THE BLANKET PROJECT

In 2007, the winter in the mountains of Peru

was the coldest in decades.

Volunteer Dreamworkers Dana Parnay and Autumn Phipps, who were teaching in the remote village of Cushunga, Peru, for three years, learned that 19 children in villages near there died in recent months - simply from the lack of proper clothing and blankets.

In the span of only four months, Dana and Autumn were able to bring 508 blankets to a total of 493 families in extremely remote mountain areas by the time Dana and Autumn left Peru!  (Families with four or more children received two blankets.)

Eight villages in total were served:

October:     50 blankets to Sexemayo

November:  69 blankets to Maqui Maqui

December:  34 blankets to Pedreal Chamcas

                   63 blankets to Jesus Maria

                   51 blankets to El Valle

                   41 blankets to Guagayoc

                   60 blankets to 54 families in Jamcate

                 140 blankets to 131 families in Cushunga

We are grateful to Dana and Autumn for this unique opportunity to directly help save lives and/or help prevent pneumonia and bronchitis, which was quite prevalent that year.

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Our deepest gratitude to Dana, Autumn, Alcides Silva Villanueva, Elina Soledad Lopez Betancourt, Juana Lucano Bueno, Lily Quiroz Castañeda, Maria Rosario, Gomercindo, Mari, Warmayllu, and all the other volunteers who made our Blanket Project in Peru possible!  We believe many illnesses and potential fatalities were avoided because of our combined efforts.

To the people of Peru whose lives we touched, you have touched all our hearts.

"An act of kindness, no matter how small, is never wasted."    - Author Unknown