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My Stuff Bags Launches National Mend A Broken Heart Month

Westlake Village, Calif. – January 28, 2008 – My Stuff Bags Foundation (www.mystuffbags.org), a nonprofit organization which provides individual duffel bags filled with new belongings to rescued abused, neglected, and abandoned children entering shelters without possessions is sponsoring the first annual National Mend a Broken Heart Month in February. The foundation is asking groups and individuals to serve foster children and other American children in crisis by raising awareness, donating toys and other items and volunteering through local organizations.

“With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, most people are trying to find the perfect way to celebrate the love in their lives,” says Janeen Holmes, president and CEO of My Stuff Bags. “Unfortunately, at the same time there are thousands of children being abused and neglected by the very people who should love them most. During National Mend A Broken Heart Month, we encourage everyone to show that special someone how much they care by making a donation in a loved one’s name to a broken-hearted child.” Holmes added that there are children’s shelters and groups in most cities throughout the country that would appreciate donations.

My Stuff Bags was launched in 1998 to address some of the immediate physical and emotional needs of children who must be rescued from terrible environments. Traumatized by the events leading to their rescue, these children often enter shelters with virtually no belongings. Each individual My Stuff duffel bag is filled with new items: toys, toiletries, a stuffed animal, clothing and a blanket, often handmade. To date, the nonprofit has donated more than 325,000 bags to children in over 1,100 organizations in 49 states. A national grass roots effort, the program is supported by thousands of individuals, schools, churches and synagogues, children’s groups, as well as foundations, manufacturers and corporations.

For more information on My Stuff Bags, to make a monetary donation or to donate new items to fill the bags, contact the foundation at 866-3MY-STUFF or visit www.mystuffbags.org.


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