The Giving Doll Inc Information

Founded in 2006, The Giving Doll has expanded to include groups in a number of states making and giving dolls to children in their surrounding communities. The Giving Doll was created and copyrighted by Jan Householder in March 2006, as a community volunteer project, when a friends daughter (Katherine) became a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Handmade cloth dolls were constructed by volunteer sewers, and Katherine took the first dolls to the hospital, when she went for treatments. As other needs became apparent, the program expanded to include children in a variety of settings worldwide. In 2009 The Giving Doll, Inc. became a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Stop in any Tuesday or Thursday from 10am to 2pm to watch dolls being made, talk to volunteers, hear about the scope of our outreach or find out how you can get involved.