The Falls Village Congregational Church has come up with an innovative and fitting way to commemorate Martin Luther King Day. On Monday, January 21 at the church's Miner Hall, the congregation will host Knitting for Peace, which is open to all members of the community. Organized by (above, from left) Akke Jasmine, Ashley DeMazza and Mary Atwood, the day's goal is to make sweater vests, mittens and scarves for orphans in the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, China and Nepal. The sweaters will be delivered overseas by an organization called Warm Woolies. The church will donate wool for anyone who wants to participate, and master knitter Akke will offer expert guidance.
Already, some twenty people have promised to spend part of next Monday knitting and crocheting, and the organizers hope more people will attend and share a pot-luck lunch. The Knit-In goes from 9 AM to 3 PM, and you can come for an hour or stay all day. For more information, email Ashley DeMazza or call her at 824-1437
Sunday, January 13, 2008
A Knit-In for Peace
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This was such a great event. Thank you to everyone who organized it. It was great fun, very entertaining, and served a great cause. There should be more of these.
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