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The Gemstone-Ellicott Service Committee (GESC)hosted a Knit-a-Thon to bring students together to knit blankets for premature babies. The blankets were donated to the Holy Cross Hosiptal. The event spanned two days, with knitting occurring late into the morning hours!
Group members solicited yarn donations from A Tangled Skein, a yarn store in Hyattsville, and from members of an online knitting forum. Students who attended the event knitted 6"x6" squares which were sewn together into 18"x18" blankets. Overall, nine blankets were complted!
The GESC also hosted a charity video game tournament to raise money for Toys for Tots. Participants could choose between two games-Super Smash Brothers: Melee and Halo 2. Students paid a $5 entry fee to play in the tournament. While the main tournament was running there was friendly free play set up, with Madden 07 and Soul Caliber 2. A variety of local business provided gift cards to be used at prizes during the event.
This semester, the GESC plans to sponsor a Relay-for-Life team, benefiting the American Cancer Society. In April the GESC will fundraise to buy backpacks and school supplies. The backpack drive will benefit local elementary school students who cannot afford to purchase supplies on their own.
The GESC meets on Wednesdays at 6 pm. Anyone interested in community service is invited to attend.
February 29, 2008
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