Hot Water Bottle Drive

I'm having a Hot Water Bottle Drive. I want to collect as many HWB's as I can to send to my brother, Andrew in Nepal. As many of you know, he's a "missionary" in Nepal. Their winters are not AS cold as they are here (in the northern US), generally, but I would guess it's probably in about the 40's at night, and the people there don't have heat in their homes. Andrew, maybe you can post a comment giving better information on the weather there.

Recently I was reading about how some people take HWB's to bed with them so they can turn the heat way down and still stay warm. I asked Andrew if he (or his friends) would be able to use some, and he said YES!

I found a website that sells them for about $6, so I'm asking anyone who wants to, to sponsor a HWB. You can help me in three ways - you can send me $6 (I promise everything will go towards buying HWB's), you can grab that old HWB that you've never really used and has been hiding in the back of your closet for a few years (as long as it's in decent condition) and donate it. The third way you can help is by putting your artistic/crafty skills to work and making a "cozy" or "sweater" to go around a HWB. I know there are a lot of people out there who sew, knit, crochet, etc. The HWB's I plan on buying are 10" x 6" x 2.5".

I have in mind to collect about 15-20 HWB's, but it would be awesome to get even more than that. So far I have collected $ to buy 3 (that's not including my own donation). I would like to send them as soon as possible (before it warms up!) So if you want to participate, please send me an e-mail at jeannine.eubanks@gmail.com and I will send you my address.

P.S. Here is a link on how to make a HWB cozy out of an old wool sweater: Click Here