{"id":202,"date":"2011-12-08T00:18:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T06:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/?p=202"},"modified":"2012-01-02T23:39:28","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:39:28","slug":"report-on-shipment-to-kazakhstan-november-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"Report on Shipment to Kazakhstan (November 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main projects every year for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mittensforakkol.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mittens for Akkol<\/a> is to  provide a pair of socks for each of the children in two orphanages in  Akkol and Urupinka. This year the Mittens for Akkol group met their goal  of 422 pairs of socks, but knowing that socks are always needed, Wool-Aid sent 50 pairs of socks to Mittens for Akkol that can be  distributed as needed &#8212; and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re certain that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be needed!<\/p>\n<p>Here are <strong>50 pairs of socks<\/strong> lovingly knit by our Wool-Aid members that will soon be warming the feet of children in Kazakhstan:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-203  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSocks4nov11_01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_01-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_01-300x244.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_01.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-204  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSocks4nov11_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_02-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_02-300x275.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSocks4nov11_02.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Wool-Aid was also able to send <strong>67 hat &amp; mitten sets<\/strong> (plus  neckwarmers and a headband) to the kids in Kazakhstan, too:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-205  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_01-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_01-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_01.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-206  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_02-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_02-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_02.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_03-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_03-300x239.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_03.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-208  aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_04-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_04-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_04.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209    aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_05\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_05-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_05-300x242.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_05.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-210    aligncenter\" title=\"M4AkkolSets18nov11_06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_06-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_06-300x285.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/M4AkkolSets18nov11_06.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to all who contributed these lovely handknits that will help warm children in Akkol and Urupinka in Kazakhstan. This wasn&#8217;t an announced campaign, but when Wool-Aid focus items (hats, mittens, socks, vests, sweaters) are  received that are not designated for a specific recipient, Wool-Aid is able to send warm, woolen clothing to children who live in places like Kazakhstan, where it can be <em>40 degrees below zero<\/em> a good part of the winter and where resources and help are scarce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main projects every year for Mittens for Akkol is to provide a pair of socks for each of the children in two orphanages in Akkol and Urupinka. This year the Mittens for Akkol group met their goal of 422 pairs of socks, but knowing that socks are always needed, Wool-Aid sent 50 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hats","category-mittens","category-mittens-for-akkol","category-socks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wool-aid.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}