Knit Wits

53 Scarves were handed out Christmas morning to the Overnight Winter Shelter clients and 103 children's caps were included in many of the Jesse Tree gifts for Head Start with the remaining caps presented to the teachers to hand out when needed. Many prayer shawls, after having been blessed, were given to persons in need of comfort. Chemo caps, given the name "Duffhugs", are taken by Sandy Costa to the Campus to provide a small measure of comfort for those undergoing chemotherapy. This year, prayer stoles have been given to Lancaster General Hospital clergy for in-patients and Bev Hess delivers some to Women's and Babies Hospital when the need arises. Bev also is keeping a scrapbook filled with the thank you notes and newspaper clippings that are received.

This past summer Mark Jakiel presented 3 prayer shawls during the Mission Trip south. Sue Bianco and Carol Hopwood created "strip quilts" and 4 were sold to help defray some of the expense of yarn for projects. Also, as a side project, Sue Bianco, Barb O'Brien and Carol Hopwood have created children's quilts and have donated 20 of them to the Linus Project. The Knit Wits appreciate the donations of yarn they receive and thank those persons who do so anonymously.

The Knit Wits meet on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday  of each month at I :00 PM in the parish hall. On the 5^th Tuesday of the month we knit with Dolly Carter at Oakleaf Manor, who is our oldest Knit Wit at 101 years old! For more information or if you would like to join in the fun and fellowship, please contact  Carol Hopwood at 252-3101 or via email at wwhcch@verizon.net. Everyone is welcome!

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