Appreciation Day

Join NWPA Project Linus this Saturday April 22 nd for our Annual Appreciation Day at Yaple's 801 W. 26 th Street from 10:00-1:30. There will be refreshments, blanket making material and patterns for you to choose from to perhaps start a new blanket for a child in need. This is a time to meet other " Blanketeers" and share your ideas. 
We will have drawings on the half hour, with your chance to win one of these new Project Linus Zippered Tote bags. 
We look forward to seeing you !!!

Cocktails and Color - Erie

Ladies, we are only 3 weeks away from a fun evening of painting this awesome Lighthouse/Sunset -By Linda, So make your reservations and at the same time help NWPA Project Linus. Today we will be delivering 220 blankets to 3 hospitals and 4 agencies. Those numbers will bring us to over 40,000 blankets delivered in our area since 1998. We can't do it without your help. 

Cocktail and Colors Erie

JoAnn Fabrics and Project Linus

       NWPA Project♥Linus   1446 Patterson Ave. Erie, PA 16508  (814) 864-9389

April, 2017

Dear Blanketeers,  

                              

JoAnn Fabrics is promoting Project Linus Awareness starting April 1^st – May 31^st.

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.

                         

                                      Let’s reach that goal and help children in need in our community with warm snuggly handmade blankets.

Thank you,

JoAnn Burkhart, Coordinator – NWPA Project Linus

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

April Newsletter

                                                           

April, 2017

Welcome Spring Blanketeers,                                                                            

Mark your calendars for:

April 22nd

Please join NWPA Project Linus on Saturday April 22^nd for our Annual “Appreciation Day” @ Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing 801 W.26^th Street, Erie, PA

 Time: 10:00-1:30

 There will be refreshments, drawings on the half hour, blanket making material and patterns for you to choose from to perhaps finish or start a new blanket for a child in need. Also a time to meet other Blanketeers and share your ideas.

This is the last month of this wonderful promotion:

***State Farm Insurance office at 113 W. 9^th Street is sponsoring a promotion for NWPA Project Linus. Contact their office @ 1-814-452-4609 for details. ***We appreciate their help in wanting to bring comfort to children in need in our community

May 4^th

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 4^th  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. You can bring wine or any other liquid to 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 :

https://sites.cimplebox.com/events/registration.aspx?s=4296&c=2455&eid=302138&r=0.6117110

May 20^th :  Spring “ Sew In” Day at Hampton Inn- Erie 10:00-4:00   More info in May’s newsletter.

ODDS & ENDS:

-        It is the start of Garage Sale Season and a Blanketeer has requested if anyone sees some of those older panels with characters on them and are not using them, or sees them to contact me. We can make arrangements for pick up and reimbursement.

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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. Again, these are items that I have seen at Garage Sales and have picked up for a quarter or so and brought home and washed up.

REMINDERS:

-        When you complete your blanket, please check to make sure that there are no pins left behind.

-        In making a fleece blanket- cut the 2 selvage sides and cut out the 4 corners of the material before you start to cut your strips for tying or before you use your skip stitch blade and crochet around the fleece.

               

-        Due to children’s unknown allergies and sensitivities please be cautious of perfumes, dryer sheets, fabric softeners and scented bags in regards to making or dropping off a blanket. These are things that we may not even think of that could set off a medical situation for a child.

-        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. As we always say “ It takes a Village “.

Monthly meetings:

April 5^th -      Millcreek Sewing Center                         6044 Peach Street       1:00pm- 4:00pm  

April 10th -   Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing                      801 W. 26^th Street       9:00am-11:00am

April 20^st -     Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                             1815 E. 38^th Street       10:00am- 2:00pm

Looking Ahead:

May 4^th-                      Cocktails and Color Erie – Millcreek Square   6:00-8:00

May 10^th -                   “ Sew In “ Day @ Zanadu Fabric Yarn & Craft – Kane, Pa 11:00- 3:00

May 20^th -                   “ Sew In “ Day @ Hampton Inn- Erie 10:00-4:00

July 27^th-                     Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo   10:00-2:00

August 6^th -                 Camp Fitch

August 9^th-                  Erie Gives

August 19^th-21^st -      Celebrate Erie

 Follow us on Facebook for updates as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPA Project Linus -    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Cocktail and Color Erie Event

                                                           

March 12, 2017

Hello Blanketeers,    

                                                                        

As promised, here is an email detailing our 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 4^th  6:00-8:00

We will be painting     the “ North Pier” by : Linda. Join us for an evening of fun, with refreshments provided by Sam’s Club. You can bring wine or any other liquid to 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 :

https://sites.cimplebox.com/events/registration.aspx?s=4296&c=2455&eid=302138&r=0.6117110

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389  814-392-5583

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

March 2017 Newsletter

March, 2017

Hello Blanketeers,  

                                                                          

Who would have thought that on February 18^th that it would be 70 degrees in NWPA . What a break and treat from our winter weather indeed, rather than the blizzard that we had 2 years ago for National Make a Blanket Day.

I would like to thank all of our Quilt Shoppe’s and Blanketeers for supporting National Make a Blanket Day. Without all of you, we would not be able to deliver nearly 200 plus blankets to our 3 local hospitals and countless agencies that service children in our area on a monthly basis. Here is a list of winners from the drawings: Melody Brown – Fox’s Sew & Vac, Kathy Champion’- Kelly’s Sewing Corner and Ann Schoeller – Millcreek Sewing.

 “ It takes a Village”… …..Our Blanketeers are a true testament to that statement. Thank you, thank you.

***State Farm Insurance office at 113 W. 9^th Street is sponsoring a promotion for NWPA Project Linus. Contact their office @ 1-814-452-4609 for details. ***

Be watching for an exciting fundraising event for NWPA Project Linus coming later this Spring- a night out at Cocktails and Color [JB1] in the Millcreek Square. As details become available I will put them on our blog , Face Book page and send out an updated email.

ODDS & ENDS:

-        It’s that time of year again for cutting muslin and tracing the squares. If anyone is interested, please contact me and I will get to you the supplies.

REMINDERS:

-        Due to hospital equipment and little fingers, when knitting or crocheting an afghan please try to use patterns or needle size with corresponding yarn so that the completed blanket isn’t too loose. Sometimes it might only take going to one size needle smaller to make all of the difference.

-        In making a fleece blanket- cut the 2 selvage sides of the material before you start to cut your strips for tying or before you use your skip stitch blade and crochet around the fleece.

Monthly meetings:

March 1st  -    Millcreek Sewing Center                6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm  

March 13th -   Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing             801 W. 26^th Street      9:00am-11:00am

March 16^th-     Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                      1815 E. 38^th Street     10:00am-2:00pm

Looking Ahead:

April 21^st -                   Art Day – Our Lady of Peace School                     8:30- 2:00

April 22^nd –                 Appreciation Day- Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing    10:00-1:30

                                      801 W. 26^th Street

May10^th-                 “Sew In” Day-  Zanadu Fabric Yarn & Craft            11:00-3:00   Kane, PA

  Spring “ Sew In”    “ Sew In Day” @ Hampton Inn                               10:00-4:00   * Date to be determined*

July 26^th-                   Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo                                       10:00-2:00

August 8^th-               Erie Gives

August 18^th-20^th-     Celebrate Erie

 Follow us via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

·       NWPA Project Linus -    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,

 Jo Ann Burkhart 

Coordinator - NWPA Project Linus

1-814-864-9389   1-814-392-5583 

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Make a Blanket Day Reminder

Just 6 days until National Make a Blanket Day. This Saturday February the 28 th. We have 5 locations that will be joining us this year. Fox's in Meadville, St. Michael's Parish in Greenville, Kelly's Sewing Corner, Millcreek Sewing and Doug Yaple's in Erie. All of these wonderful participants are offering a drawing for blankets that are dropped off. Thank you to them and thank you to our Blanketeers. With everyones help, 3,500 children in need recieved a new handmade blanket last year.