Knitting in Florida Helps Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this awesome donation.  As you can, she's been very busy knitting hats, and and cotton wash cloths.  AND she's included lots of good personal care items: wipes, tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap, tissues, razors and 1st aid!  Love the idea of 1st aid.  Please click folks to see the details.  1st aid isn't something I had thought about before so wanted to point that out.   AND she also included panty liners for women, which I understand to be something always in short demand.  

Kudos Laura for thinking about different ways to help these folks!

This was to be 1 of 2 pictures, as she sent 2 boxes of donations.  I have 2 notes and the counts of everything; but I've had a picture problem (2nd time in recent weeks here on my computer).  Actually, I'm not sure if the problem is my phone or the computer.  When I transfer the pictures from my phone to the computer I've had a few (just recently) disappear.  I've tried finding them on the computer and the phone without success.  Literally, it was there, I saw it and then poof.  Very frustrating.

Is this photo there are 23 pairs of socks and there were 11 in the lost photo.
There are 6 hats in this photo and there were 9 in the other one.
There are 4 cloths in this photo and there were 5 in other one.
There were personal care items in both photo's.

Perhaps eventually I'll find the photo in an unrelated file on the computer, who knows.  But, I don't know way this has happened twice in recent weeks.

Thank you Laura E, for being so generous and please know you're truly are making a difference.  Am so sorry about the missing photo.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Classmate Crochets and Donates to Help Ohio's Homeless

What a wonderful donation of crocheted goodies!!  This donation comes from a good friend of mine, and someone I graduated from high school with 50 ish years ago.  We got to see each other last October at our 50th Class Reunion.  So grateful we managed to have the reunion BEFORE all the troubled times with the virus.

Joy D, does beautiful work.  Look at all the hats and matching scarf sets.  The scarves are all folded rather than draped so I would be able to get them all in the picture.  Hats of different sizes to warm a variety of head sizes.  She's also crocheted some cotton washcloths and included personal care items in her generous donation.

Many thanks Joy and know what an important difference you make to homeless Ohioans.  

As always, please keep up the good work.  AND please stay safe during these difficult times.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Gifts Packs Make Wonderful Donations for Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Tara B for this thoughtful donation.  Wow......what a nice pile of personal care items.  Soap, lotion, shampoo, toothbrushes and more.  These are needed all year long.  AND LOVE this nice think warm scarf.  It's such a nice size and can be really wrapped around someone to keep them warm.  While today, as I write this post, the weather is nice here in Central Ohio...hubby and I closed up all the windows in the house yesterday and the day before and turned on the heat again!  Seriously, yesterday morning it was only 42 out.  That's not comfortable weather if you're living in the elements, so this nice warm scarf is indeed still needed.

Also......please click the picture to enlarge it.  I want to point out the gift packages Tara made.  There are nicely crocheted cotton wash cloths that she's folded and paired with a large cake of soap, then tied with nice twine and placed in a zip lock bag.  It's such a simple touch, but really looks so nice.  So much like we're presenting them with a gift.  I really love this idea.  Well done Tara!  Glad you thought of that.

Please keep up the good work and stay well, during these Covid times.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 Love for Those in Need

Thank you Laura E for this generous donation of knitted goodies!

As you can see, she's been very busy with knitting hats and cotton washcloths.  She's also included lots of personal care items in her latest donation.  The brown hat towards the middle is tied nicely with a matching scarf.  I didn't want to undo the package effect she made, but hope if you click to enlarge the picture you can see it's a matching set.

This are such strange times.  Strange and scary and difficult for many.  Between the extreme changes in weather, cold and frost one day and wet and the next; and then the whole Corona Virus thing.  WOW.  A lot to deal with.

We've had a few warm days here in Central Ohio, but truly only a few.  So please keep your knitting needles and your crochet hooks busy.

Thank you Laura and please keep up the good work and know it truly helps those in need.


**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Personal Care so Very Much Needed by the Homeless

WOW!  look at all the goodies.  This is quite a haul of personal care items.  Toothpaste, toothbrushes, chap stick, shampoo, lotion, dental floss, wipes.  This will be very helpful to lots of folks.  Thank you Sarah S for this very thoughtful donation.

As you know things in our country are very serious, very scary right now.  We've been told to stock up, to stay in, to shelter in place, to not go to work or school etc.  It varies a bit state to state; but one group that must be very much in danger are our Homeless.  Many have on going health issues, many don't have the ability to wash their hands, or have sanitizes etc.  So, these personal care items I know will be very well received.

I hope everyone is taking care of themselves and others.  Many thanks Sarah and please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 for the Homeless

Thank you Laura E for this generous donation of knitted goodies.  She's been very busy, as you can see.  She's knitted the famous corner to corner cotton wash cloths.......grandma's favorite, hats, and matching hats and scarves.  She's tied the sets nicely and labeled with size.......Wonderful!

She's also included socks, and personal care items.  If you click the photo to enlarge, please notice in the right lower corner two small first aid kits!  This is a great idea, thank you for thinking of that.  

Thank you for your thoughtfulness and please keep up the good work.  You have made an important difference in the lives of those in need.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Donations Help the Homeless

Thank you Sue S!  Look at this wonderful donation folks.  Knitted corner to corner (Grandma's Favorite) cotton wash cloths.  As you know these are always a huge hit because they have multiple uses and are used by both men and women.   Look at our goal for cotton washcloths........look how close we are folks, now over 70% there.  LOVE seeing our donations grow and get closer to our goals.

Sue has included some good personal care items...toothbrushes and hand warmers.  Folks, I can tell you from personal experience they really do help.  I used some recently at a football game.  

AND.....she's also included much needed warm socks.  Nothing worse than cold, and often wet feet.  Having clean warm socks to switch into can make all the difference in someone's health.  

Thank you Sue, please keep up the good work and know how much it helps.  Special thanks also for your consistent blog visits and always leaving comments.  

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

New Helping Hands Help Ohio's Homeless

Thank you Sharon M for this thoughtful donation of crocheted goodies to warm Ohio's Homeless.  Sharon has donated scarves and personal care items.  LOVE the colors of the scarf in the lower right of the picture.  The brown and green are such a nice combination.  Both colors are good for men or women, which is another plus.  Please click to enlarge the picture folks, I want you to see the texture in this scarf.  Very nice.  Sorta waffle like, which makes the scarf feel spongy and thick.

The gray/salmon color scarf could be used as a shawl because of it's size.  Either way it will be nice for someone to wrap up and get warmer.

Sharon M is our newest pair of helping hands.  YIPPEE!!  We're always happy to have more helping hands here on Bridge and Beyond.  The more pairs of hands, the more donations, the more donations, the more people we can warm.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family, and that you stayed warm and safe with all the nasty weather that's about our country.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Donations Help Homeless

Thank you Laurabelle for this thoughtful donation to help our Homeless Friends here on Bridge and Beyond.

As you can see Laurabelle has been very busy knitted cotton washcloths (love the pink and white one), hats, slippers, and a scarf.  She's also included lots of personal care items, and SOCKS!  Clean dry warm socks is so important.  She's included several styles and colors to make lots of happy feet.

Many many thanks Laurabelle, please keep up the good work and know you have made an important difference to those in need.

Folks are you noticing our goal numbers in the right side bar and just above this post?  I love seeing the number of our donated items grow!  Thank you to all who make this possible.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 for the Benefit of Others

Thank you Laura E for this thoughtful donation of knitted goodies and more!  As you can see Laura has been very busy with her knitting needles.  She included hats and scaves (matching sets bundled for a lovely gift), additional hats (all tagged nicely with size), and cotton washcloths (always a hit).  

Laura has included lots of personal care items: 
toothbrushes
toothpaste
soap
razors
dry shampoo(what a great idea)
chap stick
bandaides........all such great items.  Personal care items are needed by men, women, and some children all year long......winter, spring, summer or fall.

Laura has also included socks in her generous donation!  Well done Laura, please keep up the good work.  You truly make a difference.  Thank you!


**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Personal Care Items and Donation Goals for Bridge and Beyond

Personal Items I collected on my last out of town venture.  Hubby and Darling Daughter and I spend some time out in Park City, Utah.  It's a ski town about 45 minutes from Salt Lake.  We've enjoyed going there in July for about 10 years now.  The weather is fabulous, 80-90 degrees during the day and next to no humidity and cools off at night 50-60's.  You're in the mountains after all.  YEARS ago, when we young and hurt less to fall AND we were less fearful of broken bones, we did go in the winter and actually ski.  But, those days are long gone.

So, I collected up the shampoo, conditioner, soap, and lotion left in our rooms to add to our donations.  If you travel for pleasure or business it's such an easy thing to do and is always so well appreciated by those who receive our donations.  So, next time you travel; please consider doing this.

Have you noticed our graphs growing?  Our donation goal graphs?  Please look directly above this post and to the right side side.  We have goal graphs to monitor how we're doing against our goals.  Our goals represent last years totals.  I'm please to say we're at over 50% of our goals for two of our donation categories.  

Cotton Cloths, our graph shows us to be at .5904% of our goal of 347!  AND, our sock graph shows us at over 50% also at .5197% of our goal of 152 pairs of socks.  Always get pretty excited when we hit the half way mark, so please keep up the good work folks, and please keep an eye on the graphs and watch those numbers grow with your thoughtful donations.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 Personal Care Items and More!

Thank you Sue S for this awesome donation of goodies to help Ohio's Homeless here on Bridge and Beyond.  Sue's included lots of personal care items:
Female sanitary supplies (something often over looked)
soap
toothbrushes
dental floss
creams
chap-stick (needed in all season for dry cracked uncomfortable lips)

She's been busy knitting and has donated cotton washcloths (always appreciate and have several uses), and a scarf.  A nice dark colored scarf suitable for a man or a woman......excellent.

Sue has also included 4 pairs of socks in her generous donation.  Socks are wonderful.  Socks are one of the items that are needed and appreciated all 4 seasons of the year.  Wet feet are cold feet....even in summer.

Many thanks Sue for your wonderful support here on Bridge and Beyond with your donations and you're always present visits and comments on the blog.  Please keep up the good work and know you are making a difference in the lives of many.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Florida Donation Helps Those in Need in Ohio

Thank you Laura E from Florida for this awesome donation.  Look at the variety here folks.  She's knitted hats in several sizes and styles, and cotton washcloths.  

In addition to her knitting, she's included lots of items that are always needed and always appreciated.  She included a wide range of personal care items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, combs, razors, lotion, cotton washcloths, and some of those handy antiseptic type wipes.  I always like to have those on hand when I travel for convenience...you never know when you'll be able to wash or not....soooooooo for our folks out in the elements, that's a great idea.  Not one I had thought of in the past.  Thank you Laura!  She's also included socks, both for women and men.

Many thanks for the generosity and please keep up the good work, and know what you do does indeed matter and does make a difference.


**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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, Doing Good for the Homeless

Thank you Barbara F for this awesome donation.  Look at all the variety folks.  Barbara has been a long time and generous supporter of Ohio's Homeless here on Bridge and Beyond.  So happy she's been with us for so long.

Barbara has crocheted hats, and scarves, including a couple of matching sets.  She's also included a bright colored mobius/infinity scarf, cotton washclothes, and some personal care items.  Awesome, all items will be greatly appreciated by those who receive them.  

Thank you Barbara for taking the time to tag each of the hats with size.  That's a HUGE time saver and helps assure hats get properly separated to get to the people who need them.  

Keep up the good work, and as always know how much good YOU are doing!

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

This Knitted Donation gets us Closer to our 2,000th Post Here on Bridge and Beyond

Thank you Theresa A for this thoughtful donation. Theresa has been busy, as yu can see with her knitting needles and yarn!  She's knitted the ever popular corner to corner cotton washcloths, and two nice large scarves and a matching hat.  What fun yarn.  The scarves are long enough to really wrap up which is always appreciated.  She's also included some personal care items.

Many thanks Theresa and please keep up the good work.  Please know you make a difference to those in need.

Woot Woot!!  Have you looked at our stats?  Did you notice that with this post we're now at 1990, only 10 posts away from reaching 2,000 posts here on Bridge and Beyond!!  

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 Cotton WashCloths, Always a hit with Homeless Shelters

Thank you Christina D for this awesome donation.  Sorry the picture is a bit blurred, I must have moved.  Christina has been busy collecting personal care items as you can see.  She's also included ladies panties and 21 lovely cotton knitted washcloths in the always popular corner to corner style.  This pattern has probably been made more than any and is often referred to as Grandma's favorite.

Please click to enlarge the picture so you can see all the fun colors in Christina's washcloths.  She's included some bright cheery colors the ladies will love, and some nice darker colors for the men folks.

Extra thanks for delivery to my doorstep Christina, much appreciated.  Please keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 Helps Homeless

Thank you Laurabelle!  This is an awesome, Laurabelle.  What a nice variety of scarves, hats, cotton washcloths, and some personal care items.  I've always been a big fan of blue and green together so really love the stripped hat on the left.  Please click to enlarge the picture so you can see the details of this thoughtful donation.  

As you can also see, there are a couple of hat and scarf sets!  Those are especially nice.

Thank you Laurabelle and we're so happy you joined Bridge and Beyond.  We're thrilled to have you join us in warming and caring for Ohio's Homeless in Need.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 and More for Ohio's Homeless

YIPPEE, we're still counting donations from the year 2018, and here are more lovely knitted scarves and cotton washcloths from our friend Sue S.  LOVE the blue scarf, such a nice variegated and both scarves are suitable for a man or a woman.  That's a double plus.  Hand warmers and other personal care items round out Sue's thoughtful donation.  

Special kudos to Sue who is so faithful with her daily visits to the blog and her always supportive comments on what we're doing here on Bridge and Beyond.  She's truly our greatest cheerleader.  Thank you Sue.  I truly appreciate all that you do.

A donation came in yesterday which will be the last one to count towards our 2018 totals, so please keep checking in..........maybe you want to wager a guess to whom our last donation of the year is from?  If you do, post it in the comments, it'll be fun to see what folks think.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.

Caring Through Crafting to Help those in Need

Thank you Sharon H for this thoughtful donation.  She has hats of several different sizes, lots and lots of personal care items.  The item in the upper left are leg warmers (click to enlarge picture).  The yellow blanket has a little hoody on it for a small child and the blue polka dot tied blanket is actually a little sleeping back for a wee one.  Cute idea...the sleeping bag.  Would imagine a small child would really enjoy snuggling down inside it.  It's super soft and fluffy.

I'll put aside the child's hooded blanket and sleeping bag as we don't donate infant/toddler items to the shelters.  But, will put out the word with a couple of folks, as we sometimes have a family with a small child in need and we want to get things to the right people.

Thank you Sharon, keep up the good work.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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 Hats, scarves, socks, and so much More

Our friend Lisa N. has been very busy.  Look at this nice selection of personal care items, hats, scarves, socks, and crocheted cotton wash cloths!  A couple of the hats and scarves are sets, that's always a bonus.  A very generous donation indeed.  AND special thanks for the door to door delivery Lisa.

But...wait, she's not done.

Looks at this pretty afghan!  Remember folks you can always click on the pictures here on Bridge and Beyond to enlarge the picture.  I often encourage you to do that so you can see the details in each others work.  This blue will work for anyone, male or female of any age.  Very nice.  I think...maybe each panel was made...like making a scarf, then edged and joined??  If so, what a nice way to make ones work a bit more portable.

Thank you Lisa and please keep up the good work and know YOU make an important difference.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. 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.