2007 Annual Report I want to thank everyone for all of the support and help that you have given over the past year. It has been a remarkable year. I was driving home after visiting Ann and I got to thinking about the past year. Ann had just given me two bags of precious baby sweaters with matching hats. She is home bound and spends much of her time making these beautiful sweater sets for the babies. I thought of "Jo" our happy (crochet) hooker. She handed in her 80th afghan the other day. She started making and donating the afghans in June 2007. I thought about the Meredith Seniors (now called Inter Lakes Senior Center). Every week they have a bags of items they have made for the Baby Threads projects. I thought of all the folks who have mailed items and dropped off items. I thought of Linda, ZellaJane, Catherine, and Olive. I thought about lots of folks in the community who sew, knit, or crochet like Judy, Avis, Emma, Jane, Edith, Gemma, and folks like the family in Alton who helped sew Christmas stockings. I thought about the clubs and groups who helped over the past year. The Altrusa Club, the Astra Club, the Waukewan Ladies Golf League, the General Federation of Women’s Club, The St James Episcopal Preschool, St James Episcopal children’s Sunday School, Manchester Relief Society, The Laconia Elder Friendship Club, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laconia Savings Bank, Laconia Savings Bank employees, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith Village Savings Bank employees, Belmont Self Storage, Lakes Region Nursey Guild, Vacman and Bobbin, Project Linus, to name a few. I thought about Baby Threads volunteers and thrift shop volunteers. I thought about the Stephenson family who does our truck loading and lugging. This is only a partial list. The thing I was realizing as I was thinking, is that there are so many folks helping. They say it takes a village to raise a child. What does it take to run Baby Threads? It takes YOU, each and everyone of you. Thank you so very much! Working together we are truly making a difference. Bonnie L. Champagne Director Baby Threads   2007 Annual Report of Giving 340 Layette Bags (Include a blanket, quilt or afghan) 12 Sibling Gift Kits 215 Full Hygiene Kits 330 Mini Hygiene kits 50 Warm Up Kits (Include a blanket, quilt, or afghan) 60 Emergency 3 Day Kits For Children 305 Backpacks (loaded with school supplies) 1312 Blankets, Quilts, or Afghans 45 Comfort Quilts 60 Boxes full of Christmas Gifts for Needy Children 51 Food Boxes 25 Turkeys and Thanksgiving Baskets 528 Hats, Mittens, Scarves 361 Christmas Stockings 257 Christmas Stockings and treats for the troops 60 Valentine Snack Packs For The Troops 217 Mini Christmas Stockings 34 Children Adopted for Christmas 6 Families Adopted for Christmas 1 Decorated Christmas Trees 1 Gift Basket Santa Fund 3 Families Helped With Christmas Decorations 2 Boxes of Books Head Start 3 Boxes Learning Toys Head Start 2 Comfort Kits 43 Home Boxes 40 Lapgans 15 Families Helped With Diapers & Wipes 72 Children Helped With Clothing Needs 12 Families Helped After Fires Cash Donation For Fire Victims 40 Families Helped With Household Needs 31 Families Helped With Baby Equipment needs 3 Families Helped With Medical Equipment needs 1121 People Helped With Clothing Needs 2007 Days of Sharing Spring 1440 People Helped With Clothing Needs 2007 Days of Sharing Fall 4 Sewing Machines 2 Helped with Maternity Clothing 103 Families Helped With Clothing Needs Many Boxes Clothing, Bedding, Hygiene, and Baby Equipment NEKCA 2 Gift Baskets for New Years Babies Many Children Helped With Halloween Costumes Coffee Urn For AA Meetings Cook Kit and Coolers for Boy Scout Troop Cleats, Baseball Gloves, Sports Equipment For Needy Children 20 Pairs Of Glasses For Gift Of Sight 37 Pairs Of Crutches Humanitarian Center Many Bags Of Rag Clothing For Scare Crow Making Costumes And Supplies For Float Berlin School Bean Bag Chairs Laconia Youth Center 6 Table Cloths For Nursing Home Many Boxes Craft Items For Girls Inc. A Total of 1352 Quilts, blankets, afghans & lapgans given out in 2007!!!!