Do you like to crochet, knit, sew?  Project Linus ministry may be a good fit for you! Project Linus provides new, handmade, washable blankets to be given as gifts to seriously ill and traumatized children and children simply in need of a warm blanket, ages 0-18. We have regular events here at St. Michael's called Make-A-Blanket Days. The next event is on Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Large Meeting Room! If you sew, please bring along your sewing machine. Don't know how to sew or knit? No problem! You can help us make some fleece tie blankets or color quilt squares instead. All blankets made and donated at our events go to children in Mercer County. In 2019, our Blanketeers made and donated 720 blankets to children in need. You can also work on blankets at home. It is Project Linus' policy to accept homemade blankets of all sizes and styles in child-friendly colors. The blankets must be washable, free of pins, and come from smoke-free environments due to allergy reasons. Finished blankets as well as materials that can be used to make blankets may be donated.

Linda Hajtol is our Mercer County Project Linus Coordinator. Call her at 724-588-3289, for more details.

"I enjoy doing Project Linus because I like to help children in need and they like being cozy in a warm little blanket.  When you work with a group of ladies who like to sew and make fleece blankets you get many ideas."  Betty Stubert