Namaste Inc.

Hi all, 
With much thought and consideration, we’ve finally decided on the theme for the next charity contest:

Namaste Inc. will collect and donate lap blankets from all contest participants and donate them to the sick children at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. This charity contest is your chance to make a difference and touch the lives of a child with cancer, autoimmune disease, traumatic injury, or other illnesses that make being a kid and having fun a lot more difficult. Children undergoing medical treatments will appreciate the extra comfort of a hand knit lap blanket to keep them warm.
Help us to help the children by knitting, sewing, or crocheting a lap blanket that is a minimum of 2 feet by 2 feet and is made of material that is machine washable. We’ve been informed by the donations center at Children’s Hospital that it’s important to make sure the blankets don’t have pet hair on them as this can be harmful for some of their patients.
Each lap blanket donated will earn you 1 raffle ticket to enter you into our contest for 1 of 3 prizes.
3rd prize: free Buddy case of your choice 
2nd prize: free Namaste handbag of your choice 
1st prize: free Namaste handbag and free Buddy case of your choice.

The contest begins now, and we will be accepting lap blanket donations through the end of January. There is no limit to the amount of lap blankets you can donate, and each qualifying donation will earn you 1 raffle ticket to be placed in the official drawing.

Winners will be announced on February 1st and prizes will be mailed immediately. Please send all donations with your contact information included to:

Namaste Inc. 
Lap Blanket donation 
9025 Eton Ave. Suite A 
Canoga Park, CA 91304

Namaste..

In September 2009, we held a contest in the Namaste Love group on Ravelry.com. Participants were asked to donate hand knitted dog sweaters in exchange for a raffle ticket for a chance to win some Namaste products (1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners were awarded). We received 20 sweaters in total and last week we visited the West Valley Animal Shelter in Chatsworth, CA to make the donation.

The staff at the shelter were expecting our arrival and they were helpful and willing to introduce us to some of their dogs that they thought might enjoy or especially appreciate a sweater. We all hope that the promise of a gifted handmade dog sweater to go along with the dog who needs a home might just sweeten the deal for a potential pet owner…. After all, who can resist a well-dressed mutt!

I’ve been begging my husband to let me bring one home since we went….. Still begging. Anyone have a great argument for why 3 dogs is better than the 2 I already have? I’m open to suggestions

Here are just some of the many sweet faces we met at the West Valley Animal Shelter:

So many faces just like these ones staring from the inside of their cages- and they all just want to come home and be loved.

And here are some cuties wearing their brand new sweaters!

The new owner of a beautiful purple sweater is Rachel. She’s over 10 years old and was so happy to show off her new look! The employees at the shelter told us she’s a staff favorite for her sweet disposition. We hope her new sweater will help her find a new home- she’s been here awhile..

Above is “‘Pinky”. She’s super sweet and we all fell in love with her. The shelter employees believe she was a victim of being restrained with wire as evidenced by the circumferential scars around her ankles. Pinky is about 2-3 years old and would make a great addition to a home with space to play. We hated to see Pinky go back in her cage, but she was hard to miss in her bright new sweater- hopefully her new owner will find her soon.

Here’s another sweet friend who is about 8 years old and was unfortunately involved in dog fighting prior to being found abandoned and brought to the shelter. She’s a timid girl who likes to cuddle and she shyly modeled her new sweater:

And then back in her cage she went- hopefully not for long. (more…)

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