January, 2015

Happy New Year Blanketeers,   

                                                                         

Thank you again for a wonderful 2014, with over 2,000 blankets donated and delivered to Agencies and our 3 local Hospitals, that many children in need were comforted. We can only hope that 2015 will be filled with Blanketeers being so caring and generous.

Throughout this past year on several occasions in one way or another I have been asked “ What makes a blanket a Project Linus blanket”. Here is the answer defined by Project Linus:

1.    A new handmade blanket that is quilted, knitted, crocheted, or fleece tied

2.    A blanket that has been turned into one of our many local drop off locations

3.    A blanket that has had a Project Linus label sewn onto it and a Project Linus hang tag pinned to it

4.    A blanket that has been logged into our NWPA Project Linus Chapter for verification

5.    A blanket that has been logged out THROUGH NWPA Project Linus to an Agency or Hospital also verified

We are required by Project Linus National Headquarters to provide them a quarterly and annual report of all blankets In and Out. This is also required in order to maintain our Non-Profit 501C3 status.

Listed below are our current Stores, Quilt Shoppes or Individuals that have opened their doors to Project Linus:

Erie County:

Joann Burkhart- 1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA 16508    Tena Pomeroy- ( Albion) 1-814-756-4603

Yaple’s – 801 W. 26^th Street, Erie PA                                Marie Bissell - ( Lake City) 1-814-74-4774

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West) 

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street            Super Stitch -55 West Main Street- North East

Crawford County:

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA

Warren County:

Ronnieanne Walters – 1-814-723-5408     Super Stitch 2 -113 Market Street Warren PA

Mercer County:

Linda Hajtol – 1-724-588-3289        The Gallery of Fabric- 116 N. Pitt Street  Mercer  PA

Calico Loft – 202 N. Broad Street  Grove City  PA

McKean County:

Zanadu Fabric, Yarn & Crafts -105 N. Fraley Street  Kane  PA

 For your convenience I hope this list will assist our Blanketeers as to where a lovingly handmade blanket can be dropped off.

So if blankets are being given in the name of Project Linus and our numbers are incorrect, it could seriously put our local Chapter at risk.

That being said, blankets being given to children in need independently is certainly a wonderful deed.

I will be asking for assistance in cutting 9-10 bolts of muslin in preparation for our 2015 events. Hopefully by our January and February meetings I will have bags prepared for any of you wonderful volunteers who would want to cut the muslin.

Monthly meetings:

January 7th -    Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm

January 12^th -   Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing            801 W. 26^th Street       9:00am-11:00am,

National Make a Blanket Day- February 21^st 2015, here is a list of the Stores or Quilt Shoppes that are participating this year:

·       Fox’s Sew & Vac - Meadville

·       Millcreek Sewing Center -Erie

·       Kelly’s Sewing Corner - Erie

·       Super Stitch - North East

·       Zanadu-Fabric,Yarn & Crafts – Kane, PA * NEW*

Looking Ahead:

February 21^st -National Make a Blanket Day-

April 18^th – Appreciation Day- Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 10:00-2:00

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www..nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Our Lady's Christian School first-grader Mary Jane Moubarak, 7, talks with her grandmother Gail Lord as they make quilt squares during Grandparents Day at the Millcreek Township school on Oct. 10. The squares will be used to make blankets for Project Linus, which provides blankets to critically ill or abused children. GREG WOHLFORD//ERIE TIMES-NEWS

 View photos from Grandparents Day at Our Lady's Christian School in Millcreek Township on Oct. 10

October Newsletter

                                                                                                                              

     October 2014
     Welcome to Fall, Blanketeers,

It’s that time of the year again to clean out the old and straighten up for the new. That is, those leftover pieces of material or yarn from a project that you completed during the summer. Project Linus would be thrilled if you would consider parting with those pieces and parts. We put all of them together and come up with bright and cheery blankets for many of the children in need in our Community. Materials can be dropped off at any of our regular drop off locations. Please contact me if you need a location near you.

I have been contacted twice this past month with request for additional needs of baby size blankets. So I am putting the word out for the sizes we need and a Please and Thank you to go along with this request.  Sizes can range from 30 x 36, 36 x 36, 40 x 40. These are approximate sizes. They can be knitted, crocheted, quilted or fleece tied.

As always we need every size blanket as we deliver to children from birth to age 18. We appreciate the efforts that all of our Blanketeers continually do for our organization on a monthly basis.   
      

Monthly meetings:

October 8^th- Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm (note- a week later this month only)

October 13^th- Yaple’s Vacuum  Sewing            801 W. 26^th Street       9:00am-11:00am

Looking Ahead: At this time we have no other events scheduled for the remainder of the year other than our monthly meetings.

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our       friend list.

·       nwpaprojectlinusblogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,  

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Coordinator
814-864-9389
nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Sew In @ Hampton Inn

20^th- Hampton Inn “ Sew In”  8050 Old Oliver Road 16509  10:00 -4:00

Hampton Inn “Sew In” Day – Again if you are coming to this event for the first time you will need the following:  Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting board, rotarty cutter, please bring them with you.

Or you can come to knit or crochet for the day as well. So bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks.

The Meeting Room is on the first floor and we have access to the Hotel Baggage Carts to bring in our supplies.

We will provide the following:  Sewing Kits, ( several different patterns)  yarn ,

 Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.

There is no cost to this event , but due to the size of the room, seating may be limited.

Joann Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

1-814-864-9389

                                                                                                  

Yaple's Monthly Meeting

 Monday September 8^th from 9:00am – 11:00 am is our monthly meeting at Yaple’s Sewing Center @ 801 W. 26^th Street, Erie, Pa 16508.

We sew on our Project Linus labels onto every blanket and sort blankets for delivery. Every month is different as we never know just how many wonderful and beautiful blankets have been made and dropped off by our faithful Blanketeers.

See you in the morning !!!!

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

1-814-864-9389

September Newsletter

September, 2014

Happy Labor Day Blanketeers !!!!

                                                                      

  A huge Thank you goes out to the many people that donated on August 12^th for the Erie Gives Day. The funds received will go a long way in blanket making materials. We hope in the coming year to make more people aware of NWPA Project Linus, and the good that we are doing for those in need in our Community.

The following is just in this morning from Project Linus National HQ. We are being asked to forward this information onto our Blanketeers.

Take the Project Linus Baby Toes Challenge!

Instead of an Ice Bucket Challenge, we’re calling it “The Project Linus Baby Toes Challenge.” Let’s see how many Warm Hugs for Baby Toes we can create in September!

How it Works !!!!

If you are able, make a donation of $10 - $25 to Project Linus. That’s it! Then share this message with 5 of your friends and ask them to do the same thing. We can easily reach tens of thousands of people who only need to make a small donation — and we can make this our own viral challenge. We’ll put updates on this page to track how we are doing.

In the comment section please indicate that you would like your contribution to go to the NWPA Project Linus Chapter.

September meeting and events:

            3rd-  Millcreek Sewing Center “ Sew In” 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00

8th- Yaple’s  Sewing & Vacuum – monthly meeting  9:00-11:00

          801 W. 26^th Street

20^th- Hampton Inn “ Sew In”  8050 Old Oliver Road 16509  10:00 -4:00

Hampton Inn “Sew In” Day – Again if you are coming to this event for the first time you will need the following:  Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting board, rotarty cutter, please bring them with you.

The Meeting Room is on the first floor and we have access to the Hotel Baggage Carts to bring in our supplies.

We will provide the following:  Sewing Kits, ( several different patterns) , Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.

There is no cost to this event , but due to the size of the room, seating may be limited.

Looking Ahead: At this time we have no other events scheduled for the remainder of the year other than our monthly meetings.

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

• NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.
• nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

814-864-9389

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Recap of Celebrate Erie Weekend

The Celebrate Erie Weekend is over, but will not be forgotten. 1,340 muslin squares were colored by the very young to the young at "heart". 

We want to thank the City of Erie for their support of Project Linus, with the volunteers they sent to our booth. 

Thank you to the volunteers that helped either prepare for the weekend or assisted in the booth. We appreciate your dedication.

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator
1-814-864-9389
nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Update from Celebrate Erie

We have been having a wonderful time at Celebrate Erie. Meeting 4 year old triplets that had received blankets in the NICU at St. Vincent's Hospital was really neat. 
Talking to the nurse from Millcreek Community Hospital, relating to us the comfort the children get when they receive a blanket.
Two little girls were coloring the squares- cousins they said. And they had both received a Project Linus Blanket.
Over all so far it has been a wonderful weekend meeting people who have received blankets or those volunteers helping in the booth.
Thank you........

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator

814-864-9389 
nwpa@projectlinus.org
www.projectlinus.org

Join us at Celebrate Erie!

The Project Linus Booth at Celebrate Erie is located directly across from the entrance of the Warner Theater.
The Kids Zone is open Noon- 8:00 P.M. on Saturday and Noon- 7:00 P.M. on Sunday.
Join us to color a muslin square that is made into a quilt.

Hope to see you all there!!

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator

814-864-9389nwpa@projectlinus.org
www.projectlinus.org

Thank You for the support...

Erie Gives Day has come to an end and we received $635.00 from a very generous City. Thank you very much. This will help us to provide more new handmade blankets to children in need in our Community.


JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator
814-864-9389nwpa@projectlinus.org
www.projectlinus.org

Erie Gives Day Reminder

                                                                                                   

         

    ERIE GIVES DAY REMINDER

Consider donating for NWPA PROJECT LINUS on TUESDAY, AUGUST 12^th from 8am-8pm.

It’s SUPER EASY!

1^st – Go to www.eriegives.org

2^nd – Select the Non-Profit Search Button and type in NWPA Project Linus

3^rd – Enter $Amount$ you would like to                                                                          donate.

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This month NWPA Project Linus has a very unique opportunity to take part in this one day Erie Gives on Tuesday August 12^th from 8:00am – 8:00pm @ Eriegives.org . We qualify and are registered for this event.

We would ask that if you give to a charity throughout the year, that you would consider donating to NWPA Project Linus on that day.  Last year on this one day of fund raising over 1.7 million dollars were raised here in Erie. That is an incredible amount and a very generous Community.

Your donation to NWPA Project Linus would help us to purchase blanket making materials to help us meet the growing need in our Community for children in need.

More About ErieGives…

Day and Time: The event takes place on August 12. You have 12 hours to make your donation between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST.

Participating Nonprofits: Search: NWPA Project Linus

Gift Amount: The minimum gift is $25. There is no limit to the amount of money you may give. You can give up to 10 nonprofits per transaction.

Credit Cards: Only Visa, MasterCard and Discover will be accepted. The credit card processor charges a nominal fee per transaction. The Erie Community Foundation does not receive any fees. (Sorry credit card gift cards will not be accepted.)

Prorated Match: The Erie Community Foundation will enhance each donor’s gift by providing a prorated match to each gift made to a nonprofit. The Foundation will divide a total of $175,000 ($100,000 provided by The Erie Community Foundation, $50,000 provided by GE Transportation and $25,000 provided by Erie Insurance) among the participating nonprofits. The more a nonprofit raises the more of the $175,000 the nonprofit will receive.

Your Receipt: You will receive an email receipt of your gift; please retain it for tax purposes. Unless you choose to remain anonymous, your donor information will be sent to the appropriate organizations.

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator
814-864-9389nwpa@projectlinus.org
www.projectlinus.org

August 2014 Newsletter

Joann Burkhart ♥ Coordinator 1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA 16508 ♥ 814-864-9389

August , 2014

Good Morning Blanketeers,

This month NWPA Project Linus has a very unique opportunity to take part in this one day Erie Gives on Tuesday August 12^th from 8:00am – 8:00pm @ Eriegives.org . We qualify and are registered for this event.

We would ask that if you give to a charity throughout the year,that you would consider donating to NWPA Project Linus on that day.  Last year on this one day of fund raising over 1.7 million dollars were raised here in Erie. That is an incredible amount and a very generous Community.

Your donation to NWPA Project Linus would help us to purchase blanket making materials to help us meet the growing need in our Community of children in need.

About ErieGives

Day and Time: The event takes place on August 12. You have 12 hours to make your donation between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST.

Participating Nonprofits: Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) and either be a member of The Nonprofit Partnership or have an Agency Endowment with The Erie Community Foundation to participate in Erie Gives.

Gift Amount: The minimum gift is $25. There is no limit to the amount of money you may give. You can give up to 10 nonprofits per transaction.

Credit Cards: Only Visa, MasterCard and Discover will be accepted. The credit card processor charges a nominal fee per transaction. The Erie Community Foundation does not receive any fees. (Sorry credit card gift cards will not be accepted.)

Prorated Match: The Erie Community Foundation will enhance each donor’s gift by providing a prorated match to each gift made to a nonprofit. The Foundation will divide a total of $175,000 ($100,000 provided by The Erie Community Foundation, $50,000 provided by GE Transportation and $25,000 provided by Erie Insurance) among the participating nonprofits. The more a nonprofit raises the more of the $175,000 the nonprofit will receive.

Your Receipt: You will receive an email receipt of your gift; please retain it for tax purposes. Unless you choose to remain anonymous, your donor information will be sent to the appropriate organizations.

Celebrate Erie August 15^th-17th – 1:00- 7:00

-          Join us for an hour or two at our booth in the “Kids Zone” newly located between 8^th -10^th & State Street. We have a very large tent provided by the city that protects us from the elements. There needs to be someone from our Organization at the booth at all times. The City does provide some volunteers that are wonderful helpers that are there for a few hours at a time. So if you stop down, it would allow us to take a restroom or meal break

-          Children and Adults sit down and color all of those muslin squares that we have been tracing all winter long. Many families come back year after year and enjoy coloring the squares.       

-          I will be going downtown Thursday night the 14^th to locate our booth and post the information on Facebook and on our Blog.

August meetings:

           6th -  Millcreek Sewing Center “ Sew In” 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00

11th- Yaple’s  Sewing & Vacuum – monthly meeting  9:00-11:00

          801 W. 26^th Street

Looking Ahead:

Hampton Inn-  September 20^th    11:00-5:00

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

Newly updated is our webpage: nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com

Warmly,  

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coodinator

Senior Day at the Erie Zoo- Wednesday July 30^th – 10:00- 2:00

-         Join us in the Adventure Center, located in the Children’s Zoo as children color the 11”x 11” muslin squares at our “ KIDS HELPING KIDS” table.

-         This is also a time for “Seniors” to stop at many stations throughout the Zoo for information regarding “Senior” life.

-         Admission to the Zoo is free to “Seniors” and their grandchildren from 10:00-2:00 for this event.