LENDING A HELPING HAND BY KNITTING

We know that knitting is a hobby
that many of your peeps enjoy
and that now they are probably starting
to gear up for the
Christmas present knitting.

But before they start,
may we suggest a couple of organizations
that could use a few hours of their time
and they don't have to leave
their own living room.

These three projects all seem
to have the same deadline -
October 31st.

Warming Families
(might extend beyond Oct 31st)
is a nationwide project that
is trying to collect 25,000 hats
for people in need.
If you check their website,
you can probably find a link
to a local charity that is collecting them
and they will be used in your own neighborhood.

The Cookie Sheet Blanket project
benefits babies in NICU in Ohio.
You may contact Kathy
for an address to send your blankets to.
There is also a contest that you could win.
If you check,
there might be the same need in your own community.

October is national
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
To help out,
a "boob knit along"
is being sponsored by
a local yarn shop in Mt. Airy, NC
We're not sure if this is just a local project,
or if it is nationwide as well.
There is always an opportunity
to knit chemo caps and scarves for
breast cancer victims.

We think the point that we're trying to make is that
there is always the opportunity to help out your fellow man,
even if it is one stitch at a time.
We'll show Mom's projects
in another post.

XOXO
Piper, Carrleigh and Java

GOOD NEWS - Lilly will be coming home on Wednesday!!!!