[Nfb-krafters-korner] socks, gloves & hats

[Blindhands at aol.com]

This is something our local VFW Club does for the V A Hospital  We  have a 
Holiday Party the first weekend of December and invite and bus patients  
from the V A Hospital to the club for a dinner.  The Women's  Auxiliary  hands 
out socks, hats and gloves to the folks.  
 
Maybe this is a good idea to spread around in each of our home towns.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 11/4/2012 10:12:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dianefilipe at comcast.net writes:

Ginger  Snap CraftsI am going to Walmart today to get socks.
Anyone else want to  help?
Diane
New post from Ginger Snap Crafts  


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Socks for Sandy 

Posted: 03 Nov 2012  10:05 PM PDT


You know that feeling you get  when your feet are cold and you slip on a 
pair of warm socks? Or when you can  warm your hands and head while outside by 
wearing gloves and a hat? That  feeling of warmth, of comfort, is something 
we take for granted. For the  victims of Hurricane Sandy, it is a feeling 
we want to give back to  them.

Laura Kuhlmann, a blogger and member of  Hometalk who lives in Little Egg 
Harbor, New Jersey, was fortunate that her  neighborhood was spared with only 
minor damages. But just a few minutes down  the road, entire areas were 
wiped out including Mystic Island, Osborne Island,  and Tuckerton Beach. Long 
Beach Island, just across the bay, also suffered  extraordinary damage just 
as every barrier island and shore town up and down  New Jersey's 
once-beautiful coastline has.

Laura  couldn't stop thinking about something her sister-in-law 
(volunteering at the  local hurricane shelter) told her: that people were walking 
around barefoot  and just wanted a pair of socks. Even as donations started to 
pour in to the  shelter, Laura couldn't get the idea of warm socks out of her 
head. She wanted  to collect some warmth on a large scale for the victims of 
Sandy, and shared  her idea with me and our fellow blogging friends on 
Hometalk. Our network of  Hometalk bloggers includes several members living in 
New Jersey who were  affected by Hurricane Sandy. We embraced the idea 
enthusiastically with offers  of help to bring this idea to fruition.

So here we  are. Our mission is a simple one, and has a fast turn-around 
time  too.
We want to provide socks to warm one's feet,  gloves to warm one's hands, 
and winter hats to warm one's head. All to warm  one's soul. Now.

You can help us gather up some  warmth to share by collecting socks, gloves 
and winter hats, and sending them  to:

Socks for Sandy
P.O.  Box 520
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087

Please mail by Friday, November 9 since the need is  urgent.

This can be a great project to involve  your kids in, because it all comes 
down to giving a bit of warmth to someone  in need. Laura will receive all 
packages and immediately take these to the  local hurricane shelter. Any 
excess will be given to the other hurricane  shelters up and down New Jersey's 
coastline. What started as an idea has  blossomed into warmth, and it is 
simple to get involved.

Another way to help:



Our family  continues to send our love & prayers to those effected by  
Sandy.

Thank you so much stopping by my blog!  
If this is your first time visiting I’d love to keep  in touch.

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