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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Year End Donation Totals

Some  of you may have seen this very old afghan before.  This afghan was crocheted by my Great Grandmother.  It's in need of repair.
As you can see it's pulled away in a few places.  I've not yet determined the best method of repair.  I wanted to share this with you all, as I tally our year end totals.  Why?  Well, one of the things we do is provide afghans for people making the transistion from shelter living to permanent housing.  A welcome home, a celebration, a wish for a brighter future is what we offer in addition to a warm afghan.  An afghan, can last for generations and can be very meaningful.

Our year end tatallies while below this time last year, are still impressive.  Each and everyone of you who've supported the cause here on Bridge and Beyond should congratulate yourselves and feel pleased you were able to help so many people in need.  I thank you, and hope you'll all continue to care for those in need with your talented hands, hooks, and needles.

Hats: went from 1053 in 2013 to 971 in 2014.  (81 less)
Scarves: went from 666 in 2013 to 590 in 2014 (76 less)
Socks: dropped from 281 to 199 (82 less)
Afghans: dropped from 55 to 32 (23 less)
Slippers: dropped from 153 to 121 (32 less)
Rain ponchos: from 213 to 61 (152 less)
Mittens: from 300 to 130 (170 less)
Cotton Washcloths: fro 577 to 334 (243 less)

If you're able to increase your efforts in the coming months, that would obviously be welcomed.  If you're not, please understand what you do do, does matter.......even if it's one pair of mittens or pair of slippers.  Together, we do make a difference.  The Power of One should not be underestimated.

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.
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4 comments:

  1. SSegerJanuary 15, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    Thank you for posting the totals for the year. I was sorry to see that the totals are down, but all in all, the numbers are impressive. I hope that 2015 will have great totals. What is the blog post total? That number hasn't changed in a while.

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  2. RosemarieJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    Sandy ,instead of giving away your great grandmother afghan why not keep it and give it to your daughter. and pass it on. Rosemarie.

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  3. SandyJanuary 16, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Sorry for the funny spacing folks, typed this post from my ipad and wasn't able to do edits. Not sure why. There was a comment here from a Denise asking about neutral colors, she speciically made metnion of blues which are great. Color choices haven't changed, have always requested solids over stripes, darks over lights, and no whites, ivory, beige etc. When I tried to respond somehow I deleted her comment, sorry about that...just find doing some things from my ipad a bit more difficult then when using my computer. Hope you'll pop back and see this comment. RoseMarie, no plans to give away my great grandmothers afghan, was just using the picture with the post and sharing it with you all, as a way of showing the longevity and importance of the message behind donating an afghan.

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  4. SherryJanuary 18, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    Wow, what a memory you must have of you Great Grandmother. I am sure you must cherish it.

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