February Newsletter

February 21, 2011

Blankets Delivered - 6470

Dear Blanketeers,

Welcome to the new Blanketeers who have joined our chapter during the past month. We have exciting news – We’re starting a BLOG for our local chapter. The address is slcprojectlinus.blogspot.com. On the blog you’ll find the current newsletter, updates on blanket donations, instructions for making fleece blankets (great for people who don’t attend Make a Blanket Days and want to make fleece blankets), and do’s and don’ts. Kristin Vance is the fabulous blanketeer, with loads of energy and enthusiasm who suggested we start this blog. I’m learning about it as we go along and I encourage you visit the blog and add your input – what would you like to see there?

“Make a Blanket Day” for the north VALLEY WILL be march 7th ... come join us at Our Saviour’s Lutheran church 3900 S. 2500 E. From 10-2. Bring your lunch – we have a wonderful time!!

The next South Valley “Make a Blanket Day” will be march 15^th at the South Jordan Library from 10:15 – 2:00. We’re building a nice size group, the ladies are very friendly and welcoming, I hope you’ll join us.

This past month we delivered blankets to; the Guardian ad Litem office downtown and West Jordan, just a note, we are the only organization that gives blankets to Guardian ad Litem, the Neighborhood House, Primary Children’s (the NICU and PICU), Shriner’s Hospital, The Road Home, St. Mark’s NICU, and Lutheran Social Services, the Children’s Justice Center. Thank you so much for your continued support!!!!!!

It’s time to start working on TAPS blankets. For those of you new to Project Linus, TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) mission is to:

provide ongoing emotional help, hope, and healing to all who are grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America, regardless of relationship to the deceased, geography, or circumstance of the death. TAPS meets its mission by providing peer-based support, crisis care, casualty casework assistance, and grief and trauma resources.

The blankets we send can be fleece or quilts of medium or large sizes. We usually send red/white/blue blankets. I found out last year that TAPS prefers no knitted/crocheted blankets because they are too bulky to travel with the children. Please deliver your blankets to the drop-off location you prefer by May 10^th. Last year we sent 135 blankets of the over 900 needed. For more information about TAPS go to www.taps.org

Project Linus National Headquarters launched “The Blanket Beacon,” our NEW Quarterly Online Newsletter, in January of 2008. The newsletter features stories, patterns, coupons and the latest and greatest Project Linus News and more! Go to www.projectlinus.org and click on Newsletter for more information. This is a great newsletter, sign up today.

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.

Hugs to you all,

Kathy