ConKerr Cancer Northwest Ohio Chapter, which several months ago asked area residents to
make pillowcases for hospitalized children, has had a "tremendous" participation response,
according to Linda Peiffer, chapter coordinator."So much so that I asking that you temporarily stop
making them and let the demand for them catch up to the supply," she suggested to those who have
been working on the volunteer project.Peiffer said she has expanded the outreach to more area community
hospitals, and is planning to contact Wood County Hospital to see if they would like some of the
pillowcases for their patients.But the current plan is to scale back the pillowcase project for the
summer and gear up again for ConKerr’s Miles of Pillowcases promotion which takes place every
September.In the meantime, the chapter is putting a new project into the works."Recently one of our
hospitals requested that we make some type of ‘superhero’ item for young children who have just had a CT
scan, MRI, or an x-ray, to designate their courage. What we came up with is superhero masks made out of
felt. They are simple and inexpensive to make and are so cute," said Peiffer."Just imagine a
child facing a scary procedure and hospital personnel being able to calm, distract and reward the child
with one of these neat masks."The superhero masks for which she has patterns and instructions to
follow as a general guideline are for Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Ironman, Spiderman and
Wolverine."There are also lots of other ideas and patterns if you do an internet search. I’ve found
princess masks, animal masks, Angry Birds just to name a few," Peiffer added.She especially likes a
pattern for princess crowns developed by Jessica Anderson, "which I thought could be adapted to
make Wonder Woman crowns." Here is a link to Anderson’s blog:
http://www.cutesycrafts.com/2012/07/superhero-party-masks.html.And for those who have embroidery sewing
machines, here is a pattern that one can purchase to make embroidered princess masks:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81226837/in-the-hoop-princess-mask-set-embroidery.For more information about
the other patterns, call Peiffer at (419) 619-9071 or (419) 491-4722 or write to her at ConKerr Cancer
Northwest Ohio Chapter, 1314 N. Orchard Beach Drive, Port Clinton, OH 43452.