Kate and I finished up 2019 by hitting our 800+ mark of handed out Blanket Wraps! Back in November, we spent our Thanksgiving at the Detroit Youth and Dog Rescue Dinner and drove around the streets to the people who missed a Thanksgiving event. We stopped and found some people sleeping on the stairs of […]
Kicking off our 4th Year of MK Blanket Wraps
This fall we have been very busy preparing for our 4th winter of MK Blanket Wraps! Kate and I have recently grown our nonprofit and are actively finding and working with groups to help us create and sew Blanket Wraps. Our sewing “partners” include 2 Shrine Grade School students, the Wyandotte Quilting Group, Mrs. Feldkamp, […]
“I made it MYSELF!” 2019 Summer Sewing Classes at the Genesis House in Detroit
This was our SECOND SUMMER of teaching sewing classes at the Genesis House in Detroit, Michigan. Kate and I graduated almost 20 students with each receiving a graduation certificate and giving a presentation on what they made during class. Throughout the weeks, we learn that living in a homeless shelter can be stressful and depressing. […]
Summer 2019: Session 1 Graduation & Pre-Session 2
On July 11th, Kate and I held a Graduation for 11 students who completed a project and learned the basics of a sewing machine in Session 1 of the MK Blanket Wraps Sewing Class! The graduation/celebration was held at DRMM Genesis House where we provided lunch for everyone in the shelter (in the same room […]
Summer 2019 for MK Blanket Wraps…what are we doing???
And just like that Summer is almost here! Kate and I dropped off the last of our Blanket Wraps for the 2018-2019 season at ChristNet in April. Since the winter was so long and cold, we were able to continue handing out all the way into spring! To conclude the season, Kate and I attended […]
Thanksgiving 2018 in Detroit
On November 22, Thanksgiving 2018, we kicked off our third season of MK Blanket Wraps by handing out blanket wraps to the homeless on the streets of Detroit. In 2016 and 2017, we have handed out at Thanksgiving Dinner events. This year we decided to head directly to the streets of Detroit and find people […]
2018 Sewing Class Graduation Night in Detroit
Last night, Monday, August 20th at The Tabernacle located on Stimson Street in Detroit was our FIRST MK Blanket Wraps Sewing Class Graduation. We handed out 16 Graduation Certificates to women and young ladies from the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House 3 while friends and DRMM Staff watched and applauded their achievements! Throughout the […]
Sewing Class at the Genesis House, Detroit: Classes 1-4
We are now FOUR weeks into our summer sewing class and we are so happy with our class! Kate and I have loved working with every single woman who has come to sew with us at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House for Women. The women are dedicated to making their projects look good […]
What is MK Blanket Wraps doing THIS SUMMER (2018)?
Summer is here and we have an exciting 3 months ahead of us! WE ARE FINALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN…starting Monday, June 25th, Kate and I will be teaching an 8 week long sewing class to the homeless women at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House. We have delivered our blanket wraps to the Genesis […]
MK Blanket Wraps was awarded the 2018 Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award!
February 27, 2018 Kate and I had the honor of receiving 2018 Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award! We were invited to the Clawson Steak House to accept our monetary award and met some inspirational women. What is the The Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award? It is a recognition program for young women ages 14-17 engaged in volunteer […]