Sorry folks had this post in que, or so I thought and it got marked as a draft instead of scheduled to post. Here are our awesome numbers. Each and everyone of you should give yourselves a pat on the back.
Some of you are new to our group and some of you have been with us from the beginning; no matter when you found us and joined in on the important Mission of Helping Homeless, YOU ARE AWESOME. Together we make a fantastic team. Some of us knit, some of us loom, some of us crochet, some of us do a bit of all...........what matters is the coming together to help those who are in need. A single hat or scarf donated can make all the difference in the world to the one person who receives it.
Please keep up the good work, and let's hope we're able to continue to grow. The more helping hands we have, the more people in need we can reach. We've been able to reach people in need at free clinics (women and children), people living under bridges (men and women), people with disabilities who are homeless (women at Nancy's place), families at 3 local family shelters (men, women, and children at Faith Mission, Homeless Families Foundation, and The YWCA), we've helped school age children (Broad Street Elementary, Stiles Elementary, Darby Dale Elm, Highland Elementary, and Teays Valley Middle School), we've donated to men who are receiving a hot meal (Holy Family Soup Kitchen), AND we've been able to extend beyond the boundaries of Franklin County here in Central Ohio. We've donated items to family shelters through St. Vincent dePaul in Vinton County in Southern Ohio's Appalachia area.
Recently we used donated squares and assembled a comfort afghan (Box of Crayons) for one of the Firemen's Families in Rochester New York.
Yes, we are a team that has reached many and will continue to do so with our collective hearts.
Please stay tuned, I will be announcing some changes as we reach out to reach our goals for the year 2013.
AND Now....drum roll folks here are our final numbers for donations for the year 2012.
Donations: 2012
Hats 1052 (83 more hats then we donated last year)
Scarves: 666 (195 scarves over what we donated last year)
Slippers: 153 (25 over last year)
Sweaters, Ponchos, Shawls, vests:10
Afghans: 55 (same as last year)
Mittens: 300 (42 more then last year)
Squares: 966 (114 more then last year)
Socks: 281 (52 less pairs then last year)
Rain Poncho's 213 (3 less then last year)
Cotton Washcloths 577 (288 more donated then last year)
Misc Items are not counted individually (such as personal care items, headbands, gators, yarn, wrist warmers/fingerless gloves, face-masks, neck warmers, t-shirts, soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, hand and foot warmers Teddy Bears and footies etc)
All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated, and all donations keep someone warm. We help, one stitch at a time. YOU truly DO make a difference. THANK YOU!
