Women Stitch Blankets for Charity

OLD TOWN - A local group of women gathered in Old Town Saturday to make homemade blankets for children.

Its all a part of project Linus, a nation-wide non profit organization that has provided over 4-million blankets worldwide.

from quilts, to afghans, and fleece blankets, Saturday's goal was to create 100 of the warm and cozy handmade gifts, and provide them to children in hospitals, schools, and others in need.

Project Linus is run completely by volunteers.

Andrew Scheinthal

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Andrew joined the WVII ABC 7 and WFVX FOX Bangor News team in June of 2012. Raised in Houston, Texas, Andrew graduated from Suffolk University located in Boston, Massachusetts where he majored in Communications. From July 2011 to December 2011, Andrew was a student reporter for New England Cable News (NECN) and would take part in a live shot every Thursday for The Morning Show, covering topics from the financial crisis to the New England Patriots.

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