Knitting Group Donates Year's Work to Evanston Families
The Infant Welfare Society of Evanston's “Adopt-a-Family” program received over 160 pieces of hand-knitted garb.
On Christmas morning, families in need across Evanston opened presents of hand-knit clothing, all thanks to a small group of dedicated knitters at a Wilmette retirement community. For the holidays, members of the knitting group at the Mather Place of Wilmette donated over 160 pieces of hand-knit, cold-weather gear to the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, a local nonprofit offering family support services. The goods were used to supplement the nonprofit’s “Adopt-a-Family” program, in which one Evanston family assists with the specific needs of another Evanston family, whether that entails buying food, clothing, furniture or individualized Christmas presents. “Mather contacted me, saying, ‘We have all of these knitted hats and scarves that…
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