Central Susquehanna Valley Project Linus

Project Linus is a national organization supported by hundreds of local chapters  

The Central Susquehanna Valley Chapter of Project Linus serves the counties of Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia and Lycoming.

It is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth, and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade quilts, afghans and handmade fleece blankets, lovingly created by volunteers.

  A 12 year-old girl thanked for the blanket she received in the ER. She needed stitches after a sledding accident.  She said clutching her blanket made her feel better.   One mother told us the blankets her son received over the 9 years he was kin and out of hospitals comforted him and made her feel people cared.  He son still treasures his Linus blanket. 

It is also our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities for the benefit of children.  Making quilts or crocheting blankets give some people a reason to get up in the morning.

We provide batting and backing to quilters on fixed incomes who have plenty of time but not the money to buy supplies. Crocheters and knitters can get skeins of yarn from our chapter to create their handmade afghans. Over the years our volunteers have ranged in age from middle school to early 90s

In collaboration with local volunteers, businesses, and agencies, we have created local networks to identify and fulfill the needs of our  hurting children.  All donations are used to buy blanket-making materials, host blanket-making events, and pay for other expenses required to run our local chapters. You can help put a smile on a hurting child's or stressed-out mother's face by making a donation to Project Linus.  Follow us on Facebook at Central Susquehanna Valley Project Linus to learn about our activities  !