Tuesday, July 15, 2008

NICE News: Alaska knitters click out clothes for needy babies

From Anchorage Daily News:

Summer is a time for fun, picnics and good friends. When you are a knitter in Anchorage, summertime fun, good picnic food and warm friends who also love yarn can be found at the July guild meeting.

This year's guild picnic was even more special than normal. For over six months, members of Knitters of the North have had a charity challenge project in the works making baby layettes for the Stork Project. The Stork Project was the brilliant idea of Marcia Baranow, maternal health coordinator for the Providence Family Medicine Center.


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2 comments:

devon said...

so heartwarming...
really makes me think though. usually, people are so cynical when they see a mother of low income with a baby. makes them think they want food stamps or any of the other million stereotypes out there. however, this solidifies the fact that no matter what, babies are not at fault and deserve the best start in life. :)

OPERATION NICE! now what can i do for MY community??

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