Elizabeth Ferguson
I don’t have an organization, it’s just me, a stay at home mom and wife. I’ve been making stuffed animals and giving them away for years. I couldn’t even tell you how many stuffed animals I’ve made and given away. I give them to children in hospitals, foster children, sick children in long term care facilities, the elderly. I want to bring joy, I want to give joy. My heart overflows with joy every time I make a stuffed animal. I want to give love and comfort. I want to, even if for only a brief moment, relieve pain and fear. God has been good to me. I want to return that good. The world is a hard place. By making stuffed animals and giving them away, it helps soften the world just a bit, stuffed animal by stuffed animal. Maybe, when a recipient of one of my stuffed animals hugs it, they will feel the love that went into making it. Maybe they will know that someone cares about them. Even if they don’t know that person. The world would be a better place, if we all worked together to help one another. I hope I’m helping in some small way, by spreading love and care.

Thank you for sharing. I am in Oklahoma also. I would like to begin making toys for shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child with Samaritan’s Purse. Any advice you can provide would be appreciated.
Valerie,
You should reach out to them directly.
Valerie, I agree with Niki Meiners, contact either Operation Christmas Child or Samaritan’s Purse directly, They will have the information you are seeking, and will be able to answer all of your questions.