May , 2017
Hello Blanketeers,
Now that winter is finally
over, here are a few fun and exciting activities to have an opportunity to meet
new volunteers, enjoy an evening of painting, or a day or afternoon of sewing,
or just getting out into the community for a bit. We have a lot going on…………
This past Friday a few of us
spent the day at Our Lady of Peace School for their Art Day. There were 6
sessions throughout the day, with over 400 muslin squares colored. It was a
wonderful day, we also picked up 24 fleece blankets that the Brownie troop had
been working on.
April 29th
The Family Shop – 2501 W. 12th ( Yorktown
Center) 10:00-6:00 “ Our FIRST Birthday”
Stop in, to Color a muslin square that will go into a very colorful quilt top or
drop off a new handmade blanket.
April 29th
North East Community Fair – North East Grade School 50
E. Division St. North East, PA – This
is an annual AG- Fair, we will be with the 4-H Club this year as they color the
muslin squares that also go into quilt tops. We call these Kids Helping Kids
events are a lot fun.
May 4th
Cocktails and Color Erie
New fundraiser for the
Spring, an evening at Cocktails and Color – Erie. Located at Millcreek Square
in the Millcreek Mall complex. Tickets are $ 40.00 per person/with $10.00 going
to our NWPA Project Linus non profit organization.
Save the date: Thursday – May
4th 6:00-8:00
We will be painting
the “ North Pier” by
: Linda. Join us for an exciting evening of fun, with snacks provided by Sam’s
Club. It’s BYOB , so bring whatever might quench your thirst. Call your friends
and get a group together for the evening.
Below is a link to the
Cocktails and Color- Erie for you to sign up and make a payment :
May
10- “ Sew In Day”
Zanadu
Fabric Yarn & Craft Store 11:00- 3:00 105 N. Farley Street, Kane Pa
Join
Chris and the girls for a day of sewing. Sewing Kits will be provided as will
lunch and snacks, but you will need to bring your sewing machine. Looking
forward to a fun day catching up with friends and meeting new ones.
May 20th-
Hampton
Inn “ Sew In” 8050 Old Oliver Road
16509 10:00 -4:00
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,
rotary 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 fun easy patterns)
Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.
JoAnn Fabrics is promoting
Project Linus Awareness starting April 1st – May 31st.
The stores in our area that
are participating are:
JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts
Store JoAnn Fabric and Crafts
Store
7200 Peach St
18921 Park Avenue Plz
Erie, PA 16509 Meadville,
PA 16335
1-814-866-3197
1-814-724-5210
Many Project Linus Chapters
will be participating in this project of dropping
off your completed blanket at JoAnn Fabric’s for the next 2 months.
Their goal is 2,000 blankets.
The blankets as always will need to have your contact information included with
them.
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday August
8th- Erie Gives 2016
NWPA Project Linus has a very unique
opportunity to take part in this one day Erie
Gives on Tuesday August 9th 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 2.8 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.
May meetings:
3rd - Millcreek Sewing Center - 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’s Vacuum Center- monthly meeting
10:00-2:00
1815 E. 38th Street
Looking
Ahead:
July
26th- Senior Day @ Erie Zoo
August
8th- Erie GivesDay
August
18th-20th- Celebrate Erie
ODDS & ENDS:
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UPMC Hamot NICU
has an ongoing need of gently used receiving blankets- store bought, that they
use to support the tiny heads of the infants in their carriers. They can be
dropped off at all of our local drop off locations.
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If you are doing
any Spring Cleaning in your Sewing Room- please consider NWPA Project Linus. We
can always use pieces and parts of material and yarn.
REMINDERS:
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When you drop off
a blanket: please leave your contact information on a piece of paper, so that
we can send a note of thanks for your donation.
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In the upcoming
months our calendar is a bit full of fun activities, if you are interested in
helping with any of these events, please let me know.
Follow
us on Facebook for updates. You can find us at:
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automatically will add you to our friend list.
Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator
814-864-9389 814-392-5583 ( c)
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
