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Looking for something to do this Saturday? If you would like to learn how to make a fleece tied blanket, the Mercer County Chapter of Project Linus, will be having a Blanket Making Day on Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 12 noon.
The Mercer County Library System - 245 Pennington-Titusville Road - Pennington, NJ 08534
Phone: (609) 737-2610
Hopewell Branch Library Click here for directions:
http://webserver.mcl.org/branches/dirhope.html
Please bring fleece (1 and 1/2 yards for teens, 1 and 1/4 yards for kids) or $10 donation and scissors (pinking shears if you have them), rotary cutters, an iron or a sewing machine. They need all sizes and types of blankets, especially for teens, boys and girls.
They will also be collecting Beanie Babies for children in Afghanistan that will be distributed by our troops serving in the area.
Let Desi know ( TimandDesiSmith@yahoo.com or 732-242-9054 ) if you are interested in participating, and we'll try to set up some car pools.
Gail from Project Linus is
Gail from Project Linus is one very dedicated woman. I found out that our youth blankets will be going to two different family shelters where they are desparately needed. , Many of the children are ages 8 and above, so there is a large need for the 1 1/2 yard fleece blankets. The baby blankets and toddler blankets will be distributed elsewhere at hospitals and other shelters. She provided me with labels for the blankets, and will be coming to our January meeting. It's not too late to bring a blanket. We'll be washing all the blankets, sorting by size and bagging them for her. So please let us know if you have any that you'd like to contribute so that they will be ready to be delivered by her. A heartfelt thank you to all who have contributed to this project.