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While at Knit-Out 2008 I had the pleasure of meeting Tara Lacher  .  We were gathered with a group of knitters at the hotel preparing for day 1. She was sitting there, full of smiles, knitting a pink scarf. Her story was very interesting as she told how she learned to knit and then she picked up some pink yarn, knitted a scarf and sent it anonymously to a cancer friend. From there she sent pink scarves to people she read of in her local newspaper or heard about through friends and others. Each one was sent without her name mentioned, given completely out of love.

One day a friend learned of her friendly actions and word made it to the local newspaper. An article was run about her and others joined in the scarf making. All scarves are pink and go to cancer patients.  Word spread of her selfless act. One patient at the local hospital was receiving her chemo therapy when she asked the nurse about her scarf." I know I should be getting one, do you have any idea when it will be ", she asked.

Tara later found out she had cancer. A pink scarf was needed by the scarf lady. Following treatment Tara is now cancer free and has has formed a non-profit corporation "Hands to Heart" as she continues making scarves.  She has received many notes of thanks for her pink scarf, including one from Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards.

I found Tara’s enthusiasm for life to be infectious. She was such a pleasure to be around. It was interesting she only knew the knit stitch, but by the time Georgia took her under wing during a night of knitting following the Knit-Out sessions she could do a stockinette stitch with great ease.

For more information or to donate a scarf, check out the web site at http://www.mypinkscarf.com .