Knitting needles in hand, group of South Okanagan seniors donate blankets to Mamas for Mamas
, which supports mothers and caregivers in crisis who are facing a variety of poverty-related struggles.“The South Okanagan Women in Need Society had whole bunch of washcloths and wanted to give them to us,” said Hamlets’ recreation manager Carolyn Denise.
“Homemade blankets are special because they come from the heart,” said Denise. “The ladies said specifically if there are young women out there who need them, we would like them to have the blankets.” Penticton senior, 86, writes book about the struggles of being a caregiver to a loved one with a serious illness – Jun 6, 2022
Wilma Hornby was one of the volunteers putting the washcloths together, usually working on the blankets when she was watching a baseball game on television.2:02First-ever Heavy Metal Knitting competition held in Finland – Jul 12, 2019“We just had a whole pile of squares sitting there and it looked like something really important should be done with it,” she said.
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