Mildred Wiegand says she started a group to make Hats for Chemo Patients and about 10 to 15 seniors attend each meeting at the Sweden Senior Center every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Some of the members bring in the hats they do at home but don’t stay. She teaches knitting and crocheting to new learners and everyone helps those who need a little help.
From the hands of the Chemo Hat Group have come over 1,600 hats sent to 10 cancer centers since February 2011. The group is supported by the First Presbyterian Church in Brockport and donations of yarn for the hats. New members are welcome to join at any time.
The members in the picture are wearing hats they made. (Back row), Peggy Hale, Muriel Burns, Bea DeRuyscher, Millie Wiegand, Loraine Butt, Alma Schultz, and Joan Kelly; (front row) Joan DePasquale, Marilyn Fischer, Phillis Tornatola, Helen Estrada, Linda Torok, and Ruth Stahdecker.
