Blanket Day Feb. 2010

We had a wonderful Blanket Day with 167 people participating, 87 were RU and VT students. The students made 150 fleece blankets, made blanket tags and helped to set-up and clean-up. I am continually impressed with there dedication and hard work. Lots of regular Blanketeers attended and we had over 20 new attendees. I ended up with 500 new blankets. Thank you all so much. NRV Project Linus is very successful thanks to all of you. We are now on Facebook(NRVprojectlinus) so check us out. Next Project Linus Blanket Day is scheduled for June 19th at Grove Methodist Church.

Blanket Day Rescheduled

I have rescheduled the next Blanket Day due to the weather. It will be Feb 20th, 2010 at Grove Methodist Church on Tyler Ave. Hope to see everyone there. We are planning to have chili for lunch. If you bring finished blankets please put your name on each one.

Blankets for Kids in Haiti

Happy New Year to all!! Project Linus National has requested all chapters to collect blankets for children in Haiti. The first request was for 10,000 blankets to be sent to Heart to Heart Organization in Kansas which will then send them to Haiti. NRV Project Linus has agreed to send 50 blankets by Feb. 20th. Blankets can be taken to Joann Fabrics, to Blanket Day @ Grove Methodist Church on Feb. 6th, or brought to my home, 202 Arnold Ave in Radford. I have 30 blankets promised as of Feb. 1st.

Holiday Greetings

Happy Holidays to all my friends and Blanket makers. We have had a great year and look forward to a better one next year with everyones help. Don't forget our next scheduled Blanket Making Day is Feb. 6th,2010 at Grove Methodist Church on Tyler Ave in Radford from 9am-3pm. I will post on the website the total blankets made and donated for 2009 at the end of this year.

October Update

Here is a long overdue update! October has really been a busy month. Oct. 3 was our scheduled University Student Blanket Day. 55 Radford University students and 13 Va. Tech students participated. They made 131 blankets and enjoyed cookies and drinks provided by our adult volunteers. On Oct.17th 24 members of RU Male and Female Track Team met at the Dedmon Center and made over 40 blankets in 2 hours. On Sat. Oct. 24 we held our annual fall Blanket Day at Grove Methodist Church. It was very successful with 84 RU students and 76 adults participating. We ended up with over 400blankets probably closer to 500!!! We had a wonderful lunch (Taco Soup)made by Meg Wyttenbach. A big TY to Bev, Laura, Regina, Meg and Ari for help with set-up, clean-up and kitchen duty. I must tell you how impressed I am with the wonderful support and help from our local University students. Students from APO came to my house on Friday, loaded everything into my car and then unloaded it at the church as well as setting up all the tables and chairs. Then on Sat afternoon the LaCrosse team members helped to clean up and get everything(including blankets) back to my house.
Next BLANKET DAY FEB. 6th, 2010

Christmas Bazaar and Vendor Sale @ Grove Methodist

We will again participate in the Bazaar and Vendor Sale at Grove Methodist Church scheduled for November 14th from 9am-3pm. This has proven to be a big fundraiser for NRV Project Linus and I am requesting your help again. We will need handmade crafts. Items can be brought to Blanket Day Oct. 24th or call/email Penny and/or Laura Eanes and arrangements can be made to pick them up. (lauraeanes@hotmail.com)(phs1010@aol.com) We won't be selling food at this bazaar.

Nixie Chicks Superstore

This is a great place to order fabric on line. The link is nixiechicks.com They have top quality fabric at wholesale prices . All orders over $25 shipping is free and if you enter the coupon code LINUS they give an additional 15% off. I ordered 17yds on Sat and it arrived today. Very nice material . If you get on their mailing list you will be notified about special sales. They will continue to honor the 15% for Linus customers. They had a booth at the Institute and are very supportive of Project Linus.