Thursday, October 1, 2015

Comments for a Cause - Project Night Night

Comments for a Cause - Project Night Night
It is October 1st which means it is time to introduce a new Comments for a Cause program!  But before I talk about the new cause, let's wrap up last month's BackPack Program donation.  Throughout the month of October I had 103 comments, equaling a $51.50 donation to help students in my local community have food for the weekend.  Thank you for all of the comments!

In October I'm continuing my efforts to help children in need by donating $0.50 for every comment made on my blog to the Project Night Night organization.

Comments for a Cause - Project Night Night

Comments for a Cause - Project Night Night
Project Night Night is an organization that provides a blanket, age appropriate book and a stuffed animal, all in a special tote bag, for homeless children up to the age of 12.  Project Night Night "strives to give children something they can call their own, something that can give them that little bit of comfort, and confidence, to deal with what's in front of them."


I think all parents can understand how hard it can be to have your children go to bed away from home.  This was the observation of Project Night Night founder, Kendra Stitt Robins when she was on vacation with her husband and then one year old son.  While they loved going on family trips, their son was disoriented by being away from home and didn't sleep well.  And when their son didn't sleep well, they didn't sleep well.  Kendra discovered the key to help the situation was that her son needed his blanket, stuffed monkey, and to be read Goodnight Moon (for the 1001st time). With these comfort items and nighttime book reading ritual, their son slept soundly and contently no matter where they traveled.

Kendra then thought about how children without permanent homes and without access to comfort items like her son's, would have a hard time being content and sleeping at night.  She discussed the problem with her husband and their answer seemed practical and obvious to them; they created a non-profit organization to supply these comfort items to homeless children.  The organization began in 2005 in the San Francisco Bay area, to serving 25,000 children annually in shelters across the United States with the help of 10,000 volunteers today.

So help me, help this program, that is helping homeless children nationwide by commenting all month long!  Have you heard of Project Night Night before?  Be sure to check out what shelters they are currently helping in your area to see how you can help out!  Remember to Comment for a Cause!

15 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful program. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Amazing! Thank you for profiling Project Night Night!

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    1. I'm happy to! When I first learned about it I knew I had to share about it. Anything that helps kids holds a special place in my heart.

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    1. Thank you for creating this program and for spreading it across the United States. The need goes beyond large cities. Even in Iowa, children are being impacted by Project Night Night.

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  4. Project Night Night and Kendra ROCK!!! ❤️

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  5. Last month Project Night Night delivered hundreds of packages to the victims of the fires in Northern California. It's great to have an organization that can make a difference for kids! I <3 PNN! And I'm a small town girl with a love of cooking, gardening, and family. I'm excited to subscribe to your blog. Thanks for what you're doing with this!

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  6. I loved the idea of Project Night Night so much that I gathered together a team to raise donations in the Memphis area last fall. We have delivered 175 Night Night packages to shelters so far. It has been a joy for all of us to take up this elegant and worthy cause in our community.

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  7. Everyone needs a GOOD night, night!
    Good on Project Night Night!

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  8. Project Night Night....my favorite organization!

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  9. Great job last month! You introduced me to a new one this month and I love it! What a great concept and what a great way to share some love with kids. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  10. My Girl Scouts raised money to put these together they were so proud of themselves! PNN was a great way for them to give back. I was touched by how much they cared!

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  11. What a great cause! I love that you switch up who you support each month. So sweet.

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  12. This is a wonderful cause (like always).

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