tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post7770939838589899927..comments2023-10-13T08:38:45.781-07:00Comments on fruitful: gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-17951732472320195832007-04-04T09:31:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:31:00.000-07:00That's so wonderful, Donna! I feel like maybe I ha...That's so wonderful, Donna! I feel like maybe I had heard about this project, but I had forgotten about it--thank you so much for refreshing my memory. What a beautiful endeavor.<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>gaylegaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-6614735278267031932007-04-04T07:49:00.000-07:002007-04-04T07:49:00.000-07:00Gayle, are you familiar with Afghans for Afghans (...Gayle, are you familiar with Afghans for Afghans (http://afghansforafghans.com/)?<BR/><BR/>They send hand knitted items to women in Afghanistan. Here's a blurb from their website.<BR/><BR/>afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>This grassroots effort is inspired by Red Cross volunteers who made afghans, socks, slippers, and other items for soldiers and refugees during World Wars I and II and other times of crisis and need. Read about the Red Cross knitting tradition.Donna Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456352318216873030noreply@blogger.com