Flint Handmade hosts a social and charitable knitting and crocheting group called Yarn Brigade.
MEETUPS
We meet at various locations in Flint and Genesee County on the Second and Fourth Friday of most months from 6-8pm. We also meet one Saturday a month from 2-4pm. Check out our Facebook Events or join our email list on the home page for the dates and locations of our Meetups.
NOTE: From January-March, we meet virtually on the Fourth Friday. We do not meet on a Saturday or the Fourth Fridays in November and December due to the holidays.
WARM UP FLINT
Since 2012, we have donated over 6,000 handmade hats and scarves through our Warm Up Flint project. We place the items on railings near the bus station as a community service and public art project with tags reading: “FREE TO A GOOD HOME! If you’re cold, please take me to warm up!”
We also donate items directly to basic needs organizations, health service providers, rehabilitation centers and educational programs, including but not limited to Crossover Outreach, My Brothers Keeper, Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, Boys & Girls Club, Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village, YMCA, Mott Community College Early Childhood Learning Center, Voices for Children Advocacy Center, Wolverine Essentials at the UM-Flint, St. Luke NEW Life Center, Snuggle Sacks, Wellness Services/Flint Pride, YWCA, Catholic Charities, Carriage Town Ministries and Peoples Church.
DONATING ITEMS TO WARM UP FLINT
Thank you for your generosity! There are 4 ways you can donate handmade items:
1) Drop off your donation to one of our collection sites. Please be sure to put your items in a bag and include a piece of paper with your name, city and email in the bag. Visit the links below for location and hours of operation.
Mott Community College Library – https://www.mcc.edu/library/index.shtml
Creative Cafe in Flint Township – www.facebook.com/creative.cafe.flint
2) Bring your donation to any Flint Handmade event. Click HERE for our Facebook Events.
3) If you would like to donate 10+ handmade items, please email us at hello@flinthandmade.org. We will arrange a time for a FREE porch pickup in Genesee County.
4) If you would like to mail a donation, please send it to:
Flint Handmade
PO Box 13473
Flint, MI 48501
MAKING A MONETARY DONATION TO WARM UP FLINT
Thank you for your generosity! Click HERE to make a monetary donation.
Your contribution will help us provide 1,000+ hats and scarves to those in need every year! Sponsorships are also available from $100. Email us at hello@flinthandmade.org for more information.
YARN BRIGADE COORDINATORS
Hayley Randol is our Yarn Brigade Coordinator. Liz Svoboda is our Assistant Yarn Brigade Coordinator. Rachel Tisdale is our Yarn Brigade Hospitality Coordinator. Special thanks to our previous Yarn Brigade Coordinators, Symantha Foreman and John Coleman!
STORYCORPS INTERVIEW
Hayley Randol, Yarn Brigade Coordinator, and Crystal Pepperdine, Executive Director, recorded a StoryCorps Interview in 2019 about Yarn Brigade. Click HERE to listen!