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JOPLIN CHAPTER PROJECT LINUS NATIONAL HARPER'S FABRIC AND QUILT CO. MISSOURI SEWING MACHINE CO. WHOLESALE FLEECE BLANKETS
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Welcome to Kansas City Project Linus
Project Linus is a volunteer 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 benenfit of children.
Project Linus began in December 1995 after Karen Loucks was inspired to make blankets for a local children's cancer center. Since then it has expanded to include children who are traumatized in many ways. Over 350 chapters of PL exist nation wide and more than 2.5 million blankets have been donated to children. We are proud to be a part of this wonderful organization.
Kansas City Project Linus, serving Cass county, MO and Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in KS, was formally a part of The Greater Kansas City chapter of Project Linus. On March 9, 2009 the larger chapter was divided up into two smaller chapters. We are looking forward to serving these counties. Patty Gregory is the chapter coordinator. She served as chapter coordinator for 8 years for The Greater Kansas City chapter. After a year off she is now back at the coordinator for this chapter. Kathy Chrisman is the chapter assistant.
Patty and Kathy will be happy to help in anyway they can.
Our chapter and the Joplin MO chapter will host a mini conference in Kansas City Sept 10th and 11th 2010! This is huge! Carol and Mary will be coming from the National office. Sept 10th will be for Coordinators and their spouses from all the surronding states and then on Sept 11th we will have an expo/thank you for all our volunteers as well as coordinators. Mark your calendars now for Sept 2010 because this will be huge and awesome...you won't want to miss it.
Please feel free to contact us for information or to answer any questions.
Patty Gregory
jgpg2@yahoo.com
816-331-9101
Kathy Chrisman
Kchrisman34@sbcglobal.net
816-331-5069
Make a new, handmade, washable blanket. We'll see to it that it gets to a deserving child.
If you are not able to make a blanket, monetary donations are gratefully accepted.
Blankets can be quilted, tied, fleece, knitted or crocheted. They must be washable and be made from new materials. With no ribbon, buttons or other possible choking hazards attached.
These are approximate sizes
(measurements need not be exact)
premie 30 X 30
Baby Blanket 36 X 36
Child and teen 40 X 60
Fleece blanket should be a single layer.
Fleece blankets should be at least 36X45
Please check on left of page under blanket info for directions on fleece blankets
The following is a list of some of the places our chapter donates to.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
St. Lukes South
Olathe Medical Center
Harrisonville Hospital
Hope Haven
KU Medical Center
If you know of other places that would benefit from our blankets please contact Patty or Kathy
Things you need to know
Please check all our pages on the left side of this page for Patterns, Drop off locations, newsletters, donations, wish lists, upcoming events, calendar and many other things.
We have drop off points for blankets at a couple of places in Kansas and one in Missouri. Missouri Sewing Machine Co and Harpers Fabric and Quilt Co in Kansas accept our blankets and if you need to drop off in Cass county Missouri please contact Patty at 816-331-9101.
