World's Longest Scarf

MYFOXNY.COM - Thousands of knitters have banded together to knit "The World's Longest Scarf" to benefit Heifer International, a nonprofit that helps poor families become self-reliant with farm animals and training in small scale farming.
As part of the celebration of the United Nations' International Year of Natural Fibres, an organization called "Keep the Fleece", under the direction of Linda Cortright, organized teams around the world to knit sections of the World's Longest Scarf that were joined together at the New York Sheep & Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, Oct. 17-18, 2009.
Knitters on teams with names like "Ewe & ME" (Brunswick, ME), "Happy Hookers" (Texas), "The Fleeceniks" (Denver, Colo.) and "Knit Unto Others" (Arkadelphia, Ark.) asked sponsors to pay $1 per row or $10 per inch of knitting.
Keep the Fleece teams collectively raised $25,000 that Heifer International will use to provide sheep, llamas and other fleece-bearing animals to impoverished families all around the world. Heifer not only donates the animals, but provides earth-friendly agricultural training so that the families can nurture and grow their herds and become self-reliant. And then these families promise to Pass on the Gift of baby animals to other families in need. Donations to Heifer is like a gift that keeps on giving.
Here's how you can help more families receive fleece-bearing animals through Heifer International and add to the efforts of all the knitters who created the World's Longest Scarf:
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or call 800-696-1918.
The scarf will be going on a tour around the country and will then be divided into sections and distributed to the homeless this winter.