Category: NeedleNerds

Little Hats, Big Hearts

I was recently contacted by a volunteer with the Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association regarding a special project that seems right up the NeedleNerds’ alley.

The AHA is looking for participants for its Little Hats, Big Hearts campaign. The Little Hats, Big Hearts campaign raises awareness of premature infant heart defects.

Essentially, what the campaign is about is knitting or crocheting red hats for newborns. The website includes several patterns you could use to knit or crochet the hats, and any hats should be mailed to the AHA by January 15, 2016. You could also contribute red yarn for this project.

Please click this link to learn more about the campaign.

I think it’d be nice if the NeedleNerds could contribute hats to this campaign….please let me know if you’d like to participate.

Prayers for a NeedleNerd

Sandra E’s house burned to the ground yesterday morning. The fire occurred around 9:30 am and Sandra and her two sons were NOT home at the time. The family lost everything, including Sandra’s much loved cats (4) and dogs (2) which she had kept in the house yesterday due to the extremely cold temperatures. Fortunately, Sandra and her sons are fine and were not physically injured.

I spoke to Sandra this morning and she told me that they are staying at the Hampton Inn for the next couple of weeks. Sandra told me that the fire investigators were not sure about the cause of the fire and will conduct a more thorough investigation next week, but their initial findings indicate some kind of electrical fault that started the fire in the basement of the home. Yesterday’s freezing temperatures and windy conditions accelerated the fire and made it very challenging for the firemen who arrived en masse (5 fire trucks) to try to put it out. Unfortunately, all their efforts were thwarted and the home and all its contents were consumed. (One of her neighbors called her at work when the fire was first discovered and she went home immediately).

Sandra’s youngest son attends New Manchester High School, so Sandra is looking for a suitable rental property (apartment, duplex, house) that is within that school district where they can live while their home is being rebuilt (about 6 months). If you are aware of an available property in that school district, please let me know and I’ll pass the information along to her (she is not on Facebook).

Fortunately, they are well insured and the insurance company is being very responsive to their immediate needs. Sandra’s employer, her neighbors and church family have also been very caring and supportive.

I emailed Sandra’s contact information to the NeedleNerds email list, so check your email for that information. If you aren’t on my email list let me know and I’ll provide that information to you privately.

About the NeedleNerds

The NeedleNerds are a friendly group of knitters, crocheters, tatters, spinners, weavers, embroiderers, needlepointers, and all around needlers who live around Douglas County, Georgia. We welcome stitchers of all skill levels. Our meetings are informal and there are no membership fees. Beginners are always welcome!

Meeting Schedule

We meet at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of every month except for Mondays that fall on a holiday weekend, like New Year’s, Independence, or Labor Day, when we meet on the second Monday of the month. I post meeting reminders to Twitter.  The meeting schedule for 2018 is:

April 2, 2018
May 7, 2018
June 4, 2018
July 2, 2018
August 6, 2018
September 10, 2018
October 1, 2018
November 5, 2018
December 3, 2018

Meeting Location

We meet at the Coffee Fever Roasters, 77475 Douglas Blvd, Douglasville, GA (in the Arbor Connections shopping center). We’ll be the group of needlers sitting in the middle of the restaurant. Our meetings and informal and casual, so just pull up a chair and join in on the conversation.

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