AND MOVEMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE CURRENT DAY. ONCE A MONTH, GROUPS ACROSS NEW MEXICO BREAK OUT THEIR SEWING NEEDLES AND THREAD FOR A GOOD CAUSE. PROJECT LINUS HAS CHAPTERS STATEWIDE WHERE THEY MAKE BLANKETS CREATED FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM THE MOST, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN SHELTERS, KIDS IN THE HOSPITAL, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENTS, OR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A BIG HUG. LAST YEAR, WE DONATED OVER 3500 BLANKETS TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. IT’S A FUN WAY TO BE CREATIVE AND GIVE BACK TO CHILDREN WHO REALLY NEED BLANKETS. THOSE BLANKETS ARE BEAUTIFUL. THE GROUP IS HOLDING THE
Volunteers in Albuquerque make blankets for children in need
Volunteers in Albuquerque are coming together once a month through Project Linus to make blankets for children in need. “That’s our mission is to give kids a blanket that’s theirs. And for a lot of kids, those who are homeless, those suffering in the hospital, those going into foster care, something that is theirs and theirs only is a really big deal,” a volunteer said. The group has provided more than 95,000 blankets to children in need since it was founded in 1999.
Volunteers in Albuquerque are coming together once a month through Project Linus to make blankets for children in need.
“That’s our mission is to give kids a blanket that’s theirs. And for a lot of kids, those who are homeless, those suffering in the hospital, those going into foster care, something that is theirs and theirs only is a really big deal,” a volunteer said.
The group has provided more than 95,000 blankets to children in need since it was founded in 1999.
