Knitsters of Charity - Fresh in '08
Hello All,
it's Mother Posterior here, wishing you all well, hoping that everyone is out and enjoying the weather today. It's been a while since I've posted any projects - life has been crazy for me and I know for many of you here on lj. I hope things have calmed down and that as we welcome in Spring, everyone is ready for a little service.
As mentioned in one of the first Knitsters posts, I would like to proceed with the charities that I listed: Project Linus, The American Cancer Society bike ride, blankets (and supplies) for animal shelters and clothing and items to be collected and donated to Women Against Abuse.
After creating a walking team for the AIDS Walk last year, I think that I want to approach coordinating these projects a bit differently than last time. I will give information about each event/charity (probably in separate posts) and post a form (poll) to see who is interested in participation. Now, it's fine if you think that you might be interested, but I'd like to get more of a commitment from folks this time around. To that end, I will have an area where you can pledge your commitment to the charity of your choice. I know that a lot of us do better with deadlines and such, so this may work better for you. It will be completely up to you what you pledge (to make one blanket for project Linus or to donate $10 to one of the riders of the Cancer ride), but I think that it will make it easier for all involved to be able to contribute in a way that works and makes sense for them and works in their time frame.
Sound good?
Any suggestions are welcome. Also, would anyone be interested in getting together to pick new projects? So many of you have posted causes that are near and dear to you and I may link back to your posts, if you don't mind.
Anyway, please remember to check back here in the next couple weeks for more information about these causes.
Yours in Service,
Mother Posterior
it's Mother Posterior here, wishing you all well, hoping that everyone is out and enjoying the weather today. It's been a while since I've posted any projects - life has been crazy for me and I know for many of you here on lj. I hope things have calmed down and that as we welcome in Spring, everyone is ready for a little service.
As mentioned in one of the first Knitsters posts, I would like to proceed with the charities that I listed: Project Linus, The American Cancer Society bike ride, blankets (and supplies) for animal shelters and clothing and items to be collected and donated to Women Against Abuse.
After creating a walking team for the AIDS Walk last year, I think that I want to approach coordinating these projects a bit differently than last time. I will give information about each event/charity (probably in separate posts) and post a form (poll) to see who is interested in participation. Now, it's fine if you think that you might be interested, but I'd like to get more of a commitment from folks this time around. To that end, I will have an area where you can pledge your commitment to the charity of your choice. I know that a lot of us do better with deadlines and such, so this may work better for you. It will be completely up to you what you pledge (to make one blanket for project Linus or to donate $10 to one of the riders of the Cancer ride), but I think that it will make it easier for all involved to be able to contribute in a way that works and makes sense for them and works in their time frame.
Sound good?
Any suggestions are welcome. Also, would anyone be interested in getting together to pick new projects? So many of you have posted causes that are near and dear to you and I may link back to your posts, if you don't mind.
Anyway, please remember to check back here in the next couple weeks for more information about these causes.
Yours in Service,
Mother Posterior