About The Linus Connection | Board Members | Drop Off Locations

About Us

The Linus Connection is a Central Texas 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to make and deliver handmade security blankets for children in crisis situations in our area. The blankets go to children in hospital emergency rooms, in crisis centers, in foster care, battered women's shelters, to any child who is in need of a little extra security in their lives.

The idea came from a young woman in Denver Colorado who, back in 1995 came up with the idea of making crocheted blankets for the children of the Denver Children's Cancer Hospital. When she found out that there were 144 children in this hospital, she got her friends and family to help her and they named their group Project Linus.

From this simple idea, the idea of providing blankets for Central Texas children in different types of crisis situations grew. While The Linus Connection is not part of Project Linus the idea is the same. All of the blankets are handmade by people in the community, either as a group or individually. These are all given to children in need of some extra security.

There are many children out there who don't have security in their lives. As long as there is a hurting child in a hospital or shelter, The Linus Connection has a job to do.

Contact The Linus Connection via email for more information.

The Linus Connection
P.O. Box 29491
Austin, Texas 78755

The Linus Connection Board

Photobucket Stephanie Sabatini
Executive Director
Photobucket Marge Lentricchia
Assistant Director
Photobucket Anne Ellison
Director Liason, Yarn
Photobucket Valerie Monnat
Librarian, Fabric
Photobucket Jennifer Ofenstein
Webmistress, Blanket Sorting

Personal website
Margie Swearingen
Visitor Info, Batting

Drop-Off Locations

We would like to encourage you to drop off all your Linus blankets at our monthly meeting. However, if you are not able to attend, the following is a list of drop off locations. Please make sure your name is included with your donation and let us know if you need a receipt.

When dropping off blankets, make sure to label your blankets with your name so we know who to credit. If dropping off at a store location, please put your blankets in a bag and use one of our printable labels to mark your bag or clearly mark "For The Linus Connection" on the outside of the bag.

  • Honey Bee Quilt Store
    9308 Anderson Mill Road Suite 300,
    Austin, TX 78729
    (in the shopping center on the corner of Pond Springs & Anderson Mill)
  • The Quilt Store, Inc.
    2700 W. Anderson Lane, #301
    Austin, TX 78757
    512-453-1145
  • Hill Country Book Store
    719 S. Main St, Georgetown TX
    512-869-4959
  • Dee Yetter
    2204 Flaming Tree Ct.
    Cedar Park, Tx.
    512-331-5847
    Please call ahead. Dee will leave a tote on her porch if she isn't available when you'd like to come by.
  • Sew Something - Fine Fabrics & Sewing Studio
    11880 Old 2243 West Suite 200
    Leander, TX 78641
    512-694-5912


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9308 Anderson Mill Road; Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78729
(512) 257-1269

The Linus Connection

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