Wonderful Crocheted Blue Scarves to Warm the Homeless

Who doesn't love blue?  Blue is good for men or women.  Lovely scarves from our friend, Ruth A.  I really love the size, long enough to wrap around for added warmth.  Ruth hails from Virginia and has been such a good supporter of Bridge and Beyond.  

I love scarves, think how cool you sometimes are when your neck is exposed to just wind...even when it's not that cold out?  Scarves can make such a huge difference in someone's comfort in or outdoors.  You know even those indoors, in a shelter perhaps for the night could enjoy a nice soft warm scarf wrap around them.

Please keep up the good work Ruth, and know how much we appreciate your efforts.


(folks this is another post that should have been published some time ago, but was stuck in draft mode,so did a cut and paste so it would publish today.)  I'm double checking settings to see if I can determine what has changed that's causing this problem.



2016 Donations:
HATS: 318
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves) 263-6=257
MITTENS: 60
SLIPPERS: 52
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 45
AFGHANS: 33
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.

Mother Daughter Team Up to Donate to the Homeless

Holly Cow!  Seriously, look at the number of cotton crocheted washcloths in this donation.  PLEASE click to enlarge so you can see what I'm talking about.  Some are spread out, others are stacked with the others of the same color.  This wonderful donation is a result of team work, team work of a Mother and Daughter.  Many thanks Lisa Z (daughter) and Ruth A (Mother) for your joining forces to make this donation possible.  Lisa has recently gone back to work full time, but had a nice stash of both yarn and cotton fiber..........so she buddied up with Mother, Ruth A who managed to crochet the stash into a generous donation!

Ruth has also crocheted scarves, nice dark solids, suitable for both men and women.  The dark solids are so nice for not showing the dirt for our homeless friends.

Great work ladies, please keep up the good work.  Hope the new job goes well for you Lisa.

2016 Donations:
HATS: 324
SCARVES (Gators, Infinity Scarves)279-7=272
MITTENS: 61
SLIPPERS: 53
RAIN PONCHOS: 205
COTTON WASHCLOTHS: 148-46=102
AFGHANS: 34
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.

Crocheted Donations from Virginia for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Ruth A for this thoughtful donation of hat and scarf sets.  Two purple and pink hat and scarf sets to make someone warm.  I think 2 teens will feel special, warm and loved.  Please keep up the good work.   Ruth is from Virginia, a state I consider a southern state that doesn't get as much winter as we do here in Ohio.  However, Virginia has had a couple of recent significant snow falls; so thank you for caring for the homeless here in Central Ohio.

Please keep up the good work, and stay warm yourself.

I'm listing our end numbers from 2015 and will subtract our current number as means of keeping our goal in front of us.  I'll show the goal number in Red.  Let's strive not just to match last years numbers, but.........work towards even more.

2016 DONATIONS:
Hats:  379-2=377
Scarves: 177-2=175
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 105
Slippers: 104
Rain Poncho's:  105
Cotton Washcloths: 444
Afghans:   18
Socks: 201
Cowls/Hoody Combo's, headbands:  11
Shawls and shrugs 1
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted
**I keep changing the current donations to black and blogger keeps changing it back to red....darn it.


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.

Crocheted Scarves for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Ruth A for this thoughtful donation of 5 crocheted scarves.  The scarves are very nicely sized to be able to wrap around and keep someone warmer.  Sorry the picture is a bit blurry folks, my camera battery was just about gone when I photographed this donation.  The blue ones will work for either male or female, as will the black and gray, and pretty pinks and blue will wow the ladies.

Please keep up the good work Ruth!

2015 DONATIONS:
Hats: 245
Scarves 98+5=103
Mittens/Gloves/Wrist Warmers: 46
Slippers: 63
Rain Poncho's:  104
Cotton Washcloths: 247
Afghans: 18
Socks: 157
Cowls/Hoody Combo's/ 17
Shawls 1
Misc: items like personal care and things don't fit into above categories aren't counted

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.

Matching Hats and Scarves Warm the Homeless

Awesome scarves and hats, matching sets!  I LOVE these nice dark colors for our cold homeless in need Ruth A.  Many thanks for your generous donation.  You can see Ruth's been very busy crocheting.  The scarves are nice and warm, and large enough to wrap up in........always a plus and so very much needed.  These are great colors and work well for both men and women.  Additionally they are colors that go with, blend it with lots of other colors.

Well done Ruth, please keep up the good work.  The folks receiving these beautiful items will be thrilled.

2015 Donations:
Hats: 55+4=59
Scarves:14+6=20
Mittens: 18
Slippers: 20
Rain Poncho's: 3
Cotton Washcloths:13
Afghans:1
Socks: 7
Fingerless gloves/wrist warmers:
Cowls/Infinity scarves: 11
Shawls: 1 (just realized it wasn't listed, don't think I missed any?)
Misc: personal care items and anything not listed above

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.