Purplemoose of Ravelry has delivered our donations to the Lee Shore Center! They were very happy to receive such a generous helping of warm goodies from all of you wonderful participants. Thank you for your ongoing support.
I love that we have made a difference in the lives of others just by doing something we already love to do. It is like sending bits of love to float around in the universe where they will bump into other bits and spread a little happiness.The final count:
I learned of The Unique Sheep when I began project #1, and Painty on Ravelry donated a pair of slippers. The Unique Sheep is a local yarn store in North Carolina, owned by partners Laura and Kelly. The shop specializes in handpainted yarn. One of my favorites is the Green Sheep Worsted superfine merino in worsted weight.
Laura has joined in for project #2 as well, and has knitted a beautiful pair of mittens out of Super Wool Gigante, which is carried in the shop. The mittens have been dyed a beautiful shade of red. She has even blogged about our project on the Unique Sheep blog. And she shared the free pattern for the mittens.
I would like to send a Thank You to Laura for joining in on our projects and for giving us the mention on her blog. You can thank her by checking out The Unique Sheep's site and blog, and spreading the word.
Kae of the Helmet Liners for Troops project has shared our Sharing Our Gifts Across America Project #2 on her blog today. Thanks, Kae! Click on the photo of the helmet liners above to be taken directly to her site.
Now, please take time to visit her...and maybe you have time to knit a helmet liner or two? If you are able to help with her project, or if you might be able to answer her reader's email question about any Canadian projects for providing helmet liners to Canadian troops, please read her informational post and requests by clicking here.
Our 50 states tour continues in the beautiful and remote state of Alaska. We will be making hats and mittens for women and children at the Lee Shore Center in Kenai, Alaska. Here is the web site for you: http://www.alaska.net/~leeshore/
The Lee Shore Center provides a safe haven for women and children escaping from domestic abuse and sexual assault. Their mission is to empower and support women and children, educate the public on these issues, and strive to eliminate domestic abuse and sexual assault.
The facility is a 32 bed facility, but due to privacy concerns, the facility does not divulge how many are in residence at any one time. There are adult women, as well as children (both male and female) from birth to 18 years of age. There are often more children in residence than adult women. Over the past year, there have been more infants and toddlers than at other times. This means hats and mittens of all sizes will be appreciated.
These hats and mittens can be knitted, crocheted, or sewn. The key is that they must be handmade. As stated in our first project, if you do not knit, crochet, or sew, you can still donate by purchasing handmade items from someone (Etsy, Artfire, and 1000 Markets offer these), or asking a friend to create the donation for you. We had a participant from our first project ask a friend to crochet a hat, then this participant would pay the shipping cost, and in that way they became tandem participants.
Deadline to have these received by the project coordinator is November 25, so please allow appropriate mail time. These will be delivered to the center on December 1, so they will be there in time for the Christmas holiday.
Our volunteer coordinator for this project is Purplemoose on Ravelry. Donations can be mailed to:
Barbara Waters - 311 Kulila Pl. - Kenai, AK 99611
The LeeShore Center is a non-profit agency - so, if you would like a donation receipt, you will need to provide your name and mailing address along with a dollar figure for the receipt. If no dollar figure is provided only a thank you letter can be sent.
Please let me know if there are any questions, or if I have left out any vital information for this project. Thank you again for your participation!
Purplemoose of Ravelry has delivered our donations to the Lee Shore Center! They were very happy to receive such a generous helping of warm goodies from all of you wonderful participants. Thank you for your ongoing support.
The final count:
