January, 2026
Happy New Year Blanketeers,
I hope that everyone enjoyed
a Merry Christmas and wishing you all a very Happy New Year!!
With the help of our generous
Blanketeers many Agencies have benefited with new handmade blankets that have
brought comfort to children in need in 2025. In fact we delivered over 1,000
blankets in the 4th quarter alone. That is only made possible by
your continued support. Our Village is amazing !!
Office of Children and Youth
Services, Community Shelter Services, Crime Victim Center, Erie Free Store, Community Health Net, Safe
Start, SafeNet, Women’s Care Centers, Nurse Family Partnership, International
Institute, Refuge Homeless Shelter, Children’s Advocacy Center, Millcreek
Community Hospital) Pediatric Unit, W.I.C. Erie, Foster Erie, Project Love,
Shriner’s Hospital, UPMC Hamot, St. Vincent’s Hospital and many many more……
We can only hope that 2026
will be filled with Blanketeers once again being so caring and generous.
Listed below are our current Stores, Quilt
Shoppes or Individuals that have graciously opened their doors to NWPA Project
Linus to be a drop off location:
Erie County:
Joann Burkhart- NWPA Project
Linus Coordinator -1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA 16508 1-814-392-5583
Tena Pomeroy- ( Albion)
1-814-859-0033
Doug Yaple’s – 1815 E 38th
Street, Erie PA
Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330
W.26th Street (Village West)
Super Stitch -10429 W Main
Street- North East
LaFaro Insurance Agency 4627 Peach Street
Crawford County:
Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and
Service, Downtown Mall – Meadville PA
Sew Frannetastic 20292 East Street Saegertown, PA
Warren County:
Ronnieanne Walters –
1-814-723-5408
Youngsville Free Methodist
Church 179 Davis St Youngsville, PA
Mercer County:
Linda Hajtol –
1-724-588-3289
St. Michael’s Church 85 N
High Street Greenville, PA 16125
Children’s Aid Society 350 W.
Market Street Mercer PA 16137
For your convenience I hope
this list will assist our Blanketeers as to where a lovingly handmade Project
Linus blanket can be dropped off.
National Make a Blanket Day-
February 21st, 2026
New handmade blankets can be
dropped off on this day at all of our drop off locations that were stated
above. This is a drop off location event ONLY.
Odds and Ends:
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We are still in need of Boy blankets- All sizes and types ( knitted, crocheted,
quilted and fleece tied)
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If you are a knitter or crocheter and would like some yarn, please contact me to
make arrangement for pick up.
Reminders:
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When knitting or crocheting an afghan please be aware of the needle size and
yarn weight, so that your finished item isn’t too loose or “holey”, due to
little fingers and hospital equipment.
- If
you are making fleece tied blankets, the 2 selvage sides MUST BE TRIMMED prior to
cutting the strips. Otherwise we have to trim each strip individually before a
child receives that blanket. This is very time consuming. We ask that these
directions are followed.
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Project Linus blankets are new handmade blankets only
Looking
Ahead:
February 21st
2026 - National Make a Blanket Day
August 11th 2026 - Erie Gives Day
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Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus –
Coordinator
814-392-5583 (c)
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
