Friend of Knitting4Peace,
Thank you for standing with us throughout 2025. Because of you, Knitting4Peace has continued to spread love, comfort, and warmth—both here in Colorado and around the world. This year, thousands of handmade items were delivered into the hands of children, families, and communities who needed them most. And yet, our work is far from over. Too many people still face winter without a hat, a scarf, or even a small token of comfort to remind them that they are not forgotten. At Knitting4Peace, we believe every person deserves dignity, warmth, and care, and together, we can make that vision a reality. As a small nonprofit powered by part-time staff and incredible volunteers, every gift you give makes a huge impact. With your financial support, we can expand our programs, answer more requests for help, and ensure that no request goes unanswered. This Giving Season, we invite you to continue building peace and comfort with us. Your generosity allows us to be present where we are needed most—and in 2026, that need will be greater than ever.
With deep gratitude, Kelly Wulf, Executive Director |
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COLORADO GIVES DAY MATCHING BONUS
When you set up a new monthly donation between Nov. 1 and Dec. 9 on ColoradoGivesDay.org, Colorado Gives Foundation will automatically match your first month’s gift up to $100. With $250K available in matching funds across all nonprofits, now is the perfect time to make your support go twice as far. Hurry before the big nonprofits take all the matching funds! |
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Community Member of the Month: Marsha L. |
Community Member of the Month: Marsha L., Knitting4Peace Board Chair and volunteer from Branson, Missouri
We have a new Knitting4Peace Board Chair and would like you to meet her! Marsha L. began crocheting when she was young and well remembers when her grandmother took her to a store to buy yarn, then taught her to make her very first Granny Square. She soon learned how much a handmade item meant to others and began to share her makes with others. Marsha later learned to knit and began to make “Knitting Into the Mystery” prayer shawls, using a 3-stitch pattern and a special prayer. She made sure to make shawls for all her friends and family.
Ten years ago, Marsha saw an article in a church bulletin about Knitting4Peace and quickly joined Missouri Peace Pod #1. The group met together weekly until they, like so many other Peace Pods, were derailed by the Pandemic. They are now meeting again but are struggling a bit to get their rhythm back. Still, they continue to make regular donations of hats, scarves, shawls, and mittens to Knitting4Peace. Their church is resettling refugees who are particularly grateful for the items the Peace Pod donates directly.
Marsha shared that many of the refugees come from tropical areas and the donated mittens have made them laugh! The Missouri Peace Pod #1 are a diverse group, who welcome all levels of knitters, some who are just learning and others who knit on national championship level. They share yarn and conversation while encouraging each other to try new patterns. They enjoy teaching others how to knit and crochet, and have welcomed a young man who recently joined who makes “emotional support chickens”!
Marsha joined the K4P Board two years ago after seeing a Facebook post about the need for new Board members. She had previously run a non-profit organization and was well-aware of how important great boards are to the success of organizations. As a Board member, Marsha has enjoyed working with other Board members, taking minutes and writing thank you notes to those who donate. |
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She has now taken on the additional responsibility of becoming the Board Chairwoman. Although new to this role, Marsha is excited about learning all she can and contributing even more to the success of Knitting4Peace. She has a special interest in ensuring consistency and coherency in documentation.
Marsha plans to continue making items for K4P, especially her favorite hats. She uses a familiar pattern and finds she can even make them during meetings when she needs to pay attention. Reflecting on her many years with Knitting4Peaces, Marsha says “it is such a lovely sisterhood with others willing to share their talents”. She encourages others to “Be a cheerleader for everybody!” We wish Marsha well in her new role and thank her for her years of service to Knitting4Peace! |
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If you haven’t checked out the K4P website lately, we encourage you to take a few moments to review the K4P Guidelines for requested items. Knitters, crocheters, and quilters are amazingly creative and often like to make a variety of items. However, we have a limited selection of items we are able to accept for distribution to groups and organizations. These are detailed on the website.
Our Knitting4Peace Community Partners typically are small non-profits or schools who are running on shoestring budgets. They often rely on a small staff and/or volunteers to distribute all the beautifully made items they receive from Knitting4Peace and typically have very limited storage space. It makes it easier for our Community Partners when K4P responds to their requests for specific items in standard sizes (hats, scarves, mittens, blankets, baby booties, Peace Pals, finger puppets) so they then can distribute them quickly to those who are most in need.
It can be challenging for our Community Partners to sort, store, and distribute unusual items, like toys, bags, sweaters, fashion scarves, no matter how wonderful those items might be. Because of this, please check in with us before sending in items that are not listed on our K4P website. |
| Students of Del Mar Academy in YOUR items! |
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Finger Puppets and Baby Blankets |
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We’ve been seeing amazing assortments of finger puppets come in and we truly love each and every one! Finger puppets are similar to Peace Pals as organizations who are requesting them typically ask for large numbers. We rarely have a surplus of the coveted finger puppets representing people and animals so please keep them coming in!
We continue to receive many, many requests for baby blankets, in both small and large sizes. The smaller size should be a minimum of 26” on each side, and up to 30”. The larger sizes are anything between 30” to 36” on each side, though we also will accept baby blankets up to 48”. The blankets go to many diverse organizations, who are so grateful when they receive baby blankets for little ones and their families!
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The Fine Print: *Customers must have a registered King Soopers or City Market loyalty card account to link to your organization.
*If you do not yet have a King Soopers or City Market loyalty card, they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market
REMEMBER, purchases will not count for K4P until after your register your loyaltycard.
You must swipe your registered King Soopers or City Market loyalty card or use the phone number that is related to your registered King Soopers or City Market loyalty card when shopping for each purchase to count.
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Have you registered with your Kroger store yet?
Please consider linking your Kroger rewards card with K4P. It's free to you and allows us a small monthly donation from the corporation.
Our assigned Kroger NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number is HL532.
To Use the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program:
Simply visit the appropriate link below for your store:
For King Soopers Stores - go to http://www.kingsoopers.com
For City Market Stores - go to http://www.citymarket.com
Once logged into your King Soopers or City Market account you can search for Knitting4Peace either by name or HL532 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a loyalty card.
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Please note: Our donation intake is run solely by volunteers. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to immediately acknowledge each package as it arrives. Remember, you can always track your package with your carrier.
Remember, mailing costs qualify as tax-deductible nonprofit donations. Keep your receipts! Due to a lack of storage, K4P cannot accept yarn donations unless they are new and still in the original wrapper.
Thank you for understanding. |
| Mail or bring items to: 2600 N. Leyden St., Denver, CO 80207 Drop-Off hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-12pm The church is no longer staffed by an assistant so please be sure to go during the timeframe mentioned above.
Ring the doorbell and you will be let into the church to drop off your items. EACH mailed box or dropped-off bag must include a note with the DATE, NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, E-MAIL, AND PEACE POD.
Did you make a local delivery this month? Click the button below to report it and don't forget to send pics! |
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Special thanks to Park Hill Congregational Church for their continued support and allowing us to share their space in Denver. |
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HAVE A QUESTION ON HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING? ASK ARNA! |
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Are you ready to support the mission of Knitting4Peace? Donate using the button below! |
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Contact Arna@knitting4peace.org with questions about patterns and guidelines. Check out our social media posts for the latest news (links below). If you have questions about deliveries or donations please email info@knitting4peace.org. ALL donations sustain our work. Donate online or mail checks to:
2600 Leyden Street, Denver, CO 80207
Donations to Knitting4Peace are tax-deductible. |
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