2 for 1 - Warm Up America and Crochetville!

[Donna]

No rectangles arrived today, so 1,970 is our final total.

 

Here is the last pile (in the usual position next to the couch ) and boxed up ready to go. I took the package to UPS, and they will arrive at Caron tomorrow!

 

 

 

[Donna]

Caron Simply Soft Soften the World Sweepstakes

Crochetville's Stats

 

We crocheted (and knitted) 1,970 rectangles, which Caron will donate to Warm Up America. Yes, that's one thousand nine hundred and seventy!

 

Take a bow, ladies!

 

84 Crochetville members made rectangles.

 

Donna received 104 packages of rectangles.

She collected, tallied, photographed, and packaged them.

 

Donna and Kathy (losingmymind2) delivered them to Caron.

Thank you for your company, Kathy!

 

After the contest, Caron will donate these rectangles to Warm Up America, and Crochetville's rectangles alone will make 38 blankets (with a few rectangles left over).

 

A big round of applause, please for all of our participants!

 

You all are the best!

1. 2kute
   
2. alibra
   
3. alwayscrafting
   
4. angelfire
   
5. ankey
   
6. Ankh
   
7. bgs
   
8. Buttercup
   
9. Champygirl
   
10. Charlene
    
11. Cherri
    
12. Chiscrochetcrazy
    
13. cluless
    
14. CrisKad
    
15. Croninny Nana
    
16. curly sue
    
17. Debbi-a1
    
18. deedes
    
19. DesertCrocheter
    
20. Donna
    
21. dorothysgirls
    
22. dragonfly
    
23. Eneida
    
24. evelyn
    
25. ForestW
    
26. fuzzypaint88
    
27. goofy
    
28. Granny Square
    
29. grannyannie
    
30. Happy Bunny
    
31. HappyOldCro
    
32. HappyStitcher
    
33. hseger
    
34. ILuv2Crochet
    
35. jeannie1205
    
36. JoBug
    
37. Karen C.
    
38. KellyA
    
39. KommunistKandy
    
40. LadyBebop
    
41. laurah4200
    
42. LaurieE
    
43. LegalWoman17
    
44. Lisa62
    
45. lizdini
    
46. Lost in Japan
    
47. MadCityCrochet
    
48. maetta
    
49. magiccrochetfan
    
50. mamabear10
    
51. mamarose22
    
52. MarleenCrochets
    
53. mellowe67
    
54. missmaxx
    
55. moonspinners
    
56. nana_k
    
57. Nancy NE
    
58. neatlytangled
    
59. Nght
    
60. niqita
    
61. Nprairie
    
62. peachyAmy
    
63. pineknott
    
64. Pink Peonies
    
65. Raccoon
    
66. rddugan
    
67. Redheart
    
68. Robyn
    
69. sakurasaku
    
70. saranicole01
    
71. scc51055
    
72. Seneca and Scooch
    
73. sewmom
    
74. Sharon188
    
75. SheffnJerri
    
76. szink2002
    
77. TeaLady
    
78. theworm
    
79. tracyleigh
    
80. truckin Patty
    
81. Uwcheese
    
82. walkingal
    
83. Wildflwr
    
84. yarnscrapper

[Granny Square]

Thank you Donna for all your preparation, picture taking, posting and packing!!

[mattsmom499]

So What's next? Do we continue this CAL or go our separate ways?

[Donna]

Thank you Donna for all your preparation, picture taking, posting and packing!!

You're welcome! I enjoyed it!

[Donna]

So What's next? Do we continue this CAL or go our separate ways?

Well, the contest CAL is done now, but I'm sure people would enjoy cheering each other on in a Warm Up America CAL, if someone wanted to start one. I know a lot of folks make these rectangles on a regular basis. I enjoyed organizing this effort and collecting the rectangles, but I can't commit to heading up an ongoing CAL.

[peachyAmy]

Way to go, Crochetville!!!:cheer

 

[alwayscrafting]

Good job everyone!!!

Thanks Donna and Kathy for coordinating this...I know you worked hard at it.

[Croninny Nana]

Wow--1970 beautiful rectangles. That sounds like a winning number

to me.

Nancy

[HappyBunny]

Thanks so much for coordinating this! It's been fun to see all those squares!

[DesertCrocheter]

We all deserve a pat on the back (especially Donna!). WTG, Crochetville! Now let's hope we win the prize for group effort (fingers and hooks crossed).

 

If there is a Michael's near you, they routinely collect squares for WUA, so if someone has really gotten into the groove and is using up stash and leftover balls and doesn't want to stop, keep making them (and you can make from any yarn, not just CSS) and donate them. But I think Donna and her family probably don't want to see another 7 by 9 square for a while. Patty

[Donna]

Thank you, Patty, for mentioning the WUA collections at Michaels. I had forgotten about that because I don't go to Michaels very often. Here is the WUA info page at Michaels: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=20146. It says they have collection bins and that people can contact their Store Event Coordinator if they want to help assemble.

[losingmymind2]

Donna did all the work, I just went along for the ride. It was a beautiful spring day, and Donna, her son and I had a lot of fun.

[goofy]

When will we know if we won?

[mamabear10]

When will we know if we won?

 

 

Regardless of the official count, I believe we've already won:manyheart

[sorefingers]

I checked here in Canada with my local store. They aren't sure what they are or are not accepting, where any charity donations go to etc... I was kind of put off a bit. However they told me to call the manager in the morning and they might have a clue. Way to go Canada! :blinkSo.. I think I might send a message to HQ letting them know that if this is their idea of advertising it, then Canada is going to freeze! Hopefully they will have a similar concept going here. I want in on it too!

 

Sore

 

P.S. Here's the quick email I shot off. I think it's a shame no one here knows about this!

 

Hi. I would just like to make a comment actually. No answer necessary. I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada and have just recently learned about the Warm-up America Charities. I learned about it from a crochet forum, which was running a charity group for this cause. I was unable to find where it was on your website, until a forum member provided the link for me. However, it has no mention if Canada is involved. I then called our local store and was very politely asked to call a manager the next day for details on a similar charity project. (The clerk who answered the phone was very accommodating and kind, BTW.) Is Canada involved in the warm-up America project? Why is it not advertised? I couldn't get these questions answered. If I had known about this I would have already been involved. Just a friendly reminder that a little advertising on this wouldn't hurt. I'm sure more people would love to help out with charities like this, if they only knew of them.

[Donna]

When will we know if we won?

I'm not sure. The contest advertisement didn't say. I'd bet they probably wanted to give themselves some leeway because they didn't know how many entries they would have or how many rectangles they would have to count. Today was the deadline for all entries to be in. I'll let all of you know as soon as I know anything!

[Donna]

I checked here in Canada with my local store. They aren't sure what they are or are not accepting, where any charity donations go to etc...

 

The Warm Up America Foundation is a US based charity, so it may not have anything going on in Canada. WUA isn't affiliated with Michaels stores, so they're not obligated to support WUA, but most Michaels stores in the US do collect and assemble sections. I couldn't find anything on the WUA site about Canada or other countries, and on their What is Warm Up America page, it only mentions the US. Maybe Canada has a similar program.

[aekmv]

Michaels Stores in Canada have a similar program :

 

 

 

"Blankets for Canada!

Join Canada's needleworkers in creating warm afghan blankets for those in need. Create 20 cm x 20 cm (approximately 8-inch x 8-inch) squares using any basic knitting or crochet patterns. Drop your squares in the collection bin at your favourite Michaels store, and please sign the Contributor List located next to the bin."

[sorefingers]

Hehehe, who needs advertising when I have you guys! Thanks for the info! Now I know what to make!

 

Sore

[Donna]

Thank you for finding that info about Canada, aekmv!

[Donna]

Regardless of the official count, I believe we've already won:manyheart

I agree! Not only did we make enough rectangles for 38 warm blankets, but we enjoyed doing it together as a community.

[moonspinners]

Donna, thank you so much for all you've done for this effort. What a tremendous turn out we had. I'm so glad I was able to participate in this effort. I keep discovering cool stitches to try. So I think I'll keep making rectangles for WUA & dropping them off at my local Michael's.

 

:cheer:cheer WTG , everyone :cheer:cheer

[TammyG]

WAY TO GO!!! Although I made squares, I never got them mailed Just an FYI, my local AC Moore also has a WUA group that meets once a month to put together squares. You can also just drop them off...

[coolhockeymom]

you all did a wonderful job and you are all winners you prove that with heart anything is possible one person can change a town crochetville people can change the world