For this project we're tying blankets and donating them to The Christmas Box House, and The Center for Women and Children in Crisis. These two organizations take in kids that have been abused, and neglected and can sometimes come in with just the clothes on their back. A soft and fuzzy fleece blanket means the world to a kid whose world is upside down.
We did this project last year and it was a huge success. We did 150 blankets, and this year we decided to do 250. We purchased the fabric and enlisted the employees' help to cut and tie them. I thought it would be easy to get people to tie the blankets, as that's something that they can do at their desk, or take home to do. The biggest obstacle was going to be cutting them. I organized a working lunch, where you can come and cut some blankets and get some delicous pizza. That worked out marvelously and we were able to get all 250 blankets cut in two days during lunch.
Once the blankets were tied I set the blankets in the lobby and sent an email out letting people know they could pick up the blankets, tie them and return them. And I waited for the mad rush. By noon, it didn't look like the blankets were touched and I was in a little bit of a panic that I had bitten off more than I could chew. So I sat in the lobby tying a blanket , and encouraged people walking by (mostly with the help of an incredibly outspoken coworker) to tie a blanket, and assured them that all the cool kids were doing it. Word got 'round, as it often does and by the end of the day most of the blankets were gone. HU-RAY!
Here is a delightful pic of (most of) the finished blankets!
I'm excited for these cuddly scraps of comfort to find their way into the arms of the chitlens.
2 comments:
What a cool project! Warm and fussies! :)
That's so awesome! Your project sounds great!
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