FamilyCares Bibs for Kids

Your family can help physically and mentally challenged children attending a school called Camp Hope in Quito, Ecuador, by making bibs from towels. The children range in age from a few months to over 18 years. Several are orphaned. A fair amount of the 160 children suffer from cerebral palsey and need large bibs when they eat.

FamilyCares Bibs for Kids is an easy project that can be done in an hour. Suzy Weinman, a former veteran Kids Care Club* facilitator in Wilkes-Barre , PA , created it. Retired from Kids Care Clubs, but not retired from caring for kids, Suzy and her family volunteered at Camp Hope last summer. The children at Camp Hope live below the poverty level. If not for this school, the children would not have food, medicine, physical therapy or housing, as there is no governmental support. Suzy and her husband plan to return with their teenage nieces and grandchildren in the summer. They will hand carry the bibs to the children at Camp Hope .

Materials Needed:

New or gently used small bath towels and hand towels
Thread and needle or sewing machine
Tape Measure or ruler
Scissors

Steps Involved:

Cut a circle in a small bath towel about 8-1/2 inches in diameter, 3-4 inches from the top of the towel. For a small had towel cut a seven-inch circle.
Cut ½ inch slits around the circle to make it easier to hem. Sew around the opening of the circle so it is hemmed or use binding tape.
Hem the bottom or top of the towel if it is needed.
Draw a picture or write a note to the children at Camp and tell them the bibs are from a family that cares.

Pack the bibs and mail to:
FamilyCares Bibs for Kids
Suzy P. Weinman 222 Hillside , Newberry Estates
Dallas , PA 18612

If you have any questions about Camp Hope you can email Suzy at Jiminysuzy@aol.com

*Kids Care Clubs, a program of the Points of Light Institute, www.kidscare.org ,

develops compassion and the spirit of service in elementary and middle school aged youth through hands-on opportunities. Kids form clubs in their schools, churches, synagogues, community centers and Volunteer Centers, led by an adult facilitator.