Crafty Newborns; age Hands

Get Crafty for Newborns (age 18+)
* Hands On*

November 2025 location is Cedar Mill Library - Elm & Oak Room 2nd Floor

December 2025 location is Beaverton City Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room

January 2025 location is Beaverton City Library, Cathy Stanton Conference Room

How can crafting make a difference? Volunteers from the Hands On craft groups love getting together to socialize with new friends and marvel over the creativity of items made. The recipients of our handmade treasures—newborns and babies—receive gifts that bring comfort and a loving impression.

Join this project and knit, machine sew, or crochet items to be donated to the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic, OHSU/Doernbecker, Kaiser NW, and Family Promise in Hillsboro and Beaverton. A handmade item will make a loving impression on a new mom and baby. Another option is to make a garment for a toddler or child to help diffuse trauma and negative impacts for younger patients when they are admitted to the hospital.

Examples of what we make:

• Booties, bibs, burp cloths, car seat blankets, crochet hats, blankets for Virginia Garcia Clinic and nursing covers for hospitals
• New, single‑layer, tied fleece blankets for children and teens for Rose Haven and Ronald McDonald House
• Warm fleece hats and seasonal crochet or knitwear for all ages in the winter

Note:

Hospitals are not accepting yarn‑based items due to Covid and RSV. We provide newborn hats to foster parents, midwifery centers, pregnancy resource centers, 0‑5 teen‑parent programs, and needs‑based school clothing closets.

• All volunteers must know how to knit, machine sew, or crochet. This is not an educational experience; it is a group‑based project.
• Volunteers will be asked to drop off the donations at the Volunteer Leader’s home near Providence St. Vincent Medical Center or make arrangements with the Volunteer Leader for drop‑off.
• All completed donation items must be washed prior to donation. Baby items must be scent‑free and washed without a dryer sheet. Hospitals do not allow items with scents or animal hair; all items must be cleaned before drop‑off.

• Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older to attend.
• If a volunteer invites a youth guest (anyone under 18), the volunteer must stay with them the entire time and be the youth’s parent or legal guardian.
• Issue area:
  Health & Wellness, Civic & Community.
• Population served:
  Families, Low‑income Communities, Other.
• Activity type:
  Other.
• Age minimum (with adult): 14+; minimum age 18+.

Monday, October 27, 2025 1:17 PM – 1:17 PM (time details to be confirmed). Full opportunity address and directions will be sent by e‑mail after you sign up.