Rag dolls made by local volunteers In war, children suffer. They are the "collateral damage" politicians refer to when they dismiss civilian deaths in armed conflicts. Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc. was started to put a soft cloth doll in the hands of children in countries ravaged by war.

As cloth ambassadors, these Rag Dolls 2 Love can bring love to children turned all too quickly into adults by the violence of everyday life. This isn't just a doll. It is a doll without hair, a doll without clothes, a doll who has nothing but its heart, its eyes and its smile. Rag Dolls 2 Love offers children solace that real life doesn't offer. The Rag Doll 2 Love can become real as it is loved by the child who hugs it at night, whose tears wash its body. The Rag Dolls 2 Love is 20" long, big enough to hug and small enough to tuck under a child's arm.

The volunteers who make these Rag Dolls 2 Love have put into them love and caring, knowing it will be in the hands of a child who has so little, a child who needs love. Volunteers around the world are sewing Rag Dolls 2 Love. Over 3000 dolls have been shipped to children in Palestine, Israel and Haiti, The Sudan, Baghdad and Falluja and orphanages in South Africa filled with HIV infected children. How wide our effort will be depends on how many more people are willing to join us as peace-makers with needle and thread.

If you are unable to download the pattern, the kit for Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc. is available by e-mailing: ragdolls2love2003@yahoo.com. Send the finished dolls to: Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc., Mary-Page Jones, 87 Wapiti Estates Dr. P.O. Box 292, Wapiti, WY 82450. If you are interested in helping with Rag Dolls 2 Love and would like more information, please e-mail at the email listed above.

IMPORTANT: The dolls must have the face that is indicated on the pattern. Please read the "Fabric Information" sheet which is part of the pattern pieces. These dolls have been designed to be ethnically sensitive to the cultures where they are being sent.

Monetary donations to help cover shipping cost are also needed.

Rag Dolls 2 Love, Inc. Name: Mary Page Jones Email: ragdolls2love2003@yahoo.com ragdolls2love.net www.ragdolls2love.org Local contact: Nancy Meegan, c/o Garden City News, 821 Franklin Avenue, Suite 206, Garden City, NY 11530 516-294-8900