First Congregational Church in Rindge hosting Project Linus day

The ninth annual Project Linus Make a Blanket Day will be Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 6 Payson Hill Road in Rindge.  

The church’s Charity Crafters group sponsors the event. The mission of the national nonprofit Project Linus organization is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children from birth through teenagers who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade, washable blankets and afghans crafted by volunteer blanketeers. 

On the day of the event, attendees will be making single-layer polar fleece blankets, all to be donated to Project Linus. Demonstrations on how to make crocheted-edge, braided or fringed-edge blankets will be ongoing throughout the day. Participants should bring their own materials – 1 1/2 to 2 yards fleece — or for a donation, pieces of polar fleece will be available. People should also bring sharp scissors for cutting. No sewing skills are required.

Lunch will be provided, and people can come for the whole day or any part of it. Door prizes will be available. People can bring blankets, they have already completed, and last year, participants donated 90 blankets.iend. 

The Southwest NH Chapter of Project Linus, serving the Monadnock region, has delivered more than 39,000 handmade blankets since 2007 to children both locally and beyond, including Monadnock Community Hospital, Cheshire Medical Center, area Head Start programs, Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter, Shelter from the Storm in Jaffrey, Concord, Keene and Claremont Division of Children, Youth and Families offices, The Grapevine Community Center in Antrim, Concord Hospital, Elliot Pediatrics in Manchester, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) in Lebanon, Weare Fire and Rescue and Childhood Cancer Lifeline of NH.

For information, contact Robyn Manley at 603-588-2427 or robynprojectlinus@gmail.com. To learn more about Project Linus, visit the chapter Facebook page at Project Linus Southwest NH Chapter or the national website at projectlinus.org.