Whatever We Learn To Do

"Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just; by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled; and by doing brave acts, we become brave." - Aristotle

Rae Lee and Ardis cutting out ties

 We met at Kristin's home for our August We CAN meeting.   We have found some successful items that consistently do well at the boutique.  We made 18 Missionary Christmas Stockings that will be sold at the Festival of Trees Gift Boutique at the end of November.  .

Kristin, Carolyn and Lynn assemble the stockings after they are sewn together.

 After the stockings are assembled with collars and ties, Lynn adds a black Missionary name tag to each one

The money that is raised at the Festival of Trees goes to help children at Primary Childrens Medical Center, who otherwise could not afford to get medical treatment, get the services they need.  We enjoy helping with this Festival every year because not only is it a worthy cause, but also because 100% of the money raised goes to help the children.  This year Festival of Trees will be November 28 through  December 1, 2012 at South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah.
"One out of nine children who walk in the doors of Primary Children’s Medical Center cannot afford to pay for their medical costs.  Primary Children’s charity care program ensures that every child receives the best medical care possible, regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay.  Last year, more than $14.3 million charity care dollars were used to cover over 14,057 hospital visits at Primary Children's Medical Center. In addition to charity care, Festival of Trees supports programs at the hospital such as music therapy.  A licensed music therapist works full-time at Primary Children’s using music for pain management, physical therapy, and emotional release.  Festival of Trees also supports research programs at the hospital for children suffering from cancer, heart disease, prematurity, and other illnesses and injuries." ~from Festival of Trees.org, 2012

Rae Lee, Krstin, Carolyn, Lynn and Ardis ~ and Sandy behind the camera

We always have a delicious potluck lunch, with a lovely variety of food to enjoy~ these ladies are great cooks!

"It is never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot

Upcoming August Meeting

“I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.” ― Charles Dickens 

For our August 2012 meeting, we will be collecting receiving blankets for babies, born at UVRMC to drug addicted mothers, who are placed in foster care.  The foster parents must be specially trained to care for these babies with special needs.  The babies must be swaddled  a certain way at all times and need more receiving blankets than the typical newborn.


The blankets need to be at least 30" x 40" minimum, but the best size is 36" x 36" or 45" x 45" as they can be used a little longer as the baby grows.  Carolyn has found 30" x 40" blankets at Babies R Us.  Most other stores receiving blankets are too small and cannot be used for this type of swaddling.  

The blankets can be home-made or store-bought.  Homemade may be preferable because 36" x 36" or 45" x 45" are the preferred sizes.  

Our August meeting will be held Monday, August 6 at Kristen J's home at 10:00 a.m.  We will be working on Missionary Christmas Stockings which will be sold at the Festival of Trees Boutique again this year.

Let The Festival of Trees Preparation Begin!

So here we are once more meeting at Paula's house for We Can on June 11th.

It all looks pretty colorful, don't you think?  We are making decorations for our tree for Festival of Trees this year.  The name of our Tree is "Judy Gets Her Wings" and it is to be dedicated to Judy Dimond, a member of We Can who finished her mission here last December.

Our tree will feature fairies and flowers and other garden delights.  Judy is a bright and happy soul, and we know that she will appreciate our efforts to honor her.  We LOVE you Judy!!