A beautiful assortment of over 100 hand knitted, crocheted and woven items were donated to the Children’s Specialized Hospital and the Streetlight Mission. The items donated consisted of baby caps, booties, sweaters, lap afghans, blankets, women’s and men’s caps, scarves and woven finger/hand puppets and hand knitted fleece blanketsThe Creative Hands Community Service Group of SWSCH are committed in bringing comfort and warmth to the men, women and children assisted by these two organizations. Since 2014, these ladies have faithfully come together every week to knit and crochet items for donation.
The Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord injuries, to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental health.
StreetLight Mission is a faith based community outreach center located in the inner city of Elizabeth, NJ. serving people struggling with poverty, mental illness, substance abuse and most of all hopelessness.
Second Westfield Senior Citizens Housing, 1129 Boynton Avenue in Westfield, NJ opened in October, 1995. The building is a three-storied, elevator equipped building for low-income senior citizens. It is designed specifically for seniors, and meets all of the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. Sitting on 8.5 acres of parklike land, it is adjacent to the existing senior citizens building.
Our Community Service Group would be grateful to receive donations of yarn/wool to continue their projects. If you would like to donate any yarn, please contact: Carezza Motley at 908-518-9586 ext. 5.
(above l-r) Kimberly Armenti, Madeline Ayres, Millie Boguski, Judith Sandala, Helene Glawitsch, Amy Jester.
