CHU Knitting for Causes Ideas

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I found this wonderful list on nobleknits.com http://store.nobleknits.com/knforca.html

) Jessie

Operation Helmetliner http://www.geocities.com/helmetliner Create a wool helmet liner for a soldier stationed abroad. Riding in open trucks and humvees, they often encounter sub-zero wind chills. The military head gear issued to our troops is made of synthetic material which is not as warm as wool.

Caps for Kids http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/caps.html Providing needy children with cozy hats to keep them warm is what Caps for Kids is all about. Nearly one million caps, along with other children's accessories, have been knitted and crocheted by volunteers since the program began. The hats are given to non-profit, non denominational agencies in the communities of the donors

Project Linus http://www.projectlinus.org/index.shtml Provides 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.”

Binky Patrol http://www.binkypatrol.org/ Binky Patrol makes blankets for children who are seriously ill, hospitalized, in foster care, shelters, abused, homeless, or experiencing other types of trauma.

The Sweater Project http://www.dailyguideposts.com/help/sweater.asp The Sweater project has collected more than 200,000 sweaters. They have been sent all over the world. Romania, Turkey and Kosovo are some of the latest destinations that the sweaters have been shipped. The joy that this project has created for the children who receive our sweaters is immeasurable.

Cubs for Kids http://www.cubsforkids.com/ Cubs for Kids provides "dressed" bear cubs to homeless children across the country. Cubs for Kids provides the bear cub and a pattern for the sweater, hat & scarf. You provide your creativity and extra yarn.

Operation Toasty Toes Operation http://www.operationtoastytoes8.gobot.com/ Toasty Toes distributes home crafted knit & crocheted slippers to US Servicemen & Women, stationed abroad.

The Ships Project http://www.theshipsproject.com/HomePage.htm The Ships Project sends handmade (knit or crochet) hats, slippers, cool-ties and cool-heads to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed across the world in the War on Terror.

Warm Up America! http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/warmup.html Create a warm afghan blanket for someone in need. That's what Warm Up America! is all about --- keeping people warm. Sound simple? Well, it is, and it works because you can make a difference whether you complete one small section or an entire afghan.

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