The meetings that take place on the third Sunday of each month is time set aside to crochet for charity, and we currently have a couple of organizations which will receive donations from us toward the end of the year.

Using the concepts of the WarmUp America! Foundation, the group is crocheting 7x9" rectangles then sewing or crocheting them together to form blankets and lapghans which will be distributed locally in the fall.

If you'd like to take part in this effort, please join us for any of our charity crochet meetings. All you need to get started is some crocheting knowledge and a hook. If you can't attend any of the meetings, you can still donate rectangles and/or yarn to the cause. Use the Contact Page for information on how to get in touch with us.

Don't know how to crochet but still want to help? One of our members can help you get started, and crochet lessons are also available; just ask. If you knit, knitted rectangles are acceptable. If you embroider, you can add an embroidered touch to the blankets. Or you can help sew the pieces together. The more help we have, the more blankets we can create, and the more warmth we can share in the colder months.

We also have the opportunity to help out another organization with hats and scarves to be given to individuals as gifts for the holiday season. More information for that can be received at one of our charity meetings.

Other opportunities in the making:

• Crocheting a blanket to donate to the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk/Run that will take place on October 4, 2008.
• A Prayer Shawl program that will tentatively start after the first of the 2009 year.
• Making a donation to Bon Appetit in May 2009.

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Last updated on June 24, 2008