<center><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/JudeThaddaeusCharityWeek1of4/CFM20050902.mp3"><img area="3306" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/CFM_Button.png" alt="Play" /></a></center><br /><br />Welcome to all my listeners! I am so glad you could make it!<br /><br />This podcast is one of a series of four that will be covering news stories and information on how crocheters like us, men and women, can make a difference. I hope you all enjoy what I am presenting to you, and I am so very happy you are here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:BN FontBoy;font-size:180%;" >News</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /></div> <span style=";font-family:SF Burlington Script;font-size:200;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />As you have heard (or will hear) in the News section of my podcast, I covered a lot of stories including Warm Up America! and Blankets for Canada, Martha Stewart and Lion Brand Yarn's Charity Connection. Below you will find the links for more information:<br /><br />To send your completed squares and/or afghans, please send to:</span><br /><a href="http://www.warmupamerica.com/home.html"><img area="20750" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/WUA.jpg" alt="Warm Up America!" /></a> <a href="http://www.blankets4canada.ca/"><img area="23406" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/BlanketsCDN.jpg" alt="Blankets For Canada" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><br /><a href="http://www.warmupamerica.com/home.html">Warm Up America!</a> <span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">.........</span> <a href="http://www.blankets4canada.ca/">Blankets For Canada</a><br />2500 Lowell Rd. <span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">...............</span> Suite 217<br />Gastonia, NC <span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">..................</span> 214 - 905 - 1st Ave South<br />28054 <span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">.........................</span> Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4M7</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.mediasyndicate.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&amp;file=article&sid=1675&amp;mode=thread&order=0&amp;thold=0">MediaSyndicate: 'Coming Home' Poncho report</a></span><span style=";font-family:SF Burlington Script;font-size:180%;" ><ul style="font-family: courier new;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayArticle?articleNum=ae0095">Michael's craft store</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=features&Story=7143325">Fayetteville Online</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.savemartha.com/">Save Martha!</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--marthastewart0831aug31,0,1284491.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork">News story covering Freedom of Martha Stewart</a></span></li> </ul> <center><img area="10530" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lionTitleBlackBkgd.jpg" alt="Lion Brand Yarn" /></center><ul style="font-family: courier new;"> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/khs-scallopEdgePoncho.html">Lion Brand Yarn's 'Coming Home' poncho pattern direct link</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.mediasyndicate.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&amp;file=article&sid=1670&amp;mode=thread&order=0&amp;thold=0">MediaSyndicate: Charity Connection by Lion Brand</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/CharityConnection">Direct link to Lion Brand's Chrity Connection</a></span></li> </ul> </span> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:BN FontBoy;font-size:180%;" >Free Items of the Week</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /></div> <span style=";font-family:SF Burlington Script;font-size:200;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />Want to help out Warm Up America!, Blankets for Canada or another charity that needs baby blankets, lap-ghans and adult afghans? Or perhaps you are looking to make that special gift for this Christmas/Chanukah/Yule? Please enjoy the links I have provided below.<br /><br />Also, please email me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> with pictures of your finished projects! I will post them here for all to see, just include your first name, last initial, what book or website you used for the pattern(s) and finally your location. That's it!<br /><br />I look forward to your submissions! Now, here are the links to the free patterns!<br /></span><ul style="font-family: courier new;"> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.warmupamerica.com/patterns.html">Basic (and a few intermediate) Afghan Squares from Warm Up America!</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.crochetnmore.com/afghans.htm">Beautiful and fun designs from Crochet-N-More!</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0037.html">Chez Crochet's Celtic Triangle and Square</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0035.html">Chez Crochet's Mile-a-Minute: Stacked Hearts, Victorian Fans & Frames w/ Open Fans</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0036.html">Chez Crochet's Mile-a-Minute: Single Shell &amp; V's and Christmas Trees</a></span></li> </ul> </span> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >Hurricane Katrina: YOU CAN HELP!</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /></div> <span style=";font-family:SF Burlington Script;font-size:200;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />If you cannot listen to the podcast, please do stop and have a moment of silence for the families that are hurting and are in need of help due to Hurricane Katrina. Many have died in this hurricane, and being that Peter Franzi, owner of the Men Who Crochet yahoo group, cannot reach his family in Mississippi, we were unable to procure an interview at this time. Please keep Peter and all of those who have been affected by this travesty.<br /><br />If you would like to help, click on one of the pictures below and show your support! Thanks!<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.redcross.org/"><img area="14400" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/red_cross.jpg" alt="American Red Cross" /></a><span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">.........</span><a href="http://www.redshield.org/crisis/"><img area="16000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/salvation_army.jpg" alt="The Salvation Army" /></a><span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 204);">.........</span><a href="http://national.unitedway.org/"><img area="8580" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/united-way.jpg" alt="The United Way" /></a><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:BN FontBoy;font-size:180%;" >Book Review</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img area="2000" src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/crochetformen/lines_blgr_013.jpg" alt="Line Break" width="400" /><br /><br /></div> <span style=";font-family:SF Burlington Script;font-size:200;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >As promised, below is the direct link to </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" >Vanna's Favorite Gift Afghans</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >. Please enjoy this book as I have!</span><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=crochformenpo-20&o=1&amp;p=8&l=as1&amp;asins=1574861352&fc1=000000&amp;amp;amp;=1&lc1=0000ff&amp;bc1=000000&lt1=_blank&amp;IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&amp;f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Thank you again for listening, and have a great evening! May God Bless you all, and remember - <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Just because it says it has no dye lot, doesn't mean the colors will match!</span> Good night!</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><br />~Jude Thaddaeus~</span></span>