The Knitting Group at Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS) – Dobbs Ferry, NY has completed another project
The group knitted over 250 “Water Filter Socks” for ‘Water by Women’. This organization has empowered women in 48 countries to become “Water Women.”
The hope of the organization is to help women to have clean, filtered water for their families. They give filters to women around the world, train them to use them and to maintain the filters. In order to keep the filters safe, the crocheted socks are put around the filters. The sock prevents damage if the filter hits a rock or is accidentally dropped.
Fr. Ron Galt, Vice President of Pastoral Care and Mission at St. Cabrini Nursing Home, came to CIS to bless the Water Filter Socks. He invited everyone to extend their hands in blessing over the socks. He thanked everyone for their beautiful gift of helping others. He noted that every stitch is a sign of love for the other person. In addition to blessing the socks, he also assured our clients that they are remembered in prayer every day. He offered the love and support of everyone at the nursing home.