Working for Peanuts: The Project Linus Story - Paperback

by Karen Loucks Rinedollar (Author)

Project Linus seemingly started overnight when Karen Loucksspotted a Parade magazine article entitled, "Joy to the World."From those words and images, a grassroots movement was born.In Working for Peanuts, you'll hear the incredible tale of howa small-town Colorado woman set out to offer love and security, through the gifting of handmade security blankets, beginning inher own backyard of Denver. Within just a few short months, Project Linus received national attention and an incrediblejourney was embarked upon. Hundreds of chapters formed, thousands of volunteers, aka Blanketeers, assisted and millionsof children were comforted around the world. Project Linus has been featured on "Oprah", "The Today Show", "NBC Nightly News with Bryan Williams", "Simply Quilts", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and highlighted in Parade, People, Family Circle, Reader's Digest and many more magazines, newspapers and television shows.