inspired.....

On this September day, i am feeling inspired. I stop on my bike and look to the bay and feel grateful for where I live, for who is in my life, for what we have each day. And I know for all that I have and receive, I can give just as much...

I was recently inspired, moved really by a project I first learned about over at Soulemama called Nest: Bringing Warmth Home which "seeks to connect knitters and other fiber enthusiasts with people in need of warm items for the coming winter. We plan to distribute new donated hats, mittens, fingerless mitts, cowls and scarves in the Ft. Kent {Maine} area by mid-September." I told a coworker friend about it and we're getting ready to send our warm woolens over to the other coast to help out with this wonderful project.

Learning about the Nest: Bringing Warmth Home project was timely I guess along with learning about the 29-Day Giving Challenge as I am consciously working on ways I can give more to my community big and small.

Fall is approaching, and the temperatures are beginning to dip here in the Northwest too. Gas and oil prices are projected at unprecedented highs this winter nationwide, many face crisis in meeting the challenge of heating their homes. According to this article in our local paper, community and emergency assistance organizations across the country are not necessarily going to have the budgets to help all of those in need. And for many, who are not in a home rented or otherwise and living on the street, winter can mean even more brutal challenges.

So we got to brainstorming my friend and I about what more we can do locally. Having been inspired by this wonderful project in Maine, we have decided to get something going right here in our neck of the woods.We thought first we would gather friends and family, coworkers together for for a warm-clothing drive for our town and county.

Then we decided why stop there, let's open this up to a much larger community and see how we can work together to help. We will donate what we gather to a few local agencies in our country who provide clothing to those in need. More information on these non-profits in the next few days.

So...we welcome you to join in our project: "Warmth for Washington". Knitters, crocheters, fleece-crafters, we welcome your hand-made warm and cozies (hats, scarves, mittens, fingerless mitts, cowls) If you are not a knitter purchased warm and natural-fiber items in new condition are much appreciated too:

Please mail your items to:

Warmth for Washington
PO Box 2415
Bellingham, WA
98227-2415

I am grateful for the chain at inspiration that began by reading about this project in Maine over at SouleMama  and to Jean at Nest: Bringing Warmth Home for inspiring us over here to do a little more for our community.

Comments

[Mary Smith]

That's a great idea, and Soulemama is one of my fav. blogs!