Ongoing Needs

This blog is live for historic purposes only. The wonderful people who supported me in this project deserve recognition and I refuse to delete it and all records of our hard work. Thank you all for your support. Please see my latest post for information regarding the future of this program.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Weekly Update - August 25, 2013





Our current assignments:

Coats for Kids Drive 2013


24 Infant Hats (Need 0 more for current Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Hats for ages 2-10 (Need 1 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Adult Hats -Mostly Women's (Need 0 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Mittens (Need 141 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Children's Slipper Socks (Need 70 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Adult's Slipper Socks (Need 71 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
150 Women's Scarves (Need 31 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 

New Project: Pine Street Inn

http://www.pinestreetinn.org/
We are now collecting hats and mittens for the Pine Street Inn of Boston, MA. They have specifically requested hats and mittens. This is an ongoing project and as the bin I have specified for them gets filled I'll update the totals and send it out to them. The serve men and women 18 and older. 

**I will start providing these totals next weekend after I re-inventory the Coats For Kids bins.
Hats
Scarves
Mittens
Slippers
Blankets
Total

**Please be sure to tie mittens and slippers together before sending them in to save me time. Thank you!

I am looking for shelters that service men, women, and children in the Worcester area as well as additional shelters in the Boston area that service women and children that are in need of winter hats and scarves. If you know of any please send an email to BethsHatsForHope@Gmail.com with as much information as you have available.

Believe it or not, the cooler weather is going to be here in just a couple months. Hats, scarves, mittens and slippers all make great portable summer projects. THIS POST has a lot of great project ideas to help you get started. You will need to create a free account on www.Ravelry.com if you don't already have one but all the patterns in the queued searches are (or should be) free.

If your organization will need hats for the 2013/14 winter season please send an email to BethsHatsForHope@gmail.com. We are taking requests at this time and will do all we can to help.

If you are looking for a great project to be part of, please check the Needs/Wish List page and Current Projects page for more information or Contact Us.

Have a great week!
Beth Pitard
Chapter Leader, Beth's Hats for Hope Initiative: Massachusetts
bethshatsforhope@gmail.com


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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Weekly Update - August 18, 2013

Darlene L.

Ellie B.
We have received donations from the US States colored green

Our current assignments:

Coats for Kids Drive 2013


24 Infant Hats (Need 0 more for current Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Hats for ages 2-10 (Need 28 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Adult Hats -Mostly Women's (Need 0 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Mittens (Need 161 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Children's Slipper Socks (Need 72 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Adult's Slipper Socks (Need 73 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
150 Women's Scarves (Need 40 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 

New Project: Pine Street Inn

http://www.pinestreetinn.org/
We are now collecting hats and mittens for the Pine Street Inn of Boston, MA. They have specifically requested hats and mittens. This is an ongoing project and as the bin I have specified for them gets filled I'll update the totals and send it out to them. The serve men and women 18 and older. 

I am looking for shelters that service men, women, and children in the Worcester area as well as additional shelters in the Boston area that service women and children that are in need of winter hats and scarves. If you know of any please send an email to BethsHatsForHope@Gmail.com with as much information as you have available.

Believe it or not, the cooler weather is going to be here in just a couple months. Hats, scarves, mittens and slippers all make great portable summer projects. THIS POST has a lot of great project ideas to help you get started. You will need to create a free account on www.Ravelry.com if you don't already have one but all the patterns in the queued searches are (or should be) free.

If your organization will need hats for the 2013/14 winter season please send an email to BethsHatsForHope@gmail.com. We are taking requests at this time and will do all we can to help.

If you are looking for a great project to be part of, please check the Needs/Wish List page and Current Projects page for more information or Contact Us.

Have a great week!
Beth Pitard
Chapter Leader, Beth's Hats for Hope Initiative: Massachusetts
bethshatsforhope@gmail.com

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Update - August 22, 2013

Penny F.

PJ K.

Our current assignments:

Coats for Kids Drive 2013


24 Infant Hats (Need 0 more for current Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Hats for ages 2-10 (Need 50 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Adult Hats -Mostly Women's (Need 0 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 
200 Children's Mittens (Need 161 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Children's Slipper Socks (Need 72 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
75 Adult's Slipper Socks (Need 73 more for Coats for Kids Drive).
150 Women's Scarves (Need 42 more for Coats for Kids Drive). 

New Project: Pine Street Inn

http://www.pinestreetinn.org/
We are now collecting hats and mittens for the Pine Street Inn of Boston, MA. They have specifically requested hats and mittens. They have not specified sizes or quantities. This will be an ongoing project. As we fill the box I specify for them I'll send it out and start a new one. On their website I read that they serve 1600 homeless individuals on a daily basis. Lets see what we can do to help them - I'll keep track of what we send to them. The first package will be sent late September or early October - depending on how soon it starts to get cold.

Mapping our Contributors - just for fun

I thought it would be fun to keep track of where our donations are coming from so I created this fun map. The states that are colored are the ones we have received donations from. Thank you to all who are part of this great project!

If your organization will need hats for the 2013/14 winter season please send an email to BethsHatsForHope@gmail.com. We are taking requests at this time and will do all we can to help.

If you are looking for a great project to be part of, please check the Needs/Wish List page and Current Projects page for more information or Contact Us.

Have a great week!
Beth Pitard
Chapter Leader, Beth's Hats for Hope Initiative: Massachusetts
bethshatsforhope@gmail.com


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