Who We Are: We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of thousands of knitters, crocheters, and supporters. We live in communities across the United States and Canada.
Our Vision: Everyone lives in hope, comfort, and peace.
Our Mission: Create and deliver handcrafted items to adults and children worldwide.
~K4P Newsletter Highlights~
- Community Member of the Month
- Most needed item: Finger Puppets with great faces!
-Are you ready for the Create-A-Thon???
-Reminder: Show of Hands members can attend Fiber Side Chats!
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CREATE-A-THON!
June 25-July 15
A Note from the ED
This is a BIG, exciting issue, so make sure you read all the way through!
Can you believe it is time for the Create-A-Thon? This year we will once again work with GiveButter to raise funds, build community, and increase our inventory for winter. Now is the time to sign up as a Pod or individual and prepare to help K4P raise money and spread warmth. Go HERE to start supporting the Create-A-Thon. More details about the event are below, including FREE workshops and our prize announcement!
I am so excited to see some of you at our upcoming virtual events. Putting faces to email addresses will be so lovely!
Gratefully-
Kelly
Community Member of the Month
Kathy Partridge
Kathy does it all! She has served on the Knitting4Peace Board of Directors for a little over a year and recently finished her stint as Board Chair. She also is a maker, fundraiser, and cheerleader. In March, Kathy represented K4P at the Women Power Change Conference and we could not have asked for a better person to tell the world our mission.
We are so grateful to Kathy for the impact she has made on our community and our programs. We are a better group because of her. Thank you, Kathy!
It's Create-A-Thon Season!
Our summer fundraiser is back and better than ever!
June 25-July 15, 2023
Help us reach our $4,200 goal!
Like last year, there are many ways to participate in the Create-A-Thon and show your love of Knitting4Peace. You can Sponsor, Stitch, or Support, and win prizes just as you did in 2022. However, this year you can also attend one of our FREE workshops and/or a Create-A-Longs! Learn more about all of it below!
Sponsor: Want to sponsor a friend and/or Peace Pod? Pick your donation level on our GiveButter page and then in the next window write a message so we know who you are supporting. We will then attribute your donation to that maker or Pod. Go HERE to start sponsoring!
Stitch: The need for our items is growing and we need to prep for the return of cold weather. Peace Pods and Makers are encouraged to make as many Knitting4Peace items as they can during the event. We especially need mittens and finger puppets as we frequently run out of these two items throughout the year and we need to build up our inventory. Make sure to follow our guidelines on ALL items so your items are immediately usable and stitch, stitch, stitch! Go HERE for K4P patterns! Go HERE for finger puppet patterns!
Support: You do not have to be a maker to participate. If you would like to make a monetary donation to support our programming and help us reach $4,200, you can easily do that HERE.
PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
We will once again be awarding the Top Fundraising Peace Pod and the Top Fundraising Individual Maker!
The Top Fundraising Maker Prize will be a Knitting4Peace gift bag that includes a tote, measuring tape, and much more.
The Top Fundraising Peace Pod will win an exclusive engagement with crafting celebrity, Donna Druchunas! Learn more about her HERE!
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NEW THIS YEAR!!!!
Workshops: We will be offering 2 FREE Zoom workshops during the Create-A-Thon for ALL makers to participate in! One will be about correcting mistakes and the other will be on how to make mittens out of sweaters! Please check our newsletter and social media on how to attend these FREE workshops.
Create-A-Long: We want to meet you! Come to one of our 2, Zoom Create-A-Longs! These events will bring together Peace Pods and Makers from across the country! This is your chance to meet your fellow K4P community, K4P staff, and our wonderful volunteers! The first one will be held on Thursday, June 22nd at 5pm (Mountain Time). Please join us so we can chat, create, and meet all of you! Please email kelly@knitting4peace.org for the Zoom login information!!
Need new merch? Want to show your support for Knitting4Peace? Please check out our Bonfire page HERE for NEW special
event merchandise! We have created t-shirts, hoodies, pullovers totes, notebooks, and notecards featuring our beautiful Art Nouveau event graphic. Look fabulous and support your favorite nonprofit!
Got questions? Email us at info@knitting4peace.org and we will help you with the event and/or donating. Thank you!
K4P's Most Needed Items:
Finger Puppets
We need finger puppets with great faces!
If you haven't tried it before and are up for something new, go to HERE for fun, easy finger puppet patterns on Ravelry. They are quick, easy to make, and make a huge difference to the children and physicians who receive them. It is important to take as much care with your finger puppet faces as you do with your Peace Pals. Please no X eyes.
We go through ~100 finger puppets per month and oftentimes have to turn physicians down due to a lack of inventory. If you love making Peace Pals, why not give puppets a chance? You can make butterflies, cats, elephants, little Pals...let your imagination run wild!
Curious about how clinicians use finger puppets to help children? Go HERE to learn more from a fun video!
Where to Send or Drop Off Your Items
Mail or bring items to: 2600 N. Leyden St., Denver, CO 80207
Drop-Off hours: Monday through Thursday, 9am-2pm
Ring the doorbell and you will be let into the church to drop off your items.
EACH mailed box or dropped-off bag must include a note with the DATE, NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, E-MAIL, AND PEACE POD.
Please note:
Our donation intake is run solely by volunteers. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to immediately acknowledge each package as it arrives. Remember, you can always track your package with your carrier.
Remember, mailing costs qualify as tax-deductible nonprofit donations. Keep your receipts!
Due to a lack of storage, K4P cannot accept yarn donations unless they are new and still in the original wrapper.
Thank you for understanding.
Are you a monthly Show of Hands member?
If so, don't forget you have free access to a Fiber Side Chat in 2023! This is provided to our monthly donors by the Longmont Yarn Shoppe in Longmont, CO and we are so grateful! If you have lost your invitation please email kelly@knitting4peace.org.
Are you ready to support the mission of Knitting4Peace? Donate using the button below!
Contact Arna@knitting4peace.org with questions about patterns and guidelines.
Check out our social media posts for the latest news (links below).
If you have questions about deliveries or donations please email info@knitting4peace.org.
ALL donations sustain our work. Donate online or mail checks to:
2600 Leyden Street, Denver, CO 80207
Donations to Knitting4Peace are tax-deductible.
