Members List:

Chapter Coordinator:
Vicki Potgeter

Links Section

PROJECT LINUS NATIONAL WEBSITE

Project Linus is a non-profit organization with a two-fold mission. First, it is our 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, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers”.

Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.

Project Linus is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. Please consult your tax advisor to determine the tax deductibility of your gift.

Students at Northern Hills Middle School once again worked each month to make a total of 125 fleece blankets for kids in Ottawa/Kent Counties. Some of the blanketters are pictured here with the blankets given at an assembly in June. Thanks to all the student blanketters, Mrs. Gottschalk and Mrs. Zuiderveen.

A great big thanks to the Allendale and Hudsonville Girl Scouts for holding Make A Blanket days in February. The kids love the fleece blankets!!

If you want to hold a Make A Blanket day please call me (Vicki Potgeter at 616-895-4457) and I will help in any way I can. Please be sure to cut off ALL selvages before starting to make a fleece blanket. I have lots of good tips for blanket making and for having a successful day.

If you are an organization who needs blankets for children - let us know!!

TOTAL BLANKETS DONATED TO DATE FOR OUR CHAPTER
as of March 20, 2013 = 11476

2013 YEAR TO DATE BLANKETS DISTRIBUTED= 529

2013 GOALS FOR OUR CHAPTER:
1500 blankets and $150 in fundraising

ANNUAL TOTALS SINCE CHAPTER OPENED:
2004 = 19
2005 = 396
2006 = 1546
2007 = 1321
2008 = 1114
2009 = 1539
2010 = 1650
2011 = 1682
2012 = 1680

A few blanket-making guidelines to consider:

*Blankets can be quilted, knitted, crocheted, patchwork, tied, embroidered or no-sew fringed fleece. There are great instructions for fleece blankets on the Project Linus national website – www.projectlinus.org – click on the patterns/links tab then scroll down to the “no sew fleece blanket” instructions. As long as it is handmade and washable we can most likely use it for a child in need.

*Remove selvage edges from fleece fabric. For those of you who do not know what the selvage is – it is the two sides of the fabric where the machines held the fabric during the manufacturing process. The selvage usually has the company name and/or lack of the coloring. On fleece it sometimes looks rolled up.

*Please do not add embellishments such as buttons, tassels or sequins to the blankets. These could be chewed off and cause choking.

*Blankets with strong odors of smoke, chemicals or pets cannot be used.

*Please check blankets carefully to remove ALL straight pins before donation.

Gall Sewing (two locations)
616-363-1911
3933 Plainfield NE, Grand Rapids
616-531-4373
5316 Clyde Park SW, Suite E, Wyoming

Grand Valley Baptist Church
616-677-3618
0-3186 River Hill Dr.
Grand Rapids, MI 49534

Lakeshore Sewing (two locations)
616-365-8282
1971 E. Beltline NE, Grand Rapids
616-531-5561
1011 Gezon Parkway SW, Wyoming

If you need to drop off blankets near Allendale please
call Vicki Potgeter at 616-895-4457 to make arrangements.

Country Needleworks Inc.
616-457-9410
0-584 Chicago Drive, Jenison

The Bridge
616-392-3977
18 W 8th Street, Holland

Thank you very much to all the locations for helping to make our Project Linus chapter a success - we couldn't do it without you.

Please support the above stores any way you can!

THIS IS A YEAR ROUND NEED AND ANY DONATIONS TO HELP TO FULFILL THIS NEED WOULD BE APPRECIATED!