The Pink Slipper Project

Warming the hearts and toes of women and children at Newhouse Shelter in Kansas City.

The Pink Slipper Project will be providing slippers for all of the moms and children of the Newhouse Shelter in Kansas City. We currently have all of the children's slippers but are still in need of 30 pair of women's slippers. We need your help to meet this challenge. Please make your pledge today.

Challenge Deadline: March 1st
50 pair children's slippers - all pledged.
30 pair of Women's slippers - needed

Thank you for helping us continue to warm the hearts and toes of women and children living in shelters.

Join Enchanted Makeovers to create TableScapes of Hope in Kansas  City!

The TableScape Challenge at the Society of Decorating Professionals www.thesdp.com (SDP)  Annual Conference in Kansas City is now the TableScapes of Hope. Led by Terry Grahl, of Enchanted Makeovers, the event will feature decorators, designers and entrepreneurs working as a team to decorate 60-inch round tables with creative themes designed to reflect each individual's personal stories of hope while designating specific items to be donated to Newhouse (www.newhouseshelter.org), a Kansas City shelter dedicated to providing new beginnings to abused women and their children. The ultimate goal of the event is to create a mini-makeover for the shelter with handmade decorative items such as embroidered pillowcases, journals, and vintage jewelry boxes.

The TableScapes of Hope will be held on March 9 at The Westin Crown Center and will include food and fellowship with the director, staff and residents of Newhouse. Local and national businesses have already stepped forward with donations of food and decorations for the event, along with gifts for the women at Newhouse. Additional donors and decorators are still needed to make the event a success. Please help us share love and hope with the women at Newhouse by joining one of the teams in Kansas City or by donating new or handmade items. Please check the list below for ideas.
 

The first challenges of the Pink Slipper Project have been met but the need is still very real.

We've been really blessed by all of the people that have contributed to the Pink Slipper Project in 2009. For such a new organization, we had a phenomenal response. From blogging about the Pink Slipper Project, to adding our widget, (see right side of site) to joining our facebook fan page, donating supplies and last but not least, making slippers. Everything that you've done has made a huge difference in the lives of some women and children living shelters.

Unfortunately our job is far from over. There are so many women and children that are victims of domestic abuse that we couldn't even begin to reach them all, even if we were all making slippers all day every day. But we can still reach out to as many as we can possibly help. Even if you think, Oh I can't sew... that's ok! Spreading the word is just as important and donating supplies, essential to our success.

I'll be updating our list of needs soon. Since we are not an official non-profit, we are unable to accept cash donations. But we are in need of supplies, including shipping supplies. If you can help, we'd be forever grateful. Instead of sending cash or a check, please send thread, warm fabrics (like fleece, flannel, wool, felt) cotton batting, shipping boxes, tissue paper, tape, scissors etc. 

Thank you for your interest in warming the hearts and toes of women and children living in shelters this winter.

If you know of a shelter that could benefit from our program, please have them write us at:

The Pink Slipper project
111 Huntington Rd
Colonial Hghts, VA 23834

 

Pink Slipper Mug.. do you have yours yet?

Pink Slipper Project Mug by PinkSlipperProject View other Pinkslipperproject Mugs

All proceeds will go to supplies and administrative costs to keep as many hearts and toes warm that we can this winter.

Thank you Gail Friend for your continued support!

Thank you Gail of Gail Friend Designs for helping us continue to warm hearts and toes this winter. It's been a very cold winter across the US this year and every contribution makes a huge difference.

Warmest Thanks,
Joyce Lucas

More Slippers in for the NY Shelter Challenge.

Thank you for your continued support Rachel T! Together we are making a difference this winter.

Warming Hearts and Toes!
Joyce Lucas and Pink Slipper Friends.

Thank you treasured friend for helping us warm hearts and toes in 2010

We received a wonderful contribution of fabrics this week from a very dear friend of the Pink Slipper Project.

Thank you Rachel Terrill for continuing to support our Pink Slipper Project and for helping us warm hearts and toes in 2010.

Warmest Thanks,
Joyce Lucas, Founder
The Pink Slipper Project

The First Slipper Contribution in 2010! Thank you Maragaret and Elizabeth Zoller.

I received a big - beautiful box of slippers for the Pink Slipper Project 2010. I'd like to share pictures of some of the 4 dozen slippers and the note that accompanied them.

And the note read...

Dear Joyce,

I have has a lot of fun knitting these assorted children's sized slippers for your Pink Slipper project. I have been able to use up all the left over yarn from my many projects over the years. My daughter in-law, Elizabeth Zoller of Three Cats Crafts has inspired me to knit for this worthy cause. She is always trying to save the world in her quiet unassuming way. Her Christmas list this year is all about others and consists of donations to charitable causes near and dear to her, including your Pink Slipper Project. She asked for so little for herself so as my gift to her I am sending this box of 4 dozen slippers in her name to help "warm hearts and toes" and help fulfill your new challenge. I hope that you will publish this little note when the slippers are posted on your website. I so enjoy checking out the beautiful slippers that have been sent to you.

My sincere wishes to you for a happy holiday season, and to all the women and children who will benefit from your good work. God Bless.

Margaret Zoller.

What a heart warming note to accompany the 4 dozen beautiful slippers. Our project has been blessed to have such generous and caring women such as Margaret and Elizabeth Zoller. Thank you both for playing such a big part in warming hearts and toes this winter.

Many Thanks,
Joyce Lucas

Putting a whole new spin on global warming! Happy New Year pink slipper friends!

Happy New Year my Pink Slipper Friends! Because of you, many women and children will face the new year with hope. Hope for a new and bright year in 2010..because someone cared enough to say, I'm thinking about you and I care. Tonight, I'll raise my glass and toast you. I'll thank you for helping me warm many hearts and toes in 2009 and so many more in 2010. Together we'll put a whole new spin on global warming!

 

Warmest thanks and wishes for a Happy New Year,
Joyce Lucas, Founder
The Pink Slipper Project.

Dreamers To Doers Comfort Challenge.. warming toes in NY - UPDATE

 

The Sisterhood of Dreamers into Doers Event NYC - Headed by Terry Grahl of Enchanted makeovers is in full swing! For more information on how you can help, please visit Enchanted Makeovers.

The Pink Slipper Project will ship all slippers to New York on January 15th. Please make your pledges now so that we can meet this challenge.

Can't do slippers? How about hats and mittens?

54 Women

Children:

4 and under (30 boys and 20 girls)

10 teens:

boys ages 11-16

girls ages 10-13

Thank you for helping us warm hearts and toes this winter.
Joyce Lucas, Founder
The Pink Slipper Project.

More slippers and supplies in for the New York Comfort Challenge!

What a lovely surprise in the mail today. 20 pair of children's slippers, many rag slippers all cut out and ready to stitch., a roll of batting, fabric and lace!

 

Thank you Sharon Borko and friends, Carol Majaka..Jackie & Larry Hill..Artyce Matthews and Lil Frederickson for helping us warm hearts and toes this winter.

Dreamers To Doers Comfort Challenge.. warming toes in NY!

The Sisterhood of Dreamers into Doers Event NYC On January 20th, 2010, more than 20 women from around the U.S. who are part of the Dreamers Into Doers group at MarthaStewart.com will make a difference at a New York women's shelter for domestic violence. Each will share her God given talents at this event. For some, this will mean cooking or baking delectable treats; for others, this will mean handcrafting personal gifts; and still others will share stories and songs. We all need to stand together--not apart. You can help Enchanted Makeovers bring hope to the women and children at the shelter by donating items on our dream list below.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has agreed to facilitate all donations through its New York offices.

For this challenge we will need 50 Women's slippers and an undetermined amt of childrens - girls and boys slippers.

We are proud to once again join hands with Terry (www.enchantedmakeovers.org) and also with our fellow Dreamers to Doers! Please visit Terry's site for more info.. but return here to make your slipper pledge!

Will you help us warm hearts and toes this winter? For all slipper contributions, please contact Joyce at the Pink Slipper Project. info@thepinkslipperproject.org