Sandie Sensor came by and dropped off 83 hand-knits liners and gators that she and a group that she has organized have made.  We will be forwarding these on and making sure that they get to our troops wherever they are serving.  If you would like to read a little more about Sandie and the Glen Ellyn group check out this recent press article.

You are now well on the way to hitting the 500 mark for these hand-knits which we know are treasured by the recipients.  We’ll continue to collect and send, so feel free to come by and drop your finished items, or just come sit and knit one here.

I was moved some weeks ago when one of our elderly customers came in to drop one off and while we were chatting she said, “You know why I knit these?”,  I said “Tell me”, “Because it make two people warm” was her response.  I felt a lump in my throat.

If you’d like to get involved, you could contact Sandie and her Wooly Knitters.  They meet every Wednesday at the Caribou Coffee on Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn to honor our soldiers and foster a sisterhood of knitters. Send her a message here if you have questions or would like more information.

And this is our article that marked the start of our involvement.