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Project Linus celebrates blankets

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 12/23/08

Severn River Middle School National Honor Society members Katie Thompson, Bridget Derksen and Erin Kemp paid attention as blanket-making expert Linda Ferguson guided a strand of red yarn through her fingers and deftly wrapped it around her crochet needle.

Sharon Lee Tegler — For The Capital Severn River Middle School Honor Society members, from left,  Katie Thompson, Bridget Derkson and Erin Kemp watch intently as Project Linus member Linda Ferguson demonstrates basic crochet techniques. Members Helen Carr, a knitting teacher at Rockville’s G Street Fabrics, and Cynthia Keller offer their expertise as well.
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The girls were guests at the holiday coffee hosted Saturday morning by the Severna Park chapter of "Project Linus," a nationwide organization that makes blankets for ill and needy children. Seeking a project to earn school service points, the eighth-graders had contacted Project Linus' county coordinator, Sabrina Hayes, who extended an invitation to the coffee as a...

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