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Handmade Items Given to local Hospitals and Nursing Homes

By Michelle Taylor

Peace Lutheran Church, located in Elizabeth township, has a very special crochet club among their pews. A group of local ladies come together on the last Tuesday of each month to donate afghans and shawls to local hospitals and nursing homes.

Approximately 12 afghans and 1 shawl was collected at their June 26 club meeting.

One of their members, Joy, began the club in 2005 when her son came home from working in the hospital and said the cancer patients were always cold. Since then, the club has grown to about eight crocheters with a combined experience of over 50 years.

The club accumulates some of their supply yarn through generous contributions from the residents of the community and among each other, using every last inch of yarn to complete their projects. They even have a "yarn room" where they store the skeins and leftover hanks.

“We make and collect around 75 afghans a year and donate them to the patients in the ICU of McKeesport hospital and UPMC Presbyterian hospital on Christmas day,” said Peace Lutheran Church Pastor Erin Evans, who is also a crocheter.

In addition to the afghans, shawls are made and collected and donated to local nursing homes. With Joy, Elenore, Clara, Barbara, Ally, Laura, Dorothy and Erin, it seems as though this church has some very special angels among them.

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