bdlngton Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Needlepushers continues knitting and sewing for the children of the Lake Chapala area. In November we will start distributing hand knit sweaters to children in several local kindergartens. Last year Needlepushers gave sweaters to about 215 children. This past spring our group gave 250 dresses and 240 handmade vests to children in Jocotepec and San Juan Cosala. Our goal is to clothe as many, or even more, children before Semana Santa in 2019. We just completed a new project of giving over 300 handmade bags to children in Santa Cruz de la Soledad, San Nicolas de Ibarra, San Juan Tecomotlan, Riberas del Pilar, San Antonio Tlayacapan, and Hope House orphanage for boys in Ixtlahuacan. The bags were filled with a variety of surprises for the children, including personal hygiene and grooming products, school supplies, socks or underwear, stickers, toys and candy. Here is a photo of one very happy boy at Hope House showing off his bag and a knit cap he received. Needlepushers, which was started by Neill James in 1962, operates entirely on donations and members' dues. If you have yarn, fabric, sewing supplies and notions or travel toiletries you would like to donate, they can be left at the Lake Chapala Society office for Needlepushers or call 376-765-7318 for pick up. We can always use school supplies for the bags too. And we never turn down cash donations! Thank you for remembering Needlepushers and helping us with our work through your contributions. If you are interested in joining, please come to a meeting at LCS Tuesdays at 10:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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