Where It's Going
There "Where It's Going" post has been turned into a permanent page and moved here!
This post will remain for the comments! Thanks!
Guten Morgen, Sonea!
2 hours ago
February 24, 2009
February 23, 2009
Google Map Of Route
Ben's dad, Martin, has put together a Google Map to help us visually see where our afghan has been! The locations are marked with our button, the location of the afghan and the blog link to the family who currently has the afghan.
Each time the afghan is send to another state or country, I will update the link, as it will change as more locations are added! (Just a warning for anyone who wants to link this on their blog as well!)
He did an amazing job! Danke, Martin!
Here it is!
T21 Traveling Afghan Google Earth Map
Sign Up!!
It is NOT too late to sign up!!! The project is ongoing and all families are welcome!
Simply copy and paste the following into an email and send it to me at thet21travelingafghanproject@gmail.com.
Name:
Address:
Blog url (IF you have one, it is NOT necessary to have a blog in order to participate):
Name & Age of child with DS:
Are you willing to ship the afghan out of your country of residence:
Your Email:
Once you get an email back from me, you are on the list. If you do not hear back from me, you are not on the list!
Here are the Rules for Participation:
1. It's never too late to sign up.
2. I WILL send it to you, no matter WHERE you are.
3. You must have a family member with Down syndrome.
4. There is no age restriction.
5. Shipping to the next family is YOUR responsibility.
6. You must send (email or snail mail) pictures of your family member with the afghan.
That's it!
How you can spread the word?
Add The T21 Traveling Afghan Button to your blog or website. Grab the button, spread the word!
Be sure to right click on the box below and then select all.
February 22, 2009
Tomorrow Is The Day
The T21 Traveling Afghan is being mailed out to the first family TOMORROW! More on instructions, the plan of action, etc. when it goes out!
Words cannot express how excited I am or how much this has come to mean to me (and apparently a number of other families!) I cannot wait to get the afghan on it's way and compile pictures of the families who come in contact with it! We have added a few more countries, Australia for one! Let's go world wide, folks! The only way to do that is to get the info on as many blogs as possible and spread the word as far and wide as you can!
There is NO deadline to be included in the project! If you, or someone you know, is interested, I would be more than happy to add names to the project list at ANY time!!
February 18, 2009
Nothing Short Of Amazed
The afghan has been started and will hopefully be finished by this weekend. I had to finsish some other items for a Lymphoma benefit this weekend, so I am a few days behind on it. I will post a picture when it is complete and ready to be sent off!
I have to admit, when I got the idea for the T21 Travelling Afghan, I was thinking it would be something fun to do. I enjoy seeing the numerous pictures of children with Down Syndrome on their family blogs and I thought it would be neat to tie them together with a common strand through the afghan.
What I wasn't anticipating was the huge response. We have families from all over the United States, Germany and Canada. Two families are also interested in sending the afghan to a parent serving our country in Iraq and Afghanistan to involve them in the project. One is bringing the afghan to her child's Down Syndrome group to get a picture of ALL the kids with the afghan.
What started out as something "neat" and "exciting" has taken on meaning. It's taken on a sense of importance beyond entertainment.
I receive numerous emails a day from families who want to participate telling me what this project means to them. And I want to invite everyone to leave a comment regarding what this project means to you.
Why is it important to your family, or to the Down Syndrome community as a whole? What do you want to see accomplished by the project?
Comments are open folks!
February 12, 2009
The Basics
There is a T21 Afghan is making an amazing adventure!!
The handmade blanket is traveling from one family to another who has a family member with Down Syndrome. The family member can be of any age, from birth through the senior years. The family can also be located anywhere on the globe.
The afghan will travel from one family to another, along with a journal.
Each family, upon receiving the afghan, takes a picture of their family member with it and we post it on on this blog under the Label "T21 Travelling Afghan". After having the afghan for bit, the family writes a note in the journal and sends it off to the next family,who's address I will email to them.
I would like to see the afghan leave each family within a weeks time. You may certainly ship it out sooner than that, if you prefer! While we would all love to hang onto it for as long as possible, we have a huge list of families waiting for their turn!
I would LOVE to see the afghan hit all fifty states and as many countries as possible! Let's send this baby far and wide to include all the families who would like to participate!
To sign up, please click here.
Please post about this on your blogs, FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. with a link back to this page. That way we can spread the the word out as far and wide as possible.
Shipping cost will be the responsibility of the sending party, therefore, I will make a smaller sized afghan.
Please feel free to respond or email with any questions, comments or specifics I may have overlooked!
Here is the button that you can put on your blog to help spread the word! The code is located on my sidebar under the button. Clicking on the button will link back to this post so everyone can be aware of how it works!
To join the T21 Traveling Afghan Facebook Group, click here.
To see the participating families by location, visit this entry.
To see the afghan's travels on a map, visit our Google Map! Read more...
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