2021 Mystery Blanket Challenge

It’s that time of year again. Project Linus National has launched the annual blanket challenge. This year’s theme? Oliver is in the Doghouse!

Registration opens: Monday, August 23, 2021.
First clue revealed: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Last clue revealed: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Registration is $20. Please designate Project Linus Tucson so that the registration fee will benefit our chapter.

The Mystery Quilt Challenge is a yearly fundraiser for Project Linus. that started in 2015. Nine clues are revealed over nine weeks which will give participants very detailed, written and video instructions to complete a beautiful child-sized quilt. All levels of quilting expertise are welcome from novice to experienced! Anyone who makes one of these blankets can then enter the finished quilt into our Mystery Quilt Contest.

Please visit the national Project Linus website for more information.

Mystery Yarn Challenge

In the past few years, Project Linus has held a Quilting Mystery Challenge. We’ve decided that it’s time to offer that fun to those who knit and crochet!

Sign up to join the Knit & Crochet Along by visiting Project Linus National’s website and clicking the register now button.

Every two weeks, we will release a new part of each pattern. Each pattern has 5 parts and at the end of the 10-week period we will have the Big Reveal, where the complete look of the blanket will available.

This event is a fundraiser for Project Linus. Your donation of $15 (or $30 if you choose to register for both the knit and crochet patterns) will allow you access whichever pattern you registered to make a complete blanket. The blanket is yours to keep, or you can donate it back to Project Linus Tucson to share with a child in need.

Hurricane Survivors Need Blanket Hugs

Project Linus National is collecting handmade blankets to help the families impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and Hurricane Irma in Florida. We have set a goal of collecting 5000 blankets to share. In order to have a coordinated delivery, we have specific guidelines.

  • Blankets should be in the 40″x 50″ approximate size. Absolutely nothing smaller than a 36″ square blanket will be accepted.
  • Fleece, quilts, soft knitted and crocheted blankets will all be accepted.
  • To be included with the Project Linus delivery, all blankets must be handmade.
  • We are also asking for monetary donations to help with shipping costs. Checks can be sent to our chapter coordinator. Please make checks payable to Project Linus Tucson and send them to the address below.
  • All blankets must be checked, labeled and ready to ship by September 23rd.

If you have any questions, please contact our chapter coordinator by phone or via email.

Rene Lassise, Tucson Chapter Coordinator
7981 S. Farmview Place
Tucson, AZ 85756
520-574-2103
rmrjlassise@q.com

Thank you for helping Project Linus share blanket hugs with families in need.

Amazon Smile Helps Project Linus

Are you an Amazon shopper? Great! Shopping with Amazon Smile is a simple way to donate to Project Linus. You’ll find the exact same prices as shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. It’s that easy.

For more ways to support Project Linus Tucson, check out our Donations page.

Join the Summer 26 Miles in 26 Days Challenge

Summer is always a “slow time” for Project Linus donations. Many of us travel, and Tucson’s winter visitors beat the heat by leaving the desert. Here’s a way to stay active and contribute to Project Linus, regardless of where you are.

Please join Project Linus for the Summer 26 Miles in 26 Days Challenge. It’s quick, it’s healthy, it’s fun, AND you can help Project Linus in the process. The challenge starts on June 20th, the official start of summer, and ends on July 29th.

You can achieve your goal in any way you choose: biking, running, walking, swimming, rollerblading, etc. You must complete one mile (or more) per day, and you must do this for twenty-six days. (However, you do have thirty days to complete the challenge, which gives you a little “wiggle room” to finish). If you can’t complete a full mile all at once, break it into portions. Walk a quarter mile four times a day, or break it into steps. One mile is approximately 10,000 steps.

Anyone can participate. How about challenging your friends, family, guild members, church friends, and neighbors to this twenty-six day fitness challenge? Participants who complete the 26 Day Challenge will receive a beautiful Special Event Medal. To sweeten the deal, if you and the people you invited both complete the challenge, you will get a extra prize.

How to Register:
There is a $19 registration fee. Part of the registration fee will be donated to Project Linus. Just click here to register.

SaveSave

Vote for Project Linus!

Ooroo Auto is a community-minded auto repair service based out of Oro Valley. They provide traditional services at their shop on Oracle Road, but they also go out to serve their customers off site. Ooroo Auto extends their commitment to the community with their Community Grant program.

Project Linus Tucson is very lucky to have been selected for the Ooroo Auto Cares grant program. You can help us get the grant by liking our photo over on the Ooroo Auto Facebook page, then share the link on your own Facebook profile and encourage your friends to vote for us. The deadline is March 31st.

Project Linus Mystery Quilt Challenge

Unravel the mystery blanket pattern in Gracie's Get Well Garden

Unravel the blanket pattern in Gracie’s Get Well Garden

Join us as we embark on a new quilt challenge for 2016 and then our 2017 contest. Everyone loves a mystery and this is a great one to top off 2016 and lead us into 2017. Here is how our challenge works:

  • When you register for our 2016 Mystery Quilt Challenge you will be given a user name and password which will unlock the “Mystery Clues” page.
  • Over a period of seven weeks, DETAILED downloadable quilt block instructions will be revealed week by week, as you create Gracie’s beautiful Get Well Garden. The first clue will be revealed on September 10, 2016.
  • The instructions will be appropriate for ALL skill levels, Beginner to Advanced, with a variety of quilting techniques introduced along the way.
  • At the end of the challenge you will have created a beautiful “Gracie’s Get Well Garden” quilt and be eligible to enter it in the 2017 Mystery Quilt Contest!

For more information, visit the national Project Linus website.

Get Your Craft On

gladden farms logoProject Linus Tucson volunteers make blankets, but many of us dabble in other crafts as well, like jewelry making and drawing.

Project Linus Tucson has been invited to participate in the Gladden Farms Snow Days Festival on December 19, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. We will be spreading the word about our work.

Our supporters have been invited to have their own booths to sell their wares. Booths are only $25. If you sign up under Project Linus, Gladden Farms Community Association will donate $10 of your booth fee to Project Linus Tucson. Please email our chapter coordinator, Rene Lassise, and let her know that you’re interested in reserving a booth.

Shop Schwan’s – Support Project Linus Tucson

schwans-newThe holiday season is here, and many of us are already thinking about what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner. Schwan’s Online Grocery Service is offering a yearlong fundraiser for Project Linus Tucson, which starts on Monday, November 2, 2015.

Sign up online and use the Project Linus Tucson campaign ID #24207. We will receive 20% of every order placed with Schwan’s from November 2, 2015 through March 6, 2016. After March 6, Project Linus Tucson will continue to receive 5% until November 2, 2016. If you’re not a regular Schwan’s customer, not to worry! Project Linus Tucson will also receive 40% of all gift certificates ordered.

You don’t have to live in Tucson to support Project Linus Tucson. The Schwan’s fundraiser option is available wherever Schwan’s delivers. Check out their website to see how you can get easy grocery delivery right to your house and support Project Linus Tucson all at the same time!