Friday, November 30, 2018

**** HOLIDAY BREAK ****

We will be taking a break from doing challenges until just after Christmas.  We will continue to post here on the blog, as well as our Facebook page, during our break and we are always available to help or answer questions anyone may have.

The Annie's Caring Crochet Club kit, which highlighted The Pink Slipper Project, was mailed out this month and we would like to welcome anyone who is just finding us in this way.   We do not have a central collection location.  Instead, we do weekly "challenges" where we list the specific amounts of slippers in various size/gender categories (and also, washcloths) for a specific shelter.  We only do one challenge at a time and take pledges from our members for the items they wish to make and send directly to that shelter within the next month.  Once pledges are received for all requested items, the challenge is considered "closed".

No pledge is ever considered too small!  One pair of slippers, one washcloth, one pet blanket - each one counts towards the goal for that shelter!

When we are on a break or waiting on information for another challenge, many of our members continue to make and stockpile items so they are ready to pledge on the next challenge.

Our PSP Team is here to help and answer any questions you may have as quickly as we can.  You may send us a message or comment under this post - or you may also email us at:  thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com 


Wishing everyone a peaceful and joyful holiday season!


Rachel, Judy, Lynne, Julia,
Alinda, and Bonnie


Monday, November 26, 2018

CHALLENGE #46 - 2018

SOUTH PENINSULA HAVEN HOUSE 
Homer, Alaska

****CHALLENGE COMPLETED****

“A safe place. A warm bed. A new start.”  Haven House operates a 20-bed emergency women’s shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children.  Haven House strives to provide a healing environment that is modeled in the values of compassion, dignity, and respect.  “Everyone deserves a safe place.”


Haven House also has a pet program in place and currently has four furry friends in house, so we would like to send along some wonderful, warm pet cozies for them, too.  Listed below is what we would like to send to them: 

SLIPPERS & WASHCLOTHS

  48 Women’s Slippers - DONE
    6 Teen Boy/Men Slippers - DONE
    6 Preteen Boy Slippers - DONE
    6 Preteen Girl Slippers - DONE
    6 Youth Boy Slippers - DONE
    6 Youth Girl Slippers - DONE
    6 Toddler Boy Slippers - DONE
    6 Toddler Girl Slippers - DONE
    5 Booties (boy) - DONE
    5 Booties (girl) - DONE

100 Washcloths - DONE


PET COZIES   ***Pet blankets may be knitted, crocheted, or sewn, but must be washable. Knitted or crocheted blankets should be a tight weave and fairly thick (use several strands together or a single strand of #5 or #6 bulky yarn.) Suitable fabrics are denim, flannel, heavy cotton with batting in between layers and stitched from corner to corner so the batting doesn’t bunch up when washed. ***

 2 small (20” x 20”) - DONE

 2 medium (24” x 24”) - DONE
 2 large (24” x 30”) - DONE

PLEASE MAIL BY: December 28, 2018

MAILING ADDRESS:

    South Peninsula Haven House
    Attn: Shelter Manager, Leslie Scroggin
    P.O. Box 1583
    Homer, Alaska 99603

If you wish to join in on this challenge, please put your pledge in a comment below or in the message box above right - or you can send it to us in an email to:   thepinkslipperproject@gmail.com.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us!

The PSP Team



Monday, November 12, 2018

CHALLENGE #45 - 2018

SAFEHOUSE DENVER 
Denver, Colorado

****CHALLENGE COMPLETED****

“SafeHouse Denver serves survivors of domestic violence and their children through an emergency shelter, a non-residential Counseling and Advocacy Center, and an Extended Stay Program.  All of the adults, children and youth who come to SafeHouse Denver have access to a full range of bilingual programming, including individual counseling, group sessions, advocacy and safety planning.”  

SafeHouse Denver is a repeat shelter for PSP.  They would like to receive more slippers and washcloths, so let’s send the following:

SLIPPERS & WASHCLOTHS


35  Women’s Slippers - DONE

   5  Men/Teen Boy Slippers - DONE
   5  Preteen Girl Slippers - DONE
   5  Preteen Boy Slippers - DONE
   5  Youth Girl Slippers - DONE
   5  Youth Boy Slippers - DONE
   5  Toddler Girl Slippers - DONE
   5  Toddler Boy Slippers - DONE
   5  Booties - Girls  - DONE
   5  Booties - Boys  - DONE


80 Washcloths - DONE

PLEASE MAIL BY: December 12, 2018


MAILING ADDRESS: 


    SafeHouse Denver 
    Attn: Maleshah Bender 
    1649 Downing Street
    Denver, Colorado  80218


As always, our challenges run concurrently on our Facebook page (where the majority of the pledges are made).   Please feel free to join us there.    You may also make pledges for this challenge here by placing it in a comment on this post or the message box (above right) or by sending us an email:    thepinkslipperproject at gmail.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

The PSP Admin Team


Monday, November 5, 2018

CHALLENGE #44 - 2018

GRAMMY'S HOUSE
Artesia, New Mexico

****CHALLENGE COMPLETED!****

"The mission of Grammy's House is to liberate all families from fear and violence. Grammy's House seeks to provide a safe environment assisting in the advocacy, education, and empowerment of victims and child-witness victims of domestic violence. Grammy's House strives to educate the community-at-large about the effects of domestic violence on adults and children." This is a repeat shelter for PSP. Once again we would like to support Grammy's House by sending the following:

SLIPPERS & WASHCLOTHS

35  Women's Slippers                         -   DONE
  5   Teen Girl Slippers                        -   DONE
  5   Teen Boy Slippers                        -   DONE
10   Preteen Slippers (neutral colors)-  DONE
10   Youth Slippers (neutral colors)   -  DONE
10   Toddler Slippers (neutral colors -   DONE
  5   Booties                                           - DONE

75   Washcloths                                    - DONE

PLEASE MAIL BY:  December 5, 2018

MAILING ADDRESS:
    Grammy's House
     Attn:  Celina Bryant
     811 West Texas Avenue
     Artesia, New Mexico  88210

As always, our challenges run concurrently on our Facebook page (where the majority of the pledges are made).   Please feel free to join us there.    You may also make pledges for this challenge here by placing it in a comment on this post or the message box (above right) or by sending us an email:    thepinkslipperproject at gmail.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

The PSP Admin Team