Current Charity Project

Our current project is collecting handmade donations for Rush Copley Medical Center's NICU. They have a Level III NICU and accept preemies as young as 23 weeks gestation, low birth weight infants as small as 450 grams, babies born with congenital conditions or medical complications, infants requiring special care or surgery, and of course healthy full-term infants.

The NICU is most in need of blankets for the babies in the hospital. They can range from 12 inches to 36 inches. We hope to provide at least 500 blankets for the babies at Rush Copley.

The NICU also needs hats, booties, and headbands. The average full-term infant needs hats that are 11-15 inches circumference and 5-6 inches from top to brim. Preemie hats of various sizes are also needed. Our goal is to provide 1000 hats and as many booties and headbands as we can collect for the babies at Rush Copley.

The hospital asks that all yarn be SOFT and machine washable/dryable - any fiber type or color is ok if it meets these 2 requirements. Please use your best judgement on yarn choice, for example, make tiny preemie hats out of fingering or baby weight yarn, etc.













Monday, May 2, 2011

Thank you to all who have helped!

Thank you to all of you who have contributed items to the NICU project.  We are nearing the end of the semester and therefore, the end of this project.  We have managed to collect a large number of items for the babies at Rush Copley NICU with your help!  We still have a couple more weeks to go (and another group of items already collected to post)

Here are some of the recent donations!

Audrey Wirth of IL - 1 blanket
















Rhonda Haavisto of MA - 2 blankets, 2 hats

















Bonnie Jacobs of NJ - 1 blanket
















Susan Ipavec of OH - 5 hats













Devon McKee of CA - 5 blankets











Devon McKee of CA - 3 hats















S. Jehl of IN - 38 hats, 6 booties














Lucille Winter of IL - 75 hats














Lucille Winter of IL - 11 blankets














Sugar Grove Library - 5 blankets














Sugar Grove Library - 35 hats














Jenny McIntosh of Scotland - 4 hats














Marsha Curtis of IL - 6 blankets














Marsha Curtis of Illinois - 6 blankets














Lucille Winter of IL - 17 blankets, 44 hats














Sugar Grove Library - 3 blankets, 3 hats

Monday, March 7, 2011

Two Months To Go

Keep up the good work, everyone!  We've had a lot of donations the last few weeks.  Thank you to all who are helping out.






Blanket #28
Lucille Winter













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Lucille Winter













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Lucille Winter














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Lucille Winter












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Lucille Winter














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Lucille Winter












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Lucille Winter













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Lucille Winter













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Lucille Winter













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Lucille Winter













Blanket #38
Lucille Winter













Blanket #39
Lucille Winter














Blanket #40
Lucille Winter












Hat #184-188
Lucille Winter













Hat #189-193
Lucille Winter













Hat #194-198
Lucille Winter














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Lucille Winter













Hat #204-208
Lucille Winter














Hat #209-210
Lucille Winter












Blanket #41 Hat #211
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #42 Hat #212
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #43 Hat #213
Sugar Grove Library














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Sugar Grove Library












Blanket #45 Hat #215
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #46 Hat #216
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #47 Hat #217
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #48 Hat #218
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #49 Hat #219
Sugar Grove Library














Blanket #50 Hat #220
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #51 Hat #221
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #52 Hat #222
Sugar Grove Library












Blanket #53 Hat #223
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #54 Hat #224
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #55 Hat #225
Sugar Grove Library













Blanket #56 Hat #226
Sugar Grove Library












Blanket #57 Hat #227
Sugar Grove Library














Blanket #58 Hat #228
Sugar Grove Library














Blanket #59 Hat #229
Sugar Grove Library














Blanket #60 Hat #230
Sugar Grove Library














Blanket #61 Hat #231
Sugar Grove Library












Hat #232-236
Sugar Grove Library















Hat #237-239
Sugar Grove Library












Hat #240-243
Sugar Grove Library












Hat #244-245
Booties #17-18
Susan Jehl of Indiana













Hat #246-247
Booties #19-20
Susan Jehl of Indiana












Hat #248-249
Booties #21-22
Susan Jehl of Indiana












Hat #250-251
Booties #23-24
Susan Jehl of Indiana












Hat #252-253
Booties #25-26
Susan Jehl of Indiana














Hat #254-255
Susan Jehl of Indiana












Blanket #62
Lindsey Winter













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Beth Winter













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Beth Winter














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Beth Winter












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Beth Winter












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Beth Winter














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Beth Winter













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Beth Winter













Hat #256-260
Beth Winter












Hat #261-265
Beth Winter














Hat #266-268
Beth Winter












Hat #269
Lucille Winter












Blanket #74
Beth McKee of California















Blanket #75
Beth McKee of California













Hat #270-274
Beth McKee of California












Blanket #76
Cyndy Wollenweber














Blanket #77
Cyndy Wollenweber













Blanket #78
Cyndy Wollenweber













Blanket #79
Cyndy Wollenweber













Blanket #80
Cyndy Wollenweber












Blanket #81
Cyndy Wollenweber














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Cyndy Wollenweber













Blanket #83
Cyndy Wollenweber













Blanket #84  Hat #275
Beth Winter