Sow Many Blessings is an Illinois Chapter of Crochet for Cancer, a non-profit organization of Christian volunteers making and donating hand crafted items to cancer centers for patients coping with illness and recovery. Items that can be donated:
Crocheted or Knitted Chemo Beanies
Prayer Shawls
Scarves
Lap Blankets
Blankets
Walker/Wheelchair Caddies
Slippers
PICC line covers
Our donators are creat
ive and have come up with wonderful items that are not on this list. Chapter Supplies that can be donated:
Yarn
Buttons
Ribbon
Gift cards for chapter supplies (Joann’s, Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Michaels)
Visa gift cards to ship packages at USPS. The facilities that we currently donate to regularly are:
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center in Warrenville
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center
Elmhurst Hospital Cancer Center
MacNeal Hospital Cancer Center
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Cancer Center
Ronald McDonald's Children's Hospital at Loyola in Maywood
Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center at Loyola in Maywood
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana
UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox
Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital in Mattoon
Advocate Children's Keyser Family Pediatric Cancer Center in Oak Lawn
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Chicago in Zion
Northwestern Gavers Breast Center in Crystal Lake
Please note: All items donated will be given freely to people undergoing treatment for cancer and Hospice care. All items and/or gift cards donated to Sow Many Blessings are not tax deductible at this time as Sow Many Blessings does not hold a Federal 501(c)(3) tax exempt status… so please think of this as a donation to help us uplift those fighting this terrible disease."