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ABOUT PROJECT LINUS: A HUGE THANK YOU to each of our wonderful volunteers! Together, you made 3,488 blankets for Project Linus Tucson, from January 1 through August 2009! As of August 2009 we had delivered a total of 25,066 blankets to children in the Tucson area. When the chapter began in Spring 1999, our goal was to ultimately reach 1,000 children. Instead, look what's happened!!!! With the help of over 300 women, men and children, who regularly make and contribute blankets, Project Linus Tucson has given the gift of a security to many thousands of children.
As of September 30, 2009 there were 378 Project Linus Chapters. Chapters are in all states of the USA. Together, volunteers in these chapters had given 3,011,944 security blankets to children!
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT: Project Linus is a volunteer non-profit national organization with a twofold mission.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY: Project Linus began in Denver on Christmas Eve 1995 when an article appeared in Parade Magazine entitled, "Joy to the World". Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Eddie Adams, it featured a petite downy-haired little girl who had been undergoing intensive chemotherapy. The article stated that her security blanket helped her get through treatments. Karen Loucks read the article and decided to provide homemade security blankets to Denver's Rocky Mountain Children's Cancer Center. The idea grew, Charles Schultz's family gave permission to use the blanket-toting Linus as the logo, and Project Linus was born. |
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Coordinator:
Marge Koeller 578-7115
AsstCoord:
Jody Elmer 760-8852
NE Area:
Aileen Hurtado 323-8488
NW Area:
Elizabeth Stewart 825-0963
SE Area:
Jan VandenHeuvel 885-3126
SW Area:
Marge Koeller 578-7115
GREEN VALLEY:
Lois Westervelt 399-1411
Kids Helping Kids:
Dale Shoots 742-3801
KOHL'S A-TEAM BLANKETMAKING EVENT
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Volunteers from the West Valley Phoenix, Southeast Phoenix and Tucson chapters took part in a Sunday, August 9, 2009 blanket-making event at Phoenix Children's Hospital. The event was sponsored by Kohl's department stores.
Kohl's employees who are part of each store's A-Team help out in the community at events sponsored by Kohl's. Employees, and their family members, donned A-Team T-shirts and pitched in to make blankets for children at Sunday's event. Project Linus volunteers were on hand to demonstrate crocheting, whip stitching, and simple no-sew techniques to use on the fleece blankets.
Even young children were able to make the no-sew fleece blankets, and they were just delighted with their accomplishments.
What a wonderful outpouring of love for children who are in trauma and need a blanket to hug! A total of 140 blankets were completed during the three-hour event.
Thank you to Kohl's for the monetary donation that will come to Project Linus, and to the wonderful A-Team members who gave up part of their weekend to support us and the children we serve.
Kohl's A-Team Members (in black tee shirts) and Project Linus Volunteers
As a direct result of this single blanket-making event, volunteers have "hugged" 140 children who desperately need the sense of love and security that a blanket can provide.
Tucson Chapter Volunteers
Back row:Rene Lassisse, Marcia Boyd, Dale Shoots and Marge Koeller
Front Row: Aileen Hurtado, Pam May and Jody Elmer
Volunteers from the West Valley Phoenix, Southeast Phoenix and Tucson chapters pose with Kohl's Store Manager Jamie Heath (in black A-Team shirt), who coordinated the event.
Project Linus West Valley Coordinator Kathy Atha, is at left in a salmon-colored shirt. Standing slightly behind her is Marge Koeller, Tucson Chapter Coordinator. Southeast Chapter Coordinator Madonna Baker (tall blonde) is standing behind Jamie Heath.
