Friday, May 25, 2012
Thanks for your service
Thursday, May 3, 2012
For the Love of Blankets
Recently, Craft 4 Change was honored to attend the Assistance League Volunteer Tea, along with other volunteer groups in the area. There were representatives from various charities, senior living apartments, knitting groups, and sewing guilds in addition to us.
Various projects were displayed, pictures taken and lots of goodies to eat. We were treated to a concert by a local school choir, lots of thank yous, and an informative presentation by Wendy Petko of The Birthing Project. She gave us an overview of her organization along with a slide show. Craft 4 Change presented the 46 baby blankets to Wendy, who had no idea that this was going to happen. It was a wonderful feeling and very heartwarming to see her face when we told her that the blankets that we brought were for her organization. She was so surprised!
This couldn't have happened without YOU, our loyal and generous crafters. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We will be taking a break for a month or two, but will be back "changing lives" again soon. Until then, keep following us on Facebook.
Blessings ~~ Robyne
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| Audrey Blake and Sue Charles (Assistance League), Wendy Petko (The Birthing Project), Carol Bly and Robyne Cortes (Craft 4 Change) holding up some of the 46 baby blankets dontated to The Birthing Project, Sacramento. |
Various projects were displayed, pictures taken and lots of goodies to eat. We were treated to a concert by a local school choir, lots of thank yous, and an informative presentation by Wendy Petko of The Birthing Project. She gave us an overview of her organization along with a slide show. Craft 4 Change presented the 46 baby blankets to Wendy, who had no idea that this was going to happen. It was a wonderful feeling and very heartwarming to see her face when we told her that the blankets that we brought were for her organization. She was so surprised!
This couldn't have happened without YOU, our loyal and generous crafters. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We will be taking a break for a month or two, but will be back "changing lives" again soon. Until then, keep following us on Facebook.
Blessings ~~ Robyne
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
"Welcome Little One" ~~ Update
We have elephants, monkeys and frogs...oh my! Even the princesses and pirates stopped by! Pink, purple, blue and green. Every color of the rainbow can be seen!
So, what does this silly rhyme mean? It's a brief description of the prints and colors of the baby blankets YOU created for The Birthing Project. That's right...you generously sewed and crochet 46 beautiful and creative blankets to be given to women and their new babies in Sacramento.
So, what does this silly rhyme mean? It's a brief description of the prints and colors of the baby blankets YOU created for The Birthing Project. That's right...you generously sewed and crochet 46 beautiful and creative blankets to be given to women and their new babies in Sacramento.
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| Some were crochet |
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| Bright and colorful fleece |
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| Flannel quilt with a note to the mother and child |
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| Flannel for a boy or girl |
Once again, your generosity warms our hearts...you are changing the world, one life at a time.
For more pictures, visit us on Facebook!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
A Whole Lotta' Love!
Blankets are arriving almost daily! We will be counting and taking pictures real soon...stay tuned!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Blanket Love
Thanks to those of you who have finished your blankets and deliverd them to us. For those of you that are not done...NO WORRIES! We have extended the deadline until April 1st. (and that is no April fool joke!).
Send us an email, post a comment on our Facebook page or leave a comment on our blog and we will contact you to collect them.
Project completed.
Send us an email, post a comment on our Facebook page or leave a comment on our blog and we will contact you to collect them.
Project completed.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Warm Blankets...coming soon!
There is still time to participate in our current project! Deadline is March 20th!
COMPLETED.
COMPLETED.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
"Welcome Little One" ~~ Project 6
Welcome back to our loyal readers and crafters. It's time to get started on making a difference in the lives of others once again. We hope you enjoyed your holiday break and are refreshed and ready for a new project.
This time we are partnering with The Sacramento Assistance League, by helping with one of their many philanthropic endeavors, "The Birthing Project". This (birthing) project is part of a program provided by the Center for Community Health and Well Being, Inc., located in Sacramento, which helps at-risk and low income women.
The Center for Community Health and Well-Being, Inc.’s mission "is to improve the health and well-being of our Sacramento community and assure our families and children the best environment in which to grow and thrive." The Center was founded in 1988 by Kathryn Hall-Trujilllo, M.P.H. as The Birthing Project, an all volunteer, community service project to lower Infant Mortality in Sacramento. They help families with both pre-natal and post-natal care, parenting classes and referrals if needed to get them off to a healthy start.
One thing they like to do, is to give each new mother and baby a handmade blanket when they leave the hospital.
We, at Craft 4 Change would like to help them out by creating those baby blankets. They can be sewn, knit, crochet, quilted, or no-sew fleece. The only requirement is, that they be approximately 36" x 36" in size.
There are lots of ideas HERE. Also, HERE is a good tutorial for a 2-sided flannel one (very easy). Or, use your creativity and come up with your own style or pattern. Have fun!
Deadline is March 20th...the first day of Spring! COMPLETED
Let us know via email, Facebook or comment when you are finished and we'll make arrangements to collect them.
This time we are partnering with The Sacramento Assistance League, by helping with one of their many philanthropic endeavors, "The Birthing Project". This (birthing) project is part of a program provided by the Center for Community Health and Well Being, Inc., located in Sacramento, which helps at-risk and low income women.
The Center for Community Health and Well-Being, Inc.’s mission "is to improve the health and well-being of our Sacramento community and assure our families and children the best environment in which to grow and thrive." The Center was founded in 1988 by Kathryn Hall-Trujilllo, M.P.H. as The Birthing Project, an all volunteer, community service project to lower Infant Mortality in Sacramento. They help families with both pre-natal and post-natal care, parenting classes and referrals if needed to get them off to a healthy start.
One thing they like to do, is to give each new mother and baby a handmade blanket when they leave the hospital.
We, at Craft 4 Change would like to help them out by creating those baby blankets. They can be sewn, knit, crochet, quilted, or no-sew fleece. The only requirement is, that they be approximately 36" x 36" in size.
There are lots of ideas HERE. Also, HERE is a good tutorial for a 2-sided flannel one (very easy). Or, use your creativity and come up with your own style or pattern. Have fun!
Let us know via email, Facebook or comment when you are finished and we'll make arrangements to collect them.
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