Charlotte Heart Walk Drawing – Sept. 17 deadline!

This year I’ll be walking in the Charlotte Heart Walk.

I’m a terrible fund-raising person, so the only money in my account so far is the $25 worth of seed money that I donated. So I’m stealing an idea from Melinda Steele-StCyr!

For every $5 you give through my page (link below), I’ll enter your name into a drawing… donate $20 and your name goes in four times… $30 – six times… you get the idea. After the walk I’ll do a random drawing to choose the winner of a custom pair of socks or a hat or a pair of mittens (or anything else [small] of a type I’ve made… stalk my Ravelry projects page) using worsted-weight or heavier yarn. Your choice of fiber and color …up to $30 in materials. If it’s in my stash, even better!

The Greater Charlotte Heart Walk will be held on September 17th, 2011 Charlotte, NC, so you have a little more than two weeks to donate. If you’re the only person who donates, you get a custom-knit item (for you or as a gift), possibly for less than the cost of the yarn. If I get a few entries, your chances are still great!

Be sure to put in the comments that you’re entering the drawing for the knitted item!

Thanks very much in advance for your support of this cause.

-Jorah

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I’m walking and raising money to help reduce death and disability from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20% by 2020.

I’m joining the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk to promote physical activity to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Please support me in helping to reach this lifesaving goal by giving a donation today.

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Rav projects page:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Jorah

Rav stash page:
http://www.ravelry.com/people/Jorah/stash

My donation page:
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?msource=Gigya&supId=329536589&ievent=456696

11 pairs of mittens in 2011

If you had any doubts that I have rocks in my head, please retire those doubts now. I’ve joined a “knitting challenge” for next year on the RavelryI Make Mittens” group. We’re going to be trying to make 11 pairs of mittens (or gloves; so long as the finished object covers your entire hand) in one year.

Not only that, but I’ve volunteered to help run the challenge…!

I’m trying to assure myself that this is nowhere near as crazy as the 10-shawls-in-2010 and similar challenges I heard about last year.