Awards, Press Releases, and other memorabilia

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Awards and Press Releases

Note: The purpose of this project is NOT to accumulate awards. However, one way that the project gains publicity and much needed funds is through the recognition its founder receives.

The Baby Blanket Project ~ A Foundation from the Heart is honored to have received the following awards:

2008 WUSA9 (CBS) Everyday Hero http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=73881&catid=158#comments
2007 Disney Adventures Kid “All-Star” http://disney.go.com/allstars/winnerKid_2007.html
2007 Heart of America Gee Whiz Kids Third Place Winner http://www.heartofamerica.org/whatsnew.htm
2007 Huggable Hero’s Honorable Mention http://www.buildabear.com/aboutus/community/huggableheroes/default.aspx
2006 Prudential Spirit of Community Award http://www.prudential.com/spirit
2006 Daily Points of Light Award http://wwww.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/winner.cfm?AwardNum=3315
2005 & 2006 Presidential Gold Volunteerism Award http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/tg/pvsainfo/dspAboutAwards.cfm
Maryland Senatorial Resolution

All of the above awards were granted to the founder and charitable giving advisor of The Baby Blanket Project, Elissa

A video clip from the WUSA9 CBS 11pm nightly news about Elissa, The Baby Blanket Project, and the Everyday Hero award:

The following is a press release regarding The Baby Blanket Project and the 2006 Prudential Spirit of Community Award:

“ WASHINGTON -- Maryland student, Elissa…was honored in the nation's capital last night for her outstanding volunteer work during the presentation of The 2006 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

"...Elissa exemplifies the spirit of community that is so important to the future of our neighborhoods, our towns and our nation," said Arthur F. Ryan, chairman and CEO of Prudential. "By honoring them [Elissa and other honorees], we hope not only to give them the recognition they so richly deserve, but also to inspire others to follow their example."

Elissa, has provided packages of baby blankets and other infant items to hundreds of needy mothers and their newborns over the past five years. Elissa can pinpoint the beginning of her "Baby Blanket Project" to a January morning in 2000. "I was thinking about all of the things I had, and the mothers and babies all over the world who had hardly any of these things," she said. After discussing this with her mother, Elissa decided that there were six basic items that every baby should have: a blanket, bottle, bib, book, booties or socks, and a toy.

She began a letter-writing campaign seeking donations from family members, friends and others in her community. As contributions come in, Elissa shops for her six basic items, bundles them into individual packages and then contacts hospitals or other organizations that serve pregnant mothers needing financial assistance. So far, she has collected more than $2,500 and many donated supplies, enough to deliver packages to more than 300 mothers in America and Israel. "It really is a magical thing to think that you have made many people experience a little joy in their hard lives," said Elissa.

An article about the Baby Blanket Project that appeared in Johns Hopkins University's Imagine Magazine:

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