Winter Charity Project

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Just a small signal boost for the Winter Charity project I'm running on my Etsy shop - so far I've droppe doff around 8 blankets to the shelter, and getting ready to ship off 9 scarves to Knit your Bit.

Starting on November 11th (Veteran's Day)*, for every purchase of $20 or more(before shipping), I will purchase a skein of yarn that will be used to crochet either a scarf to be donated to Knit Your Bit (http://www.nationalww2museum.org/calendar/knit-your-bit.html), or a small blanket to be donated to the Animal Coalition of Delaware County (http://www.acdc.ws/) Purchases of $100 or more will earn 2 skeins of yarn and free shipping (shipping costs will be refunded via paypal)! All yarn purchased will be brands made in the USA.

If you'd like a scarf or blanket donated in honor of a veteran or a beloved pet, please mention it in the special instructions section when checking out.

First batch of scarves will be sent out on December 11, so they will be received in time for the holidays. Subsequent batches will be sent out either the 10th or 11th of each month through March 2011. Same goes for the blankets.

Knit Your Bit: "On the Home Front during World War II, knitting served as one more way Americans could support the war effort. The November 24, 1941 cover story of the popular weekly magazine Life explained “How To Knit.” Along with basic instructions and a pattern for a simple knitted vest, the article advised, “To the great American question ‘What can I do to help the war effort?’ the commonest answer yet found is ‘Knit.’” Thousands of Americans picked up their needles to knit socks, mufflers, and sweaters to keep American soldiers warm and provide them with a home-made reminder of home."

The current Knit Your Bit program provides handmade knit or crocheted scarves to VA Centers across the country. It was started in 2006, and so far, has received over 10,000 scarves from knitters nationwide.

Animal Coalition of Delaware County: "The Animal Coalition of Delaware County is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit, all-volunteer, charitable organization registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State that is dedicated to finding loving homes for adoptable, homeless pets. We are also focused on educating the public regarding the necessity of spaying and neutering pets and encouraging the humane treatment of companion animals throughout Delaware County and the Main Line and surrounding areas.
We are open 24/7! We are a virtual shelter. You can reach us any time, day or night, via the e-mail address on our web site or our phone # 610-876-1479. Our hardworking group is all-volunteer and all-foster, which means that the dogs, cats and rabbits in our care reside in the safe haven of a foster home until they are adopted, versus a cage like at a traditional shelter. We get to know our foster pets very well so that we can match potential adopters and pets during our screening and interviewing process prior to adoption. Being all-volunteer also means that we have very little overhead, so the donations we collect go directly towards providing veterinary care and adoption promotion for our pets."

I am currently known by the volunteers as the Blanket Lady, and have been told that the cats seem less stressed when given a homemade blanket to sleep on. The blankets are mainly used at the Adoption Center located at the Springfield PA PetSmart.


My unemployment ran out, and I applied for an extension, but there's a high probability that my benefits are going to be interrupted for at least a week or more. I have an interview with a temp agency on Monday, and I'm enrolled in a program at the local Career Links office, where if I jump through all of the hoops, I can get a $5,000 grant to go back to school, which in my case I'm looking at something in the medical profession (administrative, like front desk or coding/billing). Needless to say the next few weeks are going to be tough and it doesn't help that it's the holidays. Even if you can't afford to buy anything, signal boosting is free and it does help. I'm working on new kitty toys now and should have them up in the next week or so. I might list them on Artfire instead of Etsy, and if that's the case I'll update the post with the new link.
Thank you!!!