2004 – Blanket Orange County was started by a group of business women who participated in The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Women’s Roundtable. That first year, they gathered 57 blankets which were given to The Freedom House Recovery Center, Orange House & Ronald McDonald House.

2005 - 100 blankets were gathered and given to The Community House (homeless shelter for men), Homestart (shelter for homeless women and children) and the Family Violence Prevention Center.

2006 - 200 blankets were gathered and given to The IFC for The Community House (homeless shelter for men), Homestart (shelter for homeless women and children); The Ronald McDonald House & The Animal Shelter.

2007 - 115 blankets were gathered and given to The SECU Family House, IFC ( split between Community House and Homestart), Ronald McDonald and the Animal Shelter.

2008 – 100 blankets were gathered and given to The IFC ( split between Community House and Homestart).

2009 - 366 blankets were collected….20% more than the goal of 300. 300 blankets were given to The IFC ( split between Community House and Homestart). Another 30 were given to individuals who live in outdoor camps. The remainder were given to Ronald McDonald House and to several families who lost all their belongings in home fires.

2010 – 550 blankets were collected…37% more than the goal of 400.  Blankets were given to The IFC (325), The Neighbor House of Hillsborough (50)and The Maggie Alvis Halfway House (13).    Blankets were also delivered to senior citizens (25), to individuals who live in outdoor camps(50) and to the Chapel Hill Police Department for trauma victims (100).

2011 – 300 blankets needed for The IFC.