PLEASE DO NOT DROP-OFF AT JOANN STORES
We are sad to report that all JoAnn Fabric stores are closing. Project Linus National Headquarters is hoping to work something out with Hobby Lobby and/ or Michael's. If you know of any local small business fabric and/ or fiber stores in North or South Austin please email Brenda Kilburn.
Please note we are not accepting small blankets at this time.
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Dell Children's Neonatal ICU
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Communities in Schools
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Catholic Charities
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Bastrop CASA
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Georgetown ISD
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American Red Cross
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Austin Police Dept
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Bastrop Child Advocacy
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Sickle Cell Assoc
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Bastrop Pregnancy Crisis Center
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Round Rock Police Dept
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Snowball Express
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Dell Childrens'
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Austin Public Health
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Wonders and Worries
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Bastrop ISD
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Family Loss
Who Gets Blankets in Central Texas?
2024 by the numbers:
3,022 blankets were processed at our monthly meetings
Distributed to 17 organizations
48,731 total blankets have been distributed by Project Linus of Central Texas since 2004
Providing Security Through Blankets
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Volunteers, also known as blanketeers, create and donate new, handmade blankets for children in crisis situations in Williamson, Travis, Bastrop and Hays Counties. Since 2005, Central Texas Project Linus volunteers have donated over 34,000 'blankie hugs' to children in crisis.
Central Texas Project Linus
at a Glance
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Project Linus is a national (U.S.) 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer organization whose members provide love, a sense of security, warmth, and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need, through their gifts of new, handmade blankets. Most children receive a Project Linus blanket through the local chapter fulfilling requests from local hospitals, shelters, police, or other agencies, but individual requests are filled too.
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Blanketeers of all ages lovingly make new blankets by knitting, crocheting, quilting and cutting (no-sew) fleece blankets. These blankets come from volunteers' hearts, and so become tangible gifts of comfort for children going through difficult times.
Project Linus Mission
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Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission statement, which states:
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First, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth, and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
Second, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
The best kind of sleep under heaven above, is under a blanket handmade with love...
Project Linus is a national (U.S.) 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer organization whose members provide love, a sense of security, warmth, and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need, through their gifts of new, handmade blankets. Most children receive a Project Linus blanket through the local chapter fulfilling requests from local hospitals, shelters, police, or other agencies, but individual requests are filled too.
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Blanketeers of all ages lovingly make new blankets by knitting, crocheting, quilting and cutting (no-sew) fleece blankets. These blankets come from volunteers' hearts, and so become tangible gifts of comfort for children going through difficult times.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."