MoJo Soft and Snuggly Blanket

 

 

 

 

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WINNER 

Any blanket that has the words “soft and snuggly” in it’s name has a lot to live up to.

Last December as part of a Klout Perks program I was given the opportunity to receive a MoJo Soft and Snuggly blanket.

Soft? Snuggly? Blanket? December? YES PLEASE!

The blanket was delivered on a really cruddy day. Faith was sick. And not her normal Familial Mediterranean Fever sick, but full on flu. She was feverish, chilled, throwing up, lethargic, crying, miserable. I opened the blanket, glanced at it, then tossed it on the table and went back to snuggling my sick girl. As luck (?) would have it, moments later she threw up again. All over her “blankie”. (For those just joining us, Faith has autism. She gets very attached to her blankets. They are her security object and she likes to be covered most of the time. It helps her feel safe and gives her a place to hide when she is overwhelmed.)

After getting her cleaned (and the couch, and me, and the floor….) I remembered the MoJo Blanket that had just been delivered. I usually don’t use fabric items until after they have been washed at least once but there wasn’t time for that. I sniffed very carefully, there was no funky smell or stiffness so I went ahead and covered her with it right from the package.

Oh my GOSH! The SOFT! I was impressed with the plushness of it. So fluffy and snuggly! But most all new fleece blankets have this feel.

Life, and the flu, continued. The flu made it’s way though the house during a miserable 3 week stretch. Our Mojo blanket quickly became the favorite blanket. In the three week time frame it was washed at least once a day. On one particularly memorable day, it was washed and dried 3 times. I would say it was washed and dried at least 30 times. And it still looked brand new.

We had another just purchased blanket in rotation during this same Flu-a-paloza. It was purchased from a major retailer and felt just as plush and snuggly. At first. After about 10 washes, the other blanket started feeling a bit rough. The snuggly factor was lessening. As more time, and more wash cycles, have passed, the differences between the two blankets has became  more and more obvious.

Since that time, we have put our MoJo blanket through the wringer! It has been washed, drug on the floor, had both red and blue popsicles melted on it, been crushed in a car door, thrown up on, commandeered by the cat, spent time in a hospital…..well, you get the idea. And it still looks and feels brand new.

That, solely in and of itself, makes this blanket a top pick in my opinion. But wait….there is more. MoJo stands for Moms and Jobs. By purchasing this blanket, or any of MoJo’s products, you are helping to support a wonderful cause.

Who We Are: Moms and Jobs, Inc. (MoJo) is a newly formed social venture, headquartered in Boston, whose objective is to address the issues facing mothers who are poverty-stricken. By providing freedom from the strain of daycare costs and a new career path for this underserved demographic, MoJo enables a new start for moms who desperately need it.

Understanding the Problem: The economics of single-parent family mean that single mothers are disproportionately represented among the poor. Among U.S. households headed by single mothers, 33% live below the poverty line, compared to 12% of male-headed families. Overall, women with dependent children comprise two-thirds of the poor population, a phenomenon referred to as the “feminization of poverty.” A major part of the problem is that daycare costs for even one child can consume the majority of a woman’s salary, making it feel difficult to justify returning to the workforce from a personal and financial standpoint.

Creating a Solution: MoJo exists to create sustainable employment opportunities in the apparel manufacturing sector for this underserved demographic, and is utilizing the proceeds from your purchase of a MoJo product to provide better than minimum wage salaries, a chance at a new career path, and more importantly, freedom from the prohibitive daycare costs that keep so many mothers from re-entering the work force and being able to support themselves and the families that need them.

How You Can Help: You can help by shopping our MoJo products, all of which are made by MoJo moms. Proceeds go directly back into the MoJo business, helping to provide jobs for moms who really need them. In addition, social media and word of mouth are critical to our success- so please,“like” us today on facebook, and tell your friends how they can help create jobs at MoJo by purchasing MoJo products.

I am proud to be able to offer my readers a chance to win a MoJo Soft and Snuggly Blanket ($46.00) of their very own. This blanket is being generously provided by MoJo. You know you want one!

Mandatory Entry:

Hop on over to MoJo and tell me which color you would like to have your Snuggly Soft Blanket in if you win. Post your color choice in the comments below.

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This giveaway will end on July 11, 2011 at 11;59 PM EST. Winner will be drawn from all comments by Random.org. Winner will be posted July 12, 2011 and they will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be drawn.

Good Luck!