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The first flowers of the season are these knitted specimen, seen in a tree by the People's Food Cooperative today.Photo by Edward Vielmetti

by Edward Vielmetti

Project Linus

Monique Sluymers coordinates the Ann Arbor chapter of Project Linus, a national organization which makes blankets for children in need of warmth and comfort. The local chapter was organized in December 2009 and it has already put together more than just blankets, with donations being sent to Mott Children's Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and projects in Haiti.

A group of fifth graders in Rose Giacherio’s class at Eberwhite School has been involved in the project, according to the Ann Arbor Public Schools News Service. They put together 13 blankets and made scarves from the scraps for the Delonis Center.

Read more at  -  http://www.annarbor.com/vielmetti/links-knitting-project-linus/