September Newsletter

September 2019

Good Morning Blanketeers,

 Once again a tremendous thank you to all of you that made this year’s Erie Give’s fundraiser such a wonderful success. $ 2,648.18 was raised by our community for NWPA Project Linus. When we say that it “Takes a Village”, no truer words were spoken.   

                                                   

             

**Join NWPA Project Linus for our first ever Open House at my house at 1446 Patterson Ave.  on Wednesday September 18^th from 10:00-3:00. There will be yarn and fabric for the taking to either start a project or find that piece that you have been looking for. We want to share with our “ Blanketeers” what has been donated throughout the year.

We hope that you will stop by and fill a bag “ or two” with goodies for your projects.

                              

·       There is plenty of  street parking and my home is one floor. Looking forward to seeing many of our wonderful “Blanketeers”.

                   

Fall “ Sew In” – Saturday October 19 – 10:00- 4:00

Hampton Inn 8050 Old Oliver Rd Erie, PA 16509

Bring your sewing machine and a friend if you would like, for a fun day of sewing. We will provide the sewing kits, snacks, lunch and beverages.

Monthly Meetings:

           4th  -  Millcreek Sewing Center “ Sew In” 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00 Cancelled -Due to    preparations for Quilting on the Bay

9th- Yaple’s  Sewing & Vacuum – monthly meeting  9:00-11:00

          801 W. 26^th Street

19th  Doug Yaple Vacuum Center–monthly meeting 10:00-2:00

          1815 E. 38^th Street

                    

                 

Odds & Ends:

-We are still in need of all sizes and types Boy blankets.

Reminders:

When making a Fleece tied blanket- First, trim the 2 selvege ends before you cut the 4 corners out and start making the strip cuts to tie.

Looking Ahead:

 September 18^th         Open House 10:00- 3:00

 October 19^th            “ Sew In “Hampton Inn 10:00- 4:00

February 15th, 2020      National Make a Blanket Day

August 11th, 2020         Erie Gives Day

 Follow us on Facebook for updates and changes 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

1-814-864-9389 1-814-392-5583 (C)

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

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Erie Gives Thank you !!

August 13, 2019

                                                                   

Wow!!!! What an awesome day. Erie Gives 2019 has come to a close after a record  breaking  day of donations of over 5 million dollars. NWPA Project Linus is a small fish is a very large pond of 391 non profits, that come in all sizes. But, with that being said we met out goal of $2,500, our highest total to date. Thank you to all of you that took the time to go online and donate today. So many children in need will be comforted by the new handmade blankets that we will make with the proceeds from today’s fundraiser.

Warmly,

JoAnn Burkhart

Coordinator- NWPA Project Linus

1-814-392-5583

Erie Gives Day

www.eriegives.org

NWPA Project Linus

Mission

Mission 
Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets ,that are knitted, crocheted, quilted or fleece tied , lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” 
We deliver nearly 200 blankets a month to our 3 local Hospitals ( St. Vincent's Health Center, UPMC Hamot St. Vincent Health Center, UPMC Hamot Hospital and Millcreek Community Hospital) , Shelters, and many Agencies that provide a service to children in need receive these blankets regularly. Over 48,000 new handmade blankets have been donated in our 20 years that our local chapter has been active.

Programs and Services

• Provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children. These programs are available to Schools. Scouts, Church groups that would like to help bring comfort to children in need in our community.

Contact

JoAnn Burkhart
Send an email  |  View the website  |  814-392-5583

Fall " Sew In" Date

Save the date:

 Fall “ Sew In” at Hampton Inn, Saturday October 19^th from 10:00- 4:00.  More info to follow…….

Erie Gives Reminder

We are just days away from the annual Erie Gives Day on Tuesday August 13^th. This one day on line fund raiser put on by the Non Profit Partnership allows several hundred local non profit organization an opportunity to raise much needed funds.

                               

             

For NWPA Project Linus, this means purchasing blanket making materials, that makes it possible for our organization to deliver nearly 49,000 new hand made blankets in the past 20 years to children in need in our community. It could be that child in a hospital, shelter, treatment center, or an accident. Our “ Blankies” provide comfort in their time of need.

www.eriegives.org  is the web site, select  NWPA Project Linus. Your donation on Tuesday August 13^th is greatly appreciated.

Thank you !!

Jo Ann Burkart

Coordinator- NWPA Project Linus

1-814-392-5583

August Newsletter

August  , 2019

Hello Blanketeers,

Usually our blanket count can run a bit low during the summer months, but with some pre-planning and the wonderful generosity of our “ Blanketeers”, NWPA Project Linus was able to deliver over 330 blankets this month. That is nearly a record. For the first time we were asked to provide blankets for foster kids that were spending a week at camp. One counselor commented that a camper told her that he had never had a blanket of his own.

Secondly, we participated for our 5^th year at Camp Fitch, which is a camp for children of “ Wounded Warriors” , sponsored by Golden Corral. This the only time that we are actually able to see kids getting blankets, due to HIPAA regulations. Many, many thanks for the continued support !!!

NWPA Project Linus will be participating in its 6^th Erie Gives on Tuesday August 13^th from 8:00am – 8:00pm www.Eriegives.org  we qualify as a 501(c)(3) non profit and are registered for this ON-LINE event. Last year we raised $2,307.90, it would be awesome if we could reach the $2,500.00 mark this year.

When you click onto the www.Eriegives.org site type in NWPA Project Linus

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 4.4 million dollars were raised here in Erie. That is an incredible amount and we live in a very generous Community.

Your donation to NWPA Project Linus would help us to purchase blanket making materials , such as batting, flannel and cotton material 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 13 th. You have 12 hours to make your donation between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST.

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.)

Your Receipt: You will receive an email receipt of your gift; please retain it for tax purposes, which you should retain for tax purposes. Unless you choose to remain anonymous, your donor information will be sent to the appropriate organization.

Celebrate Erie August 16^th-18^th  – 12:00- 6:00

-        Join us for an hour or two of fun at our booth in the “Kids Zone” newly located in Perry Square on the west side( this is new this year The Kids Zone has been moved). We will be in  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 .

-        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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August meetings:

           7^th   -  Millcreek Sewing Center “ Sew In” 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00

12th- Yaple’s  Sewing & Vacuum – monthly meeting  9:00-11:00

          801 W. 26^th Street

15^th    Doug Yaple Vacuum Center –monthly meeting 10:00-2:00

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) The reason that I keep putting this notation in most of our newsletters, is this. When we deliver our blankets to any hospital or agency, we need to provide a mix of boy and girl blankets. But if we get bags and bags of girl blankets, it is difficult to provide a variety for them.

Reminders:

NICU Size Blankets 30 x 30   36 X 36 -Even though these little ones are very small, you might think that their blankets should be small as well. Not the case. These blankets are used to cover their isolettes to keep the light and sound out during their stay in the NICU.

Looking Ahead:

Date yet to be determined     Fall “ Sew In”

February 16^th 2019 -    National Make a Blanket Day

 Updated information will be on Facebook as well. You can find us at:

Nwpaprojectlinus

Website- nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com

Warmly,

JoAnn Burkhart

Coordinator- NWPA Project Linus

1-814-392-5583

July Newslette

 July 2019

Hello Blanketeers,

                                                                                                                                          

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, now that it finally seems to be here and at same time, leaving a little bit of time for blanket making. We still do need some boy blankets in all kinds and sizes, as well, so if you ladies can make a few of them specifically, we would appreciate it.

July 24^th     ( July 31^st was stated in the last Newsletter)

Senior Day at the Erie Zoo. 10:00-2:00 –This is our 14^th year participating in this event and we are very proud to be a part of this special and fun day. There are usually around 20-25 Senior Agencies situated at different locations around the Zoo with information on Senior Living. We have a table in the Children’s area Activity Center. Grandparents bring their grandchildren and they have an opportunity to color the 11 X 11 muslin squares that we call Kids Helping Kids and then those squares will be made into quilts. Stop by and visit with us.

                                                  

Erie Gives Day, On August 13^th, it will be our 6^th year participating in this amazing day of on- line giving starting at 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.by our community. When they say that it takes a Village, it really and truly does.  www.Eriegives.org

                                                           

                                              

           

ODDS & Ends:

-        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. These blankets I usually find at garage sales during the summer. They can be dropped off at all of our local drop off locations.

REMINDERS:

Fleece blankets can be single or double layer, 1 ½ - 2 yards makes a great size blanket if you are tying the blanket. Remember to trim the 2 selvage sides of the fleece before you start to cut your strips and cut out the 4 corners as well.

-       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. Even an hour at a booth would allow a volunteer to take a break or go for dinner. We are required at all times to have a Representative on Sight.

-        Often during an event we may have School volunteers, City volunteers and they would not be in a position to answer questions about our organization.

Thank you so very much.

Monthly meetings

July  3^rd    -           Millcreek Sewing                   6044 Peach Street         No Meeting

July 8^th      -          Yaple’s Vacuum & Sewing    801 W. 226^th Street       9:00 am-11:00 am

JULY  18^th  -         Doug Yaple’s Vacuum          1815   E. 38^TH Street     10:00am- 2:00 pm

Looking Ahead:

July 24^th-                   Senior Day @ the Erie Zoo

July 28^th -                  Camp Fitch

August 13^th-              Erie Gives

August 16^th-18^th-      Celebrate Erie

February 16^th-          National Make a Blanket Day (2020)

 Updates via Facebook and our Blog 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