I endorse Any Soldier. However "Socks For Soldiers" doesn't make much sense to me since overseas we are ONLY allowed to wear uniform items. Technically we're not even supposed to wear white athletic socks under our boots, even though I know people do.
There's no reason you can't send quilts. At this point in the wars, just about everyone lives in a trailer or even a permanent building, so quilts would be fine, unless you have a fugheaded command who want beds to be uniform and inspect for same. Not very common, but it happens.
Any Soldier is also handy because there are wish lists.
i know the various socks for soldiers programs (both donating socks, and knitting them) have requirements as far as materials, colors, and so on. i sent a pair of (probably pretty awful) socks two years ?? ago. they had to be natural fibers, and in specific colors.... i dont know the "donate socks" people, but i put the link in for the non knitters.
yeah, i know. when i tried to edit the blasted thing to add some charities.. it DELETED my entire post. i had to go back to an older copy and cut and paste.. and i am a bit afraid to try editing anymore. i will try again in a few minutes.
wow, thanks for the great resources! I will be putting this in my memories so I can donate. I wish I had donated my hair... I just cut off about 10 inches. Bummer.
an awful lot of hair isnt usable... but just so you know, donations of even a few inches can be sold to hair coloring companies. and that money is used to help fund the wigs.
besides... hair grows fast. especially if you eat enough omega oils.
There's a Yahoo group I belong to called Caps for a Cure that sends knitted and crocheted chemo caps to various hospitals all over the country.
I've also used up yarn to make blankets that I donate to a local shelter. It's kinda fun going into the local PetSmart and seeing them in the cages. *Any* shelter would appreciate blankets, towels, and other items for kitties to curl up in. :)
Ooh, this is interesting. I often do World Vision Christmas gifts, but I'm always open to new ideas. I second the recommendation of Wigs for Kids; I chopped off a lot of my hair for them in the spring. On the other hand, I have no time money car, am not eligible for blood donation, and can't knit. But Rosary Army looks intriguing. I ought to be able to tie knots, at least...
well, i was one of those folks who never could learn to do french knots. and i manage. i am fabricdragon on the forums over there. its easy enough really. let me know if you want some of the good twine to start you off.. the cheap hardware store twine knots funny...
oh by all means go to the local hardware store. get #36 mason twine. it comes in a roll. thats the basic stuff we use. being nylon you have to tape the twine before you cut it, or burn it with a lighter, or use a stencil cutter or hot cutter, because the stuff ravels as fast as it can otherwise.
i am just telling you that if you cant make the knots "look right" and the stuff is being difficult... dont worry! the good twine will solve those problems. i will happily mail you some. until then use Mason twine!
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There's no reason you can't send quilts. At this point in the wars, just about everyone lives in a trailer or even a permanent building, so quilts would be fine, unless you have a fugheaded command who want beds to be uniform and inspect for same. Not very common, but it happens.
Any Soldier is also handy because there are wish lists.
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i know the various socks for soldiers programs (both donating socks, and knitting them) have requirements as far as materials, colors, and so on. i sent a pair of (probably pretty awful) socks two years ?? ago. they had to be natural fibers, and in specific colors....
i dont know the "donate socks" people, but i put the link in for the non knitters.
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but just so you know, donations of even a few inches can be sold to hair coloring companies. and that money is used to help fund the wigs.
besides... hair grows fast. especially if you eat enough omega oils.
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I've also used up yarn to make blankets that I donate to a local shelter. It's kinda fun going into the local PetSmart and seeing them in the cages. *Any* shelter would appreciate blankets, towels, and other items for kitties to curl up in. :)
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i am fabricdragon on the forums over there. its easy enough really. let me know if you want some of the good twine to start you off.. the cheap hardware store twine knots funny...
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i am just telling you that if you cant make the knots "look right" and the stuff is being difficult... dont worry! the good twine will solve those problems. i will happily mail you some. until then use Mason twine!
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