The McLean County Museum of History and NPL welcome all knitters and crocheters to come to the Café and create charity items or work on their own project.
This quarter’s featured knitting/crocheting charity is the Red Scarf project, sponsored by the Foster Care to Success: America’s College Fund for Foster Youth. Since 1981, this charity organization has helped over 50,000 young adults in foster care achieve success in education via financial backing for college in the form of scholarships and grants, care packages and family-like encouragement, academic and personal mentoring, and help with internships and employment-readiness skills. On Valentine’s Day each year, Foster Care to Success sends care packages to college students in foster care across the country. The handmade scarves by knitters and crocheters are included in each care package and become treasured keepsakes for students for many years. Scarves can be any shade of red, including red stripes with other colors, or multicolor hues including red. The scarves should be unisex, 5 to 8 inches wide, and 60 inches in length.
Parking will be available at the Library or the parking garage next to the Library. For more
information or any questions, please contact the Education Department at 309-827-0428 or
education@mchistory.org.
Grab your needles/hooks, some yarn, and a friend, and come and knit for a bit!