Giving warmth and raising awareness  through charitable knitting.

Awareness, Respect, Compassion

Awareness, Respect, Compassion (ARC) is a non-profit, non-denominational NGO committed to advancing the welfare of human rights refugees and abused animals. We aspire to give hope and comfort to those in desperate circumstances by sending hand-knitted hats, scarves, mittens, socks, blankets, and sweaters to shelters throughout the U.S. and abroad.

We encourage you to read about our history, objectives and how we operate in the “About ARC” section. Throughout the website, you may also learn about our causes and the organizations to which we send knitted items. Get links to free knitting tutorials and patterns, or learn how to make your own knitting needles. Friends and contributors to ARC stay in the hearts of recipients, and are listed in the “Appreciation” page.

Community support is essential to rebuilding lives after escaping trauma and oppression. When faced with the overwhelming number of those you are compelled to knit for, resist apathy. Defy despair and remember: your compassion has the power to inspire and sustain.

Thank you for visiting ARC!

 

Shipments:

 

October 2008: Domestic Violence Shelter, Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA

             15 hats, 10 scarves, 1 pair of mittens donated to shelter residents via DCPS.

             Cost of Shipment: Free; delivered by police officer.

 

July 2009: Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, Tokyo, Japan

             9 lbs. of knitted hats, scarves, mittens, sweaters and muffs donated to  refugees via

             LFNKR.

             http://www.northkoreanrefugees.com/ Click on “Unexpected Gifts of Love,”

             or go straight to the story here:

             http://www.northkoreanrefugees.com/2009-07-knittedgifts.htm

             Cost of Shipment: $65

 

January 2010: Washington Humane Society, District of Columbia, USA

             3 knitted cat and dog blankets, 1 new carpet, 2 comforters donated to animals at the

             New York Avenue shelter.

             Cost of Shipment: $10 travel fare; delivered in person.

 

March 2010: Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, Tokyo, Japan

             17 hats, 9 scarves, 1 muff, 1 pair of baby booties donated to refugees via LFNKR.

             Cost of Shipment: $52

 

             Washington Animal Rescue League, District of Columbia, USA

             4 crocheted and knitted cat and dog blankets, two cat toys, 1 package dog bone

             chews donated to animals at WARL.

             Cost of Shipment: $10 travel fare; delivered in person.

 

May 2010: Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, Tokyo, Japan (through NY, USA)

             6 scarves, 9 hats donated to refugees via LFNKR’s New York City liaison.

             Cost of Shipment: $8

 

 

Choi family photo courtesy of LFNKR

ARC, 2009

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