We are a group of faculty, staff, students and friends at the Penn State Brandywine campus that began in 2003 making blankets for Project Linus. Project Linus is a national volunteer organization that provides blankets to children in hospitals to give the kids a sense of security, just like the character from the comic strip. But we have expanded our efforts beyond blankets! In addition, we are creating hats/scarves/mittens for Cradles to Crayons, blankets for animals shelters for The Snuggles Project, Huggy Pillows for cardiac recovery patients, pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer, newborn caps for Save the Children, and more!Be sure to check out our sister group we manage, the Delaware County, PA, chapter of Handmade Especially for You, making scarves for women survivors of abuse and violence.
This entry lists the current focus for our knitting needles and crochet hooks for 2013! All donations should be dropped off to Diane Shorter in the Student Affairs Office, second floor of the Commons Building at Penn State Brandywine (see the Contact Us entry for full contact information).
This is a listing of the number of donations and organizations Knittany Lion Needleworks sent handmade items to each year.2012 Annual Report (PDF file)
2011 Annual Report (PDF file)
2010 Annual Report (PDF file)
2009 Annual Report (PDF file)
2008 Annual Report (PDF file)
2007 Annual Report (PDF file)
2006 Annual Report (PDF file)
2005 Annual Report (PDF file)
2004 Annual Report (PDF file)
2003 Annual Report (PDF file)
This is a list of organizations that we have assisted with donations in the past and present.
Project Linus - http://www.projectlinus.org/
ConKerr Cancer - http://www.conkerrcancer.org/
Snuggles Project - http://www.snugglesproject.org/
Delaware County SPCA - http://delcospca.org/
Cradles to Crayons - http://philadelphia.cradlestocrayons.org/
Handmade Especially For You - http://handmadeespecially.org/, scarves sent to:
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County - http://www.dapdc.org/
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County - http://www.dvccc.com/
Pittsburgh Chapter (Comfort Scarves) - http://www.comfortscarves.org/
Hat Box Foundation - http://www.hatboxfoundation.org/
Liberty USO - http://www.libertyuso.org/
Rocky Mountain USO - http://www.uso.org/
Special Olympics USA Scarf Project - http://www.scarvesforspecialolympics.org/
Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House - http://www.philarmh.org/
Save the Children - http://www.savethechildren.org/
Pennsylvania Hospital NICU - http://www.pennmedicine.org/obgyn/services/neonatology/pahosp/
Chester County Hospital - huggy pillows, red scarves for heart patients, pink scarves for breast cancer patients
Paoli Hospital - huggy pillows
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - http://www.chop.edu/, tubey pouches
Covenant House Pennsylvania - http://www.covenanthousepa.org/what_we_do/human_trafficking.html
Flood victims of Bradford County, PA
Debbie's Shawls for VNA Hospice of Hanover and Spring Grove
If you have any questions about Knittany Lion Needleworks, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Co-chairs of Knittany Lion Needleworks:
Diane Shorter (610) 892-1279 Email: dds4@psu.edu
Dr. Laura Guertin Email: knittanylionneedleworks@bw.psu.edu
Campus address:
Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063
Directions to campus
To ship items, please address your donations to:
Knittany Lion Needleworks, c/o Diane Shorter, Student Affairs
Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA, 19063
We gladly accept donations of crochet hooks, knitting needles, yarn, and fabric. All items are placed into the hands of our students and community members that selflessly give their time to make handmade items for those in need.
