Easter Challenges!

Hi Guys!

Just realised I had posted the Easter Challenges on the Forum site but not on here! Meeting myself coming back these days I guess :0)

Right here we go:-

The challenge for Easter Sunday 2008 is .........

100 small dolls for prem baby units and baby pack (the Jelly Babies one posted on this site is brilliant or you can use one of Jean Greenhowes or the wee baby pack bears maybe - you choose!).

100 Hats for seafarers - this is to help out the British and International Seafarers Society (BISS) who have been giving hats to fishermen and sailors since 1818. The hats need to be in a washable yarn as they will probably be machine washed on board a lot of these boats. We have the patterns for these too although you can use any man's hat pattern you like and make them as funky and as bright as you wish - just because they are men doesn't mean that everything we send has to be in blacks, blues, greys and sludgy greens :0)

Finally - our old chestnut - another 100 boobs for our dear friends at Tommee Tippee - Avril has now got involved with the Breast cancer society and they are taking our boobs along to shows etc with them and if any health professionals want some for their breastfeeding classes they make a donation to the breast cancer society as a thank you - so this way we are helping two fold which is great! (The other greats here are all the donations for Baby Pack we get from Tommee Tippee in return and also the postage is free so no strain on our resources!).

Our next challenges will probably be more 'baby' related as we have now written to all of the SCBU's. Delivery Suites and Post Natal Wards asking for their 'wish lists' for 2008 so we will probably have a huge list of wants and needs very soon!

Keep up the good work and remember to get in touch if you need any patterns, wool, stuffing or needles - it is better off out there with you guys being used up than stored in my office (and Meg's caravan which is apparently about bursting at the seams with all the stuff she keeps squeezing into it!). :0)

A big welcome to all our new members who have joined us either at the meetings or by post in the last few weeks - our membership now stands at 102 - not bad for an organisation that was only begun 6 months ago :0)

Watch out for counters to let you see how many items we have made for the challenge this time. Preemiesuk did a great job of kickstarting us off with a donation of 28 sailors hats, 2 dolls and 7 Feed the Children jumpers last week - we were all delighted - thank you so much Shelley! :0)

I have since come home with another 6 hats and a bear from the meetings yesterday and I have made 4 Jelly Baby dolls and a hat myself in the last few days too so we are well on our way!