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Knitting a Community Together
Want to purl for a purpose? Knit for those in need? Whether you are a novice knitter or a fully-accomplished textile artist, you can use your needles and yarn to make a difference in the lives of homeless men and women.
Pine Street Inn invites you to join other knitters for a day of knitting and socializing on Sunday, November 9th with an important goal: to raise funds to support Pine Street’s supportive housing program for homeless individuals by knitting as many blankets as possible for the tenants of the Pine Street Inn residences.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008 |
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11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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GE Healthcare, 116 Huntington Avenue, Boston
(Across from the Prudential Center and accessible by the Prudential and Copley stops on the Green line and Back Bay station on the Orange line.) |
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To make a difference in the lives of formerly homeless men and women |
First Annual Knit-a-thon Results:
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63 people attended the event.
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Over 125 people knitted squares
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25 blankets were assembled and given to tenants in Pine Street Inn residences.
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We raised nearly $20,000 to support Pine Street’s supportive housing program.
How to Get Started
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Register today! To sign up or for questions, please e-mail Eric Monty or call 617-892-9173. |
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Ladies
(and gentlemen) start your needles! Start knitting 9”x 9” squares. They can be ANY COLOR, ANY MATERIAL, ANY GAUGE, ANY PATTERN... And, you can feel free to knit as many or as few as you are able! |
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Start Fundraising! Ask your friends and family to support your knitting efforts by pledging on a per square basis on your Web page. For example: $1.00 per square x 50 squares = $50.00. Or they can make the dollar donation of their choice. Create your own web page for pledges Follow the easy instructions to set up your personalized pledge page where you can direct friends and family members to donate to Pine Street Inn. The donations you collect will go to the Pine Street Inn's Supportive Housing Program. Although fundraising is not a requirement, we strongly encourage all knitters to fundraise or make a personal donation to support Pine Street. |
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Tell
all knitters! Get your friends involved; it is a great cause and it will be a fun event. |
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Join
us on Sunday, November 9th from 11:00am to 5:00pm, location to be determined, (you can drop in any time during these hours). Bring your knitted 9 x 9 inch squares on November 9 than together we will assemble them into blankets. If you cannot make the event, please knit anyway... Your squares can be collected by a fellow knitter or mailed to Pine Street Inn.
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Coming Soon!
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