Dear blanketeers, May 26, 2014
“Make
a Blanket Day” for north VALLEY WILL be Monday june 2nd... come join us at Our Saviour’s Lutheran church 3900 S.
2500 E. From
10-2. Bring your lunch – we have a
wonderful time!!
We are planning ahead to some blanket needs
coming up this fall. We've supported
South Jordan's Shop with a Cop for several seasons. Each year before Christmas they take
deserving children, who may not always have much, shopping with a law
enforcement officer. This year Millie has started collecting &
setting aside the blankets we need. Please
start to think of this project & bring a 1-1/2 yard piece of fleece in
print appropriate for 7-10 year olds.
We'll need both boy and girl prints.
These children have had some contact with law enforcement, sometimes now
always positive. This program allows
them to have a good experience & some fun with the police officers. Thank you to all the loving blanketeers
making this project possible!
AFTER THE BLANKETS ARE MADE - Blanketeer Spotlight - Beverley Cook
There are lots
of things to get done before a Linus Blanket is given to a child in need. One of those is the labeling. When a blanket passes our high quality
standards it is given a special label, packaged, tagged to indicate the appropriate
age and gender of the child who should receive it.
Beverley Cook,
has been the official label sewer for months now. She sews labels for us from 10:00 am to 2:00
pm, the first Monday of every month. She
says she loves this job because she gets to see and handle every beautiful
cuddly blanket.
Thanks to Bev
for her diligent attention to this important task.
Blanketeer spotlight
Last week Millie was invited by Barbara Brae (who also
crochets, and raises funds for Project Linus) to spend the evening training her
Quail Run Ward relief society friends to make fringed no-sew blankets. They
learned how to make a Perfect blanket
and completed 6 flawless, cuddly, beautiful pieces during the evening. As all of us know, there are some pitfalls to
be aware of and avoid in order to fringe a high quality blanket. This group plans to continue making blankets
for Project Linus as an ongoing activity.
Many pieces of fleece have already been purchased and are just waiting
for their next meeting to be completed. Thanks ladies for your interest, generosity,
and willingness to do good things for children!
All of your time and talent is so appreciated! We love your beautiful, bright, well made blankets! Also, if you ever leave a blanket at a drop off site, please leave your name on it so we know who donated it to us. We do have receipts, if you ever need one from your donation, just contact Kristin.
Thank you to everyone who contributes
to Project Linus in Salt Lake County.
Whether you make blankets, sew labels on, package blankets, 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,
Millie & Kristin
Millie #801-272-4024
email:
slcprojectlinus@gmail.com
