BLANKET DRIVE 2011 brings in 234 blankets! Thanks go out to to all the wonderful "Blanketeers" who donated all the lovely blankets during our recent blanket drive. And thanks to the 7 women who helped sew labels on those blankets. Thanks go to Phyllis, Linda, Loretta, Jan, Diane, Bonnie and Debbie. Way to go girls!!

A new advocacy group for kids in foster care in McHenry County has approached me to donate blankets to a Journey Pack that is being put together. Initially there will be a need for 200 extra blankets that this chapter does not currently have! So how are your blanket making skills? Can you help support this foster care group? **We have met our goal! Thank you everyone for the great efforts of all our "Blanketeers". You guys are amazing!! If you want to check out their website go to www.itsourlittlesecret.org.

Looking forward to meeting all of you... Maddie Pepe

BLANKET DAY 13 FEBRUARY 2010
Blanket day was hosted by Lynda Remmers, owner of Sewing Concepts in Woodstock, where approximately 300 blankets were collected. Several woman showed up with sewing machines to help sew a Project Linus label on each blanket. A sincere thank you to each of these women for all their help!!!And an even bigger thank you to all those hard working woman who sew, crochet, knit or even just tie quilts! You are the soul of our chapter.

The winner of this years basket was Carolyn Lavengood. Congratulations, Carolyn.

PROJECT LINUS DISPLAY DURING OCTOBER 2009 AT WAUCONDA LIBRARY!

Our chapter was invited by the Wauconda Library to display Project Linus blankets and literature during the month of October!

If you are in the Wauconda area, be sure to drop by and check out their display case!!

Our 2009 Make a Blanket Drive was held from January 1 thru February 21, 2009. Again hosted by Lynda Remmers, owner of Sewing Concepts in Woodstock, this years's drive brought in over 230 blankets! There were so many really outstanding blankets! We thank everyone who took the time to crochet, knit, quilt, or hand-tie a fleece blanket or two (or three or more!) for our chapter.

We are now in the process of sorting and labeling each blanket for delivery to the hospitals and social agencies throughout McHenry County that receive our donations. Thanks again to each and every one of you who support our McHenry County chapter of Project Linus.

The winner of this year's prize basket was actually a group that sent blankets our way: Mercy Harvard Hospital! Congratulations Ladies!!

2009 MAKE A BLANKET DRIVE!!

This year’s “Make a Blanket Drive” will be hosted once again by Lynda Remmers, owner of Sewing Concepts in Woodstock. We will be offering a large Prize Basket for one lucky entrant to win! For each blanket you donate between January 1 and February 21, 2009, you will receive a raffle ticket to win the Basket. The winning entry will be drawn at Sewing Concepts on February 21st.

All blankets entered must be new, handmade, and washable. We ask they be made in “kid friendly” colors. Minimum size should be approx. 30” x 30” (baby blankets). Another very popular size is approx. 48” x 60” (toddler size). Larger sizes for teens are also always welcome.

Our chapter donates all sizes to McHenry county hospitals and community agencies, so please know whatever size you donate, we will do our utmost to find the best home for it!

Sewing Concepts is located right on the Square in Woodstock at 110 S. Johnson St. (Woodstock Square Mall). Blankets can be dropped off during store hours: Monday thru Thursday 10-5, Friday, 10-6, Saturday 10-3. If you need additional information, please call Lynda Remmers, Sewing Concepts, at 815-338-7754.

Although there will be no special classes or demos offered this year, we could really use some volunteers to help us sew Project Linus labels on the blankets, or to work on blankets that they may wish to donate. Lynda again will have sewing machines available for anyone who can help us out. Just stop by Sewing Concepts anytime from 10am until noon on February 21st. We will really appreciate it!

Last year, we collected over 400 blankets during our drive! We hope you help make this year’s drive as successful! Please check our website in March for blanket drive details (including number of blankets received), along with the winner of the Prize Basket. We also send this information to the Neighbors section of the Northwest Herald for publication.

Because of the huge number of blanket we receive, it is financially impossible for me to send out individual thank you notes for any blankets donated during our drive. So let me thank in advance every one of you who donates your blanket to us!! We couldn’t keep our chapter going without your help!

February, 2008

Our 2008 blanket drive was a huge success! Thanks to all of you, we collected over 400 blankets this year. They will be labeled and donated to our hospitals and social agencies throughout McHenry County. We receive many thank you notes from blanket recipients, so we know they are truly appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who participated. The winner of the Prize Basket this year was ROSALIE SWANSON of LAKE IN THE HILLS. CONGRATULATIONS ROSALIE!!

To see pictures of this year's blanket drive at Sewing Concepts, just click on the PHOTOS link on the left!

This year, all blankets collected at Sewing Concepts in Woodstock from January 1 to February 23 will be eligible to win a special "Goody Basket". Sewing Concepts is located on the Woodstock Square. Their phone number is 815-338-7754. So drop a blanket or two off for a chance to win!! The winner of the basket will be announced on this page after the drawing.

Happy Summer!! We now enter our "slow" time of the year. We do have enough blankets for a July drop-off at the hospitals, but will run short for August and September. If you have time, please drop off one or two blankets to us....it would be greatly appreciated!

The number of blankets our chapter has donated to the hospitals and shelters in the county has reached 2,861!! We also donated blankets to the residents of the Woodstock Apartments who lost their homes in the fire last month. Thanks to all of you who have donated blankets to our chapter.

We will be celebrating our 5th Anniversary this coming November, and hopefully by that time, we will have donated our 3,000th blanket!

February, 2007

Our 2007 MAKE A BLANKET DRIVE ended on February 17th at Sewing Concepts in Woodstock.

Our chapter collected 360 BLANKETS FROM OVER 90 "BLANKETEERS"!!This was our best Blanket Drive ever! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Lynda Remmers of Sewing Concepts drew the winning entry for the Janome DC3050 Decor Sewing Machine. The lucky winner is HAZEL REKENTHALER OF RICHMOND, IL. Congratulations Hazel!!

Check out photos from our Make a Blanket Day...just click on the "PHOTOS" link on the left. Once again, a big thank you to everyone who participated in our 2007 Make a Blanket Drive!!

Happy New Year! MAKE A BLANKET DAY 2007 is scheduled for Saturday, February 17th at Sewing Concepts in Woodstock.

Janome America will again be donating a DC3050 Decor Computer Sewing Machine to be raffled off to a lucky winner! For every blanket you bring to Sewing Concepts between January 1 and February 17, 2007, you will receive a raffle ticket. The drawing for the machine will be held at Sewing Concepts on February 17th.

Click on the Sewing Concepts link to the left for more details and directions, or email us with any questions you have.

We will have treats and door prizes for everyone on Make a Blanket Day. Please stop by if you can for a fun time!!

As of the end of June, 2006, we have donated over 2,000 blankets! Thanks to everyone who has donated blankets to our chapter since we opened in November, 2002!

We have received blankets that do not have names and addresses attached when they are delivered. Please remember to leave your name and address attached to your blanket so that we may properly thank you! If you have donated a blanket to us and have not received a thank-you note, email us your name and address. I don't want one "blanketeer" to think that we did not appreciate their donation! Thanks!

Lynda Remmers at Sewing Concepts has announced that she will again host our "Make a Blanket Day". Again, it will be held in February, 2007 and will include a drawing for a Janome Sewing Machine! We will mail out more details at the end of the year, but be aware that Lynda will be accepting blankets at Sewing Concepts as of January 1, 2007. Each blanket received will earn a ticket toward the sewing machine raffle. So start making those blankets!!!!

Our 2006 "Make a Blanket" drive held this past February was a wonderful success. This was our third year and each year our blanket totals grow. This year we collected 319 blankets! Thank you to everyone who contributed to our drive. We also thank Lynda Remmers of Sewing Concepts for hosting this event again for us. Thanks Lynda!

Click on "PHOTOS" on the left to see pictures from our "Make a Blanket Day" and a picture of our sewing machine winner!
Please bookmark our website and come back often! We update our blanket total quarterly. Check out our total.....we should hit 2000 blankets donated to area organizations sometime before our next update at the end of June!!! We couldn't have done it without you!!!