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ABOUT PROJECT LINUS: MILESTONE!!!! TUCSON'S CHAPTER COMFORTS OVER 20,000: As of September 30, 2008 we had delivered 20,000 blankets to children in the Tucson area. When the chapter began, the goal was to ultimately reach 1,000 children. Instead, look what's happened!!!! With the help of over 200 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 June 2008 there were 406 Project Linus Chapter. Chapters are in all states of the USA. Together, these chapters had given 2,293,340 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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Members List:
Links Section
Coordinator:
Marge Koeller 578-7115
AsstCoord:
Jody Elmer 760-8852
NW Area:
Elizabeth Stewart 825-0963
SE Area:
Jan VandenHeuvel 885-3126
NE Area:
Mary Dimercurio 885-5703
SW Area:
Marge Koeller 578-7115
GREEN VALLEY:
LOIS WESTERVELT 399-1411
Join a Blanket-Making Group
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Project Linus Tucson's volunteers do not make blankets at their monthly meetings. Our only blanket-making event is our annual Make-A-Blanket Day. It is usually held in February or March.
Project Linus Tucson's blankets are made at home, or by small groups.
If you are new to blanket-making, and desire instruction, there are many resources available. Most of our drop-off points offer classes that are excellent.
Working with a group is a great way to learn while doing. Some of the groups that make blankets for us (like Eastside Knitters) specifically offer instruction.
Following is a list of sewing/knitting groups that donate blankets to Project Linus and welcome newcomers:
- AMERICAN SEWING GUILD, TUCSON CHAPTER, Membership Chairperson Paula Fleming, 731-0151 or elgincon@dakotacom.net. ASG members enjoy all types of sewing; they are not blanket-specific. Neighborhood groups tackle a variety of projects. The chapter holds events and classes. Membership includes discounts at many sewing-related businesses.
- EASTSIDE KNITTERS Tanque Verde Luthern Church, Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00, meet in the TLC house on NW corner of the property. Also, All-Day Knit on 4th Saturday from 9:00-3:00. Open to all. (New knitters who want to learn should attend a Saturday event.) Crocheters and stitchers also welcome at these gatherings.
- GRACE COVENANT CHURCH SEWING GROUP (Tucson) Barbara Moore 797-9198, 4th Tuesdays 9:00 a.m., year 'round.
- HARRISON HILLS/PANTANO VISTA SEWING GROUP (East Tucson) Ruth Reinhardt 721-7603, Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. (Breaks for summer, resumes in fall)
- NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH QUILTERS (Central Tucson) Wed., 9-11 a.m., year 'round. Meet at the church's multi-purpose room, 2450 E. Ft. Lowell. No experience needed. Call Annie at 323-0646 or Pat, 887-5861 if you'd like to attend a session.
- OLD PUEBLO KNITTERS (Tucson) Connie Mallette 886-4772, 3rd Thurs., 9:30-11:30 a.m. plus various weekly meetings.
- CHURCH OF THE RISEN SAVIOR (Green Valley): fabric quilters contact Gloria Bonesz 648-2007; those who knit or crochet contact Jean Wagner, 625-7239.
SO, WHAT DOES HAPPEN AT PROJECT LINUS TUCSON'S MONTHLY MEETINGS?
Project Linus' monthly meetings are times when committed liaison volunteers bring in blankets they have collected from drop-off points. Volunteers who are liaisons to our recipient facilities select appropriately-sized blankets to deliver.
Blankets are actually given to the children by nurses, or members of the facility's staff, not by our volunteers.
If you are interested in becoming involved in Project Linus, beyond blanketmaking, "click" on the page titled "DONATE -OR- VOLUNTEER"
