Behind the scenes at North Bend Grange’s Project Linus
Published 2:05 pm Wednesday, December 3, 2014
North Bend’s Sallal Grange hosted a special Project Linus Event on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The Sno-Valley Moms Meetup Group, a local mom’s group, wanted to do something for Project Linus, and boy, did they.
Four women, Rebecca Nowak, Mary Keiser, Melissa Lazorik, and Misty Tycci, came out in the bitter cold and wind and made 44 blankets with material donated by their group. They were particularly helpful, say Grange members, because they made large blankets, such as would be given to a teenager. Most items donated to Project Linus are small baby-sized blankets. These, however, were generously sized, and the material was beautiful, said Grange member Leah Aichele.
The Sno-Valley Moms group is dedicated to providing a place to make new friends and find real support. Common group activities include play dates, field trips, mom’s night out events, community service projects, book club, and more. Their members live in North Bend, Snoqualmie and Fall City, and most are mothers of kids ages birth to 5.
Project Linus is a national charity that collects handmade blankets and distributes them at places where they will be given to children in traumatic situations, such as hospitals.
The Sallal Grange is a local non-profit community service organization, part of the state and national Grange system, that helps both local and national charities like the Sno-Valley Moms Meetup Group and Project Linus. Rechartered in December of 2009, the grange’s activities have included a monthly Open Mic affectionately nicknamed ‘Grangestock’, a weekly Dairy Drive for cheese for the local food bank, monthly community game nights and Contra Dances. More information about the Sallal Grange can be found at their website, sallalgrange.org.
