August , 2016
Good Morning Blanketeers,
Recently, I was sent a copy
of the “Prayers of the People” for the Brevillier Village as part of the Mass
Intentions.
Petitioner: Holy Spirit, who
inspired the good Samaritan, inspire us to care for our environment, to feed
our hungry, to house our homeless, to tutor our children, to visit our
housebound and imprisoned, to welcome the stranger, to pray for our sick and
addicted, and to wrap our babies in
soft Linus blankets. PEOPLE: Lord in your mercy.
We often say that as a need
arises for blankets or supplies they seemingly appear and we will say that the
LINUS ANGEL’s heard us. The same can be said with the upcoming Erie Gives Day. Your
consideration is greatly appreciated.
NWPA Project Linus will be participating
in its 3rd Erie Gives on
Tuesday August 9th from 8:00am – 8:00pm www.Eriegives.org we qualify as a 501(c)(3) non profit and are registered
for this ON-LINE event. Last
year we raised $857.05, it would be awesome if we could reach the $1,000 mark
this year.
When you click onto the www.Eriegives.org site type in NWPA Project
Linus
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 2.8 million dollars were raised here in Erie.
That is an incredible amount and we live in 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 9. 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 and our
sponsors will enhance donor’s gift by providing a prorated match to each gift
made to a non profit
Your Receipt: You will
receive an email receipt of your gift; please retain it for tax purposes, which
you should retain for tax purposes. Unless you choose to remain anonymous, your
donor information will be sent to the appropriate organization.
Celebrate Erie August 19th-21st
– 1:00- 7:00
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Join us for an
hour or two of fun at our booth in the “Kids Zone” newly located between 8th
-10th & 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 .
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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.
August meetings:
3th -
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. 26th Street
18th
Doug Yaple Vacuum Center –monthly meeting 10:00-2:00
Odds
and Ends:
NICU Size Blankets 30 x 30 36 X 36 -Even though these little ones are
very small, you might think that their blankets should be as well. Not the
case. These blankets are used to cover their isolettes to keep the light and
sound out during their stay in the NICU.
Looking
Ahead:
October
1st Hampton
Inn“ Sew In Day” 10:00-4:00
February 18th 2017- National Make a Blanket Day
Updated
information will be on Facebook as well. You can find us at:
Nwpaprojectlinus
Website- nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com
Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
Coordinator
NWPA Project Linus
1-814-864-9389 1-814-392-5583
