HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-12-14, Page 11A group of students at Huron Centennial Public School staying inside
for the homeless.
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The school received $500 from the IODE in Goderich to fund the endeavour. Pictured here from left
to right is Mary Ellen Jasper from the Regent Maple Leaf Chapter of the IODE in Goderch, Technical
Resource Assistant and Mats and Hats co -coordinator Jill Sygrove, Educational Assistant and Mats
and Hats co-cordinator Tamara Crocker and Peggy Cook, Member of Maple Leaf Chapter of the IODE
in Goderich.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 • News Record 11
Huron Centennial
knits for good cause
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
Each lunch, nutrition and
recess break at Huron Centen-
nial School, around 25 students
from Kindergarten to grade 8
stay inside and knit.
Their creations of hats and
mittens go to a good cause -
people who are homeless and
need extra warmth in the win-
ter. The kids are also making
sleeping mats out of old milk
bags. In the past, they have
donated their items to the Unity
Project in London, Homeless
Connect in Toronto and to
homeless veterans through a
contact at the legion.
The group at Huron Centen-
nial calls themselves the "Mats
and Hats Group':
The tradition started last year
initiated by Tamara Croker, an
EA at the school, who did a
presentation to the kids about
how her church, Berea
Lutheran Church in Goderich,
was knitting and making sleep-
ing mats for the homeless. The
kids were interested in doing
the projects themselves.
So, the school reached out to
a grant for funding, and
received $2500 for supplies
from a grant through Speak Up.
They bought yarn and looms
which they use instead of nee-
dles to make the items. They
have also received donations of
yarn and supplies as well as
milk bags.
This year, the Mats and Hats
Group received funding from a
different place - they were
awarded $500 from the Maple
Leaf Chapter of the IODE in
Goderich. The IODE grants
money to groups that focus on
women, children, education
and preservation of history.
So far this year our group has
made 164 hats and 22 pairs of
mittens, and they will continue
knitting throughout the school
year. Last year, they made 400
hats and 37 sleeping mats.
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