Jan 1,
2013 Blankets delivered: 10011
Dear
Blanketeers,
Welcome to the new Blanketeers who have joined
our chapter during the past month, we’re so glad to have you with us and hope
you’ll love Project Linus as much as we do.
We have received some beautiful blankets this month as a results of
friends & families coming together for Christmas service projects. Such a great tradition & we appreciate
each & every one.
I have
exciting news!! We have delivered more than 10,000 blankets since the chapter
was started!! I love this milestone
& such an amazing accomplishment!
I'm so happy & excited! Thank
you to each & every one of you who helped make this possible. We are a very dedicated group &
collectively we make a HUGE impact! As
our chapter enters its 7th year, we are very excited to keep moving forward to
making a difference in the lives of children, who could use a little extra
comfort in a trying time.
“Make
a Blanket Day” for the north VALLEY WILL be monday, jan 7 ... come join us at Our Saviour’s Lutheran church 3900 S.
2500 E. in holladay, From
10-2. Bring your lunch – we have a wonderful
time!!
The
next South Valley “Make a Blanket Day” will be tuesday, jan 15 at the South
Jordan Library from 10:15 – 2:00. this monthly meeting may
shift to every other month or quarterly.
if you have any input, please email us at: slcprojectlinus@gmail.com
In
an effort to keep our blankets local, we need to let you all know that we are
shifting our military project to benefit Fisher House. Fisher House provides a place to stay for injured military
personnel seeking treatment at the local VA
sometimes their familes are with them.
The blankets we make (not required to be military prints) are given to
them to take back to their children or grandchildren as a gift of support
during this time of healing. their
emblem motto is: "Helping Military Families". Millie took a few blankets when she went to
visit the facility & we received a thank you card: "Thank you
and the members of your chapter for the wonderful, wonderful blankets that you
made for the Fisher House. Our Guests and volunteers alike still comment
on them. The veteran and military family guests really appreciate being remembered."
Signed by "Friends of the Fisher House" A note
is enclosed with each blanket that it is a gift for their children.
We know TAPS has been near & dear to
many of you, but it wasn't until last year that it became evident that the
blankets were not all being given to children & the time, effort and
financial support required to ship the blankets was overwhelming. We are excited that we can have an ongoing
place to blankets to be delivered & not just a big push or crazy
accumulation of blankets. This will
also save our chapter the costs of shipping blankets out of state & keep
them all local. If you have any
additional ideas for donating to our military children, please let us know
& we'll see what other options are available.
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| Pat & Myrna |
Just a
note – we talk a lot about making fleece blankets but we dearly love crocheted
and knitted blankets as well as quilts.
So where ever your talents lie we would love to receive your gifts of
love.
Thank you to everyone who contributes
to Project Linus in Salt Lake County.
Whether you make blankets, sew labels on, package blankets, donate funds
for shipping and stamps, or donate paper, yarn or fabric, each one of you helps
to grow our chapter so we may give a little bit of love and security to a child
in crisis.
Wishing you all the
best in 2013! We hope to see you soon!
Kristin, Millie &
Melissa
slcprojectlinus@gmail.com
801-386-5917
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