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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.

To provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need, through the gifts of new hand made blankets and afghans that are lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers".
To provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.

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.