We are taking part in the Macmillan Cancer Support Comfort Blanket campaign (which is linked to the World's Biggest Coffee Morning). On Thursday 24 September a group of us will be getting together at the Socktopus shop in London to knit squares to make up a lovely, cosy, comforting blanket which will be given to somebody who is living with cancer. I think we have all been touched by cancer in some way, and whilst we are knitting we will be thinking about its impact, and hoping that our blanket might make a small amount of difference to the person it is given to.
We also realise that knitting a blanket isn't enough, so we are fundraising too and very much appreciate you visiting the page and considering sponsoring us. It is a group effort, and we admit that knitting a few squares isn't exactly a physical challenge, so you are not marking our achievement, but donating whatever you feel is appropriate. If you are looking for a figure to link your donation too, it might help you to know that Macmillan have asked for blankets to made up of 40 separate squares so that is what we will be doing, collectively.
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