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Black Friday Shopping

While others were anxiously awaiting Friday after Thanksgiving Sales for the video games, electronics and other shopping madness, in the Aker household we had just one thought in mind - fabric sales.  Now, keep in mind that we have been gradually introduced to the world of bargain fabric shopping.  I have gotten signed up for the JoAnn’s weekly sales flyers and learned to check each Sunday for the weekly sales, hoping that the flannel or fleece would be on sale.  We purchase Fleece and flannel to make blankets for the babies in NICU and PICU at University of Iowa Hospital.  We have quarterly workgroup meeting were volunteers get together and sew as many as 200 blankets in a weekend.  We are constantly on the lookout for the best prices on fabric.  But, I have never before partaken of the Black Friday madness at JoAnn’s fabric.  I had heard about the fabulous prices on Flannel on this day.  I have been dreaming about it for a month.  At least once a week I had a nightmare where I dreamed that JoAnn’s wasn’t having the sale this year. Where were we going to get all the fabric needed to make the 800+ blankets a year that we donate?  Thank goodness it was just a dream

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Holiday Craft Sale Success!

Thanks to the support of our volunteers, last week’s Holiday Craft sale was a huge success!  For the third year in a row, TPP volunteers sent in donations of handmade items to be sold at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  In just three years,  our Holiday Craft Sale has become well known amongst the hospital employees. 

In year’s past we’ve held a bake sale along with the Holiday Craft Sale.  These sales have been extremely profitable.  This year the UIHC stopped allowing bake sales in the hospital.  Without the lure of the bake sale, we were worried that we wouldn’t be able to drawn in as large of a crowd.  So, we decided to hold a two day sale to make up for any lack in bake sale profits.  Luckily, the employees of the UIHC did not disappoint.  We raised of total of $3900 in two days! 

Not only did we raise a ton of money, but we had a wonderful selection of items this year.  This was by far the largest craft sale we’ve ever had.  We arrived at the hospital at 6am to set-up and it took us over two hours to set everything up.  We used every last inch of table space!

Things were slow in the morning:

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Bake Sale Volunteers Needed

We are still extremely desperate for bakers for our upcoming bake sale.  (only 3 bakers on our list so far)

When?
Wednesday 12/3/2008
9am-4pm
Old Capitol Mall, Iowa City

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knitting at ball games

I went to the UNI Dome with my husband to watch high school playoffs and took my knitting bag!

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