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The fiber arts are synonymous with nurturing...
...so it is no surprise that many crafters use their creative outlet to benefit others.
At Knitting Arts we have been engaged in these
Good Works for some time now. Owner & Knitter in Chief,
Jan Hurwitz, is well-known for her generosity in her community, and by
sheer extension of her personality has brought that civic mindedness to all
she does at Knitting Arts.
To that end, Knitting Arts has set aside one Monday
evening per month for those who would like to gather and focus on charitable knitting
and crochet. The Good Works Group meets on the first
Monday
of the month from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Knitting Arts.
Contact Knitting Arts at 408.867.5010 for more information.
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Good Works Focus for 2007
Marie Stroughter continues to host the Good Works Group. Please join us!
Here's the line-up for 2007 projects:
- January - March:
- The group will work on items for area domestic violence shelters. Blankets and gender-neutral knitted/crocheted toys are especially welcome.
- April - June:
- The focus will be on creating items of clothing (wool preferred) for Afghans for Afghans and the Dulaan Project. Both projects clothe impoverished citizens of Afghanistan and Mongolia respectively. Vests, socks, hats, scarves and sweaters...we'll take them all!
- July - September:
- Think pink! Time to make hats and scarf sets for the American Cancer Society's "Look Good, Feel Better Program" for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Please remember to use only soft & breatheable fibers without embellishment for the comfort of the women served.
- October - December:
- Supporting children in crisis needing comfort, through Project Linus. What better way to wrap these little ones with our care and concern than in the form of blankets! Please use washable fibers only.
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Good Works
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May 2004: Knitting Arts
hosted the Alta Vista High School Knitting
Club. The girls were given free classes and goodie bags!
September – October, 2004: Knitting Arts sold Chemo Cap & Scarf
kits to benefit the American Cancer
Society's "Look Good, Feel Good" Program.
Participants received a discount coupon for their efforts
and the satisfaction of helping women coping with cancer.
November 2004 – January 2005: Knitting Arts offered free monthly
workshops to teach reversible stitches for blankets. We collected
the squares and donated them to our local
Project Linus
chapter. Project Linus donates hundreds of blankets
monthly to children in need. Additionally,
Knitting Arts donated a considerable amount of yarn to them to make scarves for their holiday
fundraiser!
April 2005: Knitting Arts held it's first "Scarf-A-Thon" to
benefit the Courageous Kid's component of the American Cancer Society.
Courageous Kids is a day long celebration at Paramount's Great America
where children & families living with cancer enjoy a day out.
Knitting Arts was proud to contribute approximately 75 scarves
created in approximately 24 hours!
May 2005: Knitting Arts hosted the teachers of Gallarza &
Hammer Montessori schools & treated them to a
scumptious breakfast & a free class to celebrate
their contributions to positive education.
May 2005: Knitting Arts once again hosted the Knitting Club
at Alta Vista High School. The girls
enjoyed free classes, and created some amazing
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Alta Vista High School Knitting Club
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Knitting Arts Scarf-A-Thon
Saturday - April 30th
Thank you for making
our first ever Scarf-A-Thon such a success!!!
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