If this winter weather has got you climbing the walls, why not join the knitters and crocheters on Monday, March 5^th and Monday, March 19^th at 9:30 in the lounge.  We give an afghan to new babies in our congregation, but our primary objective is to provide afghans for needy mothers and babies at Magee-Women’s Hospital, O.V.G.H., nursing homes in our area, and to Sewickley Hospital.  The afghans for Sewickley go to their premature infants and the empty arms program.  The total for 2006 was 263 and the cumulative total since we started in 2001 is 1330.

We recently received a thank you note from Pam Dodge, the Director of Ambulatory Care at Magee.  It is posted on the bulletin board at the bottom of the stairs.

Our group thanks everyone for their generous contributions of yarn and money to buy more yarn.  We go through a lot of yarn and are appreciative of your help.

Please consider joining us for a time of fellowship and an opportunity to learn new stitches, while helping some people who may not be able to afford a nice afghan for their new baby.  There's no feeling quite so wonderful as giving a gift you’ve made for a friend or for someone in need.

Lorraine Shaffer 412-269-7699

 Updated:  March 06, 2007