Warm Up America! Update

This is from Craft Yarn Council and Warm Up America! It includes additional details about how you can put your crochet and knitting skills to good use! 

Michaels & Warm Up America: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

In these challenging economic times, with news of natural disasters devastating communities across the country, Michaels Stores are teaming up with the national charity Warm Up America to bring warmth to families in need. Beginning with a special in-store event on November 11^th, Michaels’ Discover knit and crochet instructors will spearhead a Warm Up America campaign with special in-store demonstrations and instruction showing volunteers how to put their knitting and crochet talents to work to help others.  The drive will continue through January 2013.

Date: Sunday, November 11, 2012

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

Locations: Michaels 200 Greenbriar Dr. Normal, IL 61761.  309-268-4007.

                     Michaels 5212 N. Big Hollow Rd. Peoria, IL 61615.   309-692-3275.

Since 1992, Warm Up America has been enlisting the aid of knitters and crocheters of all ages to stitch 7” by 9” rectangles, which are joined into colorful patchwork afghans by other volunteers. To date, more than 275,000 thousand afghans, as well as other articles of clothing, have been distributed to shelters, Red Cross chapters, hospitals and community service organizations. The blankets assembled at each Michaels store will be donated in their community.

For more information about Warm Up America, visit: www.WarmUpAmerica.org and the Discover Knit and Crochet Program: www.DiscoverKnitandCrochet.org.

Crochet for Charity: Warm Up America!

Put your crocheting or knitting skills to good use! Join me, Michaels stores, and countless others across the country as we help Warm Up America! and donate blankets to organizations in need in our communities.

You can help by donating one 7x9" section or an entire afghan. You can make your section as basic (all single crochet) or as advanced as you like. Visit the Warm Up America! website for patterns. Drop your donations off at Michaels stores. 

Normal, IL Store:

200 Greenbriar Dr.

Normal, IL 61761

309-268-4007

Peoria, IL Store:

5212 N. Big Hollow Rd. 

Peoria, IL 61615

309-692-3275

Michaels will be doing a special in store demonstration on November 11th from 1-3. Visit your local store to pick up information about Warm Up America!, pick up section patterns, and meet knitting and crochet instructors. 

Note: I'm the crochet instructor for both stores. Since I will be at the Normal, IL store on November 11th, I will be at the Peoria, IL store on November 10th for a special preview of this demo. 

Visit www.warmupamerica.org for more information about this charity.