Project Linus Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

May 2012


	RECIPIENT FACILITIES
	YOU CAN HELP !
	BLANKET GUIDELINES
	DROP OFF SITES (alphabetical by city)
	FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
	PHOTOS
	PATTERNS
	THANK YOU'S
	Make A Blanket Days -07 & 08

Blankets Received: 6532

#Delivered:6018

#ON HAND: 514

Fond du Lac Chapter Blanketeers

THE CHAPTER IS STILL IN NEED OF RECIPIENT FACILITIES, OR THOSE IN NEED OF BLANKETS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

PLEASE CONTACT PENNY, our Chapter Coordaintor, IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS OR BLANKETS READY FOR DELIVERY.

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Links Section

	PROJECT LINUS NAT'L HEADQUARTERS
	MY STUFF BAGS
	QUILTMAKER MAGAZINE- PATTERNS
	FLEECE BLANKETS
	CAMPBELLSPORT BEN FRANKLIN
	AMBR FASHIONS
	IDEAL CHIROPRACTIC
	KNITTING ROOM

Project Linus Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

We had a great turn out for our 6th Annual Make A Blanket Day Event

Saturday February 18th, 2012 from 10AM-3PM
at the Fond du Lac Senior Center

Please contact Penny if you would like to be involved in planning next years event!

JOIN OTHER BLANKETEERS AT OUR MONTHLY GATHERINGS !!
Stop by and see what Project Linus is all about and how You can get involved. Something for everyone !!

Where:
General Meetings are at the Fond du Lac Senior Center
151 E 1st Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
EVERY 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Teen Nights are at Youth for Christ Building
303 E 9th Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
EVERY 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
Please note that we will not be hosting Teen Nights during June and July due to conflicts in scheduling.

2012 Monthly Blanketeer Meetings are scheduled

Upcoming meetings are as follows:

June 14, 2012 Teen Night CANCELLED DUE TO CONFLICT IN SCHEDULE
June 28, 2012 General Meeting
July 12, 2012 Teen Night CANCELLED DUE TO CONFLICT IN SCHEDULE
July 26, 2012 General Meeting
August 9, 2012 Teen Night
August 23, 2012 General Meeting
September 13, 2012 Teen Night
September 27, 2012 General Meeting
October 11, 2012 Teen Night
October 25, 2012 General Meeting
November 8, 2012 Teen Night
November 29, 2012 General Meeting PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATES DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
December 13, 2012 Teen Night
December 27, 2012 General Meeting

**Notes from 2009 Blanket Day at American Legion** We collected over 180 blankets on that Saturday.
**Notes from 2011 Blanket Day our 1st at the Fond du Lac Senior Center. Approximately 50 volunteers created 223 beautiful blankets for children in need.

You can see all of the photos from our 2009 MABD by visiting the shortcut on the left hand side of this page labeled "Make A Blanket Days"

2nd Annual Make A Blanket Day - American Legion Memorial Clubhouse of Fond du Lac

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION !!
They were generous enough to offer Project Linus a booth in this year's Home and Garden show. Speaking for myself, Penny, Carol and Lisa, whom all worked the show last weekend we had an AWESOME turnout and all of the kids really enjoyed coloring the quilt squares that will be sewn together to form our 1,000th Blanket Donated to the Chapter since November 2006.

Thank you again..... here are some photos from the show :-)

2008 Home and Garden Show

2008 ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
PROJECT LINUS FLOAT
Project Linus was lucky enough to share a float this year with Relay For Life, just behind American Legion.

All volunteers are welcome to join in the festivities. Parents and families that are interested in decorating and /or riding in the float next year please contact the Chapter Coordinator. We did not have many volunteers on the float this year so we will be working diligently to come up with ideas for next year and show off our "Blanketeers" !!

2008 Project Linus Float for St. Patty's Day Float

**Upcoming Events to be posted here

PROJECT LINUS MISSIONS
It is the mission of Project Linus 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”.

A BIG Thank You to ALL of the blanketeers whom have made donations, and to those who may either have a project in process or are thinking of starting one. All of you should feel good knowing that a child in need can have a little comfort thanks to you.

A little boy or girl will chose those blankets and know that they were handmade with love and will help to keep them safe and warm.

It is Project Linus's secondary mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.

I know first hand that when I drop off the blankets to the recipient facilities, I get a big smile on my face just knowing how good those little children will feel when they recieve a blanket to take home with them.

To A Child.... A Blanket Is.....

"I would be willing to wager, that as a blanket maker receiving a compliment on a job well done, you may have responded: “Oh, it was so simple to make.

I'm glad to have something to do with my time that benefits somebody. I hear it often!

As a charitable organization, Project Linus reaches out with blankets to comfort children in need. As adults, we see blankets comforting children by offering a soft, warm, protective gift that they can wrap up in, cuddle with, or lie on or beneath.

We recognize the gift of a blanket as an outward sign that someone cares about the recipient in his/her current situation. All of that is true, but we must look farther.

Sometimes when I speak on behalf of Project Linus, I have the opportunity to speak to young children. On an elementary school visit, I asked a group of kids how a blanket can comfort a child. From a child, a blanket is so much more.

A blanket can be cuddled, hugged, slept with, used as a tent, a Superhero cape, a tablecloth for tea parties, a long dress, a sleeping bag, a shawl, a turtle shell, a hiding spot, a cape for a king or queen.

A blanket can be folded up and used as a pillow or wrapped around a secret treasure!

The list went on and on! The kids shared their ideas with exuberance, smiles and happy eyes!

No matter the situation or hardship, kids long to be kids, and it's obvious that blankets can take them places far beyond the confines of a hospital room, shelter or difficult condition.

Blankets are wonderful things, and blanket makers are extraordinary people. If you have merged your time and talent, fabric or yarn into a blanket for a child, you have given them not only the gift of a blanket, but fuel for their imagination and a tremendous boost of joy!

And you thought a blanket was such a simple thing!

--Kathy Kihm, Chapter Assistant for Project Linus Cincinnati"

Fond du Lac County Chapter

The Fond du Lac County Chapter of Project Linus is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Penny Kollmansberger, Chapter Coordinator, is looking for reliable volunteers to assist in orchestrating the activities of the Chapter. We welcome everyone, young and old, to get involved. There are many things to do both for organizing events and the biggest of all, making the blankets, quilts and afghans that are needed by the children out there who so desperately need to be wrapped with a hug.

Penny lives in Fond du Lac with her husband Mike. They recently became new Grandparents when their daughter, Robyn, gave birth to RaeElla Mae. Penny currently spends her free time spoiling RaeElla!

Please see the section to the left titled, "drop off sites" for further information on where YOU can drop off blankets in your area.

Thank you in advance for all of your love, kindness and dedication. We are very excited to be involved in this exciting journey. Join us... the rewards are endless !!

PROJECT LINUS FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WISCONSIN
381 Linden Street • Fond du Lac, WI 54935
phone: 920-923-4273

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