February updates
Contact info to send beanies
Mimi Quirarte
101 W. American Canyon Rd
STE 508-203
American Canyon, Ca 94503
650-290-1995
2/7/2020 - 5/1/2020: “Every Stitch Matters”
ANNOUNCING OUR COLLABORATION WITH “Every Stitch Matters” on Facebook
Stitch Signal: Feb. 7, Please read thoroughly
Bottom Line Up Front:
• Announcing Every Stitch Matters has teamed up with Beanies for Butte County
• NEW PLEDGE FORM FOR ITEM NEEDS: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tinyurl.com/Beanies4Butte&sa=D&ust=1581188896539000&usg=AFQjCNG4Il_FV3rXZmnutEvdwSh3h3tkdw
• Need, Deadline, Craft and Patterns for this project
Stitch Signal Friday, February 7, 2020
We are excited to announce our partnership with Mimi Angelina Beanies for Butte County! I’m sure many of you remember hearing about the horrible Camp Fire in 2018. It was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Many people of Butte County were affected by the Campfire and they are still trying to rebuild. Mimi has personal ties to Butte County and knows how cold it can get during the Winter months, because of that she started “Beanies for Butte County”. While Mimi has enlisted her friends and FB community, she could really use the help of our amazing Every Stitch Matters crafters to help her reach her goal of 500 beanies by May 1st!
From Mimi:
“My best friend, Tamara, her twin Teri and their two brothers lost their mother, Sheila Santos to the Campfire. I make the beanies to let others know they are not alone and to share Sheila’s memory with others. Each beanie is my way of wrapping each survivor in Sheila’s memory and keeping them warm through the cold weather and letting them know that there are people out there who care.
If you’re not familiar with the term “The Ridge” this is what locals call the mountain towns that surround the burn scar area. Places like Paradise, Magalia, Concow, Yankee Hill, Sterling City. People from those towns evacuated to surrounding areas in Butte County 14 months ago. Although the fire has come and gone the people of “The Ridge” are still trying to rebuild their towns. Living in cars, trailers, apartments and some still standing homes.!! It’s going to be cold on “The Ridge'' until about May and I’d love to be able to continue to share Sheila’s legacy and help keep these survivors warm and know they are loved.”
Here’s a great article to read more about what Mimi is continuing to do
Need: 500 Adult knit or crochet Beanies
Deadline: May1st
Patterns: Any and all beanie patterns welcomed, but we also have a few listed on our website under Patterns>Beanies
January 2020 Updates
January 21, 2020
Join the movement today!!! Who’s up for a beanie making challenge?? I need help making #beanies for butte county #paradise #campfire survivors!!!
I’m getting requests and I don’t have any! Our group sent 1500 beanies for free last year!!
Groups Mimi Runs
Beanies for Butte County Crochet/Knit Group 2020
Greeting Cards for Campfire Survivors Facebook Group Link
This group is for all of us to SEND some love up to Butte County in the form of a greeting card for special occasions or just to say hi! Any addresses that are posted are pre-approved by the survivors to be shared publicly.
Mimi’s Momentary Bliss Facebook Page
I post stories I find online that make me happy here! It’s my way of not clogging up my personal facebook page so I can still interact with friends and family!
DONATE For postage and yarn
Donate to the PayPal pool to help buy beanies
Ok I’ve gotten a lot of messages saying I don’t crochet or knit but I’d like to help. You can help with postage, yarn, amazon bough beanies to keep people warm!