Sweet Video of Children Saying Thank You

Go to my facebook page to see this awesome video from a group of children at a children's home in Laredo after they received bears from Blankets & Bears through Brother Price Harris and his mission team!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=2467296606730&set=t.680434934&type=3&theater

Blankets & Bears 5K Race Results

Thanks to all participants, sponsors and volunteers for making this race possible. We had over 115 runners & walkers this year and raised over $2,500! Below are race results for this year, next year's race is August 18, 2012.



1 59 Brent Darnell M 27 21:00
2 193 Justin Gable M 24 21:38
3 51 Austin Wylie M 26 22:40:00
4 26 Lacy House F 35 22:45
5 187 Lawerence Wilson M 22:47:00
6 25 Chandra Budd F 40 22:52
7 90 Matthew Snyder M 14 23:47
8 71 Pam Moore F 36 24:16:00
9 194 Jim Bryan M 59 24:23:00
10 41 Brent Hopper M 44 24:52:00
11 10 Dawson Schmidt M 10 25:18:00
12 93 James McMillen M 44 25:32:00
13 195 Amy Juba F 47 25:40:00
14 191 Ashley F 26:14:00
15 192 Tino Frausto M 32 26:50:00
16 88 Suzie Wright F 49 27:22:00
17 126 Allen Curry M 26 27:24:00
18 199 Courtney Schneider F 27:24:00
19 24 Jacob Harrison M 13 27:30:00
20 197 David Pompa M 27:48:00
21 198 Princessa Hayler F 41 28:04:00
22 188 Sean Rodriguez M 38 28:06:00
23 10 Monica Gharis F 20 28:17:00
24 50 Kristin Wylie F 24 28:23:00
25 43 Frank Willburn M 49 28:26:00
26 92 Karen McMIllen F 43 28:27:00
27 45 Ginny Coppock F 36 28:58:00
28 52 Wynona Bradley F 35 29:57:00
29 65 Emily Reynolds F 48 29:56:00
30 8 Cheryl Riemer F 42 29:56:00
31 89 Michelle McFadden F 26 30:15:00
32 128 Christina Jennings F 29 30:19:00
33 87 Emily Harsanyi F 30 34:24:00
34 79 Derian Schmidt M 12 34:24:00
35 99 Claudia Borjas F 23 30:46:00
36 67 Leslie Nix F 39 31:01:00
37 70 Madison Moore F 12 31:24:00
38 55 Tanner Williams M 26 31:46:00
39 83 Julie Delacerda F 31:50:00
40 80 Callie Walterscheit F 36 31:51:00
41 17 Kristi Barker F 32 32:38:00
42 16 Allison Brown F 23 33:39:00
43 13 Brittaney McGinnis F 21 33:08:00
44 22 Sherri Williamson F 55 33:20:00
45 35 Deidre Roach F 54 33:33:00
46 60 Erin Smith F 22 33:58:00
47 196 Hillary Wilson F 36 34:08:00
48 12 Carrie Thomspon-Davis F 20 34:12:00
49 47 BK Gearn M 50 34:32:00
50 101 Tamara Seth F 27 34:49:00
51 3 Darlene Del Veccho F 59 35:08:00
52 Unknown Runner 35:26:00
53 34 Yvonne Perry F 38 35:30:00
54 23 Katy Miller F 33 35:31:00
55 40 Holly Howell F 33 35:33:00
56 62 Chris Eaton M 37 35:40:00
57 53 Castina Jowers F 21 36:45:00
58 102 Oscar Delacerda M 37 37:58:00
9 191 Desiree Wilson F 32 38:05:00
60 2 James Del Vecchio M 55 39:13:00
61 100 Shelly Rodriguez F 33 39:22:00
62 Unknown Runner 39:27:00
63 49 Misty Ford F 40 40:10:00
64 19 Lisa Harbison F 42 40:49:00
65 68 Wally Dean M 70 40:52:00
66 48 Traci Provence F 44 40:53:00
67 127 Daneen Velasquez F 40:54:00
68 61 Lindsey Smith F 25 41:13:00
69 190 Tammy Reed F 29 41:22:00
70 81 Mickey Scaffe Jr M 31 41:56:00
71 39 Teri Meil F 49 42:22:00
72 86 Joni Bentley F 45 42:53:00
73 66 Amy Ross F 36 42:55:00
74 46 Amy Eaton F 38 44:19:00
75 82 Jennifer Scaffe F 31 44:48:00
76 30 Shana Wilhite F 29 47:02:00

Race Packet Pick up

The Blankets & Bears 5K and 1 mile walk is this Saturday! We are having packet pickup at Get Fit in Amarillo on Georgia Street this Wednesday from 4:30-6:30pm, you can also register there during that time. If you can't make packet pickup registration on race day is at 7am.

Participants are also encouraged to bring any new or gently used blankets or bears on race day for donation to Blankets & Bears.

See you saturday!

Blankets & Bears 5K Race & Walk

Blankets & Bears sole fundraiser event is underway! Our 5K Race and Walk is Saturday, August 20th in Amarillo at MediPark on Streit Drive near Botanical Gardens.

7 am registration 8 am RACE

$25

First 50 registered get FREE t-shirt!

Registration forms at http://lonestarrunnersclub.net

If you dont run or walk you can always help out on race day with registration, lead car and follow car drivers.

Also any business or people wanting to sponsor and have their logo or name appear on our shirts can contact Tori Durst at 806-679-0380.

Partnering with Mission Trip to Deliver 650 Bear Hugs

Community Worship Center and Blankets & Bears partnered up to help deliver over 650 bears or stuffed animals for the Perryton church's mission trip this summer. They will be delivering these bears to children in a christian school who have never received a birthday present before, to a children's cancer hospital and to two different orphanages in Nicaragua. Thanks to everyone who has donated a gently used bear to help make this possible! The couple helping to manage this mission trip is leaving their ministry at the church in Perryton just two weeks after they get back from Nicaragua to do mission work in the Philippines to find out more about then check out their blog at http://www.silveyblog.com/p/support.html

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Check out our interview from this morning on KAMR about donation drive at Highland Park ISD and dont forget about our 5K Funraising race and walk in August at Medi Park!

Blankets & Bears Christmas Tree

This is a christmas tree donation drive that a church in Lousiana. Just this week we received two large boxes from their drive. Love the idea and the love from this church! We met up with the church on a multiple church mission trip to Laredo with Brother Price Harris earlier this year. Thanks Brother Richard Kaufman and members of the Martin Baptist Church!

Blankets & Bears Donation Drive Underway

Highland Park ISD is currently sponsoring a blankets and bears donation drive until February 18th. You can send any gently used blankets or bears with a highland park student to donate or take donations to Highland Park High School by Friday, Feb. 18th. They are also collecting canned foods for the High Plains Food Bank and helping with the Christian Relief Funds located here in Amarillo.

Blankets & Bears Race Date Set

We have set a 5K race for August 20th, 2011 at Medi Park...this year we are adding walkers for those of you who don't run but want to come out and support and help with the shipping costs for sending these blankets and bears to orphanages around the world. You can find entry forms at http://lonestarrunnersclub.net click on calendar and then scroll down to August. Race entry is $25, if you would like to sponsor the race and have your business logo or family name on the back of the tshirt please contact Tori Durst at 679-0380. If you would like to send any monetary support for shipping please mail checks to PO Box 1473, Panhandle, TX 79068 made out to Blankets & Bears.

Shipment to Good Shepherd Orphange

At the end of November we sent over 70 bears and blankets to Good Shephered Orphanage in Zimbabwe, Africa. We are hopping and praying that they receive the shipment safely, smoothly through customs and in time before the winter season in Africa.