Attendees at the 2010 Virginia Tech Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Conference used their free time to complete 50 blankets to donate to NRV Project Linus.  Hokie women and friends gather annually for this conference, which this year was held at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.  The Project Linus activity was the conference’s first-ever service project.

Attendees at the Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Conference work on blankets to donate to the New River Valley chapter of Project Linus.

Rosalyn Lester, Pam Hoag and Becky Porter (left to right) assemble blankets.

Mary Ann Bonadeo works on her blanket.

Rita Thornton ties knots in her fleece blanket.

Becky Porter finishes up her fleece blanket.

Rosalyn Lester and Pam Hoag concentrate on making their fleece blankets.

Debbie Koller works on her blanket.

New River Valley Project Linus Blanket totals (revised 7/10):
For the period April-June 2010:  539 blankets were donated and 573 blankets were distributed to needy children.
Total blankets donated since June 2000:  17,090

Please come out and join us for our next Blanket Day on October 2, 2010!  Details are on the home page.