We CAN: April 2022

April 2022 We CAN The Most Worth-While Thing

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.”

~Robert Baden-Powell

We met at Ardis home on April 4th. We tied fleece quilts for the Linus Project at American Fork Hospital. We also put together Easter Baskets for a Food Pantry in Heber.

Diane, Sue, Vila and KD working on quilts

Barbara working on a quilt for the LInus Project

Ann getting buckets decorated

Ann, Ardis, Carolyn, Barbara

Ten Easter Baskets ready to deliver!

2021 December We CAN Festival of Trees - Meet Me Under the Mooseltoe

“Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity and fear of others. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do little. Do what you can. You would be surprised at what "little" acts have done for our world.” ~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

November 22 we met at Carolyn's home to finish everything we needed to do for our Festival of Trees Christmas tree. Set up was November 29 and the Festival was held November 30 through December 4th 2021 at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy.

Meet Me Under the Mooseltoe 2021 Festival of Trees

Ardis working on ornament ties

The festival requires that everything be wired tightly onto the tree for transport to the new owner's home or buisness, it takes a bit of time to wire each ornament, ribbon, lights etc.

A few of the ornaments

Carolyn, Kathy, Sharon & Maureen

Barbara, Sharon & Maureen

Kathy, Paula and KD

We also signed Christmas Cards that will be taken to Assisted Living Centers in our area.

Carolyn, Kathy, Sharon and Maureen

Our snuggly moose in Buffalo Plaid

Meet Me sign

Another Moose and Gifts

Meet Me Under the Mooseltoe

Our tree is finished and ready to transport up to the Festival in Sandy! We are so excited and think it is one of the best small trees we've done for the Festival!

After our tree and Christmas Cards were finished we enjoyed a lovely Christmas luncheon together.

We are happy to report that our tree was a popular one at the auction this year and we are pleased that we are able to contribue to Primary Childrens Hospital in such a creative and fun way! Thank you to everyone who contributed and worked so hard to make this possible!

2021 Sept - Nov WE CAN Humanitarian Service Group - Doing the Smallest Right

“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” ~ Fred Rogers

September 2021

In September we collected items to make 30 Activity Kits for the Children's Justice Center. We also tied a quilt to go with our tree for the upcoming Festival of Trees for Primary Children's Hospital. We also made 100 red light/green light activity wands for Help Me Grow Utah. We delivered extra snack items that were donated in August to the Children's Justice Center and the Little Free Pantry in Payson.

October 2021

We cancelled our October get together because of more Covid Quarantines. Carolyn delivered more snack items to the Little Free Pantry in Payson.

November 2021

In November, we collected Christmas Cards for Care Centers and diapers, T-Shirts and pants for the Provo Resource Room of the Christmas Box House. We signed the Christmas Cards and worked on ornaments for our Festival of Trees tree for Primary Childrens Hospital.

Sharon, Maureen, Carolyn and Barbara signing Christmas Cards

2021 June - August WE CAN (Care & Nurture) Humanitarian Service Group

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.” ~ Spencer W. Kimball

June 2021

In June, we collected hygiene items and assembled Hygiene Kits for the food bank. We made journals for Hearts Knit Together.

July 2021

We met at Carolyn's home in July. We collected school supplies for Tabitha's Way and made spinner boards for United Way's "Help Me Grow Utah."

Victoria, Maureen, Barbara, Megan and Sharon cutting out spinner boards

Vila, Laura, Sue, KD and Ardis working on Spinner Boards for Help Me Grow Utah

Kathy, Carolyn and Ardis preparing a lovely luncheon.

August 2021

In August we met in a nearby park. We collected items for summer homeless kits and assembled 30 kits. We worked on three projects for United Way's Help Me Grow Utah initiative. We made and donated 100 calming bubbles, 56 stringing necklace kits and made 100 follow the leader wands.

Sue, Sharon, Barbara, Carolyn and Maureen working on necklace kits

Maureen, Sharon and Vila - stringing necklace kits

Stringing Necklace Kit

We CAN ladies working on Calming Bubbles

Calming bubbles

Maureen, Sharon and Carolyn putting together Calming Bubbles

Carolyn, Maureen and Barbara working on snack kits

Barbara and Sharon organizing kits

2021 January - May WE CAN (Care & Nurture) Humanitarian Service Group - You Can Change the World

"As you know and apply the teachings of the Lord in your lives and in your work, you can change the world. You will become a precious part of His perennial pattern: the Lord uses the unlikely to accomplish the impossible!" ~ Russell M Nelson

January 2021

In January we collected socks and underwear for RSVP. We CAN donated 140 pairs of socks and 31 pair of underwear. RSVP collected 15,250 pair of socks and 2,460 pair of underwear! These went to help 18 local non-profits. We CAN ladies also made hats for St Jude's Children's hospital.

February 2021

Working from home, the We CAN ladies made 285 homemade Valentines which were delivered to local assisted living centers. We also collected food and toilet paper for the food bank's "Feed the Need" drive.

March 2021

In March, we collected shampoo, conditioner, razers, sanitizer, clorox wipes, foot powder, shaving cream, Lysol spray, etc for the Food & Care Coalition for kits for the homeless.

April 2021

For April, we collected hygiene supplies for Agape Center in Payson: shampoo, toothbrushes, sanitary napkins, diapers, powdered detergent, deodorant and toilet paper.

May 2021

Ardis, KD and Paula

This was our first in-person meeting, since COVID restrictions began over a year ago. We met at Carolyn's home. We collected and assembled items for 35 birthday kits for the food bank.