Got warm stuff to donate?
Food & Friends has enough warm handknits for all their clients. Thank you!
Please consider donating items to other local charities. Post their information in the comments.
We are still looking for items for Alternative House, a Virginia shelter for teens and their children. They can use warm items for all their residents. Their wish list includes: "Baby & toddler clothing; Girls and boys clothing; Teen clothing; Fleeces & jackets; Gloves, hats & scarves" Their website is http://www.thealternativehouse.org/
MichelleKnitter@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
It's time to knit warm things for several of our charities.
Food & Friends' scarf drive deadline is February 6. Hats, scarves, gloves and earwarmers are all welcome. They need to be unisex, and labeled with fiber & care information. Items will go in the Valentine's Day meal delivery with no time to match item to recipient. They can be mailed to Food & Friends, Attn: Scarf Drive, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation Monday - Saturday, or join us on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Food & Friends.
Food & Friends has a few babies among their clients. If you like to knit for babies, please contact MichelleKnitter@gmail.com for more information. Their website is http://foodandfriends.org
Alternative House is a shelter for teens and their children. They can use warm items for all their residents. Their wish list includes: "Baby & toddler clothing; Girls and boys clothing; Teen clothing; Fleeces & jackets; Gloves, hats & scarves" Their website is http://www.thealternativehouse.org/
Whatever you donate, will be used by the clients.
MichelleKnitter@gmail.com
Food & Friends' scarf drive deadline is February 6. Hats, scarves, gloves and earwarmers are all welcome. They need to be unisex, and labeled with fiber & care information. Items will go in the Valentine's Day meal delivery with no time to match item to recipient. They can be mailed to Food & Friends, Attn: Scarf Drive, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation Monday - Saturday, or join us on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Food & Friends.
Food & Friends has a few babies among their clients. If you like to knit for babies, please contact MichelleKnitter@gmail.com for more information. Their website is http://foodandfriends.org
Alternative House is a shelter for teens and their children. They can use warm items for all their residents. Their wish list includes: "Baby & toddler clothing; Girls and boys clothing; Teen clothing; Fleeces & jackets; Gloves, hats & scarves" Their website is http://www.thealternativehouse.org/
Whatever you donate, will be used by the clients.
MichelleKnitter@gmail.com
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Virginia Tech - Reema Samaha
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Nell Benton created, and Susan Blair delivered this afghan to the family of Reema Samaha. They are having a celebration in her memory on June 23rd which would have been her 19th birthday.
Here is a really nice article about this young woman:
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=May&x=20070501123402eaifas8.578128e-02
This link is a tribute - in the form of a slideshow containing pictures of her:
http://yalibnan.com/site/tv/2007/04/reema_samaha_remembered_in_pho.php
Currently two more afghans are being assembled - and we have yarn for more - if anyone is interested in contributing to this project, please let us know.
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Nell Benton created, and Susan Blair delivered this afghan to the family of Reema Samaha. They are having a celebration in her memory on June 23rd which would have been her 19th birthday.
Here is a really nice article about this young woman:
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=May&x=20070501123402eaifas8.578128e-02
This link is a tribute - in the form of a slideshow containing pictures of her:
http://yalibnan.com/site/tv/2007/04/reema_samaha_remembered_in_pho.php
Currently two more afghans are being assembled - and we have yarn for more - if anyone is interested in contributing to this project, please let us know.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Knitting for our Neighbors, crochet too
begins June 13
2nd Wednesday of the month
(7/11;8/8; 9/12; 10/10; 11/14; 12/12; 1/9; 2/6)
6:30-8:00
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Rd NE
Phone 202-269-2277
Metro is Fort Totten. F&F operates a shuttle (white, with F&F on top & sides). Shuttle driver cell is 202-669-6437.
Class is free. $5 for supplies, or bring your own. Absolute beginners, including kids age 10 and up welcome. Please contact Michelle, Michelle64AThotmail.com or join our yahoo group, KnittingNeighbors
begins June 13
2nd Wednesday of the month
(7/11;8/8; 9/12; 10/10; 11/14; 12/12; 1/9; 2/6)
6:30-8:00
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Rd NE
Phone 202-269-2277
Metro is Fort Totten. F&F operates a shuttle (white, with F&F on top & sides). Shuttle driver cell is 202-669-6437.
Class is free. $5 for supplies, or bring your own. Absolute beginners, including kids age 10 and up welcome. Please contact Michelle, Michelle64AThotmail.com or join our yahoo group, KnittingNeighbors
Friday, June 08, 2007
Oh - I almost forgot - we brought donations to the TAPS event.
We donated:
23 scarves
39 hats
1 neckwarmer
1 pr of socks
3 blankets
and we brought and made memory pillows - we ended up distributing approximately 50 memory pillows! We hope to have 350 to distribute next year.
We also raised some money for TAPS. We asked for a $5 donation for each student - and each student got a skein of yarn, a crochet hook or a pair of knitting needles, instruction sheet and lessons from our volunteers. Additionally, some people gave us donations for memory pillows. We also donated some items for the TAPS final auction. We raised over $200 for TAPS!
So - donation total: 117 knit/crochet items and $205
We donated:
23 scarves
39 hats
1 neckwarmer
1 pr of socks
3 blankets
and we brought and made memory pillows - we ended up distributing approximately 50 memory pillows! We hope to have 350 to distribute next year.
We also raised some money for TAPS. We asked for a $5 donation for each student - and each student got a skein of yarn, a crochet hook or a pair of knitting needles, instruction sheet and lessons from our volunteers. Additionally, some people gave us donations for memory pillows. We also donated some items for the TAPS final auction. We raised over $200 for TAPS!
So - donation total: 117 knit/crochet items and $205
Monday, June 04, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Knitters and Crocheters Care's participation at the TAPS event was truly a success! We have been asked to participate again next year - and I was thrilled to tell the people at TAPS that we would definitely be there (www.taps.org for anyone who would like to check them out).
I have lots of pictures and stories from the event - so I'll upload them over a few days, as I don't want to overwhelm anyone (including myself).
The exhibit hall was much quieter and more serious on Friday - and was much more cheerful and lively on Sunday. At one point on Sunday our booth was surrounded by people talking and laughing and learning to knit and crochet. It was very interesting to see how people attending the TAPS event changed over the three days. We taught a few people on Friday who looked lonely, sad and confused. When these people stopped by again on Sunday, we noticed a change in mood and attitude. The participants were more positive and proactive in the way they approached things. Generally, they were also showing more pride in their own appearances and were taking much better care of themselves. I am not naive - I know that the program as a whole is what helped these people to begin healing - but for some of them, we were a part of that healing.
Almost everyone at TAPS is a volunteer. The first year, you participate as a survivor. However, when you come back after the first year, you are a survivor and you are also a volunteer. While many of the stories we heard were heartbreaking, it was also uplifting to see how the TAPS program gave people the skills to cope with their loss. Knitters and Crocheters Care was part of the Exhibit Hall - and most of the exhibits concerned creative ways to deal with grief. The TAPS program is truly amazing and I'd like to do whatever I can to continue helping.
Next year, I'd like to bring approximately 350 memory pillows and more donations for the silent auction. I'll be posting about these goals throughout the next year.
I taught this woman to crochet 3 years ago, at a TAPS event. She had lost her husband and her mother both within a short amount of time before that year's TAPS event. She told me she wanted to honor her mother by learning to crochet. So, I gave her and her friend a quick lesson. When she got home, she bought a pattern book and made this aghan. She called it her grief afghan
Three years later, this woman is totally addicted to crocheting! She made the following beautiful afghan and donated it to TAPS for their silent auction
I have lots of pictures and stories from the event - so I'll upload them over a few days, as I don't want to overwhelm anyone (including myself).
The exhibit hall was much quieter and more serious on Friday - and was much more cheerful and lively on Sunday. At one point on Sunday our booth was surrounded by people talking and laughing and learning to knit and crochet. It was very interesting to see how people attending the TAPS event changed over the three days. We taught a few people on Friday who looked lonely, sad and confused. When these people stopped by again on Sunday, we noticed a change in mood and attitude. The participants were more positive and proactive in the way they approached things. Generally, they were also showing more pride in their own appearances and were taking much better care of themselves. I am not naive - I know that the program as a whole is what helped these people to begin healing - but for some of them, we were a part of that healing.
Almost everyone at TAPS is a volunteer. The first year, you participate as a survivor. However, when you come back after the first year, you are a survivor and you are also a volunteer. While many of the stories we heard were heartbreaking, it was also uplifting to see how the TAPS program gave people the skills to cope with their loss. Knitters and Crocheters Care was part of the Exhibit Hall - and most of the exhibits concerned creative ways to deal with grief. The TAPS program is truly amazing and I'd like to do whatever I can to continue helping.
Next year, I'd like to bring approximately 350 memory pillows and more donations for the silent auction. I'll be posting about these goals throughout the next year.
I taught this woman to crochet 3 years ago, at a TAPS event. She had lost her husband and her mother both within a short amount of time before that year's TAPS event. She told me she wanted to honor her mother by learning to crochet. So, I gave her and her friend a quick lesson. When she got home, she bought a pattern book and made this aghan. She called it her grief afghan
Three years later, this woman is totally addicted to crocheting! She made the following beautiful afghan and donated it to TAPS for their silent auction
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Knitting for our Neighbors, crochet too
begins June 13
2nd Wednesday of the month
(6/13;7/11;8/8; 9/12; 10/10; 11/14; 12/12; 1/9; 2/6
6:30-8:30
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Rd NE
Phone 202-269-2277
Metro is Fort Totten. F&F operates a shuttle (white, with F&F on top & sides). Shuttle driver cell is 202-669-6437.
Class is free. $5 for supplies, or bring your own. Absolute beginners, including kids age 10 and up welcome. Please contact knitting networker, Michelle or join the yahoo group, KnittingNeighbors
Projects:
For new F&F clients, we’d like to deliver pot holders (hot pads, oven mitts, etc). That means we need 100+ a month!
To knit or crochet, use wool or cotton (not acrylic, which melts). When quilting use cotton fabric & batting. Minimum finished size: 7” x 7”. Remember to add a loop for hanging. Potholders knit with loops are also welcome. The wilder, the better.
Send to: Food & Friends, Attn: Potholders, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Be sure to include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation directly to Food & Friends, Monday - Saturday.
Scarf Drive for Food & Friends' Clients begins in December.
In 2007, Food & Friends collected enough items for each of our 1,100 clients to receive one. We plan to do the same this year. Donated yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks are available at Food & Friends.
Scarves should be handmade and unisex, 5” to 8” wide and 48” or longer. Hats and afghans welcome, they need to be unisex. Please add a note to each item, attached with a safety pin or with a piece of yarn, on fiber content and washing instructions.
Send to: Food & Friends, Attn: Scarf Drive, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Be sure to include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation directly to Food & Friends, Monday - Saturday.
Deadline is February 6, 2008. The Food & Friends knitting project is one of the ways that Food & Friends enhances the lives of the people we serve.
begins June 13
2nd Wednesday of the month
(6/13;7/11;8/8; 9/12; 10/10; 11/14; 12/12; 1/9; 2/6
6:30-8:30
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Rd NE
Phone 202-269-2277
Metro is Fort Totten. F&F operates a shuttle (white, with F&F on top & sides). Shuttle driver cell is 202-669-6437.
Class is free. $5 for supplies, or bring your own. Absolute beginners, including kids age 10 and up welcome. Please contact knitting networker, Michelle
Projects:
For new F&F clients, we’d like to deliver pot holders (hot pads, oven mitts, etc). That means we need 100+ a month!
To knit or crochet, use wool or cotton (not acrylic, which melts). When quilting use cotton fabric & batting. Minimum finished size: 7” x 7”. Remember to add a loop for hanging. Potholders knit with loops are also welcome. The wilder, the better.
Send to: Food & Friends, Attn: Potholders, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Be sure to include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation directly to Food & Friends, Monday - Saturday.
Scarf Drive for Food & Friends' Clients begins in December.
In 2007, Food & Friends collected enough items for each of our 1,100 clients to receive one. We plan to do the same this year. Donated yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks are available at Food & Friends.
Scarves should be handmade and unisex, 5” to 8” wide and 48” or longer. Hats and afghans welcome, they need to be unisex. Please add a note to each item, attached with a safety pin or with a piece of yarn, on fiber content and washing instructions.
Send to: Food & Friends, Attn: Scarf Drive, 219 Riggs Road NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Be sure to include your name & address (or a SASE) within the package so that we can send you a thank you note. You may also deliver your donation directly to Food & Friends, Monday - Saturday.
Deadline is February 6, 2008. The Food & Friends knitting project is one of the ways that Food & Friends enhances the lives of the people we serve.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
You can make a difference over Memorial Day Weekend.
Volunteers are Needed to teach knitting and Crocheting at TAPS over Memorial Day Weekend - on May 25, 26, and 27I need to get quite a few volunteers in a pretty short period of time - so please pass this along to your friends and group members - to all knitters and crocheters who might be interested!
The amazing people at TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) have asked Knitters and Crocheters Care to teach knitting and crocheting at the 13th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar being held Memorial Day Weekend, 2007 in Crystal City, Virginia. They have asked us to discuss the therapeutic benefits of knitting and crochet and also to teach crochet/knitting from the point of view of a healing hands type of craft and from a community building perspective.
We will have a booth in their support area - and the booth needs to be staffed on
Friday, May 25: 9-5
Saturday, May 26: 9-5
Sunday, May 27: 9-2
Knitters and Crocheters Care is seeking volunteer knit and/or crochet teachers who would like to teach garter stitch (knitting lesson) or single crochet (crochet lesson) at these sessions. Kits will be provided by Knitters and Crocheters Care. If you're interested in teaching at this event, please contact Claire Wudowsky as soon as possible at Knitters_and_Crocheters_Care@yahoo.com or call her at 571-332-3804.
TAPS (http://www.taps.org) provides a wide variety of programs and information to survivors, military and casualty personnel and others. Each Memorial Day weekend, all those affected by a death in the line of military duty are invited to Arlington, Virginia to attend three days of sharing, coping, and healing with some of America's leading experts on trauma and grief. We are honored that the people at TAPS have asked us to participate in this program.This event is being held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Crystal City (Arlington), VA
Volunteers are Needed to teach knitting and Crocheting at TAPS over Memorial Day Weekend - on May 25, 26, and 27I need to get quite a few volunteers in a pretty short period of time - so please pass this along to your friends and group members - to all knitters and crocheters who might be interested!
The amazing people at TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) have asked Knitters and Crocheters Care to teach knitting and crocheting at the 13th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar being held Memorial Day Weekend, 2007 in Crystal City, Virginia. They have asked us to discuss the therapeutic benefits of knitting and crochet and also to teach crochet/knitting from the point of view of a healing hands type of craft and from a community building perspective.
We will have a booth in their support area - and the booth needs to be staffed on
Friday, May 25: 9-5
Saturday, May 26: 9-5
Sunday, May 27: 9-2
Knitters and Crocheters Care is seeking volunteer knit and/or crochet teachers who would like to teach garter stitch (knitting lesson) or single crochet (crochet lesson) at these sessions. Kits will be provided by Knitters and Crocheters Care. If you're interested in teaching at this event, please contact Claire Wudowsky as soon as possible at Knitters_and_Crocheters_Care@yahoo.com or call her at 571-332-3804.
TAPS (http://www.taps.org) provides a wide variety of programs and information to survivors, military and casualty personnel and others. Each Memorial Day weekend, all those affected by a death in the line of military duty are invited to Arlington, Virginia to attend three days of sharing, coping, and healing with some of America's leading experts on trauma and grief. We are honored that the people at TAPS have asked us to participate in this program.This event is being held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Crystal City (Arlington), VA
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