Crocheted Cotton Wash Cloths Help Homeless

 WOW....take a look at these two pictures of cotton crocheted wash cloths!  Every imaginable size and color exists.  Some are squares, some are rectangles, some are big, some are small, some are solids, some are variegated, so are multiple colors!!!  Some colors are more suited to women, and some will work for men.  This donation of 72 crocheted cotton washcloths comes from Crochet in Love, in New Jersey.    This is the result of many pairs of helping hands in a church group who's motto is "We Serve The Lord by Service Others".

On the business card are 3 names listed: Donna, Sandra & Dee.  I don't know if these ladies are the organizers and others are involved, but that's, I believe, my understanding.  Delores M contacted me and indicated her community had been crocheting for over a year and liked to send their items out to help others.  We're thrilled you and your community of caring crocheters found us here at Bridge and Beyond.  Cotton Wash clothes are used in a variety of ways.  Our folks living out in the elements love them and use them both for dish cloths and body cloths.  The folks in the shelters the same.  Often these are put in welcome home packs when folks transition from shelter living to a more permanent housing situation.  

Thank you ladies from The First Pentecostal Church in Neptune, NJ.  We appreciate your hard work and dedication to helping others.

Please keep up the good work.  We hope to see you here again on Bridge and Beyond.

With this donation, please notice we have surpassed our donation total for washcloths from last year!  Isn't that wonderful news.  Does that mean you shouldn't make more cotton washcloths, no; they are always needed.  However it might mean, if you don't know what you want to make, you might steer towards hats, or scarves or mittens, or slippers; since we're still well behind last years totals on those items.

DONATIONS 2017

HATS:  252

SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)  211

MITTENS: 36

SLIPPERS: 52

RAIN PONCHOS: 205

COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 28-72= +44

AFGHANS: 32

SOCKS: 120 

Misc, Ponchos, shawls, headbands 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.

Hello and Thank You, High School Friend

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Firstly, let me apologize for the wacky photo. I cropped things that shouldn't be in the picture but wasn't able to do a very good job of it. (well actually I couldn't figure out to crop just the part I wanted so I erased them)

Hello HS Friend Donna. I graduated way way back in the dark ages, 1969 from high school. Through the beauty of the internet and social groups on Facebook I've been having a great time connecting with my former classmates. Donna and I re-connected and she offered to help our cause. YIPPEE! She knits, as does her 91 year old mother. How cool is that. Bright pink, light pink, and Tangerine colored scarves were knitted by Donna's mother, Helen. Thank you Helen! The other 5 scarves Donna knitted.

We met for lunch which was great. We spent some time catching up, had a nice lunch and she passed these 8 scarves along to me. They've already made the next leg of their journey. I handed them off yesterday (well this past Sunday, cause this is a scheduled post so by the time you read it...).

Welcome to the group Donna, we're happy to have ya. She's already working on another scarf, can you see me smiling?

We both had a yummy salad.

We're both looking forward to getting together again.

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2010
Scarves 174+8=182
Hats 267
Mittens 34
Socks 59


2008-2009
Hats 368
Mittens 66
Scarves 147
Socks 79 pair*counts from day 1, Dec 2 2008