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Seventh Annual Purple Day® Expo

Warm Blanket Hugs

Providing comfort to those in need during difficult times.
Address

250 State St W
#86
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56502
United States

Contact

Wendy Allen

Wendy@WarmBlanketHugs.com

Warm Blanket Hugs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading comfort, kindness, and hope to those facing difficult times. Through community-driven blanket-making and service initiatives, Warm Blanket Hugs provides handmade blankets and other comfort items to individuals experiencing hardship, illness, trauma, or loss.

Founded on the belief that small acts of kindness can make a powerful difference, Warm Blanket Hugs brings volunteers of all ages together to create blankets that offer warmth, compassion, and a reminder that someone cares. The organization partners with schools, community groups, businesses, and volunteers across the country to host blanket-making events and distribute blankets to hospitals, shelters, crisis centers, and families in need.

Warm Blanket Hugs was inspired by the legacy of Olivia Allen, whose kindness and love for helping others continues to guide the mission of the organization. Each blanket represents more than warmth…it carries a message of comfort, connection, and hope.

Through service projects, national volunteer initiatives, and community partnerships, Warm Blanket Hugs empowers people everywhere to turn compassion into action and wrap the world in kindness…one blanket at a time.

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