Showing God's love to children one blankie at a time. 

God has grown this ministry very quickly and the need for blankies continues to increase. 
Since February of 2011, thousands of blankies have been made by people from all over the community and have gone to children in many different countries and many local US organizations. 
In 2011, after sending our blankies to Huruma Children's Home in Ngong Hills-Kenya, Africa, we were invited by the orphanage to teach the sustainable skill of sewing. It was such a successful journey that in 2013, we set up a permanent sewing program at the orphanage where they now have sewing supplies and a full-time seamstress sewing Huruma's school uniforms and teaching sewing to the students. 
Upon visiting Huruma, our eyes were opened to the severe poverty level in Kenya and the challenges a young adult faces aging out of an orphanage. So, in 2014, we launched the "Hands to Home" project, providing young adults who have completed their high school education with life skills classes and a Housing Kit including basic home necessities. And after 10 years, in 2024 the Hands to Home project became a sustainable program for the children's home.  We built transitional housing in Ngong, near the orphanage, for the students to live in for up to a year. The house, named Mama Leigh Ann’s Home, provides  a safe and secure place for the students to live as they adjust to life out on their own. With these programs in place, an orphan can age of out of Huruma with increased confidence and are equipped with sustainable skills to have success over poverty.  

A tragic car accident on March 6, 2010 took the life of Leigh Ann Tonkinson (35) of Gilbert, Arizona. Leigh Ann was a light to her family, friends , church, and to those she came in contact with at Phoenix Children's Hospital, where she worked as a nursing supervisor. Leigh Anns death impacted many people, including Andra Good (director) who had been lifelong friends with her since high school. "Getting used to life without her here has been incredibly hard", says Andra, "Life is not as sweet without Leigh Ann in it."

After teaching herself to sew by watching YouTube, Andra found sewing to be therapeutic. Then, one Sunday, as Andra sat in Leigh's church watching a slideshow of children from a village in Malawi, she noticed that not one single child had a blankie in their arms. She thought of how much her children and Leigh's children loved their blankies. She wanted to share that comfort and security with every child by giving them a blankie. "Leigh Ann's home is heaven now, but through Leigh's Blankies we can keep her memory alive. It feels like a gift from God." 
On February 5, 2011, Leigh Ann's birthday, Andra launched Leigh's Blankies . The soft flannel blankies have a unique design and are made with a sewing machine . The blankies each have a Leigh's Blankies' label sewn into the seam, which includes their logo and scripture verse, Matthew 5:16, "...let your light shine before men".
The blankies are entirely made by volunteers either at sewing groups that meet throughout the US, or by take home blankie kits that include supplies and instructions. Individual blankies are also sold at special events.

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