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Volunteer Group Crochets and Knits to Warm Bodies and Hearts

Warm Up Montgomery County

The ladies of Warm Up Montgomery County knit and crochet blankets and hats to warm bodies and hearts.

A group of 25 Montgomery County knitters gets together twice a month to knit and crochet‚ enjoying each other’s company almost as much as the good deeds they do.

Warm Up Montgomery County participants range in age from 45 to 96. The founder‚ Mary Crouch‚ estimates they have made nearly 4‚500 knitted and crocheted items since Sept. 1‚ 2001 – afghans and hats for kidney dialysis patients‚ nursing home residents and patients at the Montgomery County Cancer Center; tiny baby afghans for wrapping stillborn babies at Mary Chiles Hospital; and baby caps for every baby born there.

First-time parents enrolled in a county home-visiting service are also treated to baby caps and afghans made by the women‚ and the ladies have collected new baseball caps for male cancer patients as well.

Crouch says the group depends on donations from the community to sustain their work.“I have to beg to get money to keep it going‚” she says. “I’ll go on the ‘Tom and Judy Radio Show’ and beg. The Kiwanis Club and churches have given us monetary donations. Sometimes someone who is given an afghan will donate money for us to make another one.”

The women crochet more than knit (it’s faster)‚ and they’re always looking for new members.

“I’m in my 60s‚ and a lot of our members are in their 70s and 80s. I think it’s wonderful when they come and join our group‚ mix in‚ and we all accomplish something together.”

Crouch says the group‚ which includes many retired teachers‚ has bonded. They meet from 9 a.m. to noon‚ often bringing food to share. “We discuss what’s going on in town‚” she says. “We know who’s sick and who we need to help.”

Story by Nancy Humphrey
Photo by Greg Emens

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