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Edition 5 2026 Blankets Donated 34,614

Hugs & Snuggles Newsletter

Please see our website to view all pictures.

Blankets: In June we delivered 235 blankets to children in need at Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Galisano Hospital and McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center

Meaning for the 2nd quarter of the year blanketeers made 382 blankets and 415 blankets were given to children in need .

Giving us a yearly total of 1100 blankets have been made by our volunteers and we have delivered 794 blankets to our agencies for children.

Blanket sizes

Approximate Sizes

Baby / Toddler 36x36, 36x40

Grade School 40x45

Teen 45x50, 50x60 or bigger.

WE NEED : We can use baby, teen boy and girl

Note from Karen

Hi Everyone:

My brother passed away July 5th. So, I am a little busy handling things and a little sad he is gone. I am also at peace knowing he is finally out of pain, which is the big consolation for this whole ordeal.

I want to thank everyone for their patience for the last few months. I know I have had to push things off, and have not been my normal “Oh we can meet tomorrow and take care of that”. It may also take me just a little bit to get back to that. I have been dealing with a viral respiratory infection this week and ear infections. I think I ran myself down. So, I am not going to rush to get everything going this week. But we will get back to normal, and it will get better from here.

Events:

Manlius Library – blanket top day

Saturday July 18th 1-4pm

Saturday September 19th 1-4pm

Saturday November 21st 1-4pm

Saturday January 16th, 2027 1-4pm

Oswego County 4H sale. Don’t forget the Oswego County 4-H Fabric sale fundraiser is Saturday July 25th 9am-2pm. Fabric starts at $2 per yard. See our website under events for the whole flyer.

New York State Fair : We will once again be participating in the New York State Fair. Thanks to the courtesy of 4H we will be in the youth building and letting kids color squares while we make blanket tops out of the colored squares. We will be there every day from August 26 to September 6th. We will not be there labor day September 7th. If you are interested in doing a day in our booth, we are usually there from 10am to 3pm. Please email me that you wish to help.

***Please note a couple of you emailed me days you were going to help, or just a email saying you were interested. I have lost the emails. It’s been rough. If anyone interested could please email me again. Thank you. ***

Fair dates are below. I will be there everyday.

State Fair

Wednesday 8/26/2026

Thursday 8/27/2026

Friday 8/28/2026

Saturday 8/29/2026

Sunday 8/30/2026

Monday 8/31/2026

Tuesday 9/1/2026

Wednesday 9/2/2026

Thursday 9/3/2026

Friday 9/4/2026

Saturday 9/5/2026

Sunday 9/6/2026

Blanket Pick Ups: I should be driving the Silver Ford Escape. But just incase the other vehicle is a gold Chevy Equinox.

If you know you cannot be there close to the hour and will be closer to the half hour or 45 minutes – please let me know. If you are at an appointment I will gladly wait. But if I sit there for a half hour and no one shows, I will be leaving.

July Pick-up dates:

Kaleidoscope Quilts – Preble – Thursday July 23rd, 1pm

Clay – old Joanns Parking lot - Friday July 24th, 11am

Fayetteville Towne Center – old Joanns - Monday July 27th, 11am

Baldwinsville Library - Friday July 31st, 11am

August Pick-up dates:

Baldwinsville Library - Monday August 17th, 11am

Fayetteville Towne Center – old Joanns - Wednesday August 19th,

Kaleidoscope Quilts – Preble – Thursday August 20th, 1pm

Clay – old Joanns Parking lot - Friday August 21st, 11am

Blanketeers for this month. Thank you to the following Blanketeers for donating blankets .

Anon Bonnie Blake Cindy Crandall Celeste Dunn

Deb Duvall Cheryl Grom Rebecca Jeffery Elizabeth Nguyen

Ruth Norton P’s and Q’s of First Presbyterian Church Cortland

Linda Smallwood Beth Sochan Kimberly Sweetser Candy Thorp

Quilt tops, Fleece, Material, Hats, Mittens, Scarf …etc Thank you for quilt tops, pillow cases, fleece, material, hats, mittens ….etc

Rebecca Jeffery

Thank you.

Occasionally we receive a thank you from someone. It is usually timed really well. It is usually arriving when I am overwhelmed and thinking I am not sure what I am doing anymore. The below thank you was received on a day when we had to admit my brother to the hospital again, and I was really unsure of where we were going from there. So, it helped me to cry out a little of my stress, and made me vow ((once again)) “no matter what, I can’t give up Linus”. So, I am here just not 100% yet. Please don’t ever forget what we do matters.

“”Dear Blanketeers of Project Linus. Thank you so much for the time, money and energy you put into making your beautiful quilts. My 16 year old son, Andrew, who is non-verbal and developmentally delayed received a gorgeous dalmatian quilt on his Birthday!. He was in the hospital dealing with a UTI. He has been through so much and has spent a lot of time in the hospital. It was really special for him to be able to receive a handmade present on his Birthday. Keep up the good work and know that it is very much appreciated! Thanks again! Michele and family.

Our drop off sites: Please check with our drop off sites for current hours of operation. All of our sites are wonderfully supportive of us and we thank them for their support.

When dropping off blankets please put them in a plastic bag with Project Linus on the outside and a note inside with your name.

Baldwinsville Library – 33 E Genesee St, Baldwinsville

Manlius Library – 1 Arkie Albanese Ave , Manlius

Calico Gals – 3906 New Court Ave – Syracuse

Sew What? CNY – 25 Seminary St, Auburn.

Oliver's Originals – 8188 Cazenovia Rd Manlius

Kaleidoscope of Quilts – 6271 Little York Lake Rd – Little York(Cortland County)

The Quilt Shop – 1625 State St Watertown,

Karen Lathrop – 245 Martin St – Syracuse NY

Sponsors:

I want to thank our great sponsors whose dollars help me to buy fabric, muslin, markers and yarn.

Stewarts Dairies

Luv Handlz Frozen Yogurt – James St

Edition 4 2026 Blankets Donated 34,535

Hugs & Snuggles Newsletter

Please see our website to view all pictures.

Project Linus Onondaga County NY

Blankets: In April we delivered 235 blankets to children in need at Upstate Pediatric and Adolescent Center, CIH, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Galisano Hospital, Hutchings Hospital, McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center , Salvation Army Homeless Shelter,

In May blanketeers made 217 blankets and 111 blankets were given to children in need at Upstate Pediatric and Adolescent Center, Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Blanket sizes

Approximate Sizes

Baby / Toddler 36x36, 36x40

Grade School 40x45

Teen 45x50, 50x60 or bigger.

WE NEED : We can use baby, teen boy and girl

Note from Karen

Hi Everyone:

Well after another month I am still unsure of how my brother is doing. He came home last Tuesday from Boston, with a portable suction unit to try and reinflate the lung. On Friday he was in Emergency at the V.A. On Monday he went to the E.R. again, and right now he is home, but I don’t know where we stand. So, pick-up dates are suggested only. If, I have to leave town or if his condition worsens and none of my helpers can get to the pick-up day, I will send a message cancelling as soon as possible. Please be patient and respectful to my help staff. At this point they are helping me keep up and open and going.

I am still playing catch-up on lots of stuff including my own doctor appointments, so please bear with me.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace Tour: On June 3rd we had a wonderful tour of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. It’s such an amazing thing they do, making sure no child sleeps on the floor. We are such a good fit with them to provide an extra blanket with that bed to provide warmth and comfort. They are closing in on 8000 beds delivered since they started. Yes, 8000 beds in the Syracuse, Oswego, Madison area, and they still have a waiting list of 400 kids. We are going to do another tour in the fall, in hopes that those who had appointments but really wanted to attend will be able to visit and get the whole vision of what they do. Even though I have been going to the shop for years now, getting the whole sequence of events on how they make and deliver beds to the kids WAS AMAZING.

Events:

Manlius Library – blanket top day

We have booked the rest of our Sew Days at Manlius Library for the year. These sew days are helping us to keep our numbers up on quilts for mainly grades school and teens. The library has 5 machines for use (please sign up with them), I have 5 machines (1 spoken for usually). You can always bring your own. I provide kits already cut. We had a great day Saturday the 7th. Lots of blanket tops made, lots of laughs. Make sure to check out pictures of the event on our website (under events) and facebook page.

Saturday July 18th 1-4pm

Saturday September 19th 1-4pm

Saturday November 21st 1-4pm

Saturday January 16th, 2027 1-4pm

Oswego County 4H sale. Don’t forget the Oswego County 4-H Fabric sale fundraiser is Saturday July 25th 9am-2pm. Fabric starts at $2 per yard. See our website under events for the whole flyer.

Blanket Pick Ups: I should be driving the Silver Ford Escape. But just incase the other vehicle is a gold Chevy Equinox.

June Pick-up dates:

Kaleidoscope Quilts – Preble 11am Friday June 19th

Fayetteville – old Joann’s parking lot – 11am Wednesday June 24th

Clay – old Joann’s Parking lot – 11am Friday June 26th

Baldwinsville Library – village lot – 11am Monday June 29th

BOM – Blanket of the Month -

Beth Sochan – Puppy dog

Val Knoop – Val’s creations – Sweet dreams

Pat Messina - Points

Deb Duvall – Mom’s Stash

Beverly Neman – Spring Green

Virginia Collinson – Memorial Day - Let’s go Racin

Rebecca Jeffery – Peach Pinwheel

Carmen Denny – Rainbow Township

Margaret Little – Candlelight Quilt Guild – Lions

Liz Nguyen – Pooh Corner

Jane Klucsik – Frogs

Cindy Crandall – Pretty Package

Merinda Brown – At the Beach

Blanketeers for this month. Thank you to the following Blanketeers for donating blankets .

Anon Tau Beta Merinda Brown Virginia Collinson

Sophia Cuifflo Cindy Crandall Carmen Denny Celeste Dunne

Deb Duvall Carol Jerose Rebecca Jeffery Valerie Knoop – Val’s Creations

Jane Kluscik Mary Kay LaMacchia Julie Litteer

Margaret Little Pat Messina Beverly Neuman Kelley Neuman

Elizabeth Nguyen Ruth Norton Barbara Parr Karen S

Tami Smith Beth Sochan