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On our Project Linus Blanket Buzz pages, we display different events from across the country. Here you can read about and see where Project Linus blankets are made by volunteers and/or distributed to children in need.
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Martin, TN
A delightful day was had by all on February 15, 2002, when students from Westview High, Martin, TN, drove to Waverly, TN, to donate 76 fleece blankets to the Western-Middle TN, branch of Project Linus. We met with the Humphreys County Rescue Squad, and W.A.S. (Women Are Safe-a local women and children’s safe house and counseling organization for abused and battered wives and kids). The chair of the board of Women Are Safe and the Captain of the rescue squad greeted the students and staff from Westview High with great excitement, as Project Linus is new to the community, and there is much need for loving “hugs in a blanket!” Elizabeth (Chair of Women are Safe Board) spoke to the students about W.A.S. and their mission, as did Larry (Capt. of Rescue Squad) and outreach was planned then and there, at that meeting, to see that every police car and rescue vehicle would have a blanket in the trunk! Larry has promised to shrink wrap each blanket, so they will stay dust free and clean until that needy child is ready for it. Laura Strathman Hulka, coordinator, and Laura Garcia, co-coordinator of the Western Middle TN, Chapter were both in attendance, and delighted at the love and enthusiasm these students demonstrated towards the Project Linus mission. This exciting day was followed by our first ever Make-A-Blanket Day, which was actually a “Join-a-Square” day for crocheters and knitters to get together and join several hundred donated squares. Twenty-one completed blankets were donated before the day even got underway, and several more blankets were completed by an eager group of a dozen women. Food and drinks were provided by local food stores and pizza houses (E.W. James, Food Lion, McDonald’s and Michael’s Pizza). The level of interest in Project Linus was quite high, and several women expressed an interest in joining a monthly get together to crochet and knit. We hope to expand this to include seamstresses and quilters as well! We are all so pleased and proud to be a part of such a great organization.
