Boxes of Donations for those in Need

 Here's Box #1 from a good friend, Annemarie from New York.  Hats, scarves, chapsticks, razors, and heat packs.  You know how what a wonderful donation this is.  Heat packs will help warm hands and feet of those out in the elements.  And dry cracked lips hurt, so chapstick is fabulous too.  Thank you Annemarie for all you do.

 Here's the goods from box #2, more scarves, some slippers, and an awesome sweater!

 I paired one of the scarves in this close up of the sweater so you could see how awesome it is.  I bagged it this way as well when I delivered this sweater and scarf to Homeless Families Foundation the other day.  A fabulous donation, as always Annemarie, many many thanks.

**Reminder to please remove hair from your donations (both pet and human) with a lint brush/roller or launder if it's excessive**

Donations: 2012 

Hats 975+7=982  (13 more hats then we donated last year)
Scarves: 608+10=618  (147 scarves over what we donated last year)
Slippers: 143+3=146 (18 over last year)
Sweaters, Ponchos, Shawls, vests:8+1=9
Afghans: 45  10 short of last years
Mittens: 299 (41 more then last year)
Squares: 950 (98 more then last year)
Socks: 196 (137 less then last year)
Rain Poncho's 213 (3 less then last year)
Cotton Washcloths 568 (277 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)

**I will continue to add numbers to the years totals after Dec 31st, so all donations received by years end will be counted in the year they are received.  Since each donation is a day, they will be some over flow into January.  Thus year end numbers won't be finalized until then.*

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!