Warm The World and Connect With Others
There is a woman in Colorado who could best be described as a hero. Nan Sullivan’s heart is so big it overflowed from her own family, into all of the children in the world. Faced with her endless need to love and help children who have no families, she figured out a way to help them. Thus “Warm the World,” was born.
Warm the World is a 501(c)3 organization that is dedicated to giving a handmade blanket to every child who needs one. That, just in itself, is a wonderful, and I might add overwhelming goal. But Sullivan took it a step further. She also recognized some other needs such as the difficulty in paying for materials to donate a handmade blanket, delivery of the blanket to the appropriate location, and the inability of those who are elderly or housebound due to health problems, to participate.
Nan Sullivan solved all of the problems by bringing them together. That perhaps is the gift of 
true genius; using a series of problems, then bringing them together, to solve the largest problem. I was so impressed with her organization. It is a continually evolving work that she has dedicated herself to and brought others into as well.
Sullivan’s organization, Warm the World, supplies the materials for people wishing to participate. In exchange, they have to promise very little: They have to make the blanket, provide one good story, give a word of encouragement, and a blanket pattern the organization can pass on to other volunteers to use. Warm the World will also arrange to pick up the blanket and see it goes to the child needing it the most.
Warm the World has done all of the work. Now it is up to volunteers to do their part. I got a kick out of looking at the photographs of people participating, particularly the students at the Air Force Academy. That young man seems determined to get this knitting thing down!
Visit Nan at Warm the World and see if there is a fit for you. Without a doubt, there is something you can do - they need yarn, knitters, crocheters, and other volunteers. I’m sure they have a place for you.
