North Warren KnitWits

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Some of our members...busy, busy, busy... every Wednesday...all year:

4th Quarter, 2008

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December, 2008: A total of 236 items donated to:
Clover Rest Home
Newton Auxilliary
Pocono Lutheran Home
Veterans Home (they loved the red/white/blue afghans)
Visiting Nurses

November, 2008: A total of 226 items donated to:
Andover Acute
Angels Closet
Forest Manor
Hackettstown Police
Head Start
House of Good Shephard
Newton Auxilliary
Pro Life
Visiting Nurses

October, 2008: A total of 60 items donated to:
Birth Haven
Newton Auxilliary
Sharing and Caring
Visiting Nurses

4th Quarter total: 522 items
Grand total for 2008 : 1553 items

And a great BIG Thank you to all for your much needed donations of yarn!!

Blairstown Clean Community Day

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For the 2nd time...members of the North Warren KnitWits gathered at Footbridge Park in Blairstown to clean up.

We had fun...and also knew that we would be receiving funds from the township to buy yarn, yarn, yarn! Every little bit helps!

Then we all gathered for breakfast at the diner.

3rd Quarter: July to September, 2008

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September, 2008: A total of 127 items donated to:
Angels Closet
Newton Hospital
St. Jude
Visiting Nurses

August, 2008: A total of 115 items donated to:
Andover Acute #1
Andover Acute #2
Clover Rest Home
Haven of Hope
Visiting Nurses
Warren Haven

July, 2008: A total of 61 items donated to:
Haven of Hope
Independence First Aid Squad
Newton Auxilliary
Visting Nurses

3rd Quarter total: 303 items
Grand total to date: 1031 items

2nd Quarter: April to June, 2008

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April, 2008-- A total of 223 items donated to:
Andover Acute #1
Andover Acute #2
Angel's Closet
Birth Haven
Clover Rest Home
DayBreak
Forest Manor
Haven of Hope
Pocono Maternity
Shephard Maternity
Visiting Nurses of Warren County

May, 2008-- A total of 105 items donated to:
Visiting Nurses of Warren County

June, 2008-- A total of 153 items donated to:
Angel's Closet
Haven of Hope
Merry Heart
Visiting Nurses of Warren County
Warren Haven

June: A BIG THANK YOU! for the yarn donations delivered to us this month!

2nd Quarter total: 481 items
Grand Total to date: 728 items

1st Quarter: January to March, 2008

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Holidays are over and it's the start of another year.

I've been asked to include for this year, where our items are donated to, besides just the total of items given each month.

So...I will include the names of the organizations that area residents would be familiar with:

January, 2008-- A total of 139 items were donated to:
Forest Manor
House of Good Shephard
Newton Hospital Auxillary
Newton Hospital Cancer Care
Visiting Nurses of Warren County

February, 2008-- A total of 87 items were donated to:
Early Head Start
Newton Hospital Cancer Care
Visiting Nurses of Warren County

March, 2008-- A total of 21 items were donated to:
Visiting Nurses of Warren County

Total items donated for the 1st quarter: 247

A big thank you to all who donated yarn to the NorthWarren KnitWits during this quarter year!

End of December...4th Quarter Donations, 2007

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October... 107 items
November... 186 items
December... 176 items

2007 total donations to area charities/organizations = 1481 items !!

Our group would like to wish all a very happy holiday season...
Here's to a happy, safe and healthy new year!

RSVP North Warren Knitwits
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End of September...3nd Quarter Donations, 2007

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July... 176 items
August... 40 items
September... 213 items

Year to Date donations... 1305 items!

In August of 2007, the KnitWits had their first drawing for a beautiful custom afghan made by our own Doris J. of Alpha.
Winner was Glady B. of Blairstown. CONGRATULATIONS!!
All ticket donations were used for purchasing new needed yarn. This went so well that we may have one this year too!

End of June...2nd Quarter Donations, 2007

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WOW!!!!

Total items donated to local charities and organizations:

April...140 items
May... 67 items
June... 37 items

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Total items January - July = 583

End of March...1st Quarter Donations, 2007

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First Quarter Donations:
We are off to a great start for this year. I'm happy to report that the NW KnitWits have donated to local charities:

January...105 items
February...94 items
March..... 140 items

Thank you everyone...you know who you are...for the donations of yarn that appear just about every week!

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April 4th, 2007
A KnitWit member, Dorothy Rowe, is also a "Quilter Extraordinaire". A very nice article was in "The Press" (a local weekly paper) about her accomplishments.

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March 24th: Mount Bethel, PA. Craft Show
It was decided that any member attending a craft show as a vendor could take some select items to display for purchase. A newsletter was created telling of the work that the NW KnitWits do...
This was our first fundraiser of the year and will end up with the Hope Christmas Craft Market in December.

The End of 2006...

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It's official... The total of items donated for 2006 is 1195 items!!

We'd also like to publicly "blog" a BIG "Thank you" to:

1) The North Warren News for running a weekly item about our KnitWits group in the Community News section.

We also thank this local paper for printing the picture of our group on Clean-Up Day

(see 11/16 blogpost).

2) Doc South of radio station WRNJ-1510 in Hackettstown. Thank you for having 2 members of our group on your show for an interview in April of 2006. And a special big thank you for keeping the KnitWits name in announcements during the year.

As a KnitWit member, I believe both of the above greatly helped in spreading the word about what we do as a group. For the last 2 months of the year we received many donations, both from private individuals and from other area civic groups and organizations.

As of January, 2007, the KnitWits membership is at 42 registered RSVPmembers--with 15 members of the total working at home.

Blairstown Clean Community Day

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We are not afraid of working for yarn! :)

On November 11th, 14 members of the North Warren KnitWits met at Footbridge Park...and CLEANED UP for the Blairstown Clean Community Day! The oldest member helping out is 88 years young!
Here's a pic of us with our new T-shirts....we had fun!...we have some $$ for yarn!!

To who and what items we donate...

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Do you know that the KnitWits have been handcrafting and donating needed items for over 10 years??
Do you know that we receive no grants or funding to buy new yarn??

We rely on donated yarn or your gift to the KnitWits in order to enable us to buy new yarn for our volunteer crocheters and knitters.

For the year 2005, we donated over 1200 items consisting of afghans, lapghans, shawls, hats,
scarves, mittens, baby sweaters/hats/booties/blankets to:

Warren County Nursing homes and Adult Centers
Warren Hospital; Pocono Medical Center; Veterans
Head Start; First Start; Early Head Start; Haven of Hope for Kids
NORWESCAP; DARCC; Birth Haven
The Visiting Nurse; The Visiting Homemaker
St. Jude's and other church organizations; the Food Pantry
Homeless shelters; Hats for the Homeless
First Aid/Rescue/Ambulance squads; Police; Fire Departments
any other groups/charities/organizations requesting our service...

For the year 2006 and through the end of September, we have already donated approximately 700 items. We are now approaching our busiest time of year. Total items donated will be updated on this blog at the end of the year.

About Our Community Organization...

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The KnitWit members meet every Wednesday from 9am to 12noon at the Blairstown Community Center on East Avenue to knit and crochet many various items that are donated to several charities and organizations in Warren County and any surrounding communities requesting our service.
One does not have to attend the meetings to belong as several members crochet or knit items exclusively at their homes.
We can even boast having a man as a member; Ray is a really fast crocheter and doesn't read or need a pattern!

KnitWit members over the age of 55 are part of the RSVP program (Retired Senior and Volunteer Program) of NORWESCAP, based in Phillipsburg, NJ---but any age can join the KnitWits group as a member.