KNITTERS FOR CHARITY
Whittlesea Leader
September 10, 2008 Wednesday
Australia
LALOR Secondary College students have slipped, cast and purled their
way through more than 120 garments as part of a special project for
World Vision.
The students surrendered lunch breaks to knit the clothes for the
Guardian Angel project in weekly classes at the school.
Guardian Angel encourages people to knit and donate woollen clothes
for disadvantaged children in poor countries.
In two terms, the class of 34 students combined to produce 60
beanies, 30 scarves, 18 singlets, five teddy bears, five blankets,
three children’s jumpers and an assortment of booties and mittens
for the charity organisation. The items will go to forgotten children
living in state institutions in countries of the Caucasus region, which
includes Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern Russia and the disputed
territories of Chechnya, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Epping resident Glenys Williams, who also donated her time to teach
the class, said it had been a fantastic effort by the students.
"The fact they have given up so much time to help others is really
heart warming," she said.
"Hopefully, these clothes will go to helping a lot of people."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
