Hospital Hat Delivery

 

One of the members delivered a combination of 40 Christmas hats/headbands plus 60 general baby hats to some super appreciative nurses at Kaiser Walnut. They said we made their day! They so enjoy looking at the donations and distributing them to the new babies.

Thank you Karing knitters!

Youth Home Delivery

On December 22st, 40 adult sized hats were given to the emancipated young adults  at Youth Homes as a Holiday gift. They were so thankful and had fun choosing the perfect color for themselves.

Thank you for bringing some much needed happiness to these kids!!

Donations to St. Anthony's

This was our 8th year donating to the knitted scarf and hat drive at St. Anthony's in San Francisco. Eight of us brought in 83 knitted hats and 45 knitted scarves to donate to the homeless, making a total of 128 pieces.  We were also taken on a tour of the dining room (thank you Andrew) and clothes store (thank you David). We treated ourselves to lunch after our drop-off and had a lot of fun knowing we were doing our part in helping keep the homeless warm during these cold winter months.

Castro Valley karing knitters donated 100 scarves and hats

Our Castro Valley karing knitters

donated 100 scarves and hats to low income families in Hayward. It was fun to see them “shop” for their perfect choice and then wear it as they picked up their food donations. These should help keep them warm during these cold days.

A few announcements to catch up on:

It has been awhile, we have a few announcements to catch up on:

While our group was knitting in a local cafe, a young security guard stopped by and we told him about our charity knitting. His eyes lit up and he asked if we had any adult hats for him. We gave him one and we could tell that he’d wear it and cherish it! He was so grateful and appreciative! 

Two members of the knitting group knitted/crocheted 8 beautiful hat and scarf sets for Youth Homes Foster kids! They loved them and had fun deciding which set looked best on them. Thank you on behalf of the foster girls!!

Forty adult hats were given to one of the members on November 20, 2018 to distribute to Cherryland families in Hayward at Christmastime. We’re sure that the recipients will love them!!

One of our very talented knitter/crocheter made 12 snowman hats for Kaiser Maternity. These are definitely keepsakes for the infants. They were delivered along with 13 Chanukah hats and 7 general hats on December 3, 2018.

Happy Holidays from KaringKnitters

Halloween Delivery

We delivered 26 Halloween

hats and 40 general baby hats to Kaiser Walnut Creek on 10/27/18. The nurses couldn’t wait to distribute the hats to the newborns. We offered a hat to a new grandmother to be, her daughter was in delivery as we spoke, and she was thrilled to select a Pumpkin hat. Thanks Karing knitters for all of your donations!

And more baby hats...

Sixty-five baby hats and ten headbands

were delivered on 9/15 to Kaiser Walnut Creek Maternity Ward.  The nurses were thrilled as usual to receive the beautiful donation and three of them quickly took two boy and one girl hat to babies who had just been delivered.  They again emphasized how much the new parents LOVE the hats and how appreciative they are to us.

Thank you Karing Knitters!

Happy 7th Birthday

Happy Birthday to us.  We are so proud of our accomplishments - Six Hundred and Seventy scarves along with Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-Nine hats made and donated in our short 7 years.  

Introducing....

The Castro Valley "branch" of the Karing Knitters

These knitters meet 2x month in Castro Valley at Cafe 4. They enjoy the beautiful space while knitting for charity. Some of them  knit and some of them loom. Either way, they contribute to the many needs in the community.

Kaiser Maternity

Much to the delight of the Kaiser Maternity nurses and many wows and thank yous, Karing Knitters donated 60 baby hats and 8 headbands on July 21, 2018. They wanted to make sure that all of the Knitters know how much the nurses and patients LOVE our donations.

Delivered 149 baby hats!

We delivered 126 baby hats +23 Fourth of July themed hats to Kaiser Walnut Creek during the night shift on July 25, 2018. Prior to delivering the hats we went into the waiting room and one of the women there was waiting for twins to be born so she selected a pink hat for one and a blue crocheted hat for the other - she was thrilled! The other family chose a hat for their new baby boy and we’re also appreciative. Two adorable little girls were waiting for their brother to be born and they each selected a hat and were so happy. They put their hats in their separate purses to bring to their new baby brother. The nurses were also very complementary about the hats and said how much they appreciated receiving them. Thank you Karing Knitters for your continual donations.

Our Newest Member

Our newest knitter,Amy, loomed 60 baby hats while on vacation! This is a wonderful contribution which will be greatly appreciated by the Moms of newborns who receive them at Kaiser Hospital.   Thanks Amy!!

A Wonderful Surprise

While knitting on 6/5/18, we saw a father with his 6 month old son sitting in the cafe where we regularly meet. He noticed we were knitting and we asked him if his baby was born at Kaiser WC, and coincidentally he was plus he received one of our cute baby hats!! He then told me that he was sure we didn’t realize how powerful it was to receive the hat. “We’re all so exhausted and out of it after going through the birthing process and to receive a baby hat brings us back to reality, allows us to return to reality and move forward”. He couldn’t thank us enough and wanted us to know how deeply appreciated we are!

Kaiser Hat Delivery

We delivered 58 adorable baby hats to Kaiser Walnut Creek on May 20, 2018.  The nurses said they LOVE looking at all of our creations and selecting the perfect ones for the babies they help deliver. They told me that the parents love receiving the hats and are very grateful to us for our donations.

More Baby Hats

Eighty-five baby hats were delivered to very happy Kaiser Walnut Creek nurses plus one proud father who was just walking in the hallway after the birth of his baby girl on April 12, 2018  As always, the nurses were very grateful for our donations and stated that the parents were too.

Delivery for Easter

Fifteen Easter/Spring baby hats were delivered to Kaiser WC on 3/31 just in time for babies born Easter Sunday. The nurses were delighted and immediately placed some on display for the new parents. Thank you Karing knitters!!

St Patrick's Day Delivery

Peggy delivered 90 baby hats to Kaiser Walnut Creek of which 10 were St. Patrick's Day themed. Of course the nurses were delighted to receive such adorable hats to distribute to proud new parents.

Thank you Karing Knitters and AWC.

Valentines Delivery

Peggy delivered 52 baby hats on Valentine's Day, 2018.  Two of the nurses immediately selected two pink Valentine Day hats for the newborn girls who had just been delivered.  The nurses were as always, so thankful for our donations.

For a Special Little Boy

Thank you, Jan, Barbara(s), Nicole, and Peggy for knitting/crocheting/looming 11  Preemie hats for Jerilyn's grandson who was born at 28 weeks and weighed in at 2.2 pounds.  He's at the UCSF NICU and will probably stay there for 7 more weeks.  We thought the hats would be fun for the babies.  The red hats could be used for a Valentine's Day party.

We Have Been Busy Busy Busy

On January 2, 2017, Ann, one of the Karing Knitters, told us the sad news that her friend was going to have to undergo chemo and asked if we would be interested in donating chemo hats.  We gave her 3 to take to the oncology center and may knit more in the future.

AWC members Mary Ann, and Sandi who also contribute to the Karing Knitters' charities, knitted baby hats for the Kempel quintuplets, 3 boys and 2 girls  born at Kaiser Walnut Creek on 1/11/18.  We also donated two larger hats for the older sisters, 18 months, and 3 years old. 

We also donated an additional 32 general baby hats to some very happy maternity nurses.