An accomplished crocheter, I am not. I’ve only been crocheting for a couple of years. To be honest, I learned to crochet because I was attending a crafting group with ladies who mostly knitted and crocheted. I was impressed with the things they made and wanted to be able to make hats, scarves, baby blankets and afghans to donate to organizations serving the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the surrounding area where I already donated quilts.
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the area surrounding it encompasses some of the poorest counties, with the highest unemployment rate in the United States. In the area it is common for more than one family to occupy a single dilapidated mobile home which may lack windows or have holes in the floor. Often families do without heat or rely solely on wood for heat. Often electric is run from one mobile home to another using extension cords which can lead to overloading of electrical circuits and to mobile home fires.
In the area, having a blanket can make the difference between being warm or cold in the winter. Warm hats and scarves can make the difference between children being warm or cold on their way to school.
I have, for a long time (even before I crocheted) donated to the Pine Ridge community through the Facebook group, Sew For Kids Volunteers.
Sew For Kids Volunteers is a group of people who sew, crochet, knit, and make items to donate to the children and seniors on the reservation. The group has ongoing relationships with several organizations in the area which exist to help the community. The group is a central organization where we plan monthly and seasonal projects and where we share the joy of giving.
If you do any kind of craft work and are looking for a charity crafting home, the Sew For Kids Volunteers is a great group to belong to. If you don’t craft and enjoy shopping instead the group welcomes those who donate that way as well.
If you want to help with the donations you see here on the blog, you can always help by using the links on the site when you shop. When you click an affiliate link and buy any item through Amazon or one of the other connected sites, I earn a small commission on your purchase. I use these commissions, in part, to buy supplies which are turned into items to donate.
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