Christine's Blankets

11/04/2026

🎄✨ PROJECT CHRISTMAS COMFORT IS HERE! ✨🎄
At Christine's Blankets, we serve our local homeless community all year round with gently used blankets—but Christmas is different. For the holiday season, we want to give our neighbors a special, brand-new gift to remind them that they are deeply loved.
We are officially opening our collection for NEW Christmas-themed or solid holiday color blankets! 🎁❤️
🗓️ Collection Dates: November 3rd – December 8th, 2026
🎁 The Wrapping Party: Sunday, December 13th at 11:00 AM
📍 Wrapping Location: Bleekman Hall (Tomoka United Methodist Church, 1000 Old Tomoka Rd, Ormond Beach, 32174)
At the wrapping party, we’ll roll up each brand-new blanket, tie it with holiday ribbon, and tuck a Bible tract, a candy cane, and the beautiful Candy Cane Story inside before they are delivered to shelters and individuals across our 6 service counties (Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Putnam, Marion, and Alachua).
📍 Where to Drop Off Your Blanket Donations:
You can bring your new blankets to any of our wonderful local community partners, (there's also a handy picture in the comments that you can save to your phone for future reference!):
• ORMOND BEACH:
• The Anointed Olive (240 N. Nova Rd)
• Kneading More Sweets Bakery (175 S. Nova Rd, Suite 7)
• Christine's Blankets Office (Tomoka United Methodist Church, Bleekman Hall — Mon–Thu, 9 AM – Noon)
• DELAND:
• The Anointed Olive (118 N. Woodland Blvd)
• Stetson Baptist Church (1025 W. Minnesota Ave)
• Monica's Cakes and Bakes (135 N. Woodland Blvd)
• PORT ORANGE:
• The First United Methodist Church (405 Dunlawton Ave)
• Sherrill Schultz State Farm (4554 Clyde Morris Blvd, Suite 3)
• HOLLY HILL:
• Daytona Outreach Center Thrift Store (610 Ridgewood Ave)
• BARBERVILLE:
• Barberville Pioneer Settlement (1776 Lightfoot Lane)
🌐 Need full address details, hours, or prefer to give a financial donation toward a blanket online?
Visit our website at christinesblankets.org click the Menu button, and select Donate!
Let’s work together this holiday season to wrap our community in love, one new blanket at a time. ❤️ Please share this post to help us spread the word!

11/03/2026

❄️ WINTER PACKING PARTY! ❄️
Help us bring warmth and comfort to those in need in our community this winter. Christine's Blankets is hosting a packing party, and we would love for you to join us!
We will be filling backpacks for the homeless with essential winter items like warm socks, knit hats, gloves, toiletries, emergency hand/foot warmers, and cozy blankets.
🗓️ When: Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 PM
📍 Where: Bleekman Hall (Look for the building with the big blue doors!)
🏢 Address: 1000 Old Tomoka Rd, Ormond Beach, 32174
can't make it to the party? You can still make a massive difference! You can easily donate winter items or give a monetary gift by visiting Christine's Blankets, clicking on the Menu Tab, and selecting Donate.
🌐 Learn more & support us at: christinesblankets.org
Let’s serve our neighbors together, one blanket at a time. ❤️ Please share this post to help us spread the word!

10/16/2026

We blanketed many benches today in honor of my Mom who's life ended while sleeping on one 7 years ago today. Below is a portion.
RIP Christine McCaleb. 💚
As always I will share the story in a bit.
Also seen in the pictures is the bin we now have inside Monica's Cakes and Bakes 😋🤤

10/14/2026

It's been almost 7 years.
Every year we commemorate the day by placing blankets on benches throughout Volusia county. If you'd like to help "blanket benches" I'll be at our office location on Friday morning from 9:00-10:00 before heading out to my mom's bench in DeLand. You can come get one, 2 or a few and take them to benches where you think it will most likely to be received by a homeless person.

Homeless woman slain on bench

Six blocks of DeLand's North Woodland Boulevard was shut down while investigators processed the scene near Stetson University.

10/12/2026

🚨📢 A new collection site added 📢🚨

If you're in the DeLand area and have items that you'd like to donate, here's another option.
Some of you may remember Kneading Sweets that was on Rich Ave. Well, one of the owners has opened her own place just around the corner.
Take a look 👀 Better yet, take a bite, or 2 or...
😋🥧🤤🧁🎂🥮👩🏼‍🍳
Thank you so much Monica Gallo for working with us, again💚🫂💚
For a complete list of our collection sites, see the link in the comments section.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CD7pKTjvD/

Hi, my name is Monica. I am a former owner of Kneading Sweets Bakery.I was also a cake decorator for Publix for many years. I miss baking and creating so much I've decided to start doing baking from home. .

10/07/2026

Before I forget again, thank you to whoever dropped off the stain remover and laundry detergent!
Thank you for all of the incoming donations from Lighthouse - Christ Presbyterian Church , Tomoka United Methodist Church and those who've dropped off your donations at our office location. I was very excited to see those travel sized toiletries! They go fast so please keep them coming 🙏🏼 And someone has been keeping busy knitting. I know they're appreciated!!
A big shout out to The Ladies of Hope Bible study group in Daytona for your financial support 👏🏼 without you and other who support monthly we absolutely could not even stay afloat 💚

10/01/2026

United Women in Faith asked us to let everyone know that they will be making Blessing Mats for Christine's Blankets.
This will be on Oct. 3rd a Saturday 9am-12 if anyone anywhere wants to come and help
1000 Old Tomoka Rd.
What a great opportunity to learn how to make these mats from plastic shopping bags!!
For more information contact
Meg carpenter at 724 494 6012

09/18/2026

We just love this little lady's heart so much. And we're grateful that her parents are helping her to fulfill the tug to serve that she receives. Little Miss Big Heart filled 20 blessing bags at home and brought them to us a few days ago. Inside each were toiletries, hand sanitizer, a snack and a printed out sheet of paper with Bible verses of encouragement. 🙏🏼
Also, the donations keep coming in! 🤗 Lately we've picked your donations from Kneading More Sweets Bakery and The Anointed Olive, Ormond Beach as well as received them at our office location in the Bleekman Hall at Tomoka United Methodist Church . I made up some more birthday bags Wednesday. If you'd like to contribute to those please feel free! I bought the cakes at Walmart. I'll attach our Amazon wishlist in the comments.
Thank you all so very much for helping us to help others 💚

09/15/2026

1 blessing bag, 2 blankets and 2 birthday bags were given out today.
We're trying out something a little different than usual this month. Normally we have a birthday party for the homeless twice a year which is usually held at a location where they're receiving assistance already, such as a church or shelter. We love being able to celebrate with them and other nonprofits this way! This month we decided to have the birthday bags with us while we're out driving around. It was just a start but the ones who we reached were super happy about it!
What's in the birthday bags? Each time we celebrate they usually have a little something different but for the most part, candy, an individually wrapped birthday snack cake, flashlight and batteries, mirror, lip balm, rubber bracelet with encouragement phrases, notepad, new sunglasses, and a Bible tract.
It was just a moment, but we could tell it made a difference. It mattered because they felt like they mattered.
Thank you for helping us make that happen! 💚