Riddle: What has at least 60 hands, covers 90 heads, can be fuzzy, in wild colors and has a warm, caring heart?
The answer? Curry Charity Knitting’s contribution of 90 chemo caps for teens at Children’s Hospital.
This drive, organized by a local knitting blogger, collected about 1,200 chemo caps altogether that were distributed to local and regional cancer centers that treat children and teens.
Nursing Professor Harlene Caroline started this group in Spring 07 to create a community space for staff, faculty and students to connect outside their normal roles and to share.
“Knitting (or crocheting) is peaceful and meditative," says Professor Caroline. "Those are experiences we all need in our busy lives. When that peace is also directed toward making something for others in need, everyone feels good.”
Some members of the group are able to meet once a week for an hour to knit their projects. Due to commitments, others knit on their own. The other contributors besides facutly, staff and students included such diverse members of the Curry Community as students’ family members, the Knitting Guild of Fuller Village and seniors who come to lunch at Curry College. Thanks to everyone who contributed to such a magnificent result. The group’s present charitiy focus is creating blankets for Project Linus. This group gives blankets and handmade toys to children who have been traumatized and need to snuggle with a blanket.