National Make a Blanket Day for Project Linus a success
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The February 2010 National Make a Blanket Day for Project Linus was a tremendous success this year. Each year in February, volunteer “blanketeers” try to better their output of blankets by one.
Last year’s contribution of blankets for our area of the chapter was 85; this year’s total was 166!
Project Linus is a volunteer organization which contributes new handmade blankets to provide comfort and security to seriously ill and traumatized
children.
Requirements for blankets are simple: all blankets must be new, handmade, and washable. They may be crocheted, fringed, knitted, sewn, tied, or quilted.
Their website, www.projectlinus.org, offers free patterns and links to other sites supporting Project Linus.
Join us on Saturday, May 15 at the Sardinia Church of Christ, 7130 Bachman Drive, Sardinia from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of blanket-making.
Please bring a sack lunch and drink as well as supplies for the type of blanket you will be making such as yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks,
sewing machine, or whatever it is you use. Minimal supplies will be offered such as yarn and fabric for afghans and quilts. No baby-sitting will be provided.
Donations of blankets you may already have finished will be accepted, or if you are cleaning out your "stash," they would love to be the recipient of any new, kid-friendly pieces of flannel, cotton, yarns or any batting you may have lying around.
If you would be interested in making a blanket to comfort a child, please contact Chapter Coordinator Elaine McCormick at projectlinusoh@gmail.com or Carol Chambers, assistant, at 937-927-5742, email at craftylady4873@att.net) for more information.
The Fayette County Chapter services Adams, Brown, Fayette, and Highland counties.[[In-content Ad]]
Last year’s contribution of blankets for our area of the chapter was 85; this year’s total was 166!
Project Linus is a volunteer organization which contributes new handmade blankets to provide comfort and security to seriously ill and traumatized
children.
Requirements for blankets are simple: all blankets must be new, handmade, and washable. They may be crocheted, fringed, knitted, sewn, tied, or quilted.
Their website, www.projectlinus.org, offers free patterns and links to other sites supporting Project Linus.
Join us on Saturday, May 15 at the Sardinia Church of Christ, 7130 Bachman Drive, Sardinia from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of blanket-making.
Please bring a sack lunch and drink as well as supplies for the type of blanket you will be making such as yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks,
sewing machine, or whatever it is you use. Minimal supplies will be offered such as yarn and fabric for afghans and quilts. No baby-sitting will be provided.
Donations of blankets you may already have finished will be accepted, or if you are cleaning out your "stash," they would love to be the recipient of any new, kid-friendly pieces of flannel, cotton, yarns or any batting you may have lying around.
If you would be interested in making a blanket to comfort a child, please contact Chapter Coordinator Elaine McCormick at projectlinusoh@gmail.com or Carol Chambers, assistant, at 937-927-5742, email at craftylady4873@att.net) for more information.
The Fayette County Chapter services Adams, Brown, Fayette, and Highland counties.[[In-content Ad]]