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Helping Others Using Your Creative SkillsWritten by Mary Nelson Zadrozny
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Organizations that need your special skills: http://americanheroquilts.com/ American Hero Quilts; quilts made for wounded soldiers. http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/knit4charities/ Knit 4 Charities (Knit and Crochet) (Australia). http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/knittingforbrisbanesneedy/ Knitting for Brisbane's Needy (Australia). http://babiesinneed.org/index.html Babies in Need serves needy newborns and their families in Southwest Washington. http://betterwords.typepad.com/petpostcardproject/ The Pet Postcard Project to raise money for animal shelters. http://bundlesoflove.org/ Non-profit organization in Minnesota that sews, knits and crochets essential clothing and blankets for infants in need and teaches expectant mothers to sew. http://cache.lionbrand.com/charityConnection.html Lion Brand Yarn searchable charity database of organizations that can use various handmade items. http://calltoactionquilt.org Call to Action Quilting Project for Children with AIDS - Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation http://crafthope.com/ Craft Hope; a faith-based, love inspired project designed to share handmade crafts with those less fortunate. http://creatinghope.us Creating Hope provides art materials and art events at no cost to cancer patients. http://cuddles-uk.org/ Cuddles (based in the UK) provides comfort through handmade knit or crocheted baby gowns, blankets and wraps to families who have lost a baby due to miscarriage or stillbirth. http://danettesangels.tripod.com/join.html God's Tiny Angels; providing handcrafted baby items to preemie babies and others in need. http://efaartistshelpinganimals.org Etsy for Animals; Artists Helping Animals provides charitable relief to various animal organizations (a new charity is chosen each month). http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/organizations/Pine-Ridge-sewing-groups.shtml Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation can use donations of all kinds of sewing and quilting items for the Kateri Circle Sewing Group - see their list of needed items. http://givetoothers.com/ Give to Others is a web site for Central New Yorkers to bring together those in need with those who want to give. If you have fabric or other supplies to donate, or handmade items you can post them on this site and find those who can use them. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/American_Angels/ American Angels makes a variety of knit, crochet and sewn items to support the military and their families. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capsforacure/ Caps for a Cure donates hand knit hats for chemotherapy patients. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Online-Angels/ Online Angels creates 6" and 12" knitted or crocheted squares for "love-ghans" lap robes for those in need. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sunshine/ Sunshine Quilter's Online Guild makes quilts for Wrap a Smile and Wrap Them In Love programs. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SweetDreamBlankies/ Sweet Dream Blankies makes knitted, crocheted or quilted blankets for children in the foster care system. http://handmadehelpsout.blogspot.com/ Handmade Helps; Victorian Bushfire Appeal - various ways to help out Australians dealing with fire loss. http://heartstringsquiltproject.com/about/ Heartstrings Quilt Project is an online group of quilters who create String Quilts for charitable organizations.
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http://hmh.org/ed_butterfly1.shtml Holocaust Museum Houston Butterfly Project; they are collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies to be part of a breathtaking exhibition scheduled for Spring 2013 to represent the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. All ages and materials (except glitter and food perishable items like macaroni) are allowed. Deadline June 30, 2012. See my article and photos of butterflies submitted to the Holocaust Museum. |
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http://homelessbridge.blogspot.com/ Bridge and Beyond Project accepts knitted or crocheted hats, mittens and scarves for people in need in Central Ohio. http://kidzquiltz.blogspot.com/ Kidz Quiltz provides quilts to children around the world who are in need. http://knitforpeace.wordpress.com/ Knit for Peace; Various Projects & Patterns http://knittingandgiving.wordpress.com/ Knitting & Giving based in Connecticut Various Projects & Patterns http://lovesmanycloths.com/ Love's Many Cloths does charity knitting & crocheting for a variety of organizations. http://lwr.org/beinvolved/quilts.asp Lutheran World Relief needs quilts to distribute to those in need. http://made4aid.org Made 4 Aid; art and craft to benefit charitable organizations. http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/ United Methodist Committee on Relief can use Layette Kits, Sewing Kits, Bedding Kits and other supplies to help those in need around the world. http://ocquilts.tripod.com/mercyresponse.html Mercy Response Quilts for those who have lost their belongings in a national disaster. http://patrioticpillowproject.org/ Patriotic Pillow Project; creating pillows for wounded soldiers. http://pawsforcharity.blogspot.com/ Paws for Charity - artwork to raise funds for animals in need. http://pleasebekind.com/ccp.html Cage Comforter Program for New York City Animal Shelter; sew comforters and animal toys. http://project-angel-kisses.150m.com/1index.html Project Angel Kisses Ministry distributes handmade preemie baby items to hospitals around the US. http://projecttiesthatbind.blogspot.com/ Project Ties That Bind - artists united to benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. http://quiltsforcomfort.com/ Quilts For Comfort; quilts made for at-risk babies in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. http://rhf.org/rhfcms/waystohelp.aspx?id=95 Project H.A.N.D.S. (Helping Angels National Donated Support) is an organized effort by residents in more than 70 RHF communities to partner with organizations in their own communities who provide services to the homeless or those in need. H.A.N.D.S.¨ volunteers sew, knit and crochet needed items such as mittens, hats, scarves, blankets and stuffed animals for families in need. http://shannonsarmy.weebly.com/index.html Shannon's Army creates quilts for kids living with cancer in Australia. http://spayandneutersyracuse.org/ Spay and Neuter Syracuse (SANS) is seeking donations of art for their "Pawcasso" silent auction of fine art to raise funds for their non-profit animal sterilization clinic. Deadline for 2010 is Feb. 15th, 2010. There is also an ongoing wish list of needed items (non-art related). http://support.pdf.org/quilt Parkinson's Quilt Project; donate a panel to be part of global quilt exhibit that will raise funds and awareness of Parkinson Disease. There is a Deadline - The Parkinson's Quilt will be displayed for the first time at the 2nd World Parkinson Congress in Glasgow, Scotland from September 28th through October 1, 2010. http://thecreativeanimalrelief.org Creative Animal Relief; artisans utilizing their talents to help animal charities around the world. http://thepreemieproject.com/ The Preemie Project; Booties, Bonnets, & Blankets for Premature Babies. http://thesewingmachineproject.org/ The Sewing Machine Project accepts financial donations as well as machines in good working order in their effort to distribute sewing machines to individuals & community groups in need. http://thesleepingbagproject.org/ The Sleeping Bag project makes sleeping bags for the homeless from recycled fabrics. http://threadsofcompassion.bravehost.com/ Threads of Compassion provides hand knit or crocheted scarves to women who have been victims of sexual abuse or assualt. http://uuac-sherborn.org/quilt.html The Unitarian Universalist Area Church in Sherborn, MA provides comfort through the gift of quilts to women undergoing chemotherapy and children facing hardship. www.afghansetc4charity.com Afghans Etc. for Charity collects crocheted items for children with cancer and other illnesses. www.afghansforafghans.org afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the people of Afghanistan. www.aidsquilt.org AIDS Memorial Quilt Project www.alexandrashouse.com Alexandra's House needs 15" x 15" all white knit or sewn soft baby blankets for their perinatal hospice and infant refuge in Kansas City, MO. www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/index.html All People Quilt 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge- Making Pillowcases to help a variety of organizations in your own community. www.allshadesofpink.org/Comfort_Blanket_Program.html All Shades of Pink Comfort Blanket (Crochet) Program for breast cancer patients. www.alzquilts.org Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative; Quilt Exhibit and Silent Auction to raise funds and awareness of Alzheimer's Disease. www.angels4preemies.com Angels 4 Preemies distributes sewn, knit or crocheted items to babies in need. www.angelfire.com/ca2/Jeanaries/Comforting.html Comforting Special Angels; comfort for special needs babies and preemies. www.angelfire.com/ca2/Jeanaries/HappyHats.html Happy Hats & Lapghans; knit or crochet hats and lapghans for cancer patients. www.annsfabricsandcrafts.com/butterfly.html Butterfly Quilt Project provides quilts of hope & comfort to the children of The Shriners Burn Hospital and the Springfield Orthropedic Hospitals of Mass. www.archildrens.org/volunteer/Knitting_for_Noggins.asp Knitting for Noggins- needs knitted hats for school age children, teens and adults for Arkansas Children's Hospital. www.asg.org/html/giving.html American Sewing Guild has a variety of ongoing projects that can be sewn to help others. www.azblankets4kids.com Arizona Blankets for Kids distributes handmade blankets to babies and children in need in Phoenix, Arizona. www.babythreadsofnh.com Baby Threads of NH distributes handmade items to those in need New Hampshire. www.balticstreet.org/balticbazaar/index.htm Baltic Bazaar Thrift store in Brooklyn, NY sells donations of handmade items, craft supplies, yarn and fabric to help those recovering from mental illness. www.belovedquilts.org Quilts for the homeless, displaced by violence or poverty and for children rescued from human trafficking. www.bevscountrycottage.com/humanitarian.html Variety of handmade items needed for Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center. www.bevscountrycottage.com/nest.html Wildlife Rescue Nests (tightly knit or crocheted) needed for orphaned animals and birds. www.binkypatrol.org Binky Patrol makes blankets for children and teens in need of comfort across the country. Blankets can be sewn, knitted, crocheted or quilted. www.blanketedwithlove.org Blanketed With Love makes and distributes blankets to those in need. www.blanketparadise.com Blanket Paradise provides handmade blankets, afghans, and comfy caps to adults and children who are seriously ill. www.blankets4canada.ca Blankets for Canada Society (knit, crochet, quilt). www.blanketsfordeployeddaddies.com Blankets for Deployed Daddies donated hand knit blankets to soldiers when their babies are born. www.blanketsoflove.ca The Blankets of Love Foundation for Mental Health is a Canadian charitable organization that provides quilts to patients who are in hospitals across Canada for the treatment of a mental illness. www.blankiedepo.org Blankie Depot distributes handmade blankets (knit, crochet, quilt, fleece, flannel) to New Jersey children suffering serious illness and trauma. www.bobsblankiebrigade.org Bob's Blanket Brigade delivers homemade blankets (sewn, knit, crochet or quilted) to people in need. www.bonniebabies.co.uk/ Bonnie Babies (based in the UK) provides comfort through handmade baby items to help premature and special care babies. www.bridgingpeople.org Bridging People and Places can use donations of yarn, knitted teddy bear sweaters/hats, and people to teach others to knit to help those in need. www.carewear.org Care Wear is a nationwide group of volunteers who knit, crochet, and/or sew, providing handmade baby items to hospitals www.charityclowns.com Charity Clowns (Hope and Direct Charity based in UK) needs knitters to make clown dolls for poor children in Kosovo. www.charitycraftcenter.org/ Charity Craft Center; providing comfort to those in need through a variety of handcrafted items. www.chemocaps.com Chemo Caps- knitted. www.chemohatpatterns.com Chemo Hat Sewing Patterns www.citizensam.org Support America's military with helmetliners, quilts or homemade Christmas stockings. www.comeandsew.org Come and Sew Ministries accepts various sewn items for their ministry to help babies, children and women in need. www.conkerrcancer.org/help.html ConKerr Cancer; delivers cheerful handmade pillowcases to sick children in hospitals around the country. www.crafting4acause.org Crafting 4 A Cause; a group of crafters who make a variety of items for those in need. www.cupsofkindness.net Cups of Kindness is an art show to benefit the Akron-Canton Foodbank in Ohio. www.curechief.com Fabric donations and volunteers needed to create scarves for adults and children with cancer. www.fabric-postcards.com Penny's Postcard Posse; distributing fabric postcards to the troops in Iraq. www.familynurturing.org Family Nurturing Center of Boston, MA can use baby blankets (sewn, knit, crocheted, quilted) or donations of fabric. www.fhcsinc.ws/ Faith, Hope and Charity Stitches provides a variety of handmade essential items and blankets for newborn thru childhood. www.firehousequilts.org Firehouse Quilts of Colorado makes quilts for fire departments, battered women's shelters and Denver Rescue Mission. www.fireprojects.org/dulaan.htm The Dulann Project; knitting to warm those in Mongolia in need - babies to adults. www.foreverwarm.org/index.html Forever Warm offers comfort for grieving parents after the loss of a baby. www.freedomquilts.net/index.html Freedom Quilts distributes quilts to honor soldiers who have lost their lives fighting terrorism. www.freewebs.com/babypackproject/index.htm Baby Pack Project provides baby necessities to those in need in South Africa. www.freewebs.com/projectfuzzyhatsforhope/index.htm Project Fuzzy Hats of Hope for children undergoing cancer treatment. www.giveachristmas.com/donate.htm Give A Christmas needs handmade christmas stockings to distribute to those in need. www.haitipeacequilts.org Haiti Peace Quilts- check here to see what they need to assist in earthquake relief efforts. www.halfknits.com Halfknits Charity Knitting and Crochet Group www.handmade4hospitals.webs.com Handmade 4 Hospitals is a youth organization creating handmade gifts by kids for kids. www.handmadeespecially.org Handmade Especially For You gives handmade (knit or crochet) scarves to abused women in family crisis centers in Southern California. www.hats4thehomeless.org Hats 4 The Homeless collects hand knit or crocheted gloves, scarves and hats for the homeless in New York City. www.hatboxfoundation.org/ Hat Box Foundation provides hats for people going through cancer treatment. www.hatsfororphans.org Hats For Orphans needs handmade hats, mittens, scarves and blankets to distribute to children in need around the world. www.headhuggers.org Knit, sew or crochet caps for people going through chemo, brain surgery, burns, etc. www.heartmadeblessings.org Heartmade Blessings needs crocheted squares and afghans to help those going through a difficult time. www.heavenlyhats.com Heavenly Hats distributes hats to children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments and other medical conditions. www.homeofthebravequilts.com Home of the Brave Quilts Dedicated to Honoring America's Fallen Military Heros. www.hopemill.com Hope Mill can use various handmade items (knit, crochet, sew) for the homeless. www.k9knitters.co.uk K9 Rescue Knitting Club (UK) makes dog coats and blankets for rescued dogs. www.k9knittersusa.com K9 Knitters USA sells handmade (knit or crochet) dog sweaters to raise funds for animal shelters. www.kayewood.com/blog/2009/07/help-make-soldiers-blankets/ Kaye Wood; Help Make Soldier's Blankets www.kennelcomforters.blogspot.com Kennel Comforters needs handmade beds and other items for animal shelters. www.kittydreams.org House of Dreams can use handmade items for their Pretty Kitty Holiday Craft Bazaar to support their cat shelter in Portland, OR. www.knit-a-square.com Knit A Square; Crochet or Knit a Square for AIDS orphan in Africa. www.knitforkids.org Knit for Kids; Guideposts Program for supplying handmade (knit or crocheted) sweaters to children. www.knitwithlove.org Knit with Love distributes scarves, caps, blankets and other knitted items to those in need. www.komfort4kidsproject.websyte.com.au/ Komfort 4 Kids Project (similar to Project Linus in the US) makes blankets (sew, knit or crochet) for kids in Western Australia. www.lilybellegreen.org Lilybugs is a charity knitting and quilting group that knits hats and socks and sews blankets for the babies and children at the Pediatric Heart Center at UCSF in San Francisco, California. www.lovinghands.org.uk/charities.htm Loving Hands (based in the UK) knits, sews, and crochets items for various charities. www.loveletterscares.com Love Letters; Random Cards of Kindness creates handmade cards for children with life-threatening illnesses. www.makeachildsmile.org/love_quilts.shtml Love Quilts to Make a Child Smile makes cross stitched quilts for sick children. www.marinecomfortquilts.us/ Marine Comfort Quilts; making quilts to comfort families of all branches of the military lost in service. www.marymadelineproject.org/ Mary Madeline Project donates infant / baby burial gowns and blankets to local hospitals for bereaving parents. Women donate their cherished wedding gowns to the project and volunteers give of their time, talents and love by making the baby burial gowns and blankets. www.miracleshappen.us/ Miracles Happen: crochet, knit or sew handmade items for newborns in need. www.mistyhollowcraftsandhobbies.com/promotions Knit or crochet helmet liners for those serving overseas. Also accepting donations of yarn. www.motherbearproject.org The Mother Bear Project provides hand knit or crocheted bears to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations. www.morethanwarmth.org Children making quilts for other children and sent to countries like Afghanistan, Zambia, Iraq, Mexico and several others. More Than Warmth is an educational project for students of all ages to learn about world cultures. It fosters understanding, knowledge, and compassion between cultures through nonviolent, nonpolitical, and nonreligious means. www.nancysnotions.com/jump.do?itemID=5&itemType=LANDING&page=creative Nancy's Notions Creative Kindness Free patterns for soft hats, walker caddy, hospital gown and several other items to comfort others. www.newbornsinneed.com/html/how_to_help.html Newborns In Need; Sew, knit, or crochet baby items or donate supplies. www.northwestquilters.org/help.html Comforting Quilts coordinates the efforts of members of Northwest Quilters to supply hundreds of quilts to those in need. www.operationkidcomfort.blogspot.com Operation Kid Comfort creates comfort quilts and pillows for children of deployed service men and women. www.operationquietcomfort.com/Projects.html Operation Quiet Comfort provides small hand sewn quilts (3' x 5' finished) to comfort our Wounded Warriors who are medically evacuated to a higher level of care, as well as for those troops who are sick or injured and recovering in place. www.operationtoastytoes.org Operation Toasty Toes provides knitted and crocheted items to American troops serving overseas. www.opgratitude.com/howtohelp.php?page=individual#candybabies Operation Gratitude- 4 Craft Projects to help support our troops. www.prayerquilt.org Prayers & Squares is an interfaith outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt. www.projectlinus.org Quilts made for children of all ages in need. www.qovf.org Quilting Honor and Comfort for our Wounded Troops; The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL combat wounded servicemembers whether physical or psychological with wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVs). www.quiltchallenge.org Quilt Challenge to Benefit The Global Fund, making a healthier world for our children. Deadline has passed but you can check out the quilt exhibit. www.quiltersagainstcancer.com Quilters Against Cancer www.quilts4cancer.org Quilts made for adults and children with cancer. www.quiltsforkids.org Quilts For Kids; Volunteer quilters transforming discontinued fabrics into quilts that comfort children in need. www.quiltsfromcaringhands.com Quilts from Caring Hands (QCH) makes and distributes quilts at no charge to Oregon's children-at-risk: the homeless, those in foster care, drug addicted, HIV positive, visually impaired, abused, as well as infants of teen mothers. www.ragdolls2love.org Rag Dolls 2 Love distributes dolls to children who live in countries ravaged by war, orphaned, infected with HIV/AIDS or traumatized by natural disasters. www.rayofhope.co.uk/ Ray of Hope (based in the UK) provides hand knit items to premature babies. www.santaclausinc.com Santa Clause Incorporated of Greater San Bernardino collects handmade items (knit, crochet, sew, quilt, woodwork) for children in need. www.savethedolls.org Save the Dolls shows how to recycle dolls and donate them to children in need. www.seeitourway.org/Archives/2008/TactileQuilts.html Foundation for Blind Children can use donations of fabric, batting, pillow stuffing and quilts for their Tactile/Touch Quilt Project. www.sewcaring.org Sew Caring is a host of volunteers that sew, knit, crochet and quilt. Its primary focus is on needy children from birth to age five primarily in the Beltrami County, Minnesota area. www.sewmuchcomfort.org Sew Much Comfort provides adaptive clothing to wounded service members of all branches of the military and national guard. www.sewn-n-love.org Sewn-N-Love Quilts; Wrapping cancer patients and their families in warmth of God's love. www.shawlministry.com Prayer Shawls Ministry; knit or crochet shawls to send to those in need of comfort. www.sisterluvcrafts.com Sister Luv Crafts; Five sisters, bringing like-minded people together to make and collect items to assemble into gift packs for distribution to needy mothers of newborns and the elderly in the Tse Bonito and Gallup, NM and Window Rock, AZ areas . www.snugglesproject.org Snuggles Project; knit, crochet or sew items for homeless animals. www.spiritquilts.net Spirit Quilts; making quilts, for a variety of causes. www.stitchesfromtheheart.org Stitches from the Heart sends handmade clothing, blankets, and love to premature babies all across the nation. They also have a senior program that helps seniors help others by donating yarn and supplies. www.stitchforacause.org Stitch for A Cause; knit, crochet, sew and quilts items for local children's agencies in Kentucky. www.tailends.co.uk/howtohelp.htm Tailends (UK) can use handmade dog bed fleece covers for animal rescue shelter. www.tailsofhopefoundation.org Tails of Hope Blanketed With Love needs blankets for animals recovering from treatment for life-threatening illnesses. www.teddiesfortragedies.org Teddies for Tragedies donates crocheted teddy bears to children in need around the world. www.teddiesfortragedies.org.uk/ Teddies for Tragedies (UK based) donates crocheted teddy bears to children in need around the world. www.thecradleproject.org/ Cradles made by artists from recycled materials. They are hoping to fill an abandoned warehouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico with 1,000 cradles. The Cradle Project is an art installation designed to represent the plight of the estimated 48 million children who have been orphaned by disease and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Their Mission is to promote awareness and raise financial support to help feed, shelter, and educate these children. www.thehatladies.org The Hat Ladies make and distribute handmade hats to offer comfort to cancer patients. www.thenicholasproject.blogspot.com/ The Nicholas Project; Sew, knit, crochet and craft items for preemies, stillborn babies, infants, shelters, nursing homes and special community needs. www.thepaintedturtle.org/turtle/howyoucanhelp/quilts/ Donate a lap quilt to The Painted Turtle, a camp and family care center for children with life threatening diseases. Each camper's bed is covered with a handmade quilt and each camper goes home with a stuffed turtle pillow and lap quilt. www.thequilt.com "Quest for a Cure" Block Challenge to in support of Breast Cancer research. www.theshipsproject.com/Home.htm The Ships Project sends handmade items to deployed military personnel. www.tkga.com/preciouspals.shtm Knitting Guild of America's Precious Pals Program provides immediate comfort to children in crisis by providing thousands of stuffed animals with knitted outfits to law enforcement agencies and other first responders all over the United States. www.threadsoflove.org Threads of Love provides clothing, blankets and other handmade items to sick and premature babies. www.usmcmuseum.org/supportmarines.asp Knitting for Marines needs donations of knitted helmet liners for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. www.victoriasquilts.com/subpages/Volunteers.htm Victoria's Quilts; quilts made for cancer patients and treatment centers. www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACSFundraiser.html Fiber artists can help raise funds for the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause. www.warmheartswarmbabies.org Warm Hearts~Warm Babies sews, knits, crochets and quilts for infants and babies in need. www.warmtheworld.org Warm The World provides handmade children's hats & scarves, baby afghans, adult lap afghans and soldier hats to those in need. www.woolworks.org/charity.html Wool Works has a huge list of charity links that can use donations of knitted items organized by state (US). www.wraptheminlove.org Quilts made for needy children around the world. www.zne-store.citymax.com/page/page/4048995.htm Live Pink Program - Artists creating cards for those impacted by breast cancer. If you would like your organization listed here, just drop me a line with your web site address and a brief description of your particular project.
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