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Knitting for the Needy
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Knitters who would like to produce warm socks, sweaters, vests, mittens, and hats for children and adults who need them - join us!
We are a group of knitters who create warm, woolen garments for children and adults who live in cold environments and who have little access to resources.
Our mission is to provide the neediest people with woolen socks, sweaters, vests, mittens, and hats. |
We donate to organizations whose mission is compatible with ours.
We are not affiliated with any church or other organization. |
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| We are meeting in Storrs on Thursday evenings anytime between 6.00 PM – 9.00 PM but there is no obligation to participate every week. All levels are welcome, we share our knowledge and skills. For further information please contact Heike, the interest group coordinator. |
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| We also encourage yarn donations. If you have yarn leftovers to donate or if you know someone who would like to do so, please contact Heike. As we focus on kids and adults living in extremely cold climates the dominant part of the donated fiber should be wool. Wool is warm and stays warm even when it is wet. |
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| Current Projects: |
» Hand knit items for Innu kids in Northern Labrador
» Warm woolen hand knit items for the orphanage in Akkol, Kazakhstan
» Warm woolen hand knit items for the No Freeze Shelter in Willimantic |
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| Other Projects: |
» Hand knit items for kids at Johns Hopkins Childrens Hospital
» Caps for Cure: hand knit hats for children and adults who are going through chemotherapy |
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This year (2010) our socks will go to:
“Mittens for Akkol” who serves children in orphanages in Kazakhstan, where it is often 40 degrees below zero in mid-winter. They will be hand delivered by the founder of this organization.
“The Warm Hands Network”
400 children in the Innu community in Northern Labrador and will be delivered through the Warm Hands Network. These children live in a very isolated area and are often forgotten. Let’s make sure that they know we are not forgetting them! Within the community, items are distributed through “The Next Generation Guardians” – a group of Innu women in Northern Labrador working to help the next generation learn life skills and preserve and protect their Innu language and culture, in a community.
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YARN DONATIONS |
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Thank you to: |
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Lena H. |
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Ute M. |
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Elfriede K. |
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Ursula G. |
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Sharon |
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Gabriela |
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Sarah C. |
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Kim K. |
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anonymous |
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Nessa K. |
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Christiane B. |
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Susan H. |
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Heike B. |
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