Spring!!

Hi all! There has been a post winter lull for Knits for Needs, as expected! A shipment came in from Brenda and Brittney, a mother/daughter team of knitters from Colorado.  Take a look at the beautiful scarves they have donated.

These are so soft! Wish you could touch them. Many thanks to Brenda and Brittney for their donation!

I also received a had written letter from Marcella in Missouri wanting to get involved with KFN.  She knits and crochets.  I'll be responding to her and am glad for her interest!!

'Til next time...
Keep the yarn flying,
michelle

More donations!!

Hi all!! More donations came in today.  We received several items from Susan in Texas and Shirley in Colorado. Take a look!

All of the above items come from Shirley in Colorado!!! Thank you so much! Also, much appreciated is the monetary donation for shipping from Shirley! Thank you, it really helps.

The rest of the items came from Susan in Texas! Thank you, Susan!
Everything is so beautiful!! I will find great homes for all of them. Stay posted. In the mean time...

Keep the yarn flying,
Michelle

Happy New Year!!

Hi all!! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I have received several new shipments! I love finding goodies in the P.O. Box!!!!!!!!!

These come from Linda in Connecticut! Beautiful scarves! She also sends a cash donation to help out with shipping! Much appreciated, thank you.

These come from Kelly, you can find her on Etsy as softhearts. These hats are adorable!! Thank you so much!!

These hats are from Jennifer (my sis) in South Carolina. Beautiful hats, a cute kids scarf, a bag, and a couple hand bags! Big Thank You!!

Thank you all for all the wonderful donations!! I will find good homes for them! Everyone keep sending your items. I'm still collecting.  Thanks again! 

Keep the yarn flying!

michelle

Hi all!

The Martha O'Bryan center is still finding ways to disburse your donations.  Please take a look at what they are doing with your donations here:
http://www.marthaobryan.org/community/2012-11-newsletter#knit

Thank you for all your time and commitment to Knits for Needs!

Keep the yarn flying,
Michelle

Cleaned out the knitting stock!!

Hi all! Well, all the items I received for Knits for Needs for the year are donated!! Thank you all for your time, dedication, and knit and crochet items.  This has been a wonderful year.

We gave to the Martha O'Bryan center.  Take a look at their comment on the last posting! They thanked us and were very glad to receive all your hand made goodies! Thanks again for giving people warm heads and happy hearts. We also gave to Precious Preemies.  They commented on twitter that they were very thankful to get the little tiny assortment of hats; and attached a picture. The ladies for Hope Gardens were thankful to get our little monsters that we sent to them, they say the children look forward to the monsters each year.

 I had 49 balls/skeins of yarn left--I have donated that to a local high school that had no yarn to use to teach the students to knit and crochet.  What better use than to create more knitters and crocheters?!  Their teacher Phillis C. was extremely happy to receive the donation; when she had no yarn she wasn't quite sure what she was going to do.

Thank you so much for your yarn donation, knit items, crochet items, time, dedication, and commitment to Knits for Needs! This has been a great year.  I will still continue to collect things all year round, so keep them coming.  In the mean time I will be looking for more places in need of handmade knit/crochet items. If any of you have any ideas please don't hesitate to email me at knitsforneeds@gmail.com; I would be glad to hear from you!

Keep the yarn flying,
michelle

Delivery!

Hi all! This week I made a trip out to the Martha O'Bryan center to drop off all the knit goodies you guys have been sending in!! On the way there I stopped by the post office and there was a big box of beautiful knit and crochet items from Shirley S. in Colorado!  This included 9 hat and matching sock sets, 4 pairs of socks, 4 knit bears, 3 hat and matching sweater sets, 3 sets of froggie slippers (with the no-slip patch sewn on the botton--how cute is that!), and 3 sock hats!!

The total items donated:  71 hats from baby to adult, 8 scarves, 1 pair adult mittens, 1 pair child mittens, 8 washclothes, 6 bears, 1 snowman, 3 froggie slippers, 9 hat/sock sets, and 3 hat/sweater sets.

I sent 6 preemie hats to MamasHealth in California. They collect preemie hats and give them to local hospitals.

Last but not least, I sent 2 monsters to the Hope Garden and Bonnie J. She collects monsters for children at an abused women and children's shelter and gives a little cute monster to each of the kids at Christmas time.

Thank you so much for all of your hard work and your donations!! You are what makes Knits for Needs what it is! I will still continue to collect all year round, so keep sending me your items. I still have a lot of yarn if anyone needs any more. Also, I plan to donate some yarn to a local school that teaches their students to knit in home economics class.

Thanks again for all of your support. Keep up the good work!

Keep the yarn flying,
michelle

Exciting stuff....

Hi all! It has been a busy couple of weeks! I got several more donations--check them out!!

These cutie hats come from Reem F. in Georgia. Thank you so much, Reem!

These hats come from Tess R. in Wisconsin. Thanks so much--so warm and soft!

All these hats come from Marge and The Knitting Angels in Texas! Fantastic. Thank you so much!! 

All the kids at Martha O'Bryan are going to love all of these hats! Thank you so much all of you for your hard work and donations. You have no idea what impact you will make for those in need. I will be taking these and many more over there sometime in the next couple weeks. It is starting to get colder here in Tennessee. I'll keep you updated. 

Thanks once again to everyone that has donated so far this year. You are making a difference!

Keep the yarn flying, 

Michelle 

Craft Girls Talk

Hi all.

A few posts ago I talked about an author interviewing about Knits for Needs. Jennifer Forest has now published that book of interviews with Knits for Needs in it. Yahoo!!  You can get the book free this weekend (sorry I am posting this late) for your Kindle it ends midnight California, USA time.

Also, check her website out at http://jenniferforest.typepad.com/jennifer-forest/

Keep the yarn flying,

Michelle

Yarn Donation!!

Got another yarn donation!! 6 big skeins in fall colors:

... and a cowl from Sarah Kate F. in Tennessee. Thanks a lot, these will make some warm goodies for someone!

If anyone is interested in knitting up one or more of those balls of yarn, just email me at knitsforneeds@gmail.com and I'll send them right to you.

KYF,
michelle

Gala called Cornerstone Gala

Hi all. I recently blogged about the Northcrest Gala. It is called the Cornerstone Gala. The items will go live for auction online on October 25th, and whatever the price is online will be the starting bid at the Gala on November 10th, if no one bids at the Gala then it will sell for the online price at the end of the night. If you are interested in having your personal/business information on your item, please send a business card with it or a card with your contact information with it. I will also attach a little card that has Knits for Needs on it, too.

These are the benefactors of the NorthCrest foundation:



Facility Improvements – Currently, the Foundation is raising funds for a cancer education library that will be located within the new medical office building that will house oncology services.  The library will be stocked with pamphlets and books on all types of cancer, nutritional guidelines, social support materials, and other helpful information.  

• Equipment Purchases – The NorthCrest Foundation helped fund the purchase of state-of-the-art $1.2 million CardioCatheterization Lab equipment and the placement of AEDs in every school in Robertson and Cheatham Counties. The Foundation is currently underwriting an ImPACT testing system for all local high schools that evaluates possible concussions as a result of athletic participation.

• NorthCrest Hospice – provides end-of-life support for more than 120 individuals per year, equaling approximately 4800 days of service, regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.

• Camp T.A.G. – a grief support camp for children who have lost a parent to death, deployment, divorce, incarceration, etc.  Camp T.A.G. has assisted over 700 children from our community.

• Martha’s Song – a program that provides financial support to Robertson County cancer patients.  Martha’s Song has assisted approximately 100 cancer patients with needs not covered by insurance with items such as compression sleeves, wigs and turbans, breast prostheses, medications, gas to treatments, bras, adult diapers, oxygen and nutritional drinks.

• Flu Shots/Diabetes Testing – Approximately 2,000 flu shots are provided in the rural communities of Robertson County each year at no charge, and A1C Diabetes Testing and Education offered at numerous community events.

Stayed tuned, as I get more information, I'll put it here!

Also, I wanted to clarify: my first trip to the Martha O'Bryan center will be mid-October. If you don't get your stuff to me by then, I'll just make another trip later or send your items somewhere else. All items, will go someone who needs it!!

KYF,
michelle