Aurora students tie blankets for needy kids

Posted May 29, 2017 11:00 pm

Marie Wilson

Seventh-grade students at Fischer Middle School in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 make a fleece tie blanket to be donated to a child in need through the nonprofit organization Project Linus. Courtesy of Mary Kay Gleason

Seventh-grade students at Fischer Middle School in Aurora spent many of their advisory periods on a service project for a good cause.

The students gathered every Wednesday for much of the year to knot together fleece tie blankets for Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization that provides new, handmade blankets - and the love, security, warmth and comfort they bring - to children who are seriously ill or traumatized. The organization has donated 6.3 million blankets since 1995.

The Parent Teacher Student Association at Fischer gave a donation, which allowed teachers to buy a cart full of fleece from Joanne Fabrics for students to turn into blankets.

This year marked the second time Fischer has gotten involved with Project Linus in what teacher Mary Kay Gleason calls "a loving and fun service opportunity."

Seventh-grade students at Fischer Middle School in Aurora have been spending their advisory period making fleece tie blankets for Project Linus. Courtesy of Mary Kay Gleason

This cart full of fleece has turned into blankets for Project Linus thanks to seventh-grade students at Fischer Middle School in Aurora. Courtesy of Mary Kay Gleason

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