Small Things Matter and Difference Makers and  had the pleasure of hosting a crafting session for Daisy Troop #34039 on Sunday, February 4, 2018.  The troop helped Small Things Matter decorate canvas and fleece monster stuffies for Children’s National Medical Center. They also helped Difference Makers make and decorate pinatas for Extra-Ordinary Birthdays. The Daisies also donated books for Reading Reconnections Families and party supplies for ExtraOrdinary Birthdays. Thank you Scout Leader Jen Engledow, Daisy parents, and Daisies for spending your afternoon crafting with us.  We hope to see you again soon!

Silver Spring Cares honored Lana Anderson as one of their SSC Superheroes on January 22, 2018. You can read her interview here.
Our thanks to Silver Spring Cares and Source of the Spring for your kind support!

Roxanne & Lana

Small Things Matter ran a monster stuffies table to benefit the kids at Children’s National Medical Center at the MLK Day of Service at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center on January 15, 2018 from 1-3pm. Children of all ages made stuffies either by drawing on canvas monster blanks or by using felt and safety eyes to decorate fleece monster blanks. They also sent along signed cards to send a happy greeting to each patient. It was amazing!!! Our thanks to Montgomery County Volunteer Center who hosted this wonderful event and to everyone who made a stuffie to brighten a child’s day!

Small Things Matter is excited to be a part of the MLK Day of Service 2018 hosted by Montgomery County Volunteer Center on Saturday, January 15, 2018.
The event will be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center (5701 Marinelli Rd, Rockville, Maryland 20852) from 1-3pm. Please join us as we craft monster stuffies for Children’s National Medical Center.
More details at http://bit.ly/2DvPclh

Small Things Matters wishes everyone a holiday season filled with joy, peace, and love! We are grateful for your kind support and have enjoyed crafting goodies with you to cheer those in need this year. We hope to see more of you in 2018!

Difference Makers and Small Things Matter delivered their second batch of 75 monster stuffies to The Children’s Inn at NIH for their Thoughtful Treasures Program on Thursday, December 14, 2017. The stuffies were made at KID Museum’s Kidfest. STM is still filling and sewing up the last batch of stuffies and hopes to deliver them soon. If you would like to join in the fun message us or email thesmallthingsmatter@yahoo.com #smallthingsmatter #kindness

Did you know that there are small things that you can do to help others? Collecting toiletries from your travels is an easy way to help those in need. These toiletries were collected from our family vacation and donated to help the families at the The Children’s Inn at the NIH . There are many small ways that we can help. For a list of other items you might donate please look here: http://childrensinn.org/inn-wish-list/

Meghan Arbegast, NIH Teen Ambassador Sponsor pictured with Lana Anderson, NIH Teen Ambassador

It’s official! We just received our IRS determination letter from the IRS on December 2, 2017! Hurrah! Our thanks to Difference Makers sponsor Bryan Goehring for all his help and support and whose words inspired the name of our non-profit. Thanks also to our many wonderful families and friends who have joined in to craft for others in need!
Lana & Roxanne

Small Things Matter had a wonderful time making stuffies for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. at KID Museum on November 26, 2017. Together we made 32 stuffies were made in 2 hours! Our thanks to all the thoughtful children and their families for spending the afternoon with us crafting for charity and to KID Museum for hosting us. Hope to see you again soon!
-Lana