Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>One community group have shown that they care deeply for others by crafting handmade blankets for charity.</h3>
Using their range of skills and some colourful wool, members of Kilcummin Community Care worked together to make blankets for service users on the Kerry Cork Cancer Health Link Bus.
&#8220;Each blanket is assigned as a personal gift to the clients using the Cancer Link Bus and is kept by them,&#8221; Kate Fleming, Chairperson of Kilcummin Community Care, said.
The knitting of the squares to make the blankets began at a gathering in the Rose Hotel in 2018. It was a gathering of different volunteer groups.
The Kerry Cork Cancer Health Link Bus were requesting knitted squares to make blankets for the clients who were using their facilities, she explained.
&#8220;Kilcummin Community Care were knitting at the time, so it was decided to help out this worthy cause. We received donations of wool from people in the parish and surrounding areas. Kilcummin ICA also got involved in the efforts.&#8221;
During the two years of COVID-19, members of both organisations continued to knit and are still knitting to the present day.

Caring group craft charity blankets

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