Yarns Unlimited promotes charitable knitting, and we are a proud supporter of Warm Up America Foundation, a charity by knitters and crocheters that has brought warmth to people in need since 1991. A couple of excellent programs are Warm Up America Afghans* and Caps for Good*. To find out more about these and other knitting-for-charity programs, please visit Craft Yarn Council website for program descriptions and free patterns for projects.We also support and assist in organizing the following local programs.Announcements for dates of specific events are posted on our website and at the store as they come up.
*You may drop off your finished projects at our shop, and we'll gladly forward them to their appropriate destination.
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Feral Cat Friends - this is an annual awareness and fundraising event for catch-and-release program. Supporters gather to share friendship while creating beautiful toys and treats for kitties. For more information visit www.feralcatfriendsinc.org.Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Day On, not A Day Off! - knitters and other fiber crafters come together to create squares for blankets, hats, mittens, and other projects which are contributed to people in need.Women's Prison Yarn Drop-Off Site - we are taking yarn donation for Indiana Women's Prison. Please clean out your closets and support "the best therapy the women prisoners get". Afghan Project - you may drop off knitted or crocheted squares (approx. 9" x 7") which can be assembled to make blankets or afghans for donation to the homeless shelter and other worthy causes.Shalom Community Center - Yarns Unlimited works with the Shalom Community Center, a local resource for people experiencing homelessness and poverty, to support their knitting program by providing supplies and discounts. For more information visit http://shalomcommunitycenter.org/.
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