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Christmas at Sea
Volunteer knitting program running since 1898 that delivers hand-made gifts to international seafarers and U.S. mariners on towboats, tugs and dredges.
Description
Christmas at Sea (CAS) began in 1898 and is described by SCI as the oldest continuously running charter knitting program in the United States. Volunteers knit, crochet, sew and pack hand-made gifts for mariners who spend the holidays away from home.
Key features
- International seafarers receive gifts in hand-sewn ditty bags
- U.S. mariners aboard towboats, harbor tugs and dredges on the Mississippi River system and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway receive gift boxes with handcrafted Christmas cards
- Knitting patterns and publications provided for volunteers
- Coordinated from SCI-Port Newark
Applications
- Seafarer welfare in the Port of New York and New Jersey and on U.S. inland waterways
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