This document describes Knitting4Life (K4L), a knitting program at Crittenden Middle School. The program teaches students to knit items that are then donated to charitable causes. Students must knit 4 items - the first for those less fortunate, the second for a friend, the third for family, and the fourth they can keep. Any items not given to friends or family are also donated. K4L has donated knitted scarves and hats to local organizations. The program provides students with community service hours documented by letters from the principal and advisor.

1. Knitting4Life (K4L)
Sabrina Carnesi
Crittenden Middle School
Newport News, VA

2. Meaningful Purpose
 4 Well-made items
Item #1 – Less fortunate
Item #2 - Friend
Item #3 – Family Member
Item #4 – Self
 None for 2 & 3 =
3 to the Less fortunate + 1 for you

3. Meaningful Purpose Continues…
 Daily for 30 minutes during IE Classes
 No Age Requirements
 Rules to Follow – When you have a gift,
you use it to help others.
 Never make something to give to
another person that is not good enough
for you to personally wear.

4. Conception – September 2009
 KiKi Magazine – Winter 2008
 AASL Learning4Life – Summer 2009
 (Instructional Enrichment)IE – Fall 2009

5. K4L Video

6. Annual Service Project #1
Downtown Christmas Party
(for those in need)
 Minimum of 15 scarves and/or hats

7. Annual Service Project #2
Caps for Preemies
(to local NICUs)
 Minimum of 15 scarves and/or hats

8. Current Personal Project 2012
 SOCKS
 w/ sz 8 (my magical size) Circular Needles!!

9. Upside
 Blog your progress
 Communicate with other school knitting
groups via social networking
1. Clarisse Bushman / Strasburg HS
2. Middle School in Richmond area
 Community Service Hours
 Develop a life skill
 Communicate with people across diverse
ethnic lines and age
 Self esteem builder

10. Downside
 Finances for replacement of
 Yarn
 Needles
 Supplies

11. Solutions
1. Grant Writing
 NNPS Instructional Mini Grant sponsored by the Jewish Women’s
Association ($500.00 maximum)
2. Parental Involvement
3. Community Support
 Local Yarn Shops
 Local Knitting Circles / Guilds
 Knitting w/service in mind
Helping Hands Foundations, Inc.
1100-H Brandywine Blvd
Zanesville, OH 43701-7303
www.NeedleArtsMentoring.org
 Churches
 Individuals
4. Charge a Material’s Fee
5. Require all knitters to purchase their
own materials

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Community Service
Letter June 15, 2010
Re: Comminity Service Hours
Knitting4Life
 Registers Student for To Whom It May Concern:
a specific amount of Please accept this letter as verification of the 30 service hours that Ahman ____
has completed as a member of the Crittenden Middle School’s Knitting4Life (K4L)
service hours at the Instructional Enrichment Program during the 2009-2010 school year.
end of each academic The rule for being a part of the Knitting4Life circle is that each member must knit four
items of whatever it is we’re knitting. The first well-made item goes to the less
year fortunate, the second item goes to a friend, the third well-made item goes to a family
member, and the final well-made item goes to oneself. If the student does not have a
friend or family member who can use the first three items, they are contributed to
needy groups.
 Cleared through This school year K4L was able to contribute 17 well-made scarves to the “Downtown
principal and school Christmas Party” sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and 35 preemie
hats to the NICUs at Mary Immaculate and Riverside Hospitals.
counselor
Sincerely,
 Used for required HS Felicia Barnett Sabrina Carnesi
Credit Hours Principal Knitting4Life Advisor
Cc: Cum File
 Added to Cum Folder