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TIED TOGETHER!

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Please join us
Monday, April 27

THREE sessions available – there’s a time convenient for everyone.

Morning: 9:30 am – 12 noon
(cut fleece)

Afternoon: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
(cut and tie fleece)

Evening: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
(cut and tie fleece)

WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church
903 Forest Ave., 23229 (please enter through doors at Trinity Hall)



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Blanket Counter: 8,968 💜Non-profit based in Richmond, VA. We make and deliver fleece blankets to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

💜Tied Together 💜 What an incredible spring day at 💜Tied Together 💜 What an incredible spring day at our annual Jill’s Blankets Event at Trinity United Methodist Church! 

With 3️⃣ sessions running throughout the day, we welcomed so many volunteers—both familiar faces and new friends. It was a day full of connection, community, and purpose. We were especially grateful to have larger groups join us -  from Lansing Building Products, Metropolitan Richmond Woman’s Club, Tuckahoe Middle School, Richmond Association of Realtors,  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated , Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter, and Chi Eta Phi - Nursing Sorority.

Together, we made 127 blankets for cancer patients—each one a tangible reminder that someone fighting this disease has a friend and supporter. 🙏🏼
Thank you to everyone who showed up, pitched in, and made this day such a success. We couldn’t do this without you. As always, Trinity United Methodist Church allows us to host our event in Trinity Hall and they take care of the set up and the tear down (shout out to Bill Pike). 💒

Our next Jill’s Blankets event is Monday, October 5, 2026 and we can hardly wait!

#tiedtogether #trinityunitedmethodistchurch #springevent
Jenna, Jillian and Beth represented Jill’s Blanket Jenna, Jillian and Beth represented Jill’s Blankets at the PanCAN Purple Stride 5K—a national walk/run that raises awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer research and supports patients and families. 💜

We hosted a table, welcomed participants, and had the chance to share the JB mission in a hands-on way. Volunteers tied blankets on site, and we were honored to gift blankets to survivors right there at the event.

Grateful for the connections, the community, and the opportunity to bring a lot of hope to those who attended. We were especially proud to wear purple in honor of Jill Ward! 💜💜

#pancan #purplestride #pancanpurplestride
The LightHouseRVA is a community where women in re The LightHouseRVA is a community where women in recovery find hope and healing through connection to relationships and resources. 

Ann and Vanessa had a lovely morning at The LightHouseRVA Open House. ☀️ It’s always a joy to connect and share with partners outside of our blanket events.  We’re so grateful for our work with The LightHouseRVA and their guests. 🙏🏼 #lighthouserva #thelighthouserva
🤞🏻💚 Loving the Lottery! Two blanket-prepping sessi 🤞🏻💚 Loving the Lottery!
Two blanket-prepping sessions at Richmond headquarters, 100 fleece blankets ready to go, and our fourth year partnering with the Virginia Lottery—what a way to keep spreading comfort across the state! 🙌

After prepping the blankets here at Lottery headquarters in Richmond, they’ll be heading out to Virginia Lottery Customer Service Centers in locations like Abingdon, Danville, Bristol, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Northern VA, and Virginia Beach. From there, employees at local service centers will tie blankets and deliver them to local infusion centers—helping us reach even more neighbors in need. 💪

We’re so LUCKY 🍀 to partner with the Lottery at this annual event. The Lottery team is incredibly organized and truly “ready to roll”—making our work easier to carry out.

#valottery #virginialottery #luckywinners
💜 This past Saturday, Jill’s Blankets had the hono 💜 This past Saturday, Jill’s Blankets had the honor of partnering with the amazing women of ZTA at their DDMV Zeta Day 🏁—bringing together sisters from Delaware, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. 

This one day conference is held annually each year to bring ZTA sisters together and celebrate the past year, learn and connect.
Together, this dedicated group turned service into something truly meaningful—creating 50 handmade blankets for patients facing cancer.

Even more inspiring, they introduced a “Sponsor a Blanket” initiative as part of their service project… and raised an incredible $1,100 to support our mission. 🙏🏼

We are so grateful for this partnership, the generosity, and the heart of the ZTA sisterhood.
Thank you, ZTA sisters, for connecting with us while you connected with each other.

#JillsBlankets #ZetaTauAlpha #ServiceWithHeart #SponsorABlanket #ComfortAndCare Delaware Maryland DC Virginia GiveBack CancerSupport
Still time to sign up for our April event, Tied To Still time to sign up for our April event, Tied Together! Volunteer link in bio. #tiedtogether #joinus
New partner alert! 🚨 Everleigh Short Pump voluntee New partner alert! 🚨 Everleigh Short Pump volunteers made 20 blankets for cancer patients. Adukt active living at its best! 💜💜 #everleighshortpump
We are excited to introduce Frances Carpenter as o We are excited to introduce Frances Carpenter as our newest Board Member.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 You might recognize her already. Over the past three years, Frances has stepped in whenever and wherever she’s been needed at Jill’s Blankets. A Richmond native, she and her husband of 41 years raised their two daughters in Mechanicsville. In addition to being active in her church, Frances stays busy as a proud grandmother of six—and as the “mom” to one dog, two cats, and five chickens!
We are truly delighted that she has agreed to join our board.
Please say hello and introduce yourself when you see her at our next event (4/27/26). 👋 #newboardmember
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Our Mission

Our mission is to love and care for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment by making and delivering fleece blankets to as many cancer patients as we can.

Donate

Your financial gifts enable us to purchase fleece and materials to make more blankets for patients who need them. Thank you for your generosity.
There are a couple of ways to donate. Use our purple donate button (above) to make a one-time or recurring financial gift in any amount. Our online donation system takes credit cards or PayPal payments.
We also accept checks payable to Jill's Blankets and mail to:
Jill's Blankets
8435 Pine Hill Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Connect With Us

  • Email: info@jillsblankets.org
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Jill with her blankets

Jill Ward, 2011, holding some of the first fleece blankets she made that inspired Jill’s Blankets.

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