Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC — Organization Profile
Lenna’s Ladybugs LLC is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Canton, Ohio, with public nonprofit listings also identifying the organization in North Canton, Ohio. The ministry is dedicated to clothing children around the world and uses the phrase “Clothing God’s Kids Around the World” to describe its work.
The organization’s core focus is making and sending clothing packages for children through Christian missions and ministry partners around the world. Lenna’s Ladybugs began in October 2012 after the death of Lenna Moser, who had developed a heart for children in Haiti during a previous visit. In her memory, a small group Bible study began making T-shirt dresses for girls in Haiti, and the ministry later expanded to boys’ clothing packages and other supplies.
Lenna’s Ladybugs serves children globally through mission partners, with public materials identifying work in Haiti, Honduras, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, Burkina Faso, the Dominican Republic, and Ukraine. As of November 2024, the organization reported sending more than 30,687 total packages through more than 29 mission partners in 22 countries, with help from more than 800 volunteers.
The ministry operates through volunteers, sewing groups, donations, and mission partnerships. Girls’ packages have included T-shirt dresses, headbands, barrettes, underwear, head scarves, and purses crocheted from recycled grocery bags for older girls. Boys’ packages began in 2013 and include new shorts or pants, shirts, underwear, and sometimes a toy car when available. Each Ladybug dress includes a small ladybug button sewn onto the left shoulder.
A distinctive part of Lenna’s Ladybugs is mobilizing local volunteers, sewing circles, churches, and monthly sponsors to create practical clothing packages that mission partners can distribute directly to children. The ministry also has a Florida chapter, sewing groups in several states, and an interactive Vacation Bible School program that churches can use to introduce children to the work of helping others.
People can engage with Lenna’s Ladybugs by donating supplies, giving financially, becoming a monthly sponsor, starting a sewing circle, volunteering at work days, helping package clothing, or contacting the ministry. The organization lists ongoing needs such as new girls’ and boys’ T-shirts, boys’ shorts and pants, fabric, buttons, thread, yarn, underwear, barrettes, headbands, gallon-size zip bags, and monetary support.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.lennasladybugsllc.org/
- About Us: https://www.lennasladybugsllc.org/about-us
- Updates: https://www.lennasladybugsllc.org/updates
- Christian Standard Directory Profile: https://christianstandard.com/places/lennas-ladybugs/
- GuideStar Profile: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-1547788
- Charity Navigator Profile: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/471547788
- Cause IQ Profile: https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/lennas-ladybugs-llc%2C471547788/
Contact Information
- Email: le************@***il.com
- Phone: 330-966-7428
- Mailing address: 4425 Frazer Ave NW, Canton, OH 44709
- Nonprofit listing mailing address: PO Box 2781, North Canton, OH 44720-0781
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LennasLadybugs
Leadership
- Susan Rife — President
- Michelle Turner — Secretary/Treasurer
- Jarred White — Board Member
- Judy Rosenik — Team Member
- Cydnee Bancroft — Lead Sewer
