The original goal was just 50 hats to bring along on Christmas Eve when a group of people from First Universalist Church would be serving the meal at Simpson Housing Shelter in Minneapolis. What happened over the course of that fall blew us away: over 300 handknit hats came in from all over the Twin Cities, all over our state and all over the country!
2010 saw an increase of 200% when 900 handknit hats came in over the year! All of these hats were given to folks in need around Minneapolis.
We have been getting more items every year and have added mittens and scarves to the list, although we still need mostly hats.
We are continuing strong and looking foward to the 2024/2025 season's donations.
