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i rcfb r- js tswforob alary prpjectlinus volunteers jiarid at work to provide security blankets to kids who need a hug byvivianharrower correspondent heyre out to blanket kids with love from seasoned quilters and knit- i ters to schbblcmdrenj fearing peo ple are sending security blankets- to children who need a liug accord- ing to rona kleiman of thornhill canadian co6rdinatbr for project linus- v the organization takes its name from the peanuts cartoon character linus who always carries his blanket with himarid had theblessirig of the cartoons creator charles schulzr v l r the movement to wrap traumatized chil dren in love has expanded beyond children with cancer to include those recovering from severe injury other diseasesarid diildfen shelters for abused women says kleiman i if i v a3 s shebroughtthe americanbom project tocanada last year and is now working with coordinators in seven provinces the canadian group is also seeking status as a registered charity in order to provide dona tion receipts kleiman got involved after reading about project linus in a craft magazine remembering her own childhood when she was hospitalized for long periods she knew the importance of a blanket for emotional comfort i but kleiman doesnt dwell on her own experience orice a month she delivers blankets to the hospital for sick children and scott mission in toronto variety village in scarborough and two local womens shel ters she speaksto quilters groups school children and individuals c v marie lindgren york region coordinator for project linus works closely- with kleinianin addition todeliveriesto sick kids she takes blankets to york county hospital york- central in richmond hill markham stouffville hospital and blporyiew macmillan centre some hospitals keep project liniis blan kets in the emergency room for children who come in terrified because of the good response to hercall for blankets lindgren has added deliveries to yellow brick house shelter in aurora sandgate womens shelter in sutton the childrens aid and canadian red cross k a caretaker with york region public school board lindgren sef up a dropoff point at the tioardoffice onwellingtbn street west in aurora and collects donated materi- als from stores she takes yarn to axvbmah with lupus and visits the elderly she picks up finished blankets- ranging in size from those v newborns to youngsters up to 18- liridgrens volunteer- knitters number intprthe hundreds one woman alone has made approximately- 180 blankets louise wood of aurora describes herself as a real hoarder when she learned of project linus she thought of all the balls of yarnishe had in a cupboard she sometimesrriakes two blankets for premature infants in a day at her knitting machine in the basement then cro chets infront of the tv in the evening v i have good days aridbad days on bad days i think theres people than 5 me wqod recalling some of the sad stories she jand her husband heard from teenagerswhen they were foster parents withchudrenaid v rf couldjthere ever be too many blankets wood doesnt think so- with- preemies and young mothers looking after ctheir- own pabiesil dont think there wfll ever be too many she says she oricetold lindgren thata thank you note and a photo from the mother of a pre- emie made her feel asif she had another see blankets page 14 need an eye examination v t r eedeyegfe contact lenses vneed tom better without eyeglasses ju- 1 if cj