12-5-08 vices on Sundays. You stop at the Moses Basket to admire our gifts and some of you are putting Prepardness Project FOLLOWUP! little love notes in the hats to the baby you knit All Projects that are done and ready to go can be for. Its inspiring to see your enthusiasm. my heart dopped off at Grace Episcopal Church at 1314 thanks YOU. Spring Street, St. Helena in to the Moses Basket inside the office. Please include you name, ad- Lori Dunn will no longer coordinate the blanket dress, and phone number! Any questions please section. Her recovery from recent surgery de- call Joan Rocha at 967-9966. mands all her strength and attention. We wish Lori well. 1-9-09 HELP WANTED: EASY VOLUNTEER TASK. YOU CAN DO IT. Good volunteer jobs are hard Our goal is to send moms and babies home with to find. Candidate can come on board IMMEDI- a kit containing useful items such as toiletries ATELY...... PLEASE!!!!!! for mom and a warm hat and a soft blanket for baby. Since November you have made blankets, This is for all you new aunts and uncles...On knitted hats, donated socks, opened your check December 23, 2008 I received this letter from book, given your time and your love. Because Louise DiMattio, RN Nurse Manager-6C,Birth of your loyal support we have delivered 60 hats, Center,SFGH. 32 blankets, and 44 pair of socks to SFGH. Our first delivery on December 13th was gone with- Dear Joan and Friends Baby Preparedness in a week. The second delivery on January 4th Project, Grace Episcopal Church. " Thank you will also be depleted rapidly. Our new angels are so very much for the absolutely beautiful blan- wearing creations from our Grace Church family kets and knitted hats that you have made for and many other friends. I can't thank you enough the moms and babies on 6C,SFGH. I hope that for all your hard work. By answering GODS call, it is not too difficult to imagine what a huge dif- you help these angels as they start their journey. ference it makes for us to be able to send the families home with a hat, blanket etc." she con- Our immediate goal is to continue making hats tinues, "Without these generous gifts we would and blankets in January and February. Father have absolutely nothing to give the families most Mac will bless them and we will make a big de- in need in San Francisco. I look forward to work- livery the first week in March. I know many of ing with you on this marvelous project. May your you knitters have a stash of completed hats at goodness to us return to you in many, many way home. throughout the coming year." Louise Our long range goal is to make deliveries on a Blessing to each one of you for all you do. Thank regular basis through out the year, as this is an you! Thank You! on going ministry. More on that schedule later. -Joan Rocha I just love meeting so many of you after both ser- Baby Love Ministry Coordinator 1-23-09 When you see the pictures of babies wearing the designer hats made by you, your heart will melt. I am truly excited about this project and I thank you again for all your hard work in support of BABY LOVE. YOU are the BEST. Blessings, Joan 2-6-09 Many Angels are visiting BABY LOVE! Most of you know we are making hats and receiving blan- kets for new born babies at San Francisco Gener- al Hospital. Of the 140 births a month our goal is to send 40% which represent the “poorest of the poor” home, wrapped in originals from our Grace Church family and friends. We can do this within a reasonable time schedule for us. We just had a baby yarn shower thanks to Mi- IMPORTANT DATE: MARCH 1st. chele Laurence of Muse Yarn & Arts who donated FATHER MAC WILL BLESS HATS. 145 balls of yarn. That will make about 290 hats. Remember to bring finished hats in before! Knitters will love working with this soft yarn using our pattern with #8 needles. It’s FREE and avail- You know we are knitting hats for the neediest able after both services on Sunday for you to take newborns from San Francisco General Hospital. home. Take a ball and return 2 hats, its quick, Well, if anyone has visited the Mission District easy, and fun. I will get yarn to you if you are not lately they will see the one and two month olds at either service. Please call me 707-967-9966. wearing designer hats knitted by our Grace family and friends .People smile when they look at these Michele also donated a handsome knitted quilt for little angels wearing hats made by you. WE ARE a new angel. She will distribute our brochures in TOUCHING MANY! her store on 1309 Main St, SH and encourage her A special thanks for the extra support BABY clients to knit for our babies. Thank you, Michele. LOVE received recently from some dedicated Aunts and Uncles . Patty Vasconi of Vasconi”s Drugs gave us gener- ous bottles of shampoo and conditioner for the Lisa Marie designed and made the beautiful new moms. Thank you Patty. BABY LOVE POSTER. It tells the story in a dra- matic way. You don't want to miss it. The poster is Another big angel dropped right down from heav- in the rectory. en. A little over 3 weeks ago I met Adele Martin, aka “ Anti Deli” from Calistoga. After hearing about Carol Sanderlin has been teaching us how to BABY LOVE she offered to knit some hats. We make pom-poms for the hats, after the 10:00am met at Safeway parking lot recently and she gave service. The hats she makes are beautiful. me 19 hats, yes 19. Thank you Anti Deli. I gave her some free yarn to knit more. Anne Offord is buying little sleepers and color co- ordinating her knitted hats with the sleepers. De- 12noon to see all our gifts of love to these new signer Angels.Every week she's brings some. baby angels. This spectacular collection of one of a kind designer hats made by the outstand- Jennifer Crosson, House Manager, Lincoln The- ing team of family and friends of Grace Church is ater has made 10 hats and has many more in her something you don't want to miss. I am grateful basket. Her friend Bobbie Samuels from Sacra- to ,"The Team" for their hard work along with the mento sent along 10 hats. The news is spreading many hours and materials they are donating to about the BABY LOVE PROJECT this project. BABY LOVE is starting to have a social life... Do you remember on Inauguration Day BABY Kerry Forbes invited us to set up a table at the LOVE was at the Cameo Theater? Well, an ex- Cameo Theater on Inauguration day and we tra special angel, Lydia M. Money signed up. Her signed up many knitters. We also had a great goal to make 25 hats has been reached . along seat for the festivities. Kerry and James invited us with 3 sweater sets. She kindly gave Erika Trez to share a table at the BALL BASH at night, and a knitting lesson after the 8am service. Lydia is we had a ball. Robin Krill helped BABY LOVE another present from the HOLY SPIRIT. by mingling with people at the buffet line, talking about our project ,and sending many people over Thanks to Barbie Moller for putting me in touch to sign up, for a free ball of yarn and return 2 with Rianda House. Their knitting club decided to hats. A long day but a fun and productive one. ,"knit for a cause"and sent along 11 hats. They will continue to support our ministry. Our youngest knitter is Lindsey Krill 10, who works on her hat at the Ten 0,clock service. Her hat is Pierrette Simpson of Vineyard Valley, and Julie beautiful!She is a great example for our children Bolander SH, were drawn to BABY LOVE by in- and grandchildren to follow. Good job Lindsey... formation from others. Our communication has been by phone and with that Julie has sent 21 i am thrilled with the progress of this project. Your beautiful hats. Pierrette dropped a bundle at my commitment , encouragement , and your compas- door, containing hats, knitted blankets and pat- sionate heart, have made this project accelerate terns.The Holy Spirit has touched their heart. rapidly. We started a couple of months ago and Joanne Sales consistently creates absolutely we are well on our way to over a hundred hats. beautiful hats. She is an excellent knitter! YOU ARE AWESOME ! My dear friend Kathy Robinson , a cancer sur- LOVE is the greatest gift we can give to each oth- vivor who lives in Mission Viejo sent 17 crochet er. BABY LOVE LOVES YOU.... hats and has another, "bag full"on the way. Blessings Joan Rocha It just keeps raining hats of love. Its been like Christmas every week and I get to take home the presents. I am the lucky one! We are pre- 2-20-09 paring for ,"Baby Delivery" during March. I am so excited ! SUNDAY MARCH 1, 2009 BABY LOVE HATS- YOU ARE INVITED! You will get some AMAZING statistics shortly. We have some great plans for the future . Remember At the 8:00 am service Father Mac will bless the with each stitch ,YOU hug your own angel, who MOSES BASKET full of hats that YOU knit for will hug YOU back.