Charity Knitting in NJ

[dslp55]

Good Morning, I live in NJ and would like to know if there are places in need to accept knitted items? Also are there any knitting groups that currently meet for the purpose of charity knitting/giving? Is there a link that could give me this information?
Thank you all,
Debbie

[heatherg23]

Hi Debbie,

Yes, there are many charities. I knit 6 x 9 inch rectangles for this charity. It's called HAP which stands for Handmade Afghan Project. They collect these rectangles from knitters and sew 49 of them togethor to make 1 afghan.

This is how they work: Every 2-3 months they get togethor, near and around Maryland, and have "Put-togethor events" where they lay them all out and then volunteers sew them togethor. After they are sewed they deliver them to Military Hospitals in Afghanistan, Germany and other US sites red cross etc...

They give them to wounded officers.

There website is http://www.rectangle6x9.org/

To join them all you have to do is send an email to
Rectangle6x9@comcast.net. Let her know your interested and she will join you up to the listserv. That is how you get all the emails and updates from HAP. They also have a forum that you h