Our Lady's Christian School first-grader Mary Jane Moubarak, 7, talks with her grandmother Gail Lord as they make quilt squares during Grandparents Day at the Millcreek Township school on Oct. 10. The squares will be used to make blankets for Project Linus, which provides blankets to critically ill or abused children. GREG WOHLFORD//ERIE TIMES-NEWS

 View photos from Grandparents Day at Our Lady's Christian School in Millcreek Township on Oct. 10

October Newsletter

                                                                                                                              

     October 2014
     Welcome to Fall, Blanketeers,

It’s that time of the year again to clean out the old and straighten up for the new. That is, those leftover pieces of material or yarn from a project that you completed during the summer. Project Linus would be thrilled if you would consider parting with those pieces and parts. We put all of them together and come up with bright and cheery blankets for many of the children in need in our Community. Materials can be dropped off at any of our regular drop off locations. Please contact me if you need a location near you.

I have been contacted twice this past month with request for additional needs of baby size blankets. So I am putting the word out for the sizes we need and a Please and Thank you to go along with this request.  Sizes can range from 30 x 36, 36 x 36, 40 x 40. These are approximate sizes. They can be knitted, crocheted, quilted or fleece tied.

As always we need every size blanket as we deliver to children from birth to age 18. We appreciate the efforts that all of our Blanketeers continually do for our organization on a monthly basis.   
      

Monthly meetings:

October 8^th- Millcreek Sewing Center               6044 Peach Street      1:00pm- 4:00pm (note- a week later this month only)

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

Looking Ahead: At this time we have no other events scheduled for the remainder of the year other than our monthly meetings.

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

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

·       nwpaprojectlinusblogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,  

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Coordinator
814-864-9389
nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Sew In @ Hampton Inn

20^th- Hampton Inn “ Sew In”  8050 Old Oliver Road 16509  10:00 -4:00

Hampton Inn “Sew In” Day – Again if you are coming to this event for the first time you will need the following:  Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting board, rotarty cutter, please bring them with you.

Or you can come to knit or crochet for the day as well. So bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks.

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, ( several different patterns)  yarn ,

 Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.

There is no cost to this event , but due to the size of the room, seating may be limited.

Joann Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

1-814-864-9389

                                                                                                  

Yaple's Monthly Meeting

 Monday September 8^th from 9:00am – 11:00 am is our monthly meeting at Yaple’s Sewing Center @ 801 W. 26^th Street, Erie, Pa 16508.

We sew on our Project Linus labels onto every blanket and sort blankets for delivery. Every month is different as we never know just how many wonderful and beautiful blankets have been made and dropped off by our faithful Blanketeers.

See you in the morning !!!!

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

1-814-864-9389

September Newsletter

September, 2014

Happy Labor Day Blanketeers !!!!

                                                                      

  A huge Thank you goes out to the many people that donated on August 12^th for the Erie Gives Day. The funds received will go a long way in blanket making materials. We hope in the coming year to make more people aware of NWPA Project Linus, and the good that we are doing for those in need in our Community.

The following is just in this morning from Project Linus National HQ. We are being asked to forward this information onto our Blanketeers.

Take the Project Linus Baby Toes Challenge!

Instead of an Ice Bucket Challenge, we’re calling it “The Project Linus Baby Toes Challenge.” Let’s see how many Warm Hugs for Baby Toes we can create in September!

How it Works !!!!

If you are able, make a donation of $10 - $25 to Project Linus. That’s it! Then share this message with 5 of your friends and ask them to do the same thing. We can easily reach tens of thousands of people who only need to make a small donation — and we can make this our own viral challenge. We’ll put updates on this page to track how we are doing.

In the comment section please indicate that you would like your contribution to go to the NWPA Project Linus Chapter.

September meeting and events:

            3rd-  Millcreek Sewing Center “ Sew In” 6044 Peach Street 1:00- 4:00

8th- Yaple’s  Sewing & Vacuum – monthly meeting  9:00-11:00

          801 W. 26^th Street

20^th- Hampton Inn “ Sew In”  8050 Old Oliver Road 16509  10:00 -4:00

Hampton Inn “Sew In” Day – Again if you are coming to this event for the first time you will need the following:  Sewing Machine, All of your own Notions. If anyone has a small portable ironing board, Iron, cutting board, rotarty cutter, please bring them with you.

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, ( several different patterns) , Lunch, Beverages, and snacks.

There is no cost to this event , but due to the size of the room, seating may be limited.

Looking Ahead: At this time we have no other events scheduled for the remainder of the year other than our monthly meetings.

 This year I will try to get information out via Facebook as well. You can find us at:

• NWPAProjectLinus-    Like us -and that automatically will add you to our friend list.
• nwpaprojectlinus.blogspot.com- is our web page

Warmly,

JoAnn Burkhart

NWPA Project Linus Coordinator

814-864-9389

nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Recap of Celebrate Erie Weekend

The Celebrate Erie Weekend is over, but will not be forgotten. 1,340 muslin squares were colored by the very young to the young at "heart". 

We want to thank the City of Erie for their support of Project Linus, with the volunteers they sent to our booth. 

Thank you to the volunteers that helped either prepare for the weekend or assisted in the booth. We appreciate your dedication.

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator
1-814-864-9389
nwpaprojectlinus@hotmail.com

Update from Celebrate Erie

We have been having a wonderful time at Celebrate Erie. Meeting 4 year old triplets that had received blankets in the NICU at St. Vincent's Hospital was really neat. 
Talking to the nurse from Millcreek Community Hospital, relating to us the comfort the children get when they receive a blanket.
Two little girls were coloring the squares- cousins they said. And they had both received a Project Linus Blanket.
Over all so far it has been a wonderful weekend meeting people who have received blankets or those volunteers helping in the booth.
Thank you........

JoAnn Burkhart
NWPA Project Linus Chapter Coordinator

814-864-9389 
nwpa@projectlinus.org
www.projectlinus.org