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Over 22,200 Blankets Donated
BY OUR CHAPTER !!
Nationwide OVER 4,165,405 Blankets Donated

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Saturday Jun 02
• PIKE CO MEETING
10:00am-11:30am St Vincent DePaul

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	PROJECT LINUS HEADQUARTERS
	FLEECE BLANKET MAKING
	FLEECE BLANKETS
	PIECEFUL CHOICES QUILT SHOP

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.

Over 22,200 Blankets Donated in 11 Years!!
Orange County Meetings -10 am to noon -- June 9, July 21, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Nov. 10, Dec. 8
Town of Wallkill Community Center, Wes Warren Drive, Middletown, NY
May 12th meeting will be held at the Bruderhof Community in Chester, NY
Blanket Day in Orange County will be October 20th at the Town of Wallkill Community Center

Pike County Meetings - 10am to 11:30am -- May 19, June 2, July 7, Aug 4, Oct 6, Nov 3
St. Vincent DePaul Church, Rt. 739, Lords Valley, PA
Blanket Day in Pike County will be September 22nd in the St Vincent’sChurch Hall from 10 am to 1pm.
BLANKET CHECKLIST - Is Your Blanket Ready to be Turned In?

Please check, double check, and triple check your blanket carefully for straight pins. It's better you find that pin and not the child who receives your blanket.
PLEASE REMEMBER - For your donated blankets to be considered Project Linus blankets they have to be donated to a PL chapter and have a PL label attached.
Please be sure to cut off the selvage (rolled) edge of fleece before making your blanket.
No thread tails or runs of thread between stitching lines. Cut off that extra sewing thread so it doesn't get wrapped around a toe or finger.
All seams securely stitched.
If quilt is bound, the binding catches all edges and covers all raw edges and quilt batting.
Tied blankets - tied with bedspread weight crochet thread or embroidery floss.
Yarn blankets - do not tie a knot and cut the yarn next to the knot. This will come untied. Instead, leave 4 to 8 inch yarn ends and use a yarn needle to weave the yarn ends into the stitches to secure the yarn.
ALL blanket materials are NEW, CLEAN machine washable and machine dryable.
No pet hair, cigarette smoke or other contaminants in or on the blankets.

WHERE HAVE BLANKETS GONE
Hospitals
Social Service Agencies in Orange County
Social Service Agencies in Pike County
Project Liberty
Family Empowerment
Newburgh Healthy Families of Occupations
Friend's House (children's shelter)
American Red Cross
CASA - Court Appointed Special Assistants
TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
OC Safe Homes
Town of Wallkill- Police
Survivors Resources
Tri-State Pregnancy Center
Snowball Express

Private donations

HOW MANY BLANKETS?

1st Year 2001 - 847

2nd Year 2002 - 1,790

3rd Year 2003 - 1,550

4th Year 2004 - 1,320

5th Year 2005 - 2,137

6th Year 2006 - 2,189

7th Year 2007 - 1,574

8th Year 2008 - 2,641

9th Year 2009 - 2,384

10th Year 2010 - 2,381

11th Year 2011 - 2,642 11 YEARS = 21,435 BLANKETS

TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Project Linus chapters all over the country support those serving in the Armed Forces and their families by providing blankets to the children of lost & wounded soldiers. TAPS has on going grief support for the children and use our blankets as a tool. If you would like to make a blanket to go to the TAPS Program please include a note with your blanket when dropping it off. We can use all sizes and types, but are especially looking for patriotic themed blankets.
Please visit their website www.taps.org

Julia Sullivan, Chapter Coordinator Email - oclinus@ptd.net or pclinus@ptd.net • Orange County, NY & Pike County, PA, ny
phone: 845-692-2536 or 570-775-0539

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