Sometimes, a gesture as simple as being wrapped up in a warm hug is all a person needs to get through a rough patch in life. For more than 50,000 San Diego children, that hug has arrived in the form ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 2—GREENSBURG — After retiring from a busy career in post-secondary education, Connie Adelman found that you can only do so ...

A friend of mine has a Snoopy blanket that was worn thin by her childhood. She grasped that little blanket tightly in her hands every time she faced abuse. She kept the blanket all these years as a ...

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– A project inspired by the classic Peanuts character, “Project Linus,” aims to provide blankets to seriously ill and traumatized children. Lisa Kepf is in charge of the ...

Linus blankets are big hugs for children who need a little extra comfort, says Katy resident Sally Burns, the Houston Project Linus coordinator. "We are touching the lives of so many children in the ...

HUDSON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the millions of children across the nation who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need, a blanket can be much more than that. A handmade blanket can ...

Plenty of people have knitted, quilted or crocheted their way to a little extra security during the pandemic, finding such crafting a source of comfort as socializing shrank and outside endeavors came ...

For Dee Nietschke of Lodi, happiness is a warm blanket. In 2019, she established the San Joaquin County branch of Project Linus. Taking its name from the blanket-toting Charles Schultz Peanuts comics ...

Imagine a completely warm and secure existence, your feet always toasty, no need for mittens or a toboggan. Then, wham! Thrust out into the cold, cold world, and maybe you even got a slap on your ...

WILTON – Using yards of bright colored fleece, contrasting or matching yarns, and a big crochet hook, volunteers with Project Linus make soft cozy blankets for children in need. The group of women who ...

Joann is partnering with Project Linus to prompt the creation and donation of blankets to children in the hospital, foster care or other trying situation. More than 350 of the fabric and craft ...

BROOME, TIOGA COUNTY (WBNG) -- “Project Linus” is a nationwide organization that began 20 years ago after a woman heard about a sick child in the hospital and made a blanket to cheer them up. This act ...