“You are good. But is is not enough to be good. You must be good for something. The world must be a better place for your presence and the good that is in you must be spread to others.”
~Gordon B. Hinckley
January, February and March, we did not meet in person (due to COVID concerns). Ladies worked on projects at home, and we collected donations. In April 2022, we began meeting again in person.
January 2022
We collected winter hats and gloves for RSVP Winter Warmth Drive benefitting several local charities. Donated 57 hats and 47 pair of gloves for adults and kids.
At home project: Ladies made stickers and Follow the Leader wands for Help Me Grow Utah (United Way). We donated two large bags of stickers and 150 Follow the Leader Wands.
February 2022
We collected items for Paper Goods Kits for local refugees for Lifting Hands International. Each kit contained tolet paper, Kleenex, ziplock bags, paper towels, and napkins. We donated 10 kits.
Our at home project for February: We made homemade valentines for local assisted living centers in Springville, Spanish Fork, Elk Ridge, Payson and Santaquin. We made and donated 188 Valentines that are put on breakfast trays or given to the residents in the assisted living centers.
March 2022
For March, we collected items for 53 hygiene kits for Ukrainian refugees for Lifting Hands International. Each kit contains shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, bar of soap, comb and a washcloth.
Our at home project for March was 207 fishing kits for Help Me Grow Utah. We also delivered items we made before COVID and had been storing: Shape Toys going to Tanzania (American Fork Humanitarian Center) and activity grab bags for pediatric hospital patients.
April 2022
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Ann, Ardis, Carolyn and Barbara
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In April, we collected fleece for blankets and items to fill Easter baskets.
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| Barbara working on fleece blankets |
Diane, Sue, Vila and KD preparing and tying fleece blankets
Items in the basket included crayons, toothpaste, toothbrush, a small stuffed animal, coloring book and a couple of toys
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| Our finished Easter Baskets - ready for delivery |
Our project was making 10 fleece blankets for Project Linus for hospital patients We made 10 Easter baskets for the food pantry in Heber.
May 2022
We collected diapers for the Utah Diaper Bank.
We worked on a couple of different projects:
We covered journals for Hearts Knit Together (a shelter for those seeking refuge from violence), We also colored "You Are Loved" cards for the American Fork Humanitarian Center and assembled 100 Q-Tip games for Help Me Grow Utah.
June 2022
In June we collected baby items for Utah County Welcome Baby Program and the Utah County Home Visit Program. We collected onesies, bibs, receiving blankets, socks, swaddles and board books.
Carolyn, Becky, KD,Diane sewing baby burp cloths
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| Caroyn, Becky, KD and Diane Sewing |
We sewed 50 baby burp cloths for the Utah County Welcome Baby Program and colored "You Are Loved" cards for the American Fork Humanitarian Center.
July 2022
We collected items for ten Summer Food Boxes for the Utah County Community Action Food Bank. Each box contained items for a summer picnic: chips, s'more ingredients, baked beans, otter pops, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, pickles, utensils and a plastic tablecloth.
This month we sewed fleece procedure pillows for breast cancer patients and assembled shape/color kits for Help Me Grow Utah.
August 2022
In August, we collected shorts and t-shirts for children in Foster Care through Christmas Box of Utah County. We also made ornaments for our Festival of Trees tree.
September 2022
We collected supplies for and put together Activity Grab Bags for pediatric hospital patients.
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| Carolyn, Barbara, Diane, Sharon, Ardis working on the Activity Bags |
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| Sharon, Ardis, Carolyn and KD |
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Diane, Becky and Maureen working on Festival of Trees ornaments
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| Kathy and Becky |
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Ardis, Sharon and Carolyn coloring You Are Loved cards
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Our projects this month included making ornaments for our Festival of Trees, Coloring "You Are Loved" cards for the American Fork Humanitarian Center. , and putting together Help Me Grow Utah Kits. October 2022
In October, we collected toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, shampoo, and conditioner for Holding Out Help, an organization that gives a boost up to those wanting to move out of polygamy.
Our projects included making pinecone baskets for our tree for Festival of Trees, additional "You Are Loved" cards for the American Fork Humanitarian Center, felt hearts for Hearts Knit Together. We also finished the 89 Activity Grab Bags for pediatric hospital patients that we had started in September and 84 You Are Loved Coloring Cards.
November 2022
In November, we collected items for refugee hygiene kits for Lifting Hands International. Items were put in fabric drawstring bags, made by K.D.T. Each kit included a comb, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitizer and a washcloth.
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| Hygiene Kits bags |
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Sharon, Ann, KD, Maureen,
Carol, and Barbara working on number puzzles for Help Me Grow
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| Refugee Hygiene Kits in the lovely fabric bags KD sewed. |
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| Our Hummel Collectible Tree |
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Our North Woods Tree - Small Tree Division
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On November 28th, we went up to the Mountain America Expo Center to put together our donations for the Festival of Trees.
Our Hummel Christmas table top tree sold for $390. Our North Woods Christmas small tree sold for $600.00. December 2022
In December, we collected items for Christmas Gift Bags for the homeless. We donated socks, hand warmers, playing cards, packs fo Kleenex, Suduko I& Crossword puzzle books, flashlights and batteries, cough drops, $5.00 fast food cards and gave these Gift Bags to the Food & Care Coalition in Provo.
In 2022 WE CAN (Care And Nurture) people who were cold; underprivileged children; local refugees; the elderly in local assisted living centers; Ukrainian refugees; pediatric hospital patients; the sick; at risk babies; women in battered women's shelters; the hungry; breast cancer patients; foster children; Primary Childrens Hospital; people escaping polygamy; international refugees and the homeless.
