craftgrrl | I've an idea.... and I'm gonna need lots of your help.

hello Crafty people!

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in making a little plan of mine come to fruition.

I am a nurse in a nursing home in Staten Island, NY. All too frequently, I get the complaint of 'I'm cold'.... we do provide blankets and comforters, but they're essentially the same as hospital issue... scratchy, not too warm unless they're piled on you so thick you can't move, (this becomes an issue when you're under 3 thin blankets, and weigh all of 90 pounds...its like being tied in)

So, I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to help me in a sort of mission, I'd like to start making afgans for the elderly. Simple crochet or knit squares sewn together to make interesting, colorful warm blankets for people who all too often have very little.(alot of my residents don't get visitors, and live in drab little rooms with little to no family input... no decorations or pictures.. these rooms are positively bland... )

Would any of you guys and gals like to donate a square? I'm hoping that enough people will have interest in this, so I can make this a reality.... (with one person making afgans, its a long process... if a bunch of us team together, we can get lots of good stuff out to the whole bunch of people who really deserve good stuff, especially in their golden years)

So, please let me know if anyone is interested... This can be a real stashbusting event....
-Barbara (AKA Nut)