Baby Hat Drive day 21

No hats completed today. I had a bit more pep than usual so I cleaned up doggy doo from the yard, rested a bit, then made dinner for the fam. (Kidney bean soup with drop biscuits) Now I'm pooped! (no pun intended ...hehe) I will be knitting more soon...still 10 hats to go!

Hat count: 30
Donations: 8
Pledges: 4

Funds raised to date: $510            Goal: $500

From December 1 – 31, I will be knitting and crocheting baby hats for donation to Tucson Medical Center’s NICU with a maximum of 40 hats for the month, and I'm looking for sponsors to pledge a small amount of money per hat that I complete.  Sort of like running a marathon, only my progress will be measured in hats instead of miles. :)

Here’s how you can help:

 Type the following info in the form of a comment to this post.

Name

Contact # or email

Pledge amount per hat ($0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00)

Payment type: (Paypal or postal money order only)

Example: Suzie Smith, coco200@gmail.com, $0.75

Easy Peasy!

At the end of the month, I will post the completed hat count.

Funds can be sent via paypal toamoneof8@yahoo.com  or in the form of a postal money order to Jessica Larriva at P.O. Box 57669 Tucson AZ, 85732-7669
Monies will be used to offset the cost of the yarn, and obtain basic necessities like toiletries, bus fare, wheelchair maintenance and any food that my allotment of benefits does not cover. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Thanks! 

Baby Hat Drive day 20

Goal amount surpassed today...woohoo!!! Thanks everybody! :D

Hat count: 30
Donations: 8
Pledges: 4

Funds raised to date: $510            Goal: $500

From December 1 – 31, I will be knitting and crocheting baby hats for donation to Tucson Medical Center’s NICU with a maximum of 40 hats for the month, and I'm looking for sponsors to pledge a small amount of money per hat that I complete.  Sort of like running a marathon, only my progress will be measured in hats instead of miles. :)

Here’s how you can help:

 Type the following info in the form of a comment to this post.

Name

Contact # or email

Pledge amount per hat ($0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00)

Payment type: (Paypal or postal money order only)

Example: Suzie Smith, coco200@gmail.com, $0.75

Easy Peasy!

At the end of the month, I will post the completed hat count.

Funds can be sent via paypal toamoneof8@yahoo.com  or in the form of a postal money order to Jessica Larriva at P.O. Box 57669 Tucson AZ, 85732-7669
Monies will be used to offset the cost of the yarn, and obtain basic necessities like toiletries, bus fare, wheelchair maintenance and any food that my allotment of benefits does not cover. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Thanks! 

Baby Hat Drive day 19

Sorry, no pic today. My camera batteries died just as I hit the shutter button...lol.


Hat count: 28
Donations: 8
Pledges: 3

Funds raised to date: $470            Goal: $500

From December 1 – 31, I will be knitting and crocheting baby hats for donation to Tucson Medical Center’s NICU with a maximum of 40 hats for the month, and I'm looking for sponsors to pledge a small amount of money per hat that I complete.  Sort of like running a marathon, only my progress will be measured in hats instead of miles. :)

Here’s how you can help:

 Type the following info in the form of a comment to this post.

Name

Contact # or email

Pledge amount per hat ($0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00)

Payment type: (Paypal or postal money order only)

Example: Suzie Smith, coco200@gmail.com, $0.75

Easy Peasy!

At the end of the month, I will post the completed hat count.

Funds can be sent via paypal toamoneof8@yahoo.com  or in the form of a postal money order to Jessica Larriva at P.O. Box 57669 Tucson AZ, 85732-7669
Monies will be used to offset the cost of the yarn, and obtain basic necessities like toiletries, bus fare, wheelchair maintenance and any food that my allotment of benefits does not cover. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Thanks! 

Paying it forward update

Since some of the homeless in our area have dogs, ( and from what I've heard, many who congregate at the park where I'm going Sunday do as well) I just couldn't go handing out goodies to people without bringing something along for their furry friends. So, I baked up some doggy biscuits which sis helped me package this afternoon  The recipe made 286 nickel-sized treats, cut out using a rolled up section of an empty soda can with rubber bands around it to keep it from uncurling.

3 1/2 cups oats with an extra 1/2 cup for sprinkling on rolling surface. (I put mine in a food processor for about 30 seconds til it resembled a coarse meal)
1 tbsp dried parsley or 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley 
2 large eggs
1 cup peanut butter
Stir everything together. Mixture will be crumbly.
Add about 1/2 cup cold water or enough to make a cohesive dough. Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut with cookie cutter or make little balls and press them flat with the bottom of a cup.
Bake at 300 on lightly greased baking sheets for 40 - 60 minutes depending on the size. Biscuits will be dark golden brown and crisp all the way through. No refrigeration necessary as long as they're very dry and crisp 
I baked the nickel-sized ones for 40 minutes. Once completely cool, store in airtight container. 

Paying it forward

My computer guy's kind gesture of fixing my laptop for free inspired me to pay it forward with a little side project this month - creating holiday care packages for the homeless. Using cookie bags from my couponing stash and a few bulk items from the Dollar Tree bought with cash I got for turning in soda cans, I was able to stuff 20 bags with a day's worth of food for only $0.60 each! The plan is to meet my mom, sis and nephew on Sunday at Santa Rita park to distribute the packages. I'm so excited!
Each bag contains: Cookies, Slim Jim, pretzels and cheese dip, salted peanuts and a box of apple juice.

Baby Hat Drive day 18

Most of today was spent on my little side project, (which I'll post about soon) so only half a hat completed.

Hat count: 26.5
Donations: 8
Pledges: 3

Funds raised to date: $465            Goal: $500

From December 1 – 31, I will be knitting and crocheting baby hats for donation to Tucson Medical Center’s NICU with a maximum of 40 hats for the month, and I'm looking for sponsors to pledge a small amount of money per hat that I complete.  Sort of like running a marathon, only my progress will be measured in hats instead of miles. :)

Here’s how you can help:

 Type the following info in the form of a comment to this post.

Name

Contact # or email

Pledge amount per hat ($0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00)

Payment type: (Paypal or postal money order only)

Example: Suzie Smith, coco200@gmail.com, $0.75

Easy Peasy!

At the end of the month, I will post the completed hat count.

Funds can be sent via paypal to amoneof8@yahoo.com  or in the form of a postal money order to Jessica Larriva at P.O. Box 57669 Tucson AZ, 85732-7669
Monies will be used to offset the cost of the yarn, and obtain basic necessities like toiletries, bus fare, wheelchair maintenance and any food that my allotment of benefits does not cover. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Thanks!  

Baby Hat Drive day 17

 No hat pic today. Since I'm a bit ahead of schedule in my knitting, I decided to do a little side project today...will post about it soon


Hat count: 26
Donations: 7
Pledges: 3

Funds raised to date: $365            Goal: $500

From December 1 – 31, I will be knitting and crocheting baby hats for donation to Tucson Medical Center’s NICU with a maximum of 40 hats for the month, and I'm looking for sponsors to pledge a small amount of money per hat that I complete.  Sort of like running a marathon, only my progress will be measured in hats instead of miles. :)

Here’s how you can help:

 Type the following info in the form of a comment to this post.

Name

Contact # or email

Pledge amount per hat ($0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00)

Payment type: (Paypal or postal money order only)

Example: Suzie Smith, coco200@gmail.com, $0.75

Easy Peasy!

At the end of the month, I will post the completed hat count.

Funds can be sent via paypal to amoneof8@yahoo.com  or in the form of a postal money order to Jessica Larriva at P.O. Box 57669 Tucson AZ, 85732-7669
Monies will be used to offset the cost of the yarn, and obtain basic necessities like toiletries, bus fare, wheelchair maintenance and any food that my allotment of benefits does not cover. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Thanks!