The next batch of yarn to leave the house is all Sugar and Crème yarn that I used for fundraising efforts for Eric’s day program. I got the yarn whenever it was on sale at least 50% off the regular retail price. I did this because I used to give the day program 100% of the sale price. So stocking up on yarn at really low prices made sense. After Eric died we as a family decided that it was time for the parents of current participates to take over the fundraising efforts. It was also time for me to explore the next chapter in my life.
The yarn is going to a Tucson knitting group who make hand knit and crocheted washcloths and other items to sell to raise funds for The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is a cause that our family has supported since so last century. So I feel very good about where all the Sugar and Crème yarn is going. A little over 100 quarts of yarn. My ultimate goal is to get my yarn stash into counting it by skeins instead of quarts and gallons. Wish me luck on that one.
I am also going to put a Google link at the bottom of this post if you would like to help out The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Of course at this time of country wide need because of the current climate in Washington D.C. all our food banks across the country need help. So I am asking all of my readers to be a blessing in their areas to support your fellow community members. Whether it is your local food bank, Meals on Wheels, religious organizations that house and feed people, helping out with school supplies and clothing, everything helps.
As a bonus for the group members I am also going through my knitting and crochet magazines to give them all the ones that I no longer want.
I never knew that getting rid of extra yarn and the things like books that I have already read would make me physically feel a lot lighter. Not to mention give me more space. I might be nearing the end of this deep cleaning cycle but rest assured there will be more on the way.
