NYC Crochet Guild
Note: When you bring donations to the Guild meetings to be redistributed to the appropriate charity, please put a tag on your donation with your name, the charity you would like it to go to, the fiber content and cleaning instructions.
1. Heschel Warms Up DOROT continues. Sixteen 7" x 9" rectangles will make one lap throw. To donate squares or blankets to Dorot's Homelessness Prevention Program, send them to: Linda Gerstein, 440 West End Ave., 14E, NY NY 10024.
2. Marilyn Esposito is will accept Project Linus donations. If you have any blankets you would like to donate to Project Linus, please bring them to the next meeting and give them to Marilyn.
3. Ellen Bowrosen crochets small bits of yarn into circles (like granny’s daughters) and sends them to be assembled into blankets and other charity items. She is happy to receive any donation of yarn, no matter how small.
4. Beth Israel Hospital, located at 16th St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan, needs volunteers to make blankets for babies in neonatal intensive care. They should be 32 inches square, made of soft, washable yarn in baby colors. If you have a donation to make, contact Laurie at (212) 420-2733 x22. (If you need it, she can also provide yarn.)