Project Linus Hosts Make a Blanket Day on October 25

Local nonprofit chapter SCV Project Linus is hosting Make a Blanket Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 25, at the COC East Gym. Project Coordinator Sharon Garvar, along with her Academy of the Canyons students who run the organization, said they need donations to stock their blankets and other valuable materials. The blankets are shared with children who are ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. Garvar said her students are committed to giving back in Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley, and local businesses are also demonstrating support.
“We are grateful to the students and parents in our community; they continue to show up for Make a Blanket Day,” Garvar said. “Our goal for this year’s event is 775 blankets. It’s truly a group effort, and Logix Federal Credit Union continues to sponsor us. Together, we can make a difference.”
Instructions on how to make a blanket, as well as the types of fleece that can be used for blanket-making – anti-pill and blizzard, are available at www.scvprojectlinus.org. Students and residents alike can register on the website, selecting the time they would like to stop by the COC East Gym.
“Logix employees have been supporting SCV Project Linus since 2018,” said Alethia Calagias, Community Relations Manager at Logix. “This student-run chapter is important to our community because the experience allows for development of leadership skills; those who make the blankets feel purpose and those who receive them feel comforted. It is a cause that anyone and everyone can get behind.”
Blankets can be made at home. Those blaketeers can drop off at the event and will receive two service hours for each blanket.
About Project Linus
It is the mission of the Santa Clarita/Sylmar/Antelope Valley Project Linus chapter to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children in need who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” The goal is also to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities. Visit www.scvprojectlinus.org for more information. To give, please send a check to Chapter Coordinator Sharon Garvar at the Academy of the Canyons, Dianne Van Hook University Center at COC, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.