We received the following message that we thought we should post on our Blog for others to consider:
Hi there...my name is Beverly Penrose and i live in Oklahoma,i have bought a few items from you in the past.
I am from New Zealand and know the wool there,i come home every other year.
I am involved with THEHUGSPROJECT here in which we make neck ties for the summer for the troops overseas,then knit socks and hats for the winter.
My son Michael is in the army and in Afghanistan where it is getting cold and the men have asked us for wool items.
It is very hard to find any wool for knitting here and was wondering if you would be interested in donating some wool socks black if possible,or some wool insoles which i know are warm.
All my family is in Invercargill and are on the lookout for wool for us also.
This would be very much appreciated,we would be willing to pay costs for shipping,if you know of any other company there in New Zealand that might be willing to help us please let me know.
Thanking You
Beverly Penrose
nz0315@yahoo.com
Our response that we do not have socks, but that we will soon be receiving a super wash yarn and would consider donating some cones to knitters who could create the socks for service people. Feel free to respond to Beverly directly, and/or feel free to give us ideas on how we can help our Service People located abroad.
--Sarah Siegel
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I just wanted you know that there is a yahoo group called Socks for Soldiers at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOCKFORSOLDIERS/. We are a team of over 1,000 members dedicated to knitting wool socks for soldiers, as well as wool or cotton beanies and washcloths. Care packages are sent to the soldiers on a regular basis. We only use approved yarns that can withstand the conditions overseas. Kim Opperman, our fearless leader, was even one of the top nominated for the Salute to our Soldiers award from Microsoft.
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