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K. W. I. L. T.
(KIDS WRAPED IN LOVING THOUGHTS)

CROCHETING HEARTS

Crocheting Hearts is a project where we crochet blankets for kids that have cancer. We need your help in financial support, prayer support and also for additional volunteer crocheters.

Please send all donations to:
Crocheting Hearts
109 Ireland Drive
Coventry, CT 06238

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Please contact:
Michele Brodin
860-742-9518 (home)
860-214-9397 (cell)
e-mail: rsebud@sbcglobal.net

Shelley Skinner will be doing a trek through the Himalayas in April 07 for the Essex Air Ambulance and needs to raise £3,000.
Details about the trek and the reasons for doing it are on
the following url:
http://www.justgiving.com/shelbert

KNITTING FOR CHARITY :
KNITTING, CROCHETING & SEWING FOR KIDS NEW!!

A nonprofit org that provides sick and needy children with
free art supplies, stuffed animals, and murals for free.
We need some creative Crocheters. We are filling up bags full of art
supplies and cuddly animals to ship off to very ill children in hospitals.
There is no greater way to show you care than to make a
cuddly toy or beautiful bag for a sick or needy child.

"a site for women who have come together to share their talents to make blankets,hats,etc...for those little angels amongst us that are born too soon and born sleeping.....based in the uk...but loving babies throughout the world..."

Ideas and suggestions on crafting for charity.
Free crochet hat patterns

We are a support group for Pine Ridge Reservation in SD. Pine Ridge contains the two poorest counties in the entire U.S. We are working in conjunction with Helping our Lakota Families to help the people of Pine Ridge.

"The Knitting Connection's mission is to support children and
families with crafted items utilizing the artistic talents of
volunteer knitters, crocheters, and quilters. We connect people from the community to support each other during their time of need. This link, from one end of the spectrum to the other, forms a bond of support, understanding, and love."

HeartFelt Angels is a non-profit organization of volunteers that make handmade baby items for area hospitals to give to parents in need.

"Be a blessing to a Ukrainian orphan child."

*Every donation counts and brings a smile to someone's face*

"International Child Care Ministries provides an education, daily meal, a school uniform and medical care for needy children. "

A not for profit organization that provides handmade shirts, gowns, hats, booties, afghans, and quilts for premature infants. APO currently serves the Montgomery Tri-County area.
We are an all volunteer organization that meets monthly
to sew, exchange patterns and ideas, and prepare
our deliveries to area hospitals.

NICU Miracles began in late March 2003. A woman, by the name of Alison Adams (me), started this charity up after deciding it was time to give back to the community.
She also wanted to begin instilling the wanting to give instead of receive into her son's lives.

My dream is to see that as many neonatal units as possible are supplied with "angel dresses", so that no baby is handed to it's Mom and Dad for their final goodbyes, dressed only in an undershirt and diaper. You can make a difference.
Will you please help?

The AFA Project serves a number of charities and groups which include orphans in Ukraine, newborns and preemies, and kids with cancer.

WARM HEARTS WARM BABIES

We are a group of volunteers who sew, knit, crochet, and quilt for premature infants and babies in need. We donate to hospitals, crisis pregnancy centers, shelters, law enforcement agencies, foster care, WIC offices, and individuals across much of the state of Colorado. All of our gifts are donated free of charge and 100% of what we receive in donations goes to help the babies. Please join me in donating fabric, yarn, time and love to WHWB.

"We hope to crochet many caps for chemotherapy patients."

PRECIOUS PREEMIES
- TINY TOES

We crochet,knit and sew angel layettes,hats,booties,diaper shirts, afghans,and other special needs for the precious preemies of Medical City Hospital in Dallas,TX.

"An extensive directory of charitable
sewing, quilting, knitting and crochet projects."

A gift of Love will be donating items to: Hospitals, sub-for-santa, Youth Special services (our special needs) United Way, Red Cross, nursing homes, Big Brothers,and animal shelters.

"You can make today special in the life of a precious preemie..."

Christian Charity helping children in Africa. Raising money for
projects such as child sponsorship, schools and hospitals.

HANDMADE WARMTH

Distributing Handmade items to area hospitals and
clinics in my part of New Jersey. This area includes
Camden County, and Gloucester County.

Quilts 4 Cancer is a Non profit orginization based
out of Nevada with chapters opening in Western New
York and the Hampton Roads Virginia area. We are
dedicated to delivering heart warming quilts to
children with cancer of all ages.
Our purpose is to make cancer patients a
little warmer and more comfortable.
(The body gets very cold when you have chemo treatments!)

CHEMO THERAPHY HATS
OF THE EAST BAY

We are a wonderful group of ladies who enjoy knitting or crocheting. We are making hats/caps for women and men and children who are going through Chemo Theraphy at this time.

To help the people of Afghanistan and to let them know that Americans and
Canadians care, we launched "afghans for Afghans."

afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people
project that is sending hand-knit and crocheted blankets, hats, mittens,
socks, sweaters, and vests to displaced Afghan families. We also encourage
people to get together to make group blankets. We work in partnership with
the San Francisco office of the American Friends Service Committee and World Concern.

BINKY PATROL OF ALABAMA

What's a BINKY?
A binky is a homemade blanket that can be sewn, knitted, crocheted or quilted.

Binky Patrol of Alabama in MSN groups
http://groups.msn.com/BinkyPatrolofAlabama

Binky Patrol of Alabama in yahoo groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/binkypatrolofalabama

"Each month we make donations for two ministires, sponsored by our own members And it's not limited to just crochet.
Knitted, quilted and sewn items are needed and welcomed also. "

GIFTS FOR THE UNBORN

Gifts for the Unborn offers small gifts to mothers
when they first test positive in a crisis pregnancy.

A charity to benefit the precious preemies at
Parkland Hospital in Dallas,TX or your local hospital.

EVERGREEN BINKY PATROL

We are a new chapter of these organizations that make quilts and afghans for terminally and/or tramatized children in the area. We need help with making these items and also can use donations of leftover yarns.

Because we are in the beginning stages of becoming
a non-profit organization, we are currently funded by
our friends and families. Any contributions are
greatly appreciated.

This project is 100% for Senior Citizens.

Over thirty different click-to-donate sites supporting various causes. They're all free donations supported by advertising (for now at least). Donate to a worthy charity simply by clicking on their sites and viewing a few ads.

"Webb Babies is an all volunteer organization dedicated to providing the babies in neonatal intensive care units with blankets and knit/crocheted clothing at no cost to the families. We have just begun our work.
Please bear with us while our page and resources evolve. "

"Heartmade Blessings is a not-for-profit, world-wide group of volunteers dedicated to providing hand-crafted items to those people suffering a loss, tragedy, or going through a rough time that need to be reminded of the simple fact that people care."

We crochet angels, butterflies, and smiley faces
(for children) that are sent out all over the
world upon request to those who are severely injured, chronically ill, and their caregivers free of charge.

Care Wear is a nationwide group of volunteers who knit, crochet, and/or sew, providing handmade baby items to hospitals. All Care Wear items are given free to infants, children and their parents.

Tidewater and Hampton Roads Chapter
Serving South Eastern Virginia

Hand made baby Afghans for grieving families.
"We would love to have your willing and creative hands involved and active in what we feel the Lord has called us to do. Most of all we need your help to get the word out! The more volunteers we have, the more hospitals and families that can benefit from our ministry. Please help us to help others. "

"Helping women through rough seas, to a safe harbor."
Visit this site to find out how to help women in
domestic violence situations to overcome the
many obstacles in their way

...serving God's tiniest children since 1992.
This web site is all about helping
newborn & premature babies who are sick and needy.

Now you can give comfort to people
that have been through a traumatic experience.

Pastor Eglan T. Fletcher and his congregation
would like to send out an invitation to you in joining Faith Mission Outreach as they sow the good seeds of God’s Word.

A Non-Profit group crafting for children and their families in need.

"...put a new pair of jammies on each little guest in the NICU."

This website is devoted to Touching Little Lives.
TLL has Crochet, Knit & Sewing Patterns for low birth weight babies. Please stop in and take a look around.

Project Linus is a national, non profit organization
dedicated to donating handmade blankets to children suffering serious illness and trauma.
Contact this NJ chapter at Blankiedepo@aol.com or
by reaching the Coordinator at 732-335-9033.
We run four blanket drives per year and welcome your contribution.

~ Warming the homeless "families" of the world, one warm
item at a time!

Click Here to Visit the
S.W. MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF WARMING FAMILIES

Donating a blanket is like giving
a permanent 'hug' ~ let's give more!

Warming Families is a 100% volunteer project that delivers blankets and other warm items to the homeless and displaced while strengthening families through charity work.

You may donate through an Area Volunteer
or directly through a shelter in your local community.

Expanding our Minds, Souls and Hearts by Giving from Within!

We make crocheted baby items such as hats, booties, afghans, and mittens for babies in the Oakwood Hospital NICU in Dearborn, Michigan. We have 6 people in our group and are looking for people to help us with this worthy project. Most of the babies are preemies, but there are also some full-term sick babies so we have a variety of sizes to make.

If you are a crafty person, please consider donating your items, which don't have to be crocheted, to us. We also accept materials such as yarn and ribbon that our group will use to make these items.

Our goal is to have a pair of booties, hat, and mittens for each baby to go home with. We also intend on branching out to other local area hospitals. Please stop by our website for pattern links, picture gallery, and helpful hints.

Coordinator's Name: Lisa Adcock
E-mail address: info@crochetangels.com

OPERATION TEDDY BEAR benefits seriously ill children at Ronald McDonald Houses and hospitals nationwide. To read more about Ronald McDonald Charities, visit their website at www.rmhc.com.

PROJECT HOPE AFGHAN

We make and distribute afghans to children who are receiving treatment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center here in Houston. We accept donations of yarn and completed or partially-completed afghans.

"Afghans for Angels" is an organization made up completely of volunteers who make and distribute baby blankets to local hospitals to give to parents who have suffered the loss of their infant through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.

Our "Afghans for Angels" are placed lovingly around these infant Angels when they are held by their families for the brief time in which bittersweet hellos and sad good-byes are said. The parents are then allowed to keep these afghans as a token of rememberance of their baby. Just having something soft to hold is comforting for the parents.

PROJECT LINUS, NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA CHAPTER

We provide security blankets for children in hospitals and homeless shelters. Contact Janet Eubank @ 855-0837 or email at Janprjtlin@aol.com.

KANSAS CITY
LINUS CONNECTION

A non-profit charity, providing handmade "security blankets" to children in crisis to help them through their treatments and hospital stays.

"One day I saw a homeless child who was obviously cold. I couldn't do much for the whole world BUT I could make a warm hat, mittens, and scarf for one child! That's how it all began!"

Get your FREE Hat Patterns here!

We collect items, crochet supplies or finished products
and donate them to charities. Many of the items we collect are partial pieces, such as granny squares, that are assembled into items such as afghans and baby blankets. The finished products are then donated to the charities.

"Barb's Caring Touch" is a group of volunteers who crochet, knit, and/or sew, providing handmade baby items to hospitals. All items are given free to infants, children, and their families.

Dedicated to providing comfort to children who are ill, abused or in foster care through gifts of handmade blankets distributed to local area hospitals, shelters, foster agencies, police and fire departments.

If you knit or crochet please consider doing something for a premature infant. I have established a charity which donates blankets, booties, hats etc to premature infants at Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsurgh PA. If you need yarn or patterns please contact me.

"For needlecrafters with a big heart and some left-over yarn, here is a great way to reach out and help those who are less fortunate. Join the thousands of crocheters and knitters who are making and donating Caps For Kids."

"Hi! My name's Anita, and I crochet hats, mittens, scarves, and afghans for the kids at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. And I can use all the help I can get!!!"

TEENY TINY TREASURES

This is an all-volunteer organization. The goal of this project is to be able to give every premature baby in hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) their own preemie sized blanket, hat, booties, and outfit to use while in the hospital and at home.

Free patterns for preemie hats, kids mittens, blankets, bears and more, places to donate and information on "Warming Families" (donating blankets to Homeless Shelters)."