{"id":30162,"date":"2017-04-28T07:05:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=30162"},"modified":"2017-04-28T07:31:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:31:03","slug":"st-marys-women-knit-bears-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/st-marys-women-knit-bears-smiles\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary&#8217;s women knit bears for smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Friday a group of women gather at St. Mary&#8217;s Catholic Church in Huntsville to make life a little easier for those in need.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The latest project for the Catholic Women&#8217;s League of Huntsville involves knitting bears for Operation Smile, a program that helps children with cleft lips and cleft palates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were trying to think of something we could give them instead of just giving a cheque,\u201d said Diana Snowden, president of the league. \u201cAnyone can come and join us, you don&#8217;t need to be a member. We meet from 10 a.m. to noon. It&#8217;s a wonderful group of ladies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has a job to do,\u201d added Janice Baardolf, a member of the group. \u201cSome people can&#8217;t knit, so some people roll out the wool, or they can sew up the bears, or stuff the bears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with their donation, the league will also be giving a bear to every child. An operation costs $240 and the ladies sell bears for $10 each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery child we sponsor will get a bear,\u201d said Snowden. \u201cTheir faces are forever changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group started making the bears in March and will continue to make them for the remainder of the year.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to donate wool, batting, needles or yarn to the group or donate to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationsmile.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operation Smile<\/a><\/span> contact Snowden at 705-784-0332.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Women&#8217;s League Annual Conference is taking place this weekend, April 29-30, at St. Mary&#8217;s and the group will have the bears on display for purchase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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