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, October 11, 2010

Off to a Great Start

We are going to be keeping track of our progress on the blog as we go along.  This way all those helping out can stay posted on our progress. 

We'd like to thank those of you which have already offered to help out by spreading the word, sending supplies, and sending finished objects. 

Thank you to Sandy at http://homelessbridge.blogspot.com/ for spreading the word about our project!  We have already received responses from your blog!

Thank you to Wool and Company in St. Charles, IL for donating 1 large box and a bag of yarn for the project.  And thank you to those who donated yarn to Wool and Company who in turn passed it on to us :)

Thank you to the Sugar Grove residents who have contributed to our cause as well.





Gift #1
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #2
Lapghan made by Beth W.










Gift #3
Afghan made by Lindsey W.









Gift #4
Wheelchair Bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #5
Lapghan squares made by Beth W. and assembled by Lindsey W.









Gift #6
Lapghan squares made by Beth W. and assembled by Lindsey W.








Gift #7
Lapghan made by Carissa W.











Gift #8
Lapghan squares made by Lindsey W. and assembled by Carissa W.









Gift #9
Lapghan made by Lucille W.










Gift #10
Lapghan made by Lucille W.











Gift #11
Slippers made by Carissa W.










Gift #12
Lapghan squares made by Lindsey W. and assembled by Carissa W.









Gift #13
Lapghan squares made by Beth W. and assembled by Carissa W.









Gift #14
Afghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #15
Afghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #16
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.









Gift #17
Kleenex Box Cover made by Mrs. King

Mr. King made a generous donation to be used toward yarn and supplies and also donated this adorable kleenex box cover that his late wife had made.  She was a resident at Countryside for several years.






Gift #18
Wheelchair Bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #19
Wheelchair Bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #20
Wheelchair Bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #21
Wheelchair Bag made by Lucille W.











Gift #22
Slippers made by Lindsey W.









Gift #23
Lapghan squares made by Beth W. and Lindsey W. and assembled by Lindsey W.






Note:  Carissa met again with the nursing home supervisor and they have requested that slippers only be made for bed bound patients of which they only have a few.  So, we will accept any slippers that have already been made, but if you are stitching to help out, please focus on other projects.  Thank you!
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