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Welcome to the Afghan Project™!
We'd love to have you participate.
Our goal is to provide a personalized afghan for every foster child in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. At any time, there are many thousands of foster children in the state, ranging in age from newborn to adolescent.
The Afghan Project™ has delivered over many thousands of afghans to foster children in Massachusetts!
Honors for the Afghan Project™
On May 21, 2006 Nancy and Sandy were awarded the 2006 Commissioner's Appreciation Award from Harry Spence, Commissioner of the Department of Social Services at a breakfast for over 300 foster and adoptive parents. The certificate proclaims the following:
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The Massachusetts Department of Social Services recognizes your support and dedication to the children in our care. We honor you for helping to fulfill our mission of Caring for Kids and we thank you for your outstanding commitment. Your efforts and contributions on behalf of the children and families of Massachusetts are deeply and sincerely appreciated. |
History of the Afghan Project™
In the spring of 1998, in a group of seniors who meet monthly at a local library, a woman mentioned that she was lonely and bored. Could Nancy think of something she might do? Nancy said, "Make me a square, and I will find a way to use it." And the Afghan Project™ was born.
After several calls, Nancy connected with the Department of Social Services, Contribution Division, and they were delighted to be able to give the afghans as something special to foster children so the children could have something to hold on to as their own. Each child receives an afghan with his or her own name embroidered on it.
The Afghan Project™ continues in Connecticut
Last October, the Connecticut Afghan Project, a.k.a. Afghan Grandmas, met at Congregation Or Shalom, Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, to take part in the annual Make A Difference Day. We met then so that the children in the congregation's Sunday School could help decorate the bags.
The Connecticut Afghan Project meets monthly at 1 P.M. on the second Thursday at Congregation Or Shalom and the fourth Monday at the Orange Senior Center. Since 2001, this project has delivered 2,500 afghans to children in foster care in Connecticut.
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Jim knits and delivers afghans.
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Personalized Afghans Every afghan is made for a specific foster child and has the child's name sewn onto the afghan!
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Oldest Member Josephine, our oldest member, turned 101 on June 6. She has contributed many afghans to the Afghan Project™.
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