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Comment by Helen M. Flagg on Friday

May I add a "Right on!" to what Anne says below???!!!  Our group at Clear Lake Methodist could not send what it does without help with funding from our church.  And folks are eager to help.......IF we get busy and let them know the need!!  Our church now allows anyone to put a check in the collection plate made out to the church and marked "Knit-a-Square" in the Memo line.  The amount of the check is tax deductible and the money goes directly into our postage fund at the church as a part of our Missions Outreach.  Thanks to Anne's "Square Off" idea, last year we held a "Sponsor a Square" Sunday.  Members paid 50 cents to send one square.  We raised almost $400.00 in about three hours.  The word about KAS is spreading and more and more want to help.  Yesterday I had a call from our church that a woman from Kentucky had called the church looking for me (I am in Texas) because she had seen the amount our church was sending to KAS by looking at the Square Lists, and she wanted information for her church for how to raise money to send the almost 200 squares they had knitted.   I returned her call and we had a delightful conversation.  Churches are a wonderful source of postage help, and there are so many ways to get the church members involved whether it is through the actual knitting and crocheting, contributing money for postage, spreading the word through the community, contributing yarn and money for yarn, or praying for the success of the project.  Anne is the master and I have taken some good lessons from her leading in how to find postage help.  Don't overlook what the churches can do for your groups.

Comment by Anne Powell on Friday

Just a word of encouragement to readers of the "Church Group"....... Churches, whether you are a member of a specific church or not, are one of our greatest sources of both squares and help with postage money. We have a very active Knit-a-Square community at our church..... some are members of the church, but many are just folks in the community who want to help and produce large numbers of squares for us. Others donate yarn which I pass on to seniors who love to knit but can't afford the yarn.

Once or twice a year, I hold a "Square-Off" event, which is a fund raiser for postage $$. I set up a large display with photos of our orphans, and stacks and stacks of squares that need to be mailed. Members of the congregation donate funds (I indicate that it costs $5.00 Can. to send each bundle of 10 squares) and the donors choose the bundles they wish to send and attach a note "Sent with love by ______" We also use a Power Point picture show the Sunday of the event and just a peek at those happy faces with their new blankets really helps bring in more donations. Last time I did this, we raised $1400 for postage which I used up in short order and so I'll be doing this again in March.

If you are not a member of a church, do not hesitate to approach your local churches anyway. Some of the resource material available on this site is really helpful. Several months ago I did a mailing to about 8 churches.... one is already on board and I will be speaking to a Ladies Group at another church in April.

Perhaps one way of introducing this would be to find out who, in each church, heads up the mission committee... It works!!! Our church has adopted KAS as an official outreach mission.

There is a many-facetted benefit to involving churches - they are a great source of squares because so many church-goers want to help out in some way. This is a chance for them to do some "hands-on" mission work by knitting. Church people tend to talk to others about their charity work, so they help us spread the word. Churches also benefit KAS because most members are willing to make small donations to help with the mailing, and those donations add up fast. The biggest benefit, of course is to "our kids" in Africa

Comment by maggie rees on Friday

Good morning Lisa.  I have posted a message to the group members to try to keep the site going,. hopefully we will be able to connect with other members soon.

  God Bless you.

Comment by maggie rees on Wednesday

Hello Lisa.   I joined this group a couple of weeks ago but no one seems to post on here anymore.

   You can ask advice from me if you wish.  God Bless you.

Comment by Lisa Ashcroft on February 8, 2012 at 1:16pm

I have just started sending squares this week.  I have been crocheting for a year and am still learning.  Could sometimes use advice!

Comment by maggie rees on February 4, 2012 at 7:33am

What a pity no one posts on here anymore.

Comment by maggie rees on January 6, 2012 at 7:45pm

I was actually taught to knit by our sunday scool teacher when I was 8 years old.

My mum taught me all the complicated bits and how to read patterns.

Comment by Karen Angold on October 26, 2011 at 12:23pm

Just wondering if anyone here has tried that make money at home yet?  Does it really work or is it a scam?????

Comment by Kalai McDonald on April 9, 2011 at 12:00pm

Hi Kaiz - want to send a message to Lindiwe - cannot find her on the forum page.  Have sent a message to Wandile and am confused as to why I could not find Lindi's name on the same page.    See message below was written in April 2010 - so maybe am on the wrong page here - yes/no?

 

Comment by gayle DeGroot on April 22, 2010 at 4:18am

Welcome Kelly...I see that you joined the church group site....it is kind of slow sometimes....but the more members we get....that may pick up them...join in on any conversation...

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