Donation from New York Helps those in Need in Ohio

Thank you Thank you!  This wonderful donation is from our good friend, AnneMarie from New York.  She's been very busy, as you can tell with crocheting, ponchos, slippers, hats, and cotton wash cloths.  Special thanks for tagging and pairing your slippers, and for tagging your hats!  This saves untold hours both here when I sort and again at the shelters as the volunteers stock their shelves.

What a nice color selection with the hats, colors suitable for both men and women!  Likewise with the cotton washcloths.

Please keep up the good work AnneMarie, we so appreciate your on-going and long time support of Bridge and Beyond and Ohio's homeless.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 339-12=329
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)287
MITTENS: 61
SLIPPERS: 60-7=53
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 165-9=156
AFGHANS: 34
SOCKS: 120 
Misc, Ponchos, shawls etc aren't counted but very much appreciated.

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

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.

Hats and Mittens Sets for the Homeless

Thank you thank you Emily for these matching sets of hats and mittens.  Folks, please click to see the details so you can see the mittens on the left (black ones), are both those fingerless mitts and mittens.  What a great idea.  Black and gray, wonderful colors for our homeless friends.  

I've been a bit delayed catching up folks, my apologies.  But, I'm almost there.  Please stay tuned.  

We've had the strangest weather, here in Ohio.  Currently it's quite warm, but it was less than a week ago we had the house all closed up and hit on for a couple of days.  A most unusual spring, so the car load I took to the shelter about 10 days - 2 weeks ago, was still very much needed.

Many thanks Emily for your on going efforts to help Bridge and Beyond and those homeless in need.  Please keep up the good work.


2016 Donations:
HATS: 341-2=339
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)287
MITTENS: 63-2=61
SLIPPERS: 60
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 165
AFGHANS: 34
SOCKS: 120 

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

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.

Knitting in Sunny Florida Aids Ohio's Homeless

 Our good friend and long time supporter, Sandra R from the sunny state of Florida hit a fabulous end of the season sale and picked up all these knit hats.  Our mission is of course hand made, but she wisely didn't pass up this opportunity.  After all 14 hats, means 14 more head will be warmer.  How wonderful is that!  A nice variety of both size and color in the lot which will be helpful too many.

If you scroll back, you'll see a wonderful Log Cabin Style Knitted Afghan she made in addition to wise shopping....AND mittens, hats, and cotton washcloths in this picture.  Sandra has been super super busy!  I love and always get especially excited with her mittens!  Notice the style hats folks (remember you can always click to enlarge the picture to see details better), nice and long and stretchy gives one the ability to roll the brim.  I've done that with hat in the lower right, the 2 tone gray and burgundy, so you can see.  As always, special thanks for tagging all your hats with size, and mittens as well.

Thank you for your hard work, your on going support are truly valued.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 366-14 (store)=352-11=341
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)287
MITTENS: 65-2=63
SLIPPERS: 60
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 175-10=165
AFGHANS: 34
SOCKS: 120 

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

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.

Donating a Knitted Log Cabin Afghan

LOVELY!  This lovely log cabin style afghan is knitted by our good friend, Sandra R from the Sunshine State of Florida.  Sandra, has been a long time and very generous supporter or Bridge and Beyond.  Please click to enlarge so you can all the details, and large variety of colors.  Truly a work of art.  The log cabin style afghan is a throwback to a very traditional style quilt made my many ladies quilting bees.  It was a wonderful way to use up left over pieces of fabrics from other sewing projects.  The same idea certainly comes through with yarn as well.  I really love this style, and love the colors work well for a man, or a woman.  The ghan is sized large enough to be a family ghan as well.

Beautiful work Sandra.  As always, please keep up the good work.  This will indeed be a prized position to the person/family that receives it.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 366
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)287
MITTENS: 65
SLIPPERS: 60
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 175
AFGHANS: 35-1=34
SOCKS: 120 

**We started the year with the number of items we had donated last year, 2016; and will subtract our donations from that.  Using the end number for 2016 as the goal for the each item.  So, as the year continues you will see numbers decrease.  Our goal is to meet and surpass the number of items donated last year.**

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.