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How are you planning to honor MLK Day this year? We know that you love to knit and would like to invite you to “DC Knit-In 2013.”
We are writing to you from Meridian International Center, an international non-profit based in DC (Meridian Hill Park), whose mission supports global leadership development. Meridian programs bring people of all backgrounds together around common platforms – such as exchange, ideas and the arts or why not KNITTING! We know that knitting is universal and there are a lot of you in DC – so here is our idea.
We have been looking for volunteer opportunities for MLK Day this year and have not found our ideal match. We would like to gather a critical mass of knitters on Sunday, January 20th in the afternoon to make hats for the homeless. It is getting cold out, the city is busy preparing for the inauguration, and we want to give back - with you. We see knitting as a wonderful way to bring together people of all backgrounds, generations, and skill levels for one common goal.
We are short on time but believe that this is possible with your help. This email is going out to DC knitting groups – please feel free to pass it along and share your ideas with us.
To make this happen, we would need the following:
Venue – size TBD based on response
Materials – we know veterans would have their own needles, but we would like to recruit new knitting volunteers as well so it would be good to look for donations of needles and of course YARN – Lots of Yarn!
Publicity – we need your help to spread the word – get the knitters and volunteers there
If you are interested, please email: rtaylor@meridian.org
How are you planning to honor MLK Day this year? We know that you love to knit and would like to invite you to “DC Knit-In 2013.”
We are writing to you from Meridian International Center, an international non-profit based in DC (Meridian Hill Park), whose mission supports global leadership development. Meridian programs bring people of all backgrounds together around common platforms – such as exchange, ideas and the arts or why not KNITTING! We know that knitting is universal and there are a lot of you in DC – so here is our idea.
We have been looking for volunteer opportunities for MLK Day this year and have not found our ideal match. We would like to gather a critical mass of knitters on Sunday, January 20th in the afternoon to make hats for the homeless. It is getting cold out, the city is busy preparing for the inauguration, and we want to give back - with you. We see knitting as a wonderful way to bring together people of all backgrounds, generations, and skill levels for one common goal.
We are short on time but believe that this is possible with your help. This email is going out to DC knitting groups – please feel free to pass it along and share your ideas with us.
To make this happen, we would need the following:
Venue – size TBD based on response
Materials – we know veterans would have their own needles, but we would like to recruit new knitting volunteers as well so it would be good to look for donations of needles and of course YARN – Lots of Yarn!
Publicity – we need your help to spread the word – get the knitters and volunteers there
If you are interested, please email: rtaylor@meridian.org
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