Warm Heads, Happy Hearts
1953-2006
Starting this year, in my dad’s memory, I will be running an annual winter warm-up drive for handmade hats, scarves, mittens, etc… anything you can think to make, that would warm up someone’s heart on a cold winter night. My daddy Tom had wanderlust, and he was homeless for over 20 years before he was tragically killed in a hit and run accident on January 27, 2006 in Forth Worth, Texas.
These items will be distributed to homeless men, women & children here in Reno, Nevada and in Forth Worth, Texas – where my dad traveled to often. Gloves and mittens are especially needed and helpful when forced to sleep outside in the colder months.
Free Patterns Available Online
- Head Huggers – crochet, knitting & sewing pattern links for hats
- Boy Beanie Crochet Pattern - the popular stitch & bitch pattern offered free online from the fun & talented Laura Killoran
- Knitting Pattern Central – hats, mittens, scarves
- Crochet Pattern Central – hats, mittens, scarves
- Free Patterns for Charity – crochet, knitting & sewing patterns for hats, mittens, scarves & more.
- Quick & Easy Fleece Projects – sew & no-sew patterns with fleece for hats, mittens, scarves & more.
Due to overwhelming need, I will continue to distribute items through mid-January 2009.
- Drop #1 – Saturday Oct 11 2008 – outside the Reno/Sparks Gospel Mission
- Drop #2 – Wednesday, Nov 5 2008 – RAK drop at the Downtown Reno Library
- Drop #3 – Wednesday, Nov 26 2008 – outside the Reno/Sparks Gospel Mission
- Drop #4 – Wednesday, Dec 10 2008 – RAK drop at the Downtown Reno Library
- Drop #5 – Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008 – RAK drop at the Downtown Reno Library
- Drop #6 – Friday, Feb 6, 2009 – RAK drop at the Downtown Reno Library
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