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Date(s) - 03/01/2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Volunteers are invited to make blankets as gifts for hospitalized children (infants to teenagers) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Agricultural History Farm Park, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood. Blankets (quilts, afghans and fleece throws) can also be made at home and delivered. Qualifies for Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Donations of yarn and washed cotton fabric appreciated. Sponsored by Montgomery County Association for Family & Community Education. Guidelines found at http://mdafce.org/montgomeryblanket.htm. For more, contact Kathie at 301-270-5367 or [email protected] or Jeanne at 301-641-4878 or [email protected]. If Montgomery County Public Schools are closed, so will be the meeting. In the event of a one- or two-hour school delay, the meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m.

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