We've started this blog to be able to track our current charitable cause, projects, and progress and hopefully to draw interest from other crafters both local and far away who may be looking for a way to help out.
The first project that "One Stitch at a Time" has committed to is helping out the local state funded nursing home facility, Countryside Care Center in Aurora, IL. Some of the residents here do not have family that visit regularly and all residents deserve a holiday gift. As of last week, there were 183 residents and we’d love to have a handcrafted gift for each of them.
Our thoughts were to create small lapghans for residents confined to wheelchairs. Those residents which are mobile, may like shawls, caplets, or stylish indoor wear hats to keep them warm. And those which are bed bound may enjoy slippers or lapghans as well.
She has set quite the very ambitious goal of having approximately 185 projects completed within the next couple of months til Christmas, so we are going to need the support of the crafting community. We have all crafty family, friends, and club members on the job, but we will need more help to reach our goal.
If any of you crafters would like to contribute, we would greatly appreciate it! We will be happy to take afghan squares of any size (6 inch or 12 inch is preferred), lapghans, shawls, capelets, hats, slippers, or any other items that the seniors may appreciate. Due to the nature of laundry at the nursing home, please remember yarn must be very washable.
We will update the blog with photos of finished items for donations and with any progress updates.
Thank you for reading!
If you would like to donate to the cause, please email Linzeebee1012@sbcglobal.net or crwinter92@hotmail.com for shipping information.
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 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.
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