March Newsletter

  

                                                            

March, 2022 

Hello Blanketeers,                                                                             

I would like to thank all of our Quilt Shoppe’s, Stores  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 many agencies that provide a service to children in our area on a monthly basis. “ It really does take a Village”… …..Our Blanketeers are a true testament to that statement. Thank you, thank you. 

We are still in need of boys blankets, all sizes and kinds 

 

Save the date: May 11^th for Kit pick up. More info to follow 

 

REMINDERS: 

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

 

 -Due to children's allergies and possible respiratory issues, please refrain from the use of dryer sheets, fabric softeners and scented bags when either laundering or storing blanket making material. 

 

Monthly meetings: 

March 14th -    Coordinators Home            1446 Patterson Ave     NO MONTHLY MEETING 

March 17^th-     Doug Yaple’s Vacuum          1815 E. 38^th Street     NO MONTHLY MEETING 

Looking Ahead:  

 

May 11^th, 2022  Kit pick up  

 

August 9^th-   Erie Gives  

 

 

 

 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,   
  
  JoAnn Burkhart 
  
  NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator 
  
  814-392-5583 
  
  nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com 

National Make a Blanket Day Reminder

 

NATIONAL MAKE A BLANKET DAY

2-19-2022

REMINDER

                      NWPA National Make a Blanket Day Schedule is as follows  for

                                                                  DROP off only  -   

We greatly appreciate everyone’s continued support during these difficult times. With your support we are able to deliver blankets to so many agencies and hospitals. Thank you !!

 

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West)                         10:00-3:00

 

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street                                                           1:00-3:00

 

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA        9:30-2:00

 

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

 

Doug Yaple’s West – 2302 W. 12^th Street                                                      10:00-2:00

 

Super Stitch – 10429 W. Main Street  North East                                        10:00-2:00

 

JoAnn Fabrics – 7200 Peach Street   Erie, PA                                                9:00-8:00

 

JoAnn Fabrics – 18921 Park Ave Plaza, Meadville, PA                                 9:00-8:00

 

JoAnn Fabrics- 2481 E. State Street Hermitage, PA                                      9:00-8:00

Lafaro Insurance Agency-  4627 Peach Street      Erie,PA                 Daily   9:00-5:00

 

For more information contact JoAnn Burkhart- Coordinator- NWPA Project Linus 814-392-5583

Stay safe and healthy !!!

February 2022 Newsletter

 

                                                          

February, 2022

Hello Blanketeers,    

Once again this past year has been difficult in so many ways for all of us during this COVID-19 pandemic along with its different varients. But, through it all we were still able to receive blankets from our wonderful Blanketeers and deliver over 3,500 blankets to many agencies that had opened up. We are forever grateful and appreciate your continued support.

Once again, I am re-posting the information that was taken from our National web site regarding the beginning of National Make a Blanket Day. I have been asked of its origin many times, so here it is:

HOW DID IT BEGIN?

National Make a Blanket Day began in 1999 after the terrible events that took place at Columbine High School. We found that suddenly we were in need of a very large number of blankets, and quickly. Our chapters came to the rescue, holding “blanket bees” all over the country and then sending those blankets to our local chapters in Denver. It was a huge success, and we learned that we had a national network of people who could and would help. It was decided that we would hold an annual Make A Blanket Day where each chapter could host activities in their area to promote Project Linus and to increase our inventory of warm cuddly blankets. Generally, we can attribute the collection of 75,000 to 100,000 blankets to National Make a Blanket Day! 

Due to COVID-19, all locations this year will be drop off only.

We are looking forward to a very successful Make a Blanket Day, please come out and support us.

NWPA National Make a Blanket Day drop off locations are as follows:

Kelly’s Sewing Corner- 3330 W.26^th Street (Village West)                         10:00-3:00

Drop off location

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street                                                             1:00-4:00

Drop off Location 

JoAnn Fabrics -7200 Peach Street  Erie                                                           9:00- 8:00

Drop off location

Fox’s Sew & Vac Sales and Service Downtown Mall – Meadville PA           9:30-2:00

JoAnn Fabrics - 18921 Park Ave Plaza  Meadville                                         9:00-8:00

Drop off location

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

Drop off Location

Doug Yaple’s West                                                                                             10:00-2:00

2301 W 12^th Street

Super Stitch – 10429 W. Main Street North East, PA                                      10:00-3:00

Drop off Location

JoAnn Fabrics   2481 E. State Street    Hermitage ,PA                                    9:00-8:00

 

Monthly meetings:

February 7 th -      Coordinator’s Home                       1446 Patterson Ave       No Meeting

February 17^th -       Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                    1815 E. 38^th Street         No Meeting

 

Reminders:

·        Due to children's allergies and possible respiratory issues, please refrain from the use of dryer sheets, fabric softeners and scented bags when either laundering or storing blanket making material, or dropping off completed blankets. Although they may have a pretty aroma, the scents absorb into the materials, which may be difficult to remove.

• When making a Single Layer Fleece No Sew Blanket we recommend at least 1 ½ to 2 yards of Fleece 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.

 

                                                                

I put this reminder in occasionally, as we still receive blankets with the selvage still on the blankets. We then have to trim each strip of the selvage before that blanket can be delivered.          

 

Looking Ahead:

 

February 19^th            -National Make a Blanket Day

August 9^th-                 Erie Gives

 

 Please follow us on Facebook as well, for up to date and current events. You can find us at:

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    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

814-392-5583 (c)

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

January 2022 News Letter

 

                                                          

January, 2022

Happy New Year Blanketeers,                                                                            

We hope that everyone enjoyed a  Merry Christmas and wishing you all 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 2021 even during these trying COVID-19 times:

Office of Children and Youth Services, Community Shelter Services, Crime Victim Center, Bair Foster Foundation, Erie Free Store, Harbor Creek Youth Services, Bethesda Foundation, Safe Start, SafeNet, Salvation Army. Women’s Care Centers, Nurse Family Partnership, Title 5, , Refuge Homeless Shelter, Sarah Reed Children’s Home, Children’s Advocacy Center, Millcreek Community Hospital) Pediatric Unit and many many more…………………a complete listing can be found on our web page –

www.nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com

We can only hope that 2022 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

Doug Yaple’s – 1815 E 38th Street, Erie PA                                Marie Bissell - ( Lake City) 1-814-774-4884

Doug Yaple’s West 2301 W. 12^th Street

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

Millcreek Sewing – 6044 Peach Street            Super Stitch -10429 W Main Street- North East

JoAnn Fabric’s- 7200 Peach Street

Crawford County:

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

Jo Ann Fabric’s 18921 Park Ave Plaza  Meadville Pa

Jackie Gildae  1- 814-720-0207

Warren County:

Ronnieanne Walters – 1-814-723-5408    

Mercer County:

Linda Hajtol – 1-724-588-3289       

** New Location -Mercer County Children’s Aid Society 350 W. Market 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 we hope this list will assist our Blanketeers as to where a lovingly handmade Project Linus blanket can be dropped off.

Monthly meetings:

January 10^th -    Coordinator’s Home                    1446 Patterson Ave  NO MEETING THIS MONTH

January 20^th      Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                   1815 E. 38^th Street    NO MEETING THIS MONTH

 

National Make a Blanket Day- February 19^TH, 2022, All of our Stores or Quilt Shoppes that are a drop off locations will be accepting blankets: DUE TO COVIV-19,This year will again be completely drop off only, at all locations.

Odds and Ends:

- 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 “airy” due to little fingers and hospital equipment.

Looking Ahead:

 

In a future News Letter there will be information regarding a Kit pick up and material give away for the purpose of making Project Linus blankets. More than likely sometime in late April or early May. In the past, this has been a wonderful way for our “ Blanketeers” to acquire blanket making supplies.

 

February 19^th  2022      - National Make a Blanket Day

August 9^th        2022      - Erie Gives Day

 

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    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

814-392-5583 (c)

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Giving Tuesday Event

 

November 30, 2021

Project Linus: A Season of Giving Event!

With the holidays approaching, we are reminded that there are thousands of children across the country who are going through difficult circumstances: children in need of comfort. Project Linus provides handmade blankets as gifts to children who are ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. They may be suffering from illness, a family crisis, homelessness, abuse, or have lost everything in a natural disaster. We need your help to continue our mission. On Dec 24, 2021, Project Linus will celebrate 26 years of providing comfort and security to over 8 million children. Please help us to continue for 26 more years. We invite you to go to www.projectlinus.org and make a “Season of Giving” donation! If you wish you can designate your local chapter. ( NWPA Project Linus)

A donation of $15 will make a single layer fleece blanket.

A donation of $25 will purchase 2 pkgs of baby blanket batting

A donation of $35 will purchase yarn for an Afghan.

A donation of $40 will purchase fabric for a quilt top.

A donation of $50 will pay to send a box of blankets to children impacted by a natural disaster.

A donation of $100 provide up to 6 children with a blanket.

A donation of $150 will purchase a large roll of batting (the middle of quilts)

Thanks to our volunteers who work so hard to make these blankets!

Thank you for your donation.

December 2021 Newsletter

 

December, 2021

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.

 To date we have delivered  over 53,000 blankets in our 22 years as a chapter, 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 drop off blankets or time to NWPA Project Linus, your efforts are wonderfully appreciated. That is an amazing amount of knit and purl, knitted blankets, single and double crocheted afghans, thousands of tied knots on fleece blankets and countless bindings on quilts.

*** Our chapter has recently received material, fleece and yarn from a lovely Blanketeer, please contact me if you are interested in any of these blanket making materials. So many children will be comforted from the blankets that will be made from this wonderful donation. ****

-        There are still many kits available for the asking. It’s a win-win for our blanketeers. These kits are complete front and backs. As always, there is no cost to you the blanketeer. Its our way saying thank you for your help in making blankets for our NWPA Project Linus Chapter.

New drop off location for Mercer County :

Children’s Aid Society of Mercer County

350 W. Market Street

Mercer, PA 16137

The Gallery of Fabric in Mercer has closed.

February 19, 2022

·        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 only drop off locations in the next newsletter.

Monthly meetings:

December 13^th – Coordinators Home                      1446 Patterson Ave     Cancelled

December 16^th -  Doug Yaple’s Vacuum                  1815 E. 38th Street     Cancelled

 

ODDS & ENDS:  

 

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

 

 

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.

-         

-        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 to, FIRST ,TRIM the 2 SELVAGE SIDES, then from there you have options in how you wish to tie your blanket.

Looking Ahead:

 

 February 19^th, 2022-       National Make a Blanket Day

 August 9^th, 2022-            Erie Gives Day

 

 

 

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

·       NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.

·       www.nwpaprojectlinusblogspot.com- is our web page

 

Warmly, 

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus – Coordinator

814-864-9389  814-392-5583

Nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com