Woman knits communities together, warms the homeless

Woman knits communities together, warms the homeless

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Story Published: Nov 21, 2006 at 6:09 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 27, 2006 at 10:37 AM PDT

By John Sharify

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There is nothing Janice Tufte wants more than to figure out a way to end homelessness. If she can't do that, then at least keep the people living on the streets warm by collecting knitted scarves and hats.

"My goal was to get a 1000 scarves," Tufte said. She launched the Warm for Winter Campaign, asked her friends, and friends of friends, to help her knit her way to goal. "I ended up having 1440, which is just wonderful."

"It's a true Interfaith effort with at least four Temples involved, three Mosques, and countless Christian churches, including about seven catholic parishes, in with Evangelicals, Episcopalians and many other groups," she said.

Tufte is donating all the scarves and hats she collects to charity.

Tufte can't knit herself, but she inspired a number of women, including Pepper Miller, to knit dozens of scarves. Miller suffers from multiple sclerosis, but decided to do what she could. She knitted seventy scarves.

"I have been so fortunate all my life and I couldn't imagine being cold and hungry and maybe the idea that I could do something. Maybe I could be a little bit of help," Miller said.

This is the first year for the Warm for Winter campaign, but Tufte said she hopes to continue the work in upcoming years.

The scarves went to 21 different organizations, including the Salvation Army.

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