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I work in a hostel for homeless families. Most of our staff have taken up knitting and are busy knitting squares. We have a few residents knitting and hope to get more on board. I will be sending our first squares shortly.
Debbie Posmontier left a comment for Claire Giddy"Welcome to KAS! We are a happy group of knitters from around the world. So glad you joined us!"
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Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:26am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I work in a hostel for homeless families. Most of our staff have taken up knitting and are busy knitting squares. We have a few residents knitting and hope to get more on board. I will be sending our first squares shortly.
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- At 5:31pm on November 19, 2010,
Kalai McDonald said… - Hello Claire and welcome to our KAS community. Sorry for the delay!
Thank you for joining us and for your contributions to the orphaned and vulnerable children.
To benefit from your membership, you should visit our guidelines: http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/categories/forum-guidelines/listForCategory, and to introduce yourself in ‘Meeting You!’ http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/categories/meeting-you/listForCategory
Here is a post that will touch your heart: http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/topics/thank-you-kas-from-the-bottom You may also like to start you own personal blog in which you can post your news, views and family stories and photos. http://forum.knit-a-square.com/forum/categories/members-personal-blogs/listForCategory
We run a challenge each month. For the next three months it is all about squares. We have a grand total of 55,900 squares we are trying to achieve and would love you to participate.
Don't forget to post photographs of your work. We have an awesome gallery of the work of the KAS community which is really inspiring.
Did you receive the latest ezine? If not you can view it here: http://www.knit-a-square.com/Square_Circle-backissues.html. Follow the blog: www.allfororphans.com for a different perspective on why we need to look out for these children. And for precise details about the project, visit www.knit-a-square.com
Some of our members further support KAS by making a small monthly donation through Paypal (top left hand corner). This is invaluable help as it ensures we can continue to ensure that your work is speedily distributed to the most needy children in South Africa. We are deeply grateful for any donation we receive, be it monetary or squares to help the orphans. Thank you.
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- At 6:50am on October 15, 2010,
Christine Johnson said… - Hi Claire, lovely to have you with us. You'll find that this is a very friendly and supportive group of crafters and if you have any queries someone will always be happy to help.
When you've had a chance to look around what has become a very large site, if you would like to join the UK group you would be very welcome, and/or there is a Welsh group now I think. Do you knit or crochet or both?
- At 6:11am on October 15, 2010, Debbie Posmontier said…
- Welcome to KAS! We are a happy group of knitters from around the world. So glad you joined us!
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