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.













Sunday, November 7, 2010

Over 100 Items Complete!

We have broke the 100 mark putting us over half way to our goal of completing 185 projects!  We would not have been able to make it this far without the help of many friends both locally and across the country, so a big THANK YOU to all who have helped out!

Special Thanks to those who have donated supplies and their time, including:






Mary Dinny for donating yarn which will be incorporated into wheelchair bags and possibly an afghan or shawl.






Sandy Horacek for donating 2 skeins of a nice mint colored yarn and a bunch of crochet hooks.  We failed to take a picture as the same day they yarn was dropped off, we started making it into a lapghan for a lucky resident.

Betty Bolander deserves a special thanks for organizing a group of her friends to create 6-7 lap quilts by our deadline!  We look forward to seeing the quilting they do and will certainly post pictures when the quilts are received.


Now, on to the projects that have been completed and turned in over the last couple of weeks.




Gift #76
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #77
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.







Gift #78
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.








Gift #79
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.









Gift #80
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.











Gift #81
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.











Gift #82
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #83
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #84
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #85
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.











Gift #86
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #87
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #88
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.










Gift #89
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W










Gift #90
Wheelchair bag made by Lucille W.









Gift #91
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.











Gift #92
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.









Gift #93
Lapghan made by Beth W.










Gift #94
Lapghan made by Beth W.











Gift #95
Lapghan made by Beth W.









Gift #96
Shawl made by Lindsey W.











Gift #97
Shawl made by Lindsey W.










Gift #98
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #99
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #100
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.









Gift #101
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.










Gift #102
Lapghan made by Lindsey W.












Gift #103
Lapghan made by Beth W.











Gift #104
Lapghan made by Beth W.










Gift #105
Lapghan made by Beth W.









Gift #106
Lapghan made by Beth W.











Gift #107
Lapghan made by Beth W.







Gift #108
Walker Bag made by Janet Daniels of Georgia










Gift #109
Walker Bag made by Janet Daniels of Georgia

Thank you, Janet for taking the time to make these bags!  They will look great on the front of the residents' walkers.
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