Event at Lake Bluff Public Library

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Name: Event at Lake Bluff Public Library
Date: September 15, 2014 - November 17, 2014
Event Description:
Warm Up America!
 
Knitting or Crocheting Afghans for Children in Lake County
September 15 – November 17
 
Volunteers of the Mothers Trust Foundation in Lake Forest and from Lake Bluff Public Library join together to create and distribute afghans for children living in Lake County. The sections can be made at the library during Wool Gatherers or at home. Homemade sections can be dropped at the library anytime the library is open. A Mother’s Trust Foundation basket will be available near the old entrance for collecting your sections
 
You will need:
            Medium-weight/worsted-weight acrylic yarn (no wool)
            Needle sizes- Knitting: US 7/4.5mm, Crocheting G of H
            Gauge: 5 stitches = 1 inch
            Finished size: 7”x 9”
 
Mothers Trust Foundation has provided emergency assistance to children in Lake County since 1998.
Warm Up America! is a 501C3 charitable organization made up of volunteers across the country who knit and crochet handmade afghans for those in need.
Location:
When pieces are finished please drop them off at the Lake Bluff Public Library.
Date/Time Information:
N/A
Contact Information:
Carol Ann Carter 847-234-2540
Fees/Admission:
0