Guild keeps on knittin’ those mittens

Written by SHAUN SMITH Wednesday, March 13, 2013 02:26 pm

In back, from left are Liv Dietrich of Margate, Chris Eichinger of Somers Point, Fran Baronowitz of Ventnor, Rhonda Morgenstern of Northfield, Anita Lamey of Somers Point and Beth Apter of Brigantine. In front row Bev Bromley of Atlantic City Elizabeth Slater of Ventnor, Ellen Sekel of Galloway and Katharina Grande of Margate, and in the foreground is Juliette Loftus of Margate.

VENTNOR – Members of the Jersey Shore Knitters Guild made nearly 200 hats, mittens and scarves for area youth during their annual knitathon. The group had 35 women knitting Saturday, March 9 at the Ventnor Library and Cultural Art Center.

The items were donated to Ventnor Elementary School, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City Head Start and elementary schools in Atlantic City.

The guild meets monthly. The next meeting is 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 4 in the community building of the Ventnor Library and Cultural Art Center, 6500 Atlantic Ave. Guild President Elizabeth Slater was confident her members would bring more knitted items to that meeting. 

First-graders at Ventnor Elementary School model knitted hats donated by the Jersey Shore Knitters Guild. In the back row from left are Michael Haynesworth, Juan Aponte, Chloe Fricke, Mya VanDyke and Isabella Abreu. In front are Aaron Smith, Bria Condella, Kashmala Ahmed, Makayla Cappuccio and Raymond Melendez.