January, 2020
Happy New Year Blanketeers,
I hope that everyone had a
Merry Christmas and 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 2019:
Office of Children and Youth
Services, Community Shelter Services, Crime Victim Center, Bair Foster
Foundation, Bethesda Foundation, Safe Start, SafeNet, Women’s Care Centers, Nurse
Family Partnership, Title 5, International Institute, Refuge Homeless Shelter,
Sarah Reed Children’s Home, Children’s Advocacy Center, Including our 3 local
Hospitals, ( UPMC Hamot Hospital, St. Vincent Health Center and Millcreek
Community Hospital) in their NICU, Maternity and Pediatric Units and many many
more…………………a complete listing can be found on our web page –
We can only hope that 2020
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
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 -10429 W Main
Street- North East
JoAnn Fabric’s- 7200 Peach
Street
Nature’s Fabrics – 11530
Eureka Rd. - Edinboro
Crawford County:
Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and
Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA
Jo Ann Fabric’s 18921 Park
Ave Plaza Meadville Pa
Warren County:
Ronnieanne Walters –
1-814-723-5408
Mercer County:
Linda Hajtol –
1-724-588-3289 The Gallery of
Fabric- 116 N. Pitt Street Mercer PA
St. Michael’s Church 85 N
High Street Greenville, PA 16125
JoAnn Fabric’s 2481 E. State
St. Hermitage, PA 16148
For your convenience I hope
this list will assist our Blanketeers as to where a lovingly handmade Project
Linus blanket can be dropped off.
Monthly meetings:
January - Millcreek
Sewing Center 6044 Peach
Street NO MEETING THIS
MONTH
January 13th - Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 801
W. 26th Street 9:00 a.m.-11:00
a.m.
January 16th Doug
Yaple’s Vacuum 1815 E.
38th Street 10:00 a.m. –
2:00 p.m.
National Make a Blanket Day-
February 15st 2020, here is a list of the Stores or Quilt Shoppes
that are participating this year: Join us for a fun time that will help a child
in need. The locations that will be having “ Sew In” will provide sewing kits.
The other locations are for drop offs.
·
Fox’s Sew &
Vac - Meadville 9:30- 3:00 Drop off
·
Millcreek Sewing
Center – Erie “
Sew In” 1:00- 4:00
·
Kelly’s Sewing
Corner - Erie 10:00-3:00 Drop
off
·
Super Stitch - North East – Drop off 10:00- 2:00
·
Doug Yaple’s
Vacuum Info to follow in
February Newsletter
Odds and Ends:
-If
you have a Scout Troop, Club, Student needing Service hours or Church group
that would like to make No-Sew Fleece blankets, please contact me prior to your
event. I will be glad to send out the blanket making directions and requirements.
-
We are still in need of Boy blankets- All sizes and types ( knitted, crocheted,
quilted and fleece tied)
Reminders:
-
When knitting or crocheting an afghan 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.
Looking
Ahead:
February
15th -
National Make a Blanket Day
August
11th - Erie Gives
Day
·
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Warmly,
JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus –
Coordinator
814-864-9389 814-392-5583 (c)
Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com
