Mission Statement

Operations for Bridge and Beyond will cease on Dec 31, 2021, last mailing date should be Dec 24th

GOAL FOR AFGHANS

Afghans
Goal: 30
Start: #24
Current: 26
0.8666%
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Friday, October 17, 2014

Hats and Mittens oh My!

 Sorry this photo is so dark folks.  I've edited it to lighten it as much as I can, but it was a really dark ugly wet day when I opened these donations from our good friend Sandra R from the sunny state of Florida.  Sandra...you forgot to include some sunshine in the box, lol.  Look at these awesome hats for school kids!  What a wonderful box of goodies to help the cold kids in school.  Many of these kids are homeless, and others come from very needy families.  Kids without warm clothes to wait for the school bus and or be able to play with their friends outside at recess.
Hats all nicely tagged with size...YIPPEE!!  AND, you all know I am currently dancing in the street with glee at receiving these mittens!  Thank you Thank you Sandra for always coming through in this department.  If only you could sit beside each of us and teach us how to make this awesome items.  The need is great, we need your skills.

Please keep up the awesome work.

**Still need contact from Carol C regarding your donation, please contact me via a comment here on the blog and or the contact form in the right sidebar.**

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 648+16=664
Scarves: 331+2=333
Socks: 141
Afghans: 16
Slippers: 77
Rain Ponchos: 61
Mittens & Gloves: 68+8=76
Wrist Warmers: 1 
Cotton Washcloths: 254
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, and Shrugs etc. 13
Neck warmers, cowls, gators,  and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care item

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Yarn for Ohio's Homeless

 LOOK, more yarn from our good friends Dianne and her mother Mary.  I've posted the fun story about our meeting up in a parking lot for the infamous "yarn drop".  If you missed the story, click HERE (plus you can more pictures of their generosity). 
You can see Mary stored her yarn in all types of containers, from boxes, to bags, to fun tin cans.  Yarn for so many projects, all to benefit the cold and needy in Central Ohio.


 Looks like Mary had started a Christmas project here with the red, white, and green.  But, the strip....which I believe was an afghan start is raveled in the middle, so I'll probably unravel this section to put the yarn to use in other projects.
AND.............drum roll, here's the last group of yarn.  Picture #10.  WOW, wow, and WOW.

Many thanks again Dianne and Mary, we truly appreciate you.

**Still need contact from Carol C regarding your donation, please contact me via a comment here on the blog and or the contact form in the right sidebar.**

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 648
Scarves: 331
Socks: 141
Afghans: 16
Slippers: 77
Rain Ponchos: 61
Mittens & Gloves: 68
Wrist Warmers: 1 
Cotton Washcloths: 254
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, and Shrugs etc. 13
Neck warmers, cowls, gators,  and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care item

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hats Warm Cold Homeless Heads

 Thank you, thank you Sandra R from the sunny state of Florida for this awesome donation of knitted hats.  So many heads will be warmed by your generosity.  LOVE the nice dark colors, preferred for our homeless for several reasons.  Sandra has been a long time and very faithful supporter of Bridge and Beyond.
We're happy you joined us long ago, and that you've stayed the course.  You and your skillful hands help so many people in need.  The hats are nicely tagged with size.  THANK YOU!!  I rolled down the brim for the solid green hat in this 2nd picture so you could how the hat looks with the brim down.  Nice to have these 2 options for folks, will also aid in fitting many different sized heads.  


In this 3rd picture, as well as the first; you can see Sandra has knitted and donated cotton washcloths along with her awesome hats.

Please keep up the good work, Sandra!

**Carol C, come out..come out, wherever you are.  Looking for your email addy, please make contact with me.  Thank you**

2014 DONATIONS:
Hats: 623+25=648
Scarves: 331
Socks: 141
Afghans: 16
Slippers: 77
Rain Ponchos: 61
Mittens & Gloves: 68
Wrist Warmers: 1 
Cotton Washcloths: 247+7=254
Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Poncho's, Skirts, and Shrugs etc. 13
Neck warmers, cowls, gators,  and other misc items aren't tabulated; as well as personal care item

All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Where are You and Your Yarn From?

I'm trying to identify where everyone is from, partially for fun. Take a look at the map. Also, believe it will aid me in cases where we have several people with the same name. Please look at the lists of bloggers and non bloggers and see if I have the state you hail from. If not, please leave a comment and let me know.

Additionally, we've had help from Scotland, England, Germany Puerto Rico, Canada, and France! They don't appear on the map, but their help is still greatly appreciated.

Where The People Who Donate Come From, is your state represented?