Maxine Spencer is a senior at Dunwoody High School, and has been a Girl Scout since Troop 13590 formed when she was in the 2nd grade at Chesnut Elementary. She is now in the process of submitting her final paperwork to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award. She chose a project that involved helping children since this is important to her as a babysitter, lifeguard, and swim coach. She learned to crochet stuffed animals in 2020, and then researched ways to craft a project that would utilize her crochet skills and ultimately benefit children. Maxine then created patterns for two different stuffed animals: an octopus and a frog, and started recruiting crochet helpers through Facebook groups and local connections.
Maxine partnered with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) on the project, and she fund raised for the materials that would be used by her volunteer Dunwoody and Chamblee crochet team. Maxine sold crocheted hats, got donated items from her troop, and did some babysitting to earn the money for the crochet materials. Once she raised the funds to launch the project, Maxine then created patterns for two different stuffed animals. Next, she created kits with yarn, stuffing, and the printed patterns which she provided to each volunteer crochet team member. In late July of 2022, Maxine, along with her team of Dunwoody and Chamblee crocheters, donated over 40 crocheted stuffed animals to CHOA. The stuffed animals can be given as comfort items to patients receiving care at CHOA.
Maxine is very grateful to all of the volunteers who supported her project, and is honored that her patterns and instructions are now included in the CHOA Volunteer toolkit so that local crocheters have the opportunity to support her project for years to come. If you would like to get additional information on crocheting for the "Crochet for the Kids" project, please reach out to the CHOA Donations coordinator, Julia Ward via Julia.ward@choa.org or email cforthekids@gmail.com.
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