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Blancos Keep Secrets and Comfort Little Souls at Sunshine Acres

by AnnElise Makin January 25, 2011
written by AnnElise Makin January 25, 2011

blanco dolls for sunshine acresBlanco brought out the tears, but this is apparently his job.

Blanco, a monkey made of nearly indestructible white fabric, is a therapy doll. This time, however, the tears were shed out of relief and gratitude.

Recently, Renate Allen, the creator of My Blanco therapy dolls, delivered 10 robust monkeys to Sunshine Acres Children’s Home. Her friend, Susie Lindahl, an Arbonne area manager, had raised the funds for them over the holiday season.

Executive Director Sean Sloan and his wife, Michelle, a teacher at the children’s home, readily welcomed the troupe of Blancos. A pair of earlier such donated therapy dolls had apparently served their mission well.

“You can do whatever you want with it,” Renate explained to a group of children at the school library. “You can draw on it, write on it, stab it with a marker, tell it anything

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