National Make a Blanket Day info !!

Join NWPA Project Linus for our Annual National Make a Blanket Day on Saturday February 17th at one of our many locations throughout our Chapter: Here is a list of times and locations. 

Sewing kits will be provided at locations that are having a " Sew In'". 

Kelly's Sewing Corner,
3330 W. 26th Street ( Village West) 10:00- 3:00, drop off location

Millcreek Sewing 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00 ( Sew In)

Doug Yaple's Vacuum 1815 E. 38th Street 10:00-2:00 ( Sew In) 

Super Stitch 10429 W. Main Street, North East 10:00-2:00 ( Sew In)

St. Michael's Church 76 North High Street, Greenville, PA 10:00-3:00 ( Sew In)

Fox's Sew & Vac , Downtown Mall, Meadville - 10:00- 2:00 drop off location.

We hope that with all of the snow this winter that has kept a lot of our Blanketeers inside that they have been busy making blankets.

Completed blankets can be dropped off prior to this event at any of our regular locations as well.

With your continued support many children in need will be comforted with a new handmade blanket in our community.

Please forward this event to other Blanketeers that I may not have contact info for.

If you have any questions, please contact JoAnn Burkhart - Chapter Coordinator @ 1-814-392-5583.

There is NO CHARGE for this event !!!

Yaple's meeting cancelled

Good morning Blanketeers, due to the wintery weather , our monthly meeting at Yaple’s 801 W. 26th Street from 9:00-11:00 this morning has been cancelled. 
We look forward to seeing you on February 12th for our next meeting. 
Stay warm and keep those winter projects going.

Our Lady of Peace Students help to make blankts

NWPA Project Linus enjoyed a fun afternoon with 6th Graders from Our Lady of Peace making fleece tied blankets. With their help and the help of many other faithful "Blanketeers”, we were able to deliver 394 blankets to hospitals,Shelters,and many Agencies that provide a Service to children in need in December. It really does take a “ Village”. 
Thank you so very much !!

January 2018 Newsletter

                                                           

January, 2018

Happy New Year Blanketeers,

                                                                            

I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and stayed warm during our epic snowfall event. Definitely a storm to remember. Perhaps it gave you a chance to finish up some sewing projects or start new ones.

Here are some of the Agencies that have benefited from your generosity in 2017:

Office of Children and Youth Services, Community Shelter Services, Crime Victim Center, 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 –

www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com

We can only hope that 2018 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. 26^th Street, Erie PA                                Marie Bissell - ( Lake City) 1-814-774-4884

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West) 

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street            Super Stitch -110 East Main Street- North East

Nature’s Fabrics – 11530 Eureka Rd. - Edinboro

Crawford County:

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA

Warren County:

Ronnieanne Walters – 1-814-723-5408     Super Stitch 2 -1056 Pennsylvania W  Warren PA

Mercer County:

Linda Hajtol – 1-724-588-3289        The Gallery of Fabric- 116 N. Pitt Street  Mercer  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.

Monthly meetings:

January  -         Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street   NO MEETING THIS MONTH   

January 8^th -    Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing            801 W. 26^th Street       9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

January 18^th    Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                    1815 E. 38^th Street      10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

National Make a Blanket Day- February 17^st 2018, 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 

·       Doug Yaple’s Vacuum               Erie – “ Sew In”

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:

-Please leave your contact information as you drop of your blankets, so that we can send out a note of appreciation.

- 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 17^th        - National Make a Blanket Day

July 25th                - Senior Day @ Erie Zoo

August 7^th              - Erie Gives Day

August 17^th- 19^th  - Celebrate Erie

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December Newsletters

December, 2017

Hello Blanketeers,       

                                                                        

Once again as many of you begin or have begun to shop on line this holiday season, I would like to remind you about the Amazon Smile Foundation that will donate .05% of your purchase to the charity of your choice. Linus Project is one of almost a million charitable organizations that has been registered and qualifies for this fantastic opportunity. The process is a one time set up-and very easy to follow.

2017 has seemed to come to an end so quickly. This year over 2,600 blankets have been delivered, to hospitals, emergency shelters, group homes, women’s care centers, and many other agencies that provide aid and comfort to children in need that would not have been possible without our wonderful Blanketeers and Quilt Shoppe’s that support NWPA Project Linus. With your caring support the statement “ It takes a village” truly does comes to life.

Thank you to all who have donated blankets, material, yarn, a place to meet or time to NWPA Project Linus, your efforts are wonderfully appreciated.

February 17, 2018

•  National Make a Blanket Day- Here are a few points of interest about MABD-
• Bring awareness of the need for blankets
• Bring awareness to those in need in the winter months that may be in Shelters, Emergency Services…
• An opportunity for Blanketeers to get together and meet one another
• An opportunity for Blanketeers to share their ideas of blanket patterns
• This date may seem far off at this time, but it will be here before we know it.
•  There will be “Sew In’s” or drop off locations in the next newsletter.

Monthly meetings:

December 6th - Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm

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

December 21^st-  Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                   1815 E. 38th Street     10:00am- 2:00pm

ODDS & ENDS:  

We are still in need of Boy blankets of all sizes and types from baby to the big kids.

  Basic and Approximate Guidelines Blanket Sizes:

Preemie- 30 X 30      36 X 36                  Baby- 36 X 40    40 X 40                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Medium- 40 X 50      40 X 60                      Large- 45 X 60   45 X 72

REMINDERS:

• Due to children’s allergies and possible Respiratory Issues we need to refrain from using dryer sheets, scented bags when storing blankets and blanket making materials. Although they make for a pretty scent, it may trigger an episode for a child receiving that blanket.
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• When making a Fleece No Sew Blanket we recommend at least 1 ½ to 2 yards of fabric. And most important, before you start to cut the strips that, FIRST you TRIM the 2 SELVAGE SIDES, then from there you have options in how you wish to tie your blanket.

Looking Ahead:

 February 17^th, 2018-  National Make a Blanket Day

July 25^th,2018             Senior Day @ Erie Zoo

August 7^th, 2018         Erie Gives

August17-19^th2018     Celebrate Erie

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Warmly,

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

1-814-864-9389   1-814-392-5583

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November Newsletter

November 2017

Hello Blanketeers,

What a strange, yet lovely Fall we have been enjoying this year. Seems more like Summer these past several weeks than the Fall we are accustomed to. But we know what will be coming soon enough.

I hope that many of you that purchased the Boscov’s tickets for the Presale Gala Day on October 5^th were able to attend and see the huge new store in the Millcreek Mall. Our NWPA Project Linus Chapter had $ 485.00 in tickets sales, which meant that 97 people bought tickets for our Chapter. Thank you.

The Holiday’s often bring requests from agencies for blankets to give out to their clients and this year is no different. Already the count is about 250 above our normal deliveries. But I always say that there are Linus Angels among us and somehow the need is always met, it’s just letting our Blanketeers know our needs.

Odds & Ends: 

We are still in need of BOYS Blankets -  All sizes and all types. Knitted, crocheted, quilted and tied fleece.

REMINDERS:   If there are any have groups that are interested in making fleece blankets as a Service project, please contact me so that I can email you directions for single and double layer fleece blankets.

Monthly meetings

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

                                   

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

November 17^th     -          Doug Yaple Vacuum             1815 E. 38^th Street          10:00am-2:00pm

Looking Ahead:

February 17^th, 2018-  National Make a Blanket Day

July 25^th, 2018           Senior Day @ Zoo

August 7^th, 2018        Erie Gives

August17-19^th2018    Celebrate Erie

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

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

Warmly, 

Fall Sew In Day

Annual Fall “ Sew In” Saturday October 14 th @ Hampton Inn 8050 Old Oliver Road Erie, PA

Time : 10:00-4:00

You will need the following:  Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting board, rotary cutter, please bring them with you.

If you knit or crochet please come and join us for the day as well.

The Meeting Room is on the first floor and we have access to the Hotel Baggage Carts to bring in our supplies.

We will provide the following:  Sewing Kits, (5 different fun patterns)  

 Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.

Join us for a fun time, meet new Blanketeers and catch up with friends, and at the end of the day a stack of blankets that will help to comfort many children in need.

JoAnn Burkhart –

Coordinator NWPA Project Linus 814-392-5583