out there benefit from her bears, and I think it's really special that she does this for them.