Year Ending December 31, 2003 – 3 Wonderful Years

Year Ending December 31, 2003 – 3 Wonderful Years !!

BLANKETS DELIVERED As of 12/31/03 – 4,187

3rd ANNUAL BLANKET DAY

FEBRUARY 21, 2004

Town of Wallkill Community Center –

Please stop by between 10am to 3pm No experience needed!
There's a job for everyone to do. Come and join in the fun.

What to bring: Any finished blankets, fabric, scissors, sewing or quilting supplies and tools. Your "easy to carry" sewing machine. We will be finishing up blankets. Sewing isn't the only job! We will need lots of help ironing, cutting, pinning and tying square knots. Bring a lunch if you wish.

Pre-teens and up are encouraged to come and participate. Students are eligible for community service hours by participating at these events.

The young at heart of all ages are invited to share their knowledge, skills, time and energy to make a blanket for a child in need of a hug.

Sewing Machines, material, & yarn will be available to make blankets on site.

Monthly Meetings Are:

10AM to Noon 3^rd Saturday of the month

@ Town of Wallkill Community Center

WHERE BLANKETS GO

We continue to donate to the hospitals & social service agencies associated

with Orange County. In addition we donate to:

Blooming Grove Police Dept

Project Liberty

Family Empowerment

Newburgh Healthy Families of Occupations

Port Jervis Ambulance Corp

Friend’s House (children’s shelter)

American Red Cross

CASA - Court Appointed Special Assistants

Cornwall Fire Dept.

OC Safe Homes

Town of Wallkill- Police

Survivors Resources

Pine Bush Ambulance Corp

Otisville Ambulance Corp

If you would like to throw in your two cents, Project Linus will gladly take it! Our chapter always has needs and monetary donations are most appreciated. The needs always seem to exceed our donations. Many corporations, schools, classrooms and churches etc. look for ways to donate back to the community.

How about a Penny War?

Here's how it works: Each team (grade, classroom, company department, Sunday school group, etc.) has a container placed in a very visible area for a designated period of time. For every penny that is placed in a particular container that team will get one point. For everything other than a penny, you will be (Continued next column) deducted the amount of that money. For example, if a nickel is placed in your container 5 points will come off of your total. A dime would be 10 points lost and a dollar would be minus 100pts! You can see that it will benefit your team to put pennies into your container and dollar bills and spare "silver" change into the container of the other group. The $$ are counted to determine the winner. What does the winning team get? You can make things interesting. The loser makes lunch or does a service for the winning team etc. and of course, Project Linus is the big winner in the end.

Then let the Penny War begin!

Kids Helping Kids is a program that any group can help. Church groups, schools and scouts have participated. We provide squares of muslin for pictures to be drawn on them & colored and then ironed. All we ask is that you help us by purchasing muslin to replace our supply. After the squares are colored and ironed they are ready to be (continued next column)

placed in a blanket. We package the squares into kits that our volunteers can then turn into blankets. Either way a child receives a much-needed blanket.

Do you belong to a group that would like to participate or can you help by turning these wonderful blocks into a blanket??

Please contact the chapter coordinator.

PROJECT LINUS of Orange County - DID YOU KNOW?

v 1^ST Year 2001 – 847 Blankets

v 2^nd Year 2002 – 1790 Blankets

v 3^rd Year 2003 – 1550 Blankets

v The Orange County Chapter of Project Linus started January 2001.

PROJECT LINUS – Nationwide - DID YOU KNOW?

v Karen Loucks started Project Linus on December 24, 1995.

v Project Linus has had non-profit status since May 12, 1997.

v Project Linus has officially delivered 709,977 blankets as of September 30, 2003. As of September 30, 2003, Project Linus has 332 chapters in the United States. There are chapters in 50 states & there are 340 coordinators.

Project Linus Quilt Patterns

QuiltersWarehouse is pleased to announce their new affiliation with Project Linus

When you purchase Project Linus patterns for $10 each pattern,

100% of the proceeds go to Project Linus.

" Introducing new quilt patterns copyrighted by the national Project Linus organization. These patterns are offered exclusively online at Quilter Warehouse.

" Website is - www.quilterswarehouse.com/projectlinus.htm

Peek A Boo! I See…

6 Quarters for a Hug

Channer's Checkers

Check This Out

Crochet Pattern - Mimi's Hug

Ways You Can Help

© To donate to Project Linus via Pay Pal on the internet you can go to the National Website of www.projectlinus and go to the donations pay & click the icon. You can designate that your donation go to the Orange County Chapter

Thank You’s From The Blanket Receiptents

©I just want to thank you for the lovely blanket that was given to my daughter Elizabeth who is 12 years old & was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in August this year. Her prognosis is excellent and we have faith in her returning to complete health. The blanket provides not only warmth but a real feeling of comfort for her. Thank you so much ... it means so much to have people think of & care about Elizabeth. We all appreciate it.

©Thank you very much for the blanket. I appreciate it very much. I hope you guys keep up the help because I know everyone you help loves it.

©Thank you for the blanket that Mommy received for me when I was in St. Luke’s Hospital. It was a kind & loving gift that was very much appreciated.

©Thank you so much for the beautiful blankets for my boys. They are really beautiful. My family appreciates your support.

©It is with utmost sincerity that I write on behalf of the staff & residents of “A Friend’s House” Youth Shelter, to express our gratitude for your generosity & kindness. Your donation of handmade blankets was extremely appreciated, and touched us all.

©Thank you so very much for the generous donation of blankets. They have certainly been well received by the CASA children.

©As a resident of A Friend’s House, I would personally like to thank you for blessing the shelter and myself with such beautiful, & warm blankets.

©The ICHAP program just wants to say THANK YOU to Project Linus for their donations of blankets to our program. The babies who will receive these wonderful blankets will certainly appreciate your thoughtful donations.

©On behalf of the board & staff of Orange County Safe Homes Project, I want to thank you for the blankets that your organization so generously donated.

AND this very simple but great thank you was received just as it appears below -

Mission Statement

Project Linus is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization with a two-fold mission.

First, it is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth & comfort to children, who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need, through the gifts of new, homemade, washable blankets & afghans, lovingly crafted by volunteer "blanketeers".

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

A Word from the Chapter Coordinator

Thank you, to the people and organizations who have helped Project Linus in so many ways in the last 3 years. Through all of you, this wonderful organization has been able to enrich the lives of children & their families throughout the community. I look forward to continuing our work together. If you have any questions, or concerns please contact me.