Afghans, Jellyfish, and Scarves

October was a busy month for our volunteers. On October 4, we attended the Festival of Hope, a gathering of community groups and exhibits put on by the Schizophrenia Society of NS. It was held at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth. Last House on the Block Society had a table at the event. It gave us an opportunity to meet with other organizations and with the general public.

The following week, two of our directors met with students at the C.P. Allen High School volunteer club. They thought they might do some fundraising for us in the future, so we explained our organization and the projects we do.

In mid-October, three of our director/volunteers hosted a table at a craft show. It was in the Beaverbank Community Hall in Sackville. we sold quite a few jellyfish at that event as well as lots of tickets on a raffle we were doing. First prize in that raffle was an afghan blanket. Bernie knitted the squares, Nancy did the crochet work.

Second prize in the raffle was an afghan that had been donated to us:

Third prize was a collection of gift certificates at some eateries in town. The draw was held on October 31. Winners were Marilyn S., Linda T. and Tom R., respectively.

Lots of items were donated to and bought for the upcoming Santa Under the Bridge Project. So, we're getting ready for the big day. We currently have 240 scarves knitted for the project.

Our other endeavour - The Jellyfish Project - is going very well. Nancy crochets them and we sell them at craft tables and through social media. They come in two sizes. The small ones sell for $4.00. The large ones sell for $8.00. Half of the proceeds are used to make more jellyfish. Of the remaining half, one dollar is set aside from the sale of each and donated to community organizations. The remainder of the money is used for the scarf project. Last month, we raised $40 for Feed Nova Scotia.