December 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Knitting Connection had a successful TENTH year because of each and every one of you. We would like to say THANK YOU; also the children do too.

We just completed our TENTH year and here are the statistics:

2583 people have touched The Knitting Connection, Inc., of which
909 are Knitters/Crocheters, Quilters and
6317 items were crafted.

Here is a list of places our crafts were distributed to, present past and future:

AccesSportsAmerica	La Mesita---AZ
AZ Adoption & Foster Care--AZ	Malden Transitional Home
Alternative House	Mary's House
Autumn House---AZ	MA Coalition for The Homeless
Berry Fund	Medford Council of Aging Holiday
BJ's School Program-5 schools	Medford Family Center
Boston Family Shelter	Mission Hill/PBHA
Boston Medical Center	Mt. Auburn Hospital 7th Floor
Brigham & Women's Neo-Natal	Navaho Indians-AZ
Bright Stars	New Life Ministries/Manchester NH
Brighton Church Holiday Party	Oakland Park Children's Center
Cambridge City Hospital	Olivia's House
Cambridge Family & Children Center	Oxford Street Day Care
Cambridge Fire Department	Paige House
Casa Nueva Vida	Pappas School Homeless---AZ
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/PBHA-SD	Project Linus
Chinatown/PBHA	Pregnancy Help
City of Everett Holiday Party	Renewal House
Crotched Mountain School--NH	Riverbend School
Eliot Community Human Services	Salvation Army Daycare/Cambridge
Family Referrals (22)	Santa's Village Helping Hands
Framingham Police Christmas Collection	School Street Shelter
Floating Hospital of NEMC	September 11, 2001
Francis Street Day Care	Shelter, Inc
Gentle Dragon Day Care	Sojourners---AZ
Grace Church After School Program	Spaulding Hospital---Children
Head Start-Medford	Spaulding Hospital---Adult
Head Start--South Shore	Sandra's Lodge
Hectia's House	Toys For Tots
Heart to Heart Fund	Transition House
Hildebrand House	Tri-City/Tri-Cap
Home for Little Wanderers	Tuesday's Child
Hopi Indians---AZ	Webster House--NH
Houston House	West Cong. Church-After-school program
Julie's Family Learning Center	Zuni Indians---AZ
Katrina--Buzzard Bay

THANKS AGAIN!!!!

Sue A. Manning

Executive Director

The Knitting Connection, Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit organization servicing the needs of children and your financial contribution is greatly appreciated!

2009 Holiday Letter