Thank you Robyn for this wonderful and very generous donation. Robyn has been very busy indeed. Hats, scarves, and cotton washcloths galore. Please click to see details. You can see she's made some matching hats and scarves for nice sets. AND look how nice her labels are. She's included size, and laundry instruction which is awesome.
What a wonderful mix of goodies. Look at the variety of colors, sizes, and styles! I'm having a hard time picking a favorite, but think it's probably the purple hat and scarf set. I LOVE that yarn. People have been sending things made from yarn I'm not familiar with and I'm loving it. But, I also am gonna blame you all ...if I go yarn shopping again, lol. Seriously, love the shading and think some of it needs to find it's way into my stash. But, shhhhhhhhhh keep it on the down low.
Thank you Robyn, and please keep up the good work. You have made an important differences in the lives of those in need.
**The counts on our progress bars are current, the percentages not quite. I'll not be figure the percentages with each update of numbers, but will be updating again next at least by the 20th. I have in fact made a reminder not on my cell phone for the 20th of each month to do percentages. If we're at a milestone, or I just have extra time I may do it more often...but certainly at that scheduled time.
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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.
Here's about a dozen pots of coffee. When we travel we stay in timeshares and they always leave a couple of packs of coffee. Each is enough for a full 12 cup pot. I always take my own coffee and so safe these for Rae, our friend who prepares meals for the homeless on Sat. mornings.
Here....lots of personal care items saved also from the time shares. Lots of soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, and lotion. Folks this is a great way to donate without actually buying anything. If you travel for business or pleasure save what the hotels give you. Our donations of personal care items are delivered to Rae, and to The Homeless Families Foundation. They're used by those living out in the elements, and those in the shelters.
The coffee isn't something for the shelters, as I believe there are food regulations, though I've not rechecked that in awhile. I'm not asking for coffee donation, as I don't believe volumes of it are needed. Should that change, I'll post it. But, the personal care items are always needed.
**The counts on our progress bars are current. Percentages are current, as of Feb 15th.
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.
Woot Woot, look at this marvelous donation of scarves, mittens and hats and also a cotton washcloth. What a wonderful and very generous donation. I swear I don't think our good friend Sandra R from Florida ever sleeps. She knits and crochets constantly! What a wonderful mix of goodies.
Please click so you can see the details. She's included hats of many different styles, and colors. Lots of additional warm heads will be thrilled. AND you know how excited I get when we get mittens!! Take a look she's has them all nicely tagged with size and kept together as a pair by using the size tag to tie them together.
Sandra you are truly appreciated for your kind heart and your very gifted hands by everyone involved with Bridge and Beyond. And, as I noted a few posts back...see the sunshine, lol. She always packs some sunshine in from Florida with her donations. We get so few days with sunshine here, it's greatly appreciated. The pictures were taken on the same day folks, it's just that she had so much I made it two posts to not over whelm one post with pictures. Improves the loading time of the page.
Thank you, Sandra. As always, please keep up the good work!
**The counts on our progress bars are current, the percentages not quite. I'll not be figure the percentages with each update of numbers, but will be updating again next at least by the 20th. I have in fact made a reminder not on my cell phone for the 20th of each month to do percentages. If we're at a milestone, or I just have extra time I may do it more often...but certainly at that scheduled time.
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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.
Here is Orange Julius completed. Below you see the before and here you see the after. It looks a bit funky below as the picture was originally Vertical, but I turned it to be more the way the finished picture is. Believe I moved one or two squares around as I was working on also, in order to even out color a bit more. It's been laundered and is being blocked and drying above. I took these squares with me to Hilton Head recently and completed it there. Actually, it's one of 3 afghans I worked on while on vacation.
Afghans with mixed squares are a bit tedious to work on, but I generally like the end result. There are different sizes here, as you can tell. Additionally some of the squares are knitted and some are crocheted. Lots of different hands involved in this afghan.
This afghan, like all ours got donated to Homeless Families Foundation and hopefully will give someone physical warm, as well as emotional warmth.
I've had a few question recently about sending squares or stripes, but am still not in need of to assemble. At some point I might be, but still quite a bit on hand. So, please let me encourage you all make completed afghans....nudge nudge.
**The counts on our progress bars are current. Percentages are current, as of Feb 15th.
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.
Thank you Karen S for this awesome donation of scarf and hat sets made with your special method of double ended crochet. Love the texture it gives the scarves and how cool that it looks two toned. If you've not checked out this method, please click on the link above where I've posted a video tutorial of it. It's pretty cool. I keep saying I'd like to try it, haven't yet though. Have any of you? The brown will of course per wonderful for the men and purplish for a woman. Very nice!
Plus Karen has included 3 cotton washcloths, suitable for men or women! These are always so well received.
Thank you Karen for your on going support of Bridge and Beyond, and your support of Ohio's Homeless in Need. Please know how much you are appreciated.
As always, keep up the good work.
**The counts on our progress bars are current, the percentages not quite. I'll not be figure the percentages with each update of numbers, but will be updating again next at least by the 20th. I have in fact made a reminder not on my cell phone for the 20th of each month to do percentages. If we're at a milestone, or I just have extra time I may do it more often...but certainly at that scheduled time.
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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 is what my packages look liked when I collected them all from the mail hold from my recent trip to Hilton Head! And right after collecting these, mail was delivered for that day which added another package (though I had taken the picture prior to that days delivery). The blue bag is stuff I brought bag for the personnel care jazz. You can only see 8 packages there, but there are 9, one of the pouches is sorta behind the other. It will take some time to get them all opened, counted, photographed and blog posts written; but as you see this that has already begun. The last 3 or 4 posts are showing you some of what is in these packages.
I've posted notes in the facebook group and sent out personal emails to all. Surely hope I didn't miss anyone. If I did, my apologies. I wish I could figure out a way without posting here on my blog that I'm away and mail is being held so you all who mail things don't worry about whether or not your awesome goodies have arrived. I'm giving this more thought, but am open to some suggestion you all might have. Typically I get emails from some of you, while I'm away asking.......which is great. It gives me the chance to tell you that I'm away and your goodies will be there at the post office on my return. Plus, with having the greatest neighbor in the world next door........Kevin and family all take care to look out for anything that might miss the mail hold, like a delivery from Brown or something. They keep anything like that for me safe and sound. I just don't know how to inform you good folks without posting publically I'm not here, which of course is a bad idea for anyone looking for an easy entry when homeowners aren't home.
Anyway, thought you all would love to see the packages. Then like me, it can be like Christmas when you get to see all the goodies inside. So please, do visit the blog frequently to see the wonderful donations.
Thank you for all you do to help Ohio's homeless here on Bridge and Beyond. YOU do make a difference, an important one. Keep up the good work knitters and crocheters and loomers!!
**The counts on our progress bars are current, the percentages not quite. I'll not be figure the percentages with each update of numbers, but will be updating again next at least by the 20th. I have in fact made a reminder not on my cell phone for the 20th of each month to do percentages. If we're at a milestone, or I just have extra time I may do it more often...but certainly at that scheduled time.
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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.
Where are You and Your Yarn From?
I'm trying to identify where everyone is from, partially for fun. Take a look at the map. Also, believe it will aid me in cases where we have several people with the same name. Please look at the lists of bloggers and non bloggers and see if I have the state you hail from. If not, please leave a comment and let me know.
Additionally, we've had help from Scotland, England, Germany Puerto Rico, Canada, and France! They don't appear on the map, but their help is still greatly appreciated.
