Anytime of the year, any place, any reason a "tool" is needed, our Tools & Blankets Program is there -- covering the world with love, perhaps in the form of a warm and comforting blanket, a garden hoe, or a water well.

When our global family is in distress, you open your hearts with a "tool" to help. When a disaster strikes, these "tools" are a life-saving, helping hand. When people are looking to better their lives, CWS is there to help in partnership, providing the necessary "tools" to make a world of difference in their lives and the future of their children. Visit the Tools & Blankets Program website to learn of recent responses of Church World Service.

Give your congregation the opportunity to provide these life giving "tools" by having a Tools & Blankets celebration!

Call, e-mail, or fax us your order for Tools & Blankets Program materials.

After you complete your project send us your stories, ideas, and pictures. We like to share new ideas and we might feature your story on our website!

	Under the leadership of Dawn Hughes, members of First Moravian Church of Easton, PA, get in costume for their Tools & Blankets Sunday offering focusing on domestic disasters. With pastor Belfield Castello are other "heroes" including the Statue of Liberty, Steel Worker, Church World Service Volunteer, Policeman, Physician, and Fireman.
	Jean Hegelein of the Paupack UMC writes that the children are holding School Kits that the church members assembled for Afghanistan students. As the Kits were completed, they arranged them around the altar as their gift to God.

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When ordering your Tools & Blankets Program materials, you might also consider asking for gift cards. Mother's & Father's Day, Christmas, Valentine's, as well as generic gift cards are available for your celebration. Contact us to request these free gift cards.

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The Pennsylvania and N. WV Regional Office is deeply thankful for the generous response of churches, organizations, communities and individuals to the CWS Tools & Blankets appeal, and we express thanks by recognizing churches and groups for their continuing support. We award a banner to any group that reaches an accumulation of gifts totaling $1,000 through this program. For each accumulation of $1,000 thereafter, we will send a recognition "patch" to be added to the banner. Call us for more information!

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• Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.

• Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516

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