Linus Project Local Group

[Schoneys]

I was just so excited that I wanted to share this with everyone.

I recently found a local Linus Project Group and we have a meeting on the 29th and I am so excited about attending.

I have had a hard time finding local charities, due to the fact I live in a very rural place.

I am so glad that I will be able to help all those little ones with a nice warm blanket of their own.

[Lisaizme]

What part of Texas are you in? (dont tell me enough to make you unsafe.. just general area is good enough). I ask because I'm in a rural part of Texas too... Deep East Texas aka the Pineywoods.

[Schoneys]

I am in West Texas........near the panhandle

[DesertCrocheter]

Good luck, Melly! I am a blanketeer for my local Project Linus, and one of those nerds that actually goes to the volunteers meetings. :lol Once word gets out, you'll be swamped with blankets! Hopefully you'll also get some volunteers to help pick up donations as drop-off points, deliver, help you check for pins, add tags, etc. It's a huge undertaking, and my hat's off to you for taking it on! Patty

[karin4christ]

Talk about it being a small world. Desert Crocheter, I'm also involved in Project Linus in Tucson and I am also one of those nerds that actually attends the meetings too. We've probably sat next to each other!!:eek

[Charlene]

I belong to a Linus group in central PA. They are such a great group of women. Unfortunately we only meet three times a year. We bring blankets to the meetings rather than work on them there. Enjoy! Charlene

[FelixLake]

I belong to the local Project Linus group here too. And yes, I also attend the meetings. What fun!

[renegade]

My sister is a chapter coordinator for PL in Guilford County, NC. I live in Austin, but I'm one of her blanketeers, so I mail my stuff off. I haven't been able to attend any of their events, but I help out financially where I can, and of course, I get all the scoop from the newsletter she puts out.


I know there's a PL in Austin, and at some point, I may join that chapter too, and divide my work between the two. Right now, my time's taken up with a literary nonprofit (I'm chair of their board), but I'm going to scale back my involvement after this year.

None of my friends crochet, so I don't have anyone locally that I can share my craft with (although my friends are more than happy to receive the fruits of my labor!) :lol

[Nashville Crocheter]

I also donate blankets to Project Linus...the Middle Tennessee Chapter. I think mostly they get together to make quilts. The first time I donated I went to a meeting with several crocheted blankies. They were all quilting.

Since then they have given me the yarn that gets donated to them and I turn their yarn into more blankies for them.

[DesertCrocheter]

How funny, Karin! I missed January's meeting because I couldn't get off of work. Just goes to show we crocheters and C'villagers lurk everywhere! Patty

[KinkyLilBlackDress]

Anyone have a site as to where I can find out the closest group to me? (Rhode Island / SE Mass)

Edit: nm....http://www.projectlinus.org/chapter.shtml