January, 2016
Happy New Year Blanketeers,
Thank you again for an
awesome 2015, with over 3,000 blankets donated and delivered to:
Agencies: Office of Children and Youth
Services, Community Shelter Services, Crime Victim Center, Safe Start, SafeNet,
Women’s Care Centers, International Institute, Refuge Homeless Shelter, Sarah
Reed Children’s Home, Children’s Advocacy Center and many many more…………………
Including our 3 local
Hospitals, ( UPMC Hamot Hospital, St. Vincent Health Center and Millcreek
Community Hospital) in their NICU, Maternity and Pediatric Units , that many
children in need were comforted. We can only hope that 2016 will be filled with
Blanketeers once again being so caring and generous.
I am reposting last year’s
portion of the newsletter stating what makes a Blanket a Project Linus Blanket.
It is very important information regarding our NWPA Project Linus Chapter.
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 graciously opened their doors to
Project Linus to be a drop off location:
Erie County:
Joann Burkhart- NWPA Project
Linus Coordinator -1446 Patterson Ave Erie, PA 16508 1-814-864-9389
Tena Pomeroy- ( Albion)
1-814-859-0033
Yaple’s – 801 W. 26th
Street, Erie PA
Marie Bissell - ( Lake City) 1-814-774-4884
Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330
W.26th 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
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 Project Linus 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.
Monthly meetings:
January - Millcreek
Sewing Center 6044 Peach
Street NO MEETING THIS
MONTH
January 11th - Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 801
W. 26th Street 9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.
National Make a Blanket Day-
February 20st 2016, here is a list of the Stores or Quilt Shoppes
that are participating this year:
·
Fox’s Sew &
Vac - Meadville
·
Millcreek Sewing
Center – Erie “ Sew In” 1:00- 4:00
·
Kelly’s Sewing
Corner - Erie
·
Super Stitch - North East – “ Sew In” 10:00- 2:00 *NEW*
·
Zanadu-Fabric,Yarn
& Crafts – Kane, PA – April 16th
– 10:30- 2:30 “ Sew In”
Odds and Ends:
I
have been asked to relate stories of children receiving blankets and how they
react to them. Unfortunately due to HIPPA Laws we are unable to directly give a
child a blanket. Very often when we deliver blankets to an Agency, we ring a
bell and a door is open a crack and we give the attendant the bag of blankets. Occasionally,
we might be told that the blankets are a big help to the children, or that the
blankets are the only warmth for a new baby.
Reminders: Please leave your contact information as you drop of
your blankets, so that we can send out a note of appreciation.
Looking
Ahead:
February
20th -National Make a Blanket
Day-
April
9th – 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.
Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus –
Coordinator
814-864-9389 814-392-5583 (c)
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
