Fall Already?

Today I had a nice conversation with a new blanketeer. I asked her how she heard about us and she told me that she met someone at her doctor's office who was crocheting a blanket for us. You just never know when you are going to make a new friend when you open your heart to Project Linus. That reminds me of something I recently read in an email intended for PL Coordinators. I'll share it with you here. Jennifer writes:

"We have a new blanketeer that just joined our Solano County, CA Chapter. I have been working with her to coordinate her first-ever donation of blankets and she shared with me the following, which I just had to pass on:

"Just fyi - I made these baby blankets in memory of a very good friend of mine from Tucson, Arizona. She was my tennis partner for the first five years I was learning to play tennis until I moved away due to a military move. She remained my friend for over 20 years. She died from ovarian cancer in Oct. 2009. I didn't know about it until Jan 2010. I started knitting blankets in Jan. because during the last conversation I had with her, she told me how much she was enjoying making blankets for Project Linus in Tucson, and that if I could find a chapter here, she knew I would love it. Her name was Mary Helen Dimercurio. She was a great lady who made a difference in others lives including mine. And boy, did we have some fun together."

I got chills when I read it...what a wonderful tribute to Mary Helen and I really hope the Tucson Chapter Coordinator can share this with her group."

Thank you ALL for all you do for Project Linus. It is a great way to give back to the community and to keep hearts warm too.