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Helmetliners for Our Troops

Update - August, 2009 - New site URL  

Helmetliners and Neck Coolers are needed for our troops.

The following site gives knitting, crochet, and machine knitted patterns for the helmetliner.  

It gives directions for Sewing a Neck Cooler or Neck Gator.  

http://www.citizensam.org/html/patterns.html

Also check site for information on where to send the finished items.

http://www.citizensam.org/html/helmetliners.html

Artists Helping Children

The Artists Helping Children Website

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/charityknittingforchildren.html

gives suggestions for numerous patterns to knit, crochet, or sew for children.

It does not appear as if Artists Helping Children directly receive or give the items.  You donate them on your own.  They do have lists for suggested hospitals and shelters.

Many Arms Reach You

13. February 2008 | Category Infants, Helping Others, Sewing, Crochet, knitting | 0 Comment »

Many Arms Reach You (M.A.R.Y.) project is a nonprofit organization collecting and distributing knitted, quilted, or crocheted blankets to disadvantaged mothers and their children.

Here are the guidelines and information on where to send if  you wish to make a blanket:

http://www.manyarms.org/guidelines.htm
 

Baby Pack Project

9. February 2008 | Category Infants, Helping Others, Sewing, Crochet, knitting | 0 Comment »

from their website:

“ The Baby Pack Project  is a small charitable project aimed at providing under-privileged mothers of newborn babies on the lower south coast of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, with a pack of the most basic items needed for a new born baby.

http://www.freewebs.com/babypackproject/index.htm

Snuggles Project-for Homeless Animals

Make a “security blanket - snuggle” for a homeless animal:

http://www.snugglesproject.org/

You do NOT have to become a member to contribute. 

There are patterns avaiable on site for knitting, crochet or sewing here:

http://www.snugglesproject.org/patterns/ 

They also provide a link for you to find a participating shelter near you where you can donate your homemade items:

Where to find a participating shelter

Head Huggers

“Purpose: Provide free knitted, crocheted, fleece/soft fabric hats for those who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, brain surgery, burn wounds, etc. ” (quote from their site). 

For more information, how you can help, patterns on site:

http://headhuggers.org/

Sewing for Babies

16. January 2008 | Category Infants, Helping Others, Sewing, Crochet, knitting | 0 Comment »

Sewing for Babies, Inc. (in the state of Nebraska)  http://sewingforbabies.org/index.htm , “is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit, all volunteer organization that has combined our love for babies with our of love sewing, knitting, and crocheting to provide warm blankets and clothing for premature, sick and babies in need.” (quote from their WebSite)They ”deliver to hospitals, social services, crisis pregnancy centers, abuse centers, WIC offices, various other women and children’s agencies, and of course to individual families.”Work group meetings are listed here, http://sewingforbabies.org/work.html , if you wish to help.
 

Global Health Ministries

Knit, crochet, or sew a baby cap for Midwives kits:

http://ghm.org/resources/hands-on/midwifekit.html

Soldiers’ Angels - Sew a Sand Scarf

26. December 2007 | Category Sewing Patterns, For Our Troops, Sewing | 2 Comment »

Help keep the sand and dust out of our soldiers eyes and mouth.  How to sew Info here:

http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=scarves

Soldiers’ Angels - Sew a Cool Scarf

26. December 2007 | Category Sewing Patterns, For Our Troops, Sewing | 0 Comment »

Sew a cool scarf for the troops.  Information here:

http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=cool-scarves-info



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