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.













Saturday, October 16, 2010

Moving Right Along

We are moving right along toward our goal. 

We want to thank all of your who are spreading the word in person, through Ravelry, and through your personal blogs!

A special thank you to Keith Berger and his daughter who made a generous contribution to purchase supplies. 

I know that we have at least a dozen items finished that have not yet been delivered for photographing, but I wanted to add in those that I have that are completed at this point.




Gift #24
Caplet made by Lindsey W.










Gift #25
Shawl made by Lindsey W.










Gift #26
Shawl made by Lindsey W.










Gift #27
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.










Gift #28
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.










Gift #29
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.










Gift #30
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.










Gift #31
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.












Gift #32
Wheelchair Bag made by Lindsey W.







Replaced previous pictures with slightly better ones taken during the day.  I'll add more items as soon as they are made or received. 
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