2026 Mums for Foster Kids · Mum and Maker

2026 Mums for Foster Kids

MUM DESIGNERS 🎀

RE: 2026 FOSTER MUMS AND GARTERS

OUR GOAL IS 100 - TOTAL MUMS & GARTERS

Hello Ladies ….

In response to the designers who read my entry to Sherry’s Post the other day and showed interest wanting to donate mums for the Foster Kid Mum Donations …

Today I spoke to Jocelyn over at Diamond (Mental Health Agency - Here in Houston)

• I told her that we wanted to stay with high school kids only (some middle schools don’t allow kids to wear mums during school hours)

• Children that are in RTC homes. (Residential Treatment Center ) are normally State Funded - these children are not living with biological parents/family members or state approved parents.

(Generally kids that are placed in regular homes will have a foster family to provide for them)

We had a few other mum makers that’s had an interest in donating their time, and/or supplies to create mums for these kids.

I also requested the list of children by 2026 spring break - first names and the schools, so we can figure out school colors and mascots. I would like this project to happen over our off time .. that way it’s not cutting into the money making season.

She’s also gonna send me pictures of what we did last year. 2025 was our 1st year collaborating with Angela Lafferty ( Angela’s Homecoming Mums & More, Jenny D. Catherine ( RDC MUMS) and myself). Apparently it was a HUGE success .. she will locate the pics and email them to me. Of course she will blur out or place an emoji over the child face, just to protect their identity.

If this interest you, and you are wanting to donate, I’m currently working on a spreadsheet that will indicate the schools, their colors and the mascots. Hopefully I will have this completed within the next few weeks.

Will ask the participating mum makers … when making the mums please use nothing sharp, use sticker letters for names, and if you use business labels please don’t put your contact info on them.

~ REASONING ~

* Sharp objects (trinkets) can be used as weapons.

* sticker letters are preferred … last year. There was a child who got transferred, and they were able to switch the names on one of the garters and recycle it.

* please if you used your business logo .. don’t use your business address or phone numbers. Some of these kids tend to run away and you don’t wanna be a point of contact.

** HAVE ALL MUMS COMPLETED BY AUGUST 1, 2026 … we need to give the counselors time to get these mums to the students.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Angela or myself.

Thank you in advance,

Melinda VanEijk

@Angela Lafferty

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