Flint Handmade hosts a social and charitable knitting and crocheting group called Yarn Brigade.
MEETUPS
We meet on the Second and Fourth Friday evening of most months. We also meet one Saturday a month. Check out our Facebook Events or email us at hello@flinthandmade.org to join our email list for the specific dates, times and locations of our Meetups.
NOTE: 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 almost 8,000 handmade hats and scarves through our Warm Up Flint project. We place the items on railings and ledges at the bus station in Downtown Flint as a community service and public art project for MLK Day every year.
We also donate items directly to basic needs organizations, health service providers, rehabilitation centers and educational programs. Previous recipients include 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, Peoples Church, Gloria Coles Flint Public Library and more.
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 Creative Cafe in Flint Township. 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 link below for location and hours of operation.
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. Porch pickup is available Spring-Fall.
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!