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• Title: Knit 1, Purl 2: Want to Help? (Ysports)
• Author : The Virginian Pilot
• Release Date : January 09, 2011
• Genre: Reference,Books,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 50 KB

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Click-click, click-click, that's the sound of the Nifty Knittersas they make baby hats for the homeless, the H.E.R. Shelter and the Seaman's Ministry. They make hats and blankets for local hospitals and contribute 100 hats and gloves to Chesapeake each Decemberfor distribution to those in need. Started four years ago by 86-year-old Miars Farm resident Ann Gillerlain, it is a cheerful group of women who gather at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church at 9:30 every Monday morning. I think they enjoy each other's company as much as the work. Some work from home and not all belong to Jackson Memorial, or even are Baptist. Ann stressed this is not a religious activity, but "a mission" and anyone willing to help is welcome. Ann has been knitting since she was 5 years old and sewing since she was 12. A stay-at-home mom and seamstress while her husband served as a Portsmouth police officer, Ann made bonnets, coats and clothes for fashionable downtown stores like Sears Betty and Bob. Her daughter never wore store-bought clothes as a child. Ann believes "if you learn something, you should pass it on." And she has, by teaching others how to knit and crochet for this mission. I once learned how to knit, but not how to finish, so I would just knit on and on, then unravel the yarn and start all over again - very therapeutic, but not very productive. If you're more talented than me, which wouldn't be difficult, join the Nifty Knitters and put your talent to good use. Or consider donating yarn - 1 skein (7 ounces) will yield three hats. Call Ann at 686-8587. When you were a young girl, didn't you think your dad was a hero? Happily, some things never change. "Heroes/Superheroes" was the theme for a father-daughter dance Feb. 4 for 130 Girl Scouts from Western Branch and Churchland. The dance was a fundraiser for the Family Partnership campaign, which underwrites the cost of being a Girl Scout for those who can't afford it. According to Chris Wilson, leader of Troop 99, "the girls danced with their dads in the cafeteria of Western Branch Primary School, enjoyed cake, lemonade ... and, yes ... ate Girl Scout cookies!"

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