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 12th 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 15th-17th – 1:00- 7:00
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Join us for an
hour or two 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.
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I will be going
downtown Thursday night the 14th 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. 26th Street
Looking
Ahead:
Hampton Inn- September 20th 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
