CHARITIES NEED YOU AND YOUR CRAFTING SKILLS

                         

                                             Submitted by Paula Chamberlain

                                                         Contact Information
                                                         Paula Chamberlain
                                                         951 756-0673 (call or text)
                                                         pjchamberlain@verizon.net

 

 

LEARN TO KNIT OR CROCHET

 

If you are interested in learning to knit or crochet please contact me for free lessons.  We have a group of sisters who have been meeting in the Stake Center on Tuesday evenings @7PM by appointment.  Let me know you are coming I will be there and give you information regarding supplies you will need to get started. Hope to see you soon!!

  
Knitters are the most wonderful charity-driven people we know! If you are looking for a place to put your needles to work, you will find listings everywhere! Here are a few to get you started:

 Handmade Especially for You. www.handmadeespecially.org/  Volunteer knitters and crocheters make beautiful scarves from magic ball kits that are provided. The organization ships around 1,000 finished scarves a month to a host of shelters for abused women.

 Purple Stitch Project  www.purplestitchproject.org/ is another charity, founded by Vickie Howell, who turned to knitters and crocheters to help comfort and support children with epilepsy.

 Bow Dazzling - http://www.bowdazzling.com a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to provide bows and headbands to young girls undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious medical illnesses, to give them encouragement and confidence.

 Mother Bear Project is dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them the gift of love in the form of a hand-knit or crocheted bear.  www.motherbearproject.org 

 Binky Patrol www.binkypatrol.org We are an all volunteer, national, non-profit organization making and distributing homemade blankets to children born HIV+, drug-addicted, infected with AIDS or other chronic & terminal illnesses, those who are abused, in foster care or experiencing trauma of any kind. Our recipients are from 0-18 months.

GUIDELINES FOR CHARITY KNITTING

(from Long Island Chapter of TKGA newsletter, by Ann Matalon)

For the homeless: hats and scarves should be plain, dark colors. The homeless need to blend in; for them, standing out is dangerous. There are more homeless men than women. For preemie hats: hospitals prefer light weight yarn (sport, DK, or baby yarn) with no removable embellishments for little fingers to get tangled in or to pull off.

For adolescents at group homes: girls prefer bright, fuzzy, youthful looking items. Boys prefer dark and plain. Younger children wear whatever you would make for your own kids. Nursing home lap robes: machine washable is a definite plus. Also for the homeless: anyone who has gently-used quilts, blankets or winter coats to donate, they would be appreciated. Many homeless people sleep in their cars regardless of cold weather.

 

The Foothills Knitters #213
Virgadean Richmond - President
virgrich94@hotmail.com
Corona, CA
Affiliation with TKGA: 1/1/1994
Meeting Info: Meets Where: Glendora Friends Church, 827 S Lone Hill, Glendora, CA Meets When: First Tuesday of month at 7 pm

Knifty Knitters #25
Harriett Hartshorn - President
hartshorn@keyway.net
Pomona, CA
Affiliation with TKGA: 5/14/1986

Knotty Knitters of N. Orange County #207
Patty Nance - President
pattynance@sbcglobal.net
Anaheim, CA
Affiliation with TKGA: 1/1/1997
Meeting Info: Meets Where: Morningside Presbyterian Church, Fullerton, CA Meets When: 2nd Saturday, doors open 11:00 am, meeting 1-4 pm