Our chapter covers 5 counties with over 6 major hospitals.  This does not count the other organizations like CASA, homeless shelters, etc that rely on our blankets for their children.  As you can imagine, our blanketeers create quite a number of blankets each month in order to accomplish the task of providing every child with a blanket during their time of need.  Because of this tremendous volume, our chapter organizers and chapter blanketeers always welcome donations of all kinds to assist them.  Below is a listing of items that our chapter could use.  If you have any of these items that you would be willing to donate to our chapter, please contact us.  Our needs are always changing, so if you think you have an item that we could use, but it doesn’t appear on the list, please contact us and ask us if perhaps we left it off the list.

Office Supplies

• A 4-drawer filing cabinet for the Linus office
• A new hand cart with sides that fold flat
• Printer paper
• Printer ink (HP #2)
• Name tag labels
• Notebooks
• Pens
• Envelopes

Household/Commercial Supplies

• Clear large storage bags (2 gallon size and up)
• Clear plastic trash bags for blanket delivery
• Fatigue mats for both storage areas
• Shelving and storage bins in both storage areas
• Storage systems would be GREAT for the Linus office or storage areas
• 6′ white plastic folding tables that fold in half for easy transportation
• Meeting space for a blanket day
• Refreshments for a blanket day

Sewing Supplies

• Yarn (acrylic or cotton only – no wool due to allergy and other medical reasons)
• Fabric (100% cotton / kid friendly)
• Quilt batting
• Crochet hooks
• Knitting needles
• Quilting notions
• Sewing notions (needles, bobbins, thread, ribbons – woven edge, lace, rickrack, etc.)
• Cutting supplies (scissors, rotary handles, rotary mats, rotary blades, etc.)
• Sewing machines
• Irons
• Iron-on transfers suitable for children to color
• Patterns/Pattern books for quilts, crochet blankets or afghans, knit blankets or afghans

Services

• Printing services for brochures and/or poem cards
• Quilting services for donated quilt tops

Monetary Assistance

• Check with your employer, church, or other organization for donations to employees engaging in charity work
• Gift cards for Office Depot, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, JoAnn’s, or other local stores
• Raffle items
• Conduct a white elephant sale, car wash, or bake sale with your organization to benefit Project Linus
• Sponsor a blanket day and provide materials and supplies to make blankets

Volunteer

• Coordinate a blanket making day with your organization, business, friends, guild, club, or school
• Create coloring blocks with iron-on transfers for our children events
• Crochet or knit squares
• Cut fleece or fabric for kits
• Hand or machine embroider blocks for use in quilt tops
• Help assemble kits
• Organize a round robin or a theme challenge with your quilt group
• Provide blanket TLC (Sometimes a submission needs that extra little touch – maybe someone couldn’t finish it, didn’t have clear enough instructions, or missed a finishing touch)

Promotion

• Liaison with local press to promote PL
• Find available grant opportunities
• Write grant applications

A very gracious and heartfelt thanks to the individuals and businesses that have donated time, materials, work space, or other support. Without their assistance, our Project Linus chapter could not accomplish as much as we do!

Standard Donation Methods

Of course, if you would prefer to make a monetary donation, we do offer the following methods:

Mailed Donations:
“Project Linus”
Mail to: 414 Wolverley Lane
Allen, TX 75002

On-Line Donations:
Visit http://www.projectlinus.org/donations.html
Be sure and put “Collin/Dallas/Grayson/Rockwall/Denton County Chapter Donation” in the comments section so our chapter will receive your donation.