Hi All,

I invite you to help me raise money and awareness for the Pine Street Inn of Boston, New England's largest resource for homeless men and women, by pledging to the 2nd Annual Pine Street Inn Knit-A-Thon. Though best known for its emergency shelters, Pine Street became one of the first organizations to implement supportive housing for homeless individuals. Today, Pine Street now has close to 500 residents living in 30 houses and sites throughout Boston and Brookline. They anticipate adding another 151 units in the development pipeline.

I became involved with the Inn in 2006 and earlier this year was asked to join the Council that oversees and directs all the programs that help raise money throughout the year. 

Many Boston area knitters will join together Sunday, November 9th to assemble our 9 x 9 inch pre-knitted squares into blankets, which will be presented to the tenants of the Pine Street Inn residences. I anticipate knitting 20 squares(actually I will be knitting zero, but my mother-in-law will be knitting 20 for me) for the event. I ask that you donate on a per square basis; i.e. 20 squares x $1.00 = $20.00 or feel free to make the donation of your choice. Thank you in advance for your help and I invite you to visit the Pine Street Inn's website at www.pinestreetinn.org for more information.

With thanks,

Dave