Today, Tuesday April 11, the Warriors Project will be at TEC-SMART from 10:15-11 a.m. to film student Blade Osborne and his efforts to help others.
The Warriors Project is overseen by a 403b organization called Cheer 4 Your Life, the project of mother-daughter duo Missy and Baylor Wilson, who were on season 28 of Survivor. This project provides teens with monthly challenges that they are to complete while raising money for teens who are unable to pursue their dreams due to unforeseen circumstances. Ballston Spa High School students have been a part of this program for the two years it has been in existence.
This year, Blade, a junior in the Early College in the High School program, is the recipient of this project. Blade, 17, is the founder of Buddy Blankets and Bears Inc., a nonprofit organization that delivers blankets and teddy bears to children of military parents and kids with terminal illnesses. The idea took root some years ago, when he accompanied his mother to her cancer treatments and befriended an elderly man at the hospital who was cold and needed a blanket. It became Blade’s mission to make sure the man, whom he referred to as Buddy, always had a blanket. When Buddy passed away in 2008, Blade continued the tradition by donating his first blanket, and Buddy Blankets and Bears was born. Since then, the organization has donated more than 350 blankets and bears to people in need, and currently partners with other nonprofits Operation Adopt a Soldier, in Wilton, and Stars For Our Troops, an organization in East Greenbush, to spread the influence further.
As part of Tuesday’s events, Missy Payne and her cameraman will follow Blade around at TEC-SMART to film his typical day, including a focus on Blade and friends crafting the fleece blankets. While Buddy’s Blankets and Bears is a nonprofit, the organization does rely on donations to keep going; those interested in contributing can do so via paypal at www.buddyblanketsandbears.com. or write to P.O. Box 298, Ballston Spa, New York. 12020. More information on the Warriors Project is available at www.c4yl.com/the-warriors-project.
Published: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:18:47 +0000 by t.farrell1