Members generally meet in private homes on a Tuesday each month at 7:00 p.m.  The interest group provides great fellowship with a new emphasis begun a few years ago. At their October 8 meeting a few years ago , they presented 75 baby blankets to a TMH neonatal nurse. They are now year-round making fleece blankets for the Christmas Connection as well as other needy groups. Their baby blankets was their project that past year… beautifully made of wonderfully soft flannel. They also make items to help neonatal babies and Alzheimer’s patients including baby caps for newborn babies. For 2017 we gave 16 -20 large fleece blankets to the Christmas Connection 2017. In 2018 we added even more, including smaller fleece blankets for children. If anybody wishes to make more at home, they are so easy to make. The fleece comes in bags of two at Joann’s Fabric on Thomasville Road. Then when finished, please bring them to Cherie.

Please contact Cherie Fenstermaker for further dates.
cheriefenstermaker@gmail.com and (850) 556-1440.

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Tuesday, October 24 – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at the home of Diane Stuart
Thursday, November 9 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Loretta Catalano
Thursday, December 7 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Cherie Fenstermaker
To gather and finish the fleece blankets for the Christmas Connection
Tuesday, January 23 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Cherie Fenstermaker
To make more blankets and to learn to knit preemie caps
Tuesday, February 20 – 7:00 p.m.
At the home of Cherie Fenstermaker
The group will continue to work on baby hats for the hospital nursery and also continue making blankets to have ready for next year’s Christmas Connection. We donated 22 blankets in 2017.