Whooopie - We Karing Knitters are celebrating our 4th birthday!  We are proud to announce that we have made and donated almost 1200 hats and over 400 scarves.  We did so while enjoying each other's company and some great coffee.

4th of July hat delivery

The Karing Knitters delivered 88 baby hats, 16 of which were 4th of July themed,  to Kaiser on 7/1/14.  As usual, the nurses were thrilled since their hat basket was empty.  They said that when they bring in one of our hats to show the Moms during their  labor, they smile, realizing that this will be worn by their baby. Another nurse said that they are blessed and so grateful to have us knitting hats for the babies. They truly appreciate our efforts.
Kudos to all of us!!! 

Chemo Hats

One of our knitting/sewing members, Jan, donated some fabric to the Karing Knitter's Group and Barbara made chemo hats adorned with handmade flowers.  Pictured here are Anne and Barbara wearing two of the hats.

Pre-Easter delivery

 Jan, Barbie, and Peggy delivered a total of 96 hats to Kaiser on 4/15/14, (71 baby and 25 chemo hats).  The three of us took turns modeling the chemo hats.  Barbara, a Chemo Staff member was very grateful for  the hats since they receive so few donations.  She said that the ladies would have a great time selecting their favorite colors from our donation.

  The Maternity Nurses were equally excited about the large donation since they only had 1 St. Patrick's Day hat left over from our last donation.  One of the nurses said that the Mom's often keep our hats as keepsakes from Kaiser.  We donated several Easter hats which the nurses are displaying in the picture.

Hat Delivery for St Pat's Day

Peggy delivered 88 hats, 18 of which were knitted for St. Patrick's Day,  to Kaiser Maternity on 3/14/14.  As usual, the nurses were thrilled to receive the donations.  The nurse pictured on the phone had just received a call to head to the operating room for a C-Section, so her thanks to us for the hat donations was brief but very nice.  She said the patients are very appreciative of these gifts.

Valentine Delivery

Peggy went solo on 2/10/14 to deliver 58 baby hats to Kaiser Walnut Creek.  Twenty-four of the hats had Valentine designs.  There seemed to be an abundance of nurses at the desk when Peggy arrived and they were so thrilled with the donation.  One of the regular nurses said, "yah!  the hat lady is here".  (We are the only group that knits baby hats for the newborns).  The nurses all discussed which babies were being born, including a set of twin girls, who were given the white hats with red hearts on them.  All of the nurses huddled over the bag of hats to select just the perfect hat for "their" baby. The nurses liked the idea of our making two or more of the same design since they have many multiple births.

Delivery to St Anthony's



at Bart on our way to St Anthony's

in a room surrounded by 5000 gift bags

Five of us, 3 Karing Knitters from Castro Valley and 2 from Danville, delivered a total of 44 hats and 93 scarves to St. Anthony's for the homeless in
San Francisco.  The Staff was very appreciative and thankful for our donation and showed us where the scarves and hats were packaged together with toiletries in bags to be given to the homeless at Christmas time. We were also shown the dining room where 2,500 meals are served daily. It's always heartwarming when staff and clients are thankful for donations.