Warrior Bags Project In 2017, Alesha Helms decided she wanted to give back and in a big way! Through her small business, Thirty-One, she decided she wanted to use her commissions and give back to her community with a cause near and dear to her heart: cancer. It is through this she decided to start the Warrior Bag Project. “If cancer hasn’t hit your family, consider yourself blessed,” says Alesha. “Cancer has hit my family very, very hard. I have lost some, but I also have family members that are survivors, and I thank the Lord for that.” Alesha began distributing these bags in 2018 to cancer patients currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, as well as survivors. The first year she was able to fill and distribute 50 bags to the CHRISTUS St. Michael W. Temple Webber Cancer Center and the CHRISTUS St. Michael Oncology Clinic - Cowhorn Creek. In 2019, that number increased to a total of 120 bags that were delivered on December 19, 2019. These bags included daily planners, lotion/moisturizer, fuzzy socks, Kleenex, earbuds, pens, key chains, dry mouth drops, candy, puzzle books, toboggans, and more. Donations flooded in from the community, including International Paper in Valiant, Oklahoma, donating 120 “No Sew, Throw Kit” blankets for each bag. Alesha was also able to include 40 zipper pouches for medical staff to show appreciation for the job they do each day. This year, for the 2020 Warrior Bag Project, Alesha set a goal of filling and distributing 200 bags. Her other goal for 2020 was to make the bags bigger and better than before. These bags include purchased items and handmade items.
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This year, Alesha chose a bag from her small business, Thirty-One, and asked her friends to sponsor a bag for $25. She has hit her goal of 200 bags and is now accepting monetary donations towards purchasing each bag’s contents. Alesha will deliver these 200 bags to patients at CHRISTUS St. Michael W. Temple Webber Cancer Center, the CHRISTUS St. Michael Oncology Clinic Cowhorn Creek, and adding an additional stop this year, the Texas Oncology-Paris Cancer Center. Would you like to help Alesha stuff the 2020 Warrior Bags? Donate through her CashApp at $AleshaHelms or her PayPal at leshalynn38@aol. com.
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