Latest news with #blankets
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Midstate kids make blankets for those in need
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Midstate children used their creativity to make blankets for those in need. The Charles Bruce Foundation teamed up with campers at the Supportive Partnership for Youth Program to make blankets. Campers created fabric squares of their original artwork, which will be assembled into three family-size blankets for those who are homeless. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'You can tell they get really excited and passionate about it, even though they don't fully comprehend what's going on,' said Elizabeth Wilkinson, co-site lead at the Big Spring SPY location. 'But they just love to help out others, and it's just a fun way for them to do that.' The blankets will be used to raise awareness for homelessness at a display in Denver, Colorado, in December. Then they'll be donated to families in need. Local nonprofit provides donations to thousands hurt by Texas floods 'It takes hundreds of hours, if not a half million hours, to put together the blanket project, and people do it for people they don't know,' said Pat LaMarche, board member at the Charles Bruce Foundation. 'And it's the most beautiful thing I've seen. It's literally human kindness in picture form.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
05-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Seniors group stitches blankets for wildfire evacuees
A group of Winnipeg seniors is providing comfort for wildfire evacuees in the city. A group of Winnipeg seniors is keeping busy by stitching together blankets for wildfire evacuees from across the province. Bonnie Morris, a member with Blanketing Manitoba, said that she wanted evacuees at shelters to 'feel a little more comfortable' and came up with the initiative. Morris said the group is made up of approximately 30 seniors. They make between 300 and 400 blankets a year on average, all of which are donated to 20 local charities. 'To be given a special blanket that you know somebody has spent the time to make for you, I think it would warm their hearts,' Morris said. Roughly 17,000 people from northern Manitoba are being evacuated due to ongoing wildfire danger, with many expected to come to Winnipeg. Blanketing Manitoba has been around since 2002 and gathers twice a month at Good Neighbours Active Living Centre to knit, crochet, sew and quilt blankets.
CTV News
03-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
LifeSchoolHouse Blanket Project builds community in Nova Scotia
The Life School House Project makes blankets for those in need. The LifeSchoolHouse Blanket Project brings together volunteers who donate their time and materials to make quilts for local charities and community groups in Nova Scotia. 'LifeSchoolHouse is a skill sharing model, where we bring community members together to help them learn new skills but also to reduce social isolation,' executive director Melissa Boucher-Guilbert said. Jennifer and Scott DeCoste started LifeSchoolHouse in 2018. Each month the group meets in the community room of the Kiwanis building at Grahams Grove in Dartmouth. 'Today we have about 10 volunteers who came together to make blankets,' Boucher-Guilbert said. 'Some people drop off some material that they have on hand that they no longer use.' Each volunteer has an important role. 'Some folks are cutting fabric, others are stitching it together, some are finishing some quilts that will be ready to donate to the organization that the group has chosen together,' said Boucher-Guilbert. The blanket project is in its fourth year, with each year making more and more quilts. So far this year, they have made just over 100, a volunteer said. 'Right now, we currently make and donate blankets to Adsum House, to palliative care and cancer care, Holly House, and we've recently added Northwood,' the volunteer said. The blankets symbolize someone who cares for the person receiving it, she said. 'Knowing that a bunch of people have come together to form their own little community within the community and have thought about what they're going through and in some way shows that we care,' the volunteer said. LifeSchoolHouse Blanket Project Volunteers at the LifeSchoolHouse Blanket Project hold up quilts made. (CTV Atlantic/Mike Lamb) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
The Herald
28-05-2025
- General
- The Herald
Stitched with love: 67 Blankets brings warmth and dignity to Nazareth House
'I noticed when I picked it up that it's handmade with love,' said a resident. 'Thank you very much on behalf of the Sisters of Nazareth and the whole of Nazareth House.' Resident Fay Paul was visibly moved. 'I am thrilled. I cannot tell you — the colours are what I like. Nazareth House has been fantastic to me. I was a carer for my husband for 22 years. I needed help and they took me in with open arms. Now, to receive something so beautiful, I am so happy.' Lynton, a representative from 67 Blankets, highlighted the time and effort put into each piece: 'It takes about four months to make a blanket. There's a lot of work, but it's more than a blanket — it becomes a comfort, especially for older people. It's something they identify with. It stays with them.' Sister Sikholiwe Ngwenya of Nazareth House expressed deep gratitude: 'We are so happy, especially because it's winter. The blankets are beautiful and mean so much to our residents. Many of them have no visitors. Receiving these gifts feels like a blessing.' For Steyn and the KnitWits, it's about more than just wool and hooks. 'It's a movement for change in our world,' Steyn said. 'It's incredible what individuals are capable of.' TimesLIVE
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Canada's iconic Hudson Bay brand to survive after sale to competitor
The Hudson Bay Company - Canada's oldest corporation - will sell its brand to another iconic national retailer, Canadian department store chain, which has applied for creditor protection, will sell its intellectual property for C$30m ($21.5m, £16.2m).The move comes after the company, also known as HBC, liquidated all its stores, citing a shifting retail landscape post-pandemic and US tariffs as insurmountable challenges. Canadian Tire is another major domestic retailer, with over 1,700 shops across the country that sell everything from sporting goods to hardware. Why shoppers are spending thousands on these blanketsAt stake is a brand that is over 350 years old. Founded in 1670, HBC was granted a royal charter to control trade in parts of Canada. The company began trading British-made wool "point" blankets emblazoned with stripes in blue, red, green and then morphed into a mid- and upper-range department store with key properties in several historic downtown buildings in cities across the country. It also began branding a plethora of products with those same point-blanket stripes, from teddy bears to it announced it would be closing down, demand for Hudson's striped products soared, with blankets especially selling for thousands on eBay. The resurgence of interest in the company, while it was on its last breath, sparked some hope that the brand may be able to make a comeback. The sale of its intellectual property - which includes in-house brands like Gluckstein and Distinctly Home - to Canadian Tire will ensure that the brand lives on, even if the physical shops do not.
