Linus Project Received Funding from Masonic Lodge #79
Frog Quilt [photo submitted by Linus Project]
Humboldt County Project Linus received a donation, last week, from Humboldt Masonic Lodge # 79 in Eureka.
Nancy Corral, Chapter Coordinator, commented on this donation saying, “This generous funding from the Masons will help us continue this effort by purchasing blanket making supplies. Our blanket volunteers, known as blanketeers, are so thankful that our local Masons support Project Linus.”
Each of the blankets is individually sewn, knitted, quilted or crocheted, free of charge by local volunteers, and donated to the Project that in turn donates the finished products to a number of local charitable organizations.
Not all volunteers seek reimbursement for their materials. One such person, who did not want her name used, says that she made 60 quilts last year that have all been donated to Project Linus.
She explained that it is a labor of love for her, and it allows her to use her skills with textiles to contribute to the local community, and to children in particular.
Each of the blankets are distributed through various community organizations in Humboldt County to children who are hospitalized, or otherwise separated from family because of domestic violence or other reasons.
And, just like the Charles Schultz character Linus in the Peanuts comics, these blankets are meant to bring a level of physical security and comfort to each of the children and youth (birth to 18 years of age) who receive one.
The local chapter of Project Linus is part of a much larger national effort with the organization having donated 7,375,351 blankets to children nationwide since 1995.
Monthly meetings of Project Linus volunteers are held in Eureka at the Bunny Hop Quilt Shop. For information about the meetings call 707-497-6356
Project Linus is always looking for volunteers to make hand-made blankets, and will also gladly accept donations of money to purchase additional materials. To contact Project Linus go to http://humprojectlinus.org/contact-us/
Crocheted Blanket by Project Linus volunteer
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🕯That was a good morning read,thank you Kelley. And thank you for the link.
The masonic lodge up here gave my volunteer fire dept a generous donation which we used to buy flashlights for our turnouts. I have used my flashlight in numerous rescues . Thankyou charitable men of the the freemasons.
Makes me proud of my brother Masons!
Very cool… We don’t need MMT, we need locals helping locals. Community & charity are a reward for labor and hard work.
Howdy all-
I took up crocheting again after a decades long hiatus to cope the the high anxiety levels in 2016. The back-to-back firestorms in Lake County are deeply affecting. In 2017, Santa Rosa Tubbs Fire survivors began a group project to donate handmade hats, scarves, mitts, etc to fire survivors and has grown to cover requests for all the subsequent fires in NorCal. The group is called Crafting Strong on Facebook. Currently donating to Camp Fire survivors.
I’ve been donating through Crafting Strong and donating locally to the Warming Center, Mother-Wise, and Lake County Animal Care & Control along individual requests in LC and beyond.
The benefits back to me have been multiple. Crocheting big projects allows me to sublimate my anxieties into something tangible; mitigating the feeling of helplessness by anonymous donation to those who want and need these items; showing care for my community while respecting my own boundaries and needs.
While my income is very limited, my hunney has footed my yarn bill and shipping. Without his support, I couldn’t of got this far.
I have a hard time asking for help. To that end, I took (what is hard for me) the step of starting a donation campaign that rewards the donor and LCACC by making pet beds- one for the donor and one for LCACC to cover the cost of materials. It’s working! Two petbeds made it to LCACC this past Friday.
To all those who do things for their communities and beyond without advertising it, THANKS.
Kath,
That’s an awesome story. Way to turn pain into gain.
Fires are amazingly traumatic and it’s good to find something so beneficial to keep you at peace.
Thanks for sharing your story.