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Click here if you would like to be on our Boise/SW Idaho/E Oregon chapter
mailing list.
We are in SW Idaho/E Oregon.
If you are interested in a chapter in another state, please check the chapter
listings on our National Office website
http://www.projectlinus.org for a chapter near you.
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A Project Linus blanket
is like a big hug when
you
need it most!
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Boise/SW Idaho
E Oregon Chapter
Contact Information
Donna Aten, Coordinator
Phone: 208 250-2119
Email:
donna@LinusIdaho.org |
Project Linus is a 100% volunteer
non-profit organization with
a two-fold mission:
First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth
and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in
need through the gifts of new, handmade, blankets and afghans, lovingly
created by volunteer "blanketeers."
Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and
fun service opportunity
for interested individuals and groups in local communities for the benefit
of children. |
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read our latest
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The
Boise/SW Idaho/E Oregon Project Linus chapter was established in
February 1998 by a group of volunteers who wanted to be of service
to and make a difference in the lives of children in our community.
13,891 children have received a blanket from our
Boise/SW Idaho/E Oregon Project Linus chapter.
Visit our Project Linus National Website,
http://www.projectlinus.org,
for additional information about Project Linus including the
history of our organization,
local chapter listings, and patterns
for quilts and afghans.
Click here
for How You Can Help |
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If you can quilt, crochet, or knit - please
consider making a blanket for a child who needs a hug. You don't have to be an expert to create a blanket
that is beautiful to a child.
If you're not a quilter, crocheter, or knitter,
you can still help - give us a call!
Click here for How to
Finish Fleece Blankets - both sew & no-sew
A note
regarding fleece blankets: We have received several fringed fleece
blankets with the knots in the fringe tied so tightly that the blanket
will not lay flat - the blankets look more like a bowl than a blanket. We
have had to take the time to cut off all the fringe which reduces the size of
the blanket and wastes a lot of fabric.
If you
do knot the fringe - PLEASE DO NOT TIE THE KNOTS TOO TIGHTLY.
Click on
http://www.projectlinus.org/links.shtml
for patterns for quilts and afghans on our National Office website. |
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Click here for Blanket Guidelines
Click here for Easy Quilt Patterns
Blanket days are held at: Robinson's Sewing
Center, Nampa; Marilynn's Pickets & Patchwork, Nyssa; and
Idaho Sewing & Vacuum, Boise
Click on
Calendar for our next
Blanket Day and other events. |
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Project
Linus was named after Linus, the adorable security blanket toting
character from the Peanuts comic strip. |
"Of
all the things in the strip, I think
that I am most proud of
Linus' security blanket.
I may not have invented the term,
but I like to think I made it
a part of our language"
. . . Charles Schulz |
Charles
Schulz was aware of Project Linus and was delighted to have Linus
inspire blanket makers to help comfort
a child in need. |
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View of the Owyhee Mountains from my
computer.
I've included this picture because
one of my Project Linus friends told me that when
she wants to get away, she goes to our website to see this picture.
Last time this page was edited:
03/31/2008 |
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