A STITCH AND KIDS' TIME HELPS OUT NEEDY WITH BLANKETS LA MESA JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS SHARE WARMTH WITH OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Cecily Chandler, 13, carefully measured twice before cutting strips of fringe. The fleece material stretched out before her would soon join a growing pile of blankets created while winds whipped around the La Mesa La Mesa (lə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. Junior High classroom where she and about 20 other students worked. Inspired by students bringing blankets to school to ward off the cold, the students on teacher Todd Nelson's Pioneer Team decided they wanted to keep other kids warm. Nelson did some research and founded a local chapter of the national group Project Linus, which provides blankets to children who have been traumatized by various situations, from losing a father in the Iraq war to an abusive situation to dealing with serious or terminal illnesses. A visit from Elysse Johnston, co-coordinator of the Cozy-Time Chapter of Project Linus, gave the students some direction. ``I told the kids what we do and that they could help a lot of children,'' Johnston said. ``We send blankets to Childrens Hospital in L.A., the Ronald McDonald House and the Paul Newman's Painted Turtle painted turtle Species (Chrysemys picta, family Emydidae) of brightly marked North American turtle found from southern Canada to northern Mexico. It has a smooth shell, 4–7 in. Camp. Yesterday we got a call from the National Kidney Foundation Not to be confused with American Kidney Fund. The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a major voluntary health organization in the United States. Its mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and in Big Bear; they need some blankets ASAP (chat) asap - As soon as possible. , so that's where most of these will be going.'' Nelson said once the students decided on the service project, it took off like wildfire. Fliers went around the school and home with the students and soon scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends and needles flew every lunch hour in Sherry Thompson's science lab in Room 213. ``We wanted to help children in the hospital have a good Christmas,'' said Candice Wolf, 13, as she knotted together two sheets of pastel fleece. ``This is my fourth blanket.'' The project kept the group of boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. busy for about three weeks. Some cut fabric, all of which was donated or purchased with money raised by the students. Some tied fringe and others embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. flowers or designs on the blankets that will go to children needing a little bit of warmth or security. ``This is great,'' Thompson said. ``It teaches kids about giving to the community.'' ``This is a good charity,'' said Casey Harris, 13. ``I feel good about this. There's nothing better than helping kids with leukemia and cancer. Plus I learned how to make a blanket for my friends. ``I thought it would be hard and I was freaking freak·ing adv. & adj. Slang Used as an intensive: Traffic was a freaking nightmare. [Alteration of frigging, present participle of frig.] out,'' said C.J. Pandy pan·dy tr.v. pan·died, pan·dy·ing, pan·dies Chiefly British To strike on the open palm of the hand with a cane or strap for punishment at school. , 13, as she worked on her third creation. ``But it's really cool. My first one had giraffes, then I made a blue one, then this one. I wrote my name on it,'' she added, showing off some yarn embellishment. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Eighth-graders at La Mesa Junior High School craft blankets to help out children in need through a local chapter of the organization Project Linus. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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