ANKENY FAMILY YMCA

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROJECT - PROJECT LINUS

During the holiday season, the Ankeny Family YMCA Before & After School Child Care programs choose a holiday project for the kids to participate in or make donations to.  This year, the Northwest Elementary Site chose Project Linus of Story County, which gives handmade blankets to children (ages birth-18 years) in need of comfort, security, and love. 

Jessica Nielsen, the site supervisor at the Northwest Elementary Site commented, “I vaguely heard about something- I don’t know if it was on the radio or tv.”  So she searched it online and found Project Linus.  “I wanted to give a child something cozy to snuggle up with for the holidays/winter.”

Jessica asked for the Northwest Elementary families to donate fleece in various sizes and styles, and then on Friday, December 7th, the kids and staff had a blanket making party.  It took most of the afternoon to make them, but they all really enjoyed making them!   At the end of their party, they had made roughly 20-25 blankets for Project Linus.