Knitting4Life (K4L)

Sabrina CarnesiCrittenden Middle School

Newport News, VA

Meaningful Purpose

4 Well-made itemsItem #1 – Less fortunate

Item #2 - FriendItem #3 – Family MemberItem #4 – Self

None for 2 & 3 = 3 to the Less fortunate + 1 for

you

Meaningful Purpose Continues…

Daily for 30 minutes during IE Classes

No Age Requirements Rules to Follow – When you have a

gift, you use it to help others. Never make something to give to

another person that is not good enough for you to personally wear.

Conception – September 2009

KiKi Magazine – Winter 2008AASL Learning4Life – Summer 2009(Instructional Enrichment)IE – Fall

2009

http://www.kikimag.com

/dept/kc/article.php

K4L Video

Annual Service Project #1 Downtown Christmas Party

(for those in need)

Minimum of 15 scarves and/or hats

Annual Service Project #2 Caps for Preemies

(to local NICUs)Minimum of 15 scarves and/or hats

Current Personal Project 2012

SOCKS w/ sz 8 (my magical size) Circular

Needles!!

Upside Blog your progress Communicate with other school

knitting groups via social networking

1. Clarisse Bushman / Strasburg HS2. Middle School in Richmond area

Community Service Hours Develop a life skill Communicate with people across

diverse ethnic lines and age Self esteem builder

Downside

Finances for replacement ofYarn NeedlesSupplies

Solutions1. Grant Writing

NNPS Instructional Mini Grant sponsored by the Jewish Women’s Association ($500.00 maximum)

2. Parental Involvement3. Community Support

Local Yarn Shops Local Knitting Circles / Guilds Knitting w/service in mind

Helping Hands Foundations, Inc.1100-H Brandywine BlvdZanesville, OH 43701-7303www.NeedleArtsMentoring.org

Churches Individuals

4. Charge a Material’s Fee5. Require all knitters to purchase their

own materials

j     June 15, 2010  Re: Comminity Service Hours

Knitting4Life To Whom It May Concern: Please accept this letter as verification of the 30 service hours that Ahman ____ has completed as a member of the Crittenden Middle School’s Knitting4Life (K4L) Instructional Enrichment Program during the 2009-2010 school year. The rule for being a part of the Knitting4Life circle is that each member must knit four items of whatever it is we’re knitting. The first well-made item goes to the less fortunate, the second item goes to a friend, the third well-made item goes to a family member, and the final well-made item goes to oneself. If the student does not have a friend or family member who can use the first three items, they are contributed to needy groups. This school year K4L was able to contribute 17 well-made scarves to the “Downtown Christmas Party” sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and 35 preemie hats to the NICUs at Mary Immaculate and Riverside Hospitals.  Sincerely,  Felicia Barnett Sabrina Carnesi

Principal Knitting4Life Advisor

Cc: Cum File 

Community ServiceLetter

Registers Student for a specific amount of service hours at the end of each academic year

Cleared through principal and school counselor

Used for required HS Credit Hours

Added to Cum Folder

2009-10: QUESTIONS?

2011-12: THANK YOU!