Warming Families is a volunteer charitable project that helps children in need, the homeless, victims of domestic violence and the elderly. The objective is to collect warm hand-made or new items from individuals, families or organizations that can be donated to a local shelter.

This project was founded in April 2000 as an internet based initiative under the One Heart Foundation. Since then the project has expanded to include chapter area volunteers in both the United States and Canada.

Coming FALL 2009 ... Hat Challenge Anyone? Can you help our Warming Families group? Warming Families has acquired a sponsor for a special fall knitting and crocheting campaign to help the homeless. We will be having a hat challenge!!! With your help we are going to create 15,000+ hats, from newborns to seniors. You can start now, by making items for this challenge but our sponsor challenge will be from September to December 2009.

If you are unable to participate in the hat challenge other suggested items include:

• January/February - hats, headbands, scarves, mittens, gloves and blankets
• March/April - socks, slippers and blankets
• May/June - squares, blankets, slippers and full or trial size personal care products
• July/August - slippers, dolls, bears and full or trial size personal care products
• September/October - blankets, sweaters and full or trial size personal care products
• November/December - blankets, squares, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves

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