"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects." ~ Dalai Lama
Monday, January 6th, the We CAN (Care And Nurture) group met at Sandy's home for a few hour so service.
We collected many socks for RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) of Utah County. RSVP works closely with United Way of Utah County to deliver these socks to areas of the most need.
We had lots of projects to work on today, and we had lots of willing hands to contribute to the effort. We are so grateful for all of you who come to lend a hand to these wonderful projects.
We tied a quilt for a refugee family.
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| Carol & Maureen getting the quilt set up and ready to go |
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| Kathy and Maureen tying the quilt while Sue and crochet hats |
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| Vila and Sandy holding the finished quilt that will be given to a Refugee family in Utah |
We sewed 34 baby burp clothes that will be used by the Utah County Health Department's Visiting Nursing Program.
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| Diane and Vila cutting out baby burp cloths. |
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| RaeLee , Barbara and KD sewing flannel for the burp cloths |
The bibs are cut out, sewed, then clipped and turned. They are then ironed and top-stitched on the outside to finish the product.
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| Vila, Diane, Carol, Carolyn, Brittany, KD and Ardis - a beehive of activity! |
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| Brittany, Carol, Vicky, RaeLee and Barbara - completing various steps for the sewing project |
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| A few of the 34 finished baby burp cloths that will be donated to the Utah County Home Nursing Program. |
We are also knitting or crocheting hats for the Remember Nhu service organization. This is a project that those of us who enjoy crocheting or knitting like to work on throughout the year. Remember Nhu helps children who have been rescued from child or sexual slavery. T
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| Sue and crocheting hats on looms for Remember Nhu |
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| Ardis is also crocheting hats |
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| We have made 21 hats so far for Remember Nhu |
| Vila stuffed teddy bears that will be given to Primary Childrens' Hospital to be given to patients there. | |
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Carolyn got a surprise e-mail from KUTV Channel 2 a couple of days before our meeting They wanted to do a story on We CAN for their Pay It Forward news segment. Maren Jensen from KUTV news, their camera man and Tony Rasmussen from Mt America dropped by our meeting at Sandy's home and videoed our different projects. They also interviewed Carolyn, the founder of our group, asking her how the group got started, and our many projects we have done over the last eleven years. This will be our 12th year of service.
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| Brittany, Carolyn and Sandy with KUTV news videoing in the background |
Tony Rasmussen presented Carolyn with a $500.00 check from Mt America Pay It Forward for the We CAN group to use on supplies for future projects. It was a lovely surprise for all of us! Thank you, KUTV and Mt America!
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Tony Rasmussen from Mt America and Maren Jensen
from KUTV Channel 2 interview our founder, Carolyn Shirley |
We enjoyed a lovely potluck luncheon at the end of our service projects. We will be meeting on Monday, February 3rd for our next meeting.
Danielle Lindstrom "Way Cool!"
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