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10 000 squares!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Linda Maltby Aug 9, 2011. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Hi everyone Apologies for the lack of communication from my side - I promise to update more regularly! I have been following the Knit-a-squillion campaign and am so impressed by everyone's efforts -…Continue
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Wendy Hardy replied to Sandy McDonald's discussion MARCH Curro Aurora Challenge - be part of the world's biggest blanket!"Thanks to all who have already sent wool/acrylic yarn as well as plastic sewing needles and knitting needles for the Curro challenge - they are thrilled and looking forward to getting started with knitting squares during the Easter vacation…"
Wendy Hardy posted a status"Another fabulous day unpacking your wonderful contributions - thanks so much to everyone!"
Wendy Hardy replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion KAS WISH LIST 2012"Dawn pop me an email - wendy@knit-a-square.com with your address and let me see whether we can find a way to get them.
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Wendy Hardy replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Official Wish List 2012"Hi Dawn. Where in the world are you? We will put on our thinking caps....."
Wendy Hardy replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Official Wish List 2012"Anne, this one I cannot easily answer for you. I would have to speak to Sandy about how this can be done, but will pop her a mail and let you know asap. Thanks for the enthusiasm!"
Wendy Hardy replied to Sandy McDonald's discussion Curro Aurora Challenge - be part of the world's biggest blanket!"Hi Pam! The plan is to sew it together mid July just before Nelson Mandela's birthday."
Wendy Hardy replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Official Wish List 2012"Hi Bev. Please knit your squares and send them, they will definitely go to the children you request they go to. The idea with Curro is that the school children and their families and communities knit furiously and generate the 70…"
Wendy Hardy replied to Kalai McDonald's discussion Official Wish List 2012"Hi Anne. All the children in South Africa have to wear school uniforms to school - a very costly exercise to say the least!"
Wendy Hardy liked Sandy McDonald's discussion Curro Aurora Challenge - be part of the world's biggest blanket!Wendy Hardy replied to Sandy McDonald's discussion Curro Aurora Challenge - be part of the world's biggest blanket!"Hi Jeanne
Ronda, Lindi, Wandi and I will attend as many of the distributions, with the kids from Curro, as we can and in this way hope to build our local support for knit-a-square as well as extend our contacts for distributions…"
Linda Maltby replied to Wendy Hardy's discussion 10 000 squares!"Hi Vicki, The latest campaign is called Knit-a-Squillion.....so definitely, squares are still needed. The aim is to have over a million squares by this time next year…"
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- At 2:45am on July 22, 2011,
Isabelle Bourguignon said… all the photos of our visit in ... dobsonville ???? can't recall the name correctly ... are on my page;
thank you again for the superb lunch, and the driving around ...
- At 4:58am on June 26, 2011,
Christine Johnson said… I agree with Linda - I would be sorting by colour too, I think most of us would.
We are so pleased to have your input on the forum as well as being grateful for the hard work you do on the ground.
- At 4:45am on June 26, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Wendy, loved seeing your smiling face in the e-zine. It must be so rewarding to have the opportunity to sort all the squares.....I too would be sorting by colours and I'm a Leo :-)
Thanks for all you do to help the children.
P.S. I see that your profile photo is the same one !!!
- At 3:20am on June 14, 2011, P. Jeanne Haessler gave Wendy Hardy a gift…
Thanks so much for helping the HIV/AIDS orphans in South Africa and Zimbabwe, it's great to have you with us! :)
- At 3:15am on June 14, 2011, P. Jeanne Haessler said…
Welcome to KAS, Wendy from across the world in Canada. So great to meet someone on the ground over there! :D I find KAS such a rewarding cause to be involved in and I hope you enjoy it too, online, though you sound quite busy in real life already. Way to go! Online, do check out the New Member Guide which is found by clicking "Main Page" in the header above. To reach the Discussions just click Forum above and if you click on Photos above, you will see items that are heading to Africa, in all colors and shapes, plus those that have arrived there. Any questions just PM me. :) So, welcome to Knit A Square! Blankets and hats and sweaters direct from our hands to their hearts, a win-win and thanks SO MUCH for helping out in South Africa!
- At 2:00am on June 14, 2011,
Debbie Posmontier said… - You go girl!! So glad you joined us. We do what we can here in the US but we depend on volunteers like you to do the organizing on the ground!
- At 12:56am on June 14, 2011, Linda Maltby said…
Hi Wendy, good to see another familiar name from South Africa ! As Pam said, photos and news always make our hooks and needles work faster :-)
- At 8:04pm on June 13, 2011, Pam Antink gave Wendy Hardy a gift…
- Thanks for joining the forum Wendy, please feel free to provide additional news from South Africa, and, photos! It all helps spur everyone to keep keeping on in the face of this human tsunami. Pam x
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