MEDIA REPORT ON THE WORK OF WOMEN’S KNITTING GROUP

The women's group “Wool Mice” have been knitting for a good cause for eleven years and are asking for donations of wool and recruiting more knitters through media.
The women in the group have been knitting tuques and mittens for the ADRA Christmas action “Children help children” for years and are always in need of donations of material. ADRA Deutschland e.V. is the development and relief organization of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Germany.
About 20 women have been meeting once a week ever since 2008 in order to knit in the multigeneration house. The Christmas action prepares parcels for children in orphanages and also street children in eastern Europe. In addition to the warm knitted articles the parcels are filled with toys and utilities.
The spokeswoman for the group, Carola Leschik, says, “It is also possible to have wool delivered and to knit the articles at home. I can imagine that there are older people who cannot leave their homes but would like to knit a bit if there is somebody who needs the knitted articles. We still mostly knit tuques, scarves and mittens for children. But we appreciate socks as well.” The media outlet then added information on how to contact the group.
What a good idea to ask for help from the community for a good charitable cause!
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