Eight years ago our Guild sponsored and formed a chapter of Project Linus for Houlton/Southern Aroostook County. Project Linus is a volunteer based organization and comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve the Project Linus mission statement, which states:
First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
Together our chapter has distributed over 1000 blankets to children in need in Southern Aroostook County since our formation of our chapter. We have blankets at all emergency services, hospitals, schools, etc. from Mars Hill to Benedicta. Project Linus gives blankets to children in need from the ages of 0 to 18 and if you hear of a child in need of a blanket, please contact Kim Hazlett at 532 1550 or Karen Gallop at 532 2445. We will get a blanket to the child or in your hands as soon as possible. You may also complete the form below to contact us. Frequently Asked Questions
Guild Members will be celebrating Make A Blanket Celebration at the April 4th, 2012 Guild Meeting to be held at Houlton Regional Hospital in the Community Room.All Guild members who have contributed a blanket/quilt to our chapter cupboard will receive an entry to win the grand prize of a sewing machine from Fabric Garden of Madison, Maine.Quilts can be delivered to Karen Gallop or Kim Hazlett for entry into the grand prize drawing. Our needs at the cupboard are small lap quilts for girls and boy teenagers and boy quilts ages 9 to 12 years of age.We would also love to have some patriotic quilts for our cupboard. Visit the home page of National organization of Project Linus at https://www.projectlinus.org for all kinds of information about Project Linus organization.Also visit their links page of free downloadable patterns for inspiration for your next quilt or blanket http://projectlinus.org/links.html.
Karen Gallop and Kim Hazlett are the Co-coordinators for the Guild Chapter of Houlton/Southern Aroostook County Chapter of Project Linus.The Guild’s sponsorship of the chapter of Project Linus has given over 1,000 blankets to the children in need in Southern Aroostook County.Congratulations to Friends and Needle Quilt Guild for your hard work and dedication to our community project of Project Linus.
