{"id":1191,"date":"2018-05-10T20:03:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/torquay-and-district\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2018-05-10T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:08:36","slug":"2018-twiddlemuffs-soroptimist-members-help-dementia-and-alzheimers-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/torquay-and-district\/2018\/05\/10\/2018-twiddlemuffs-soroptimist-members-help-dementia-and-alzheimers-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Twiddlemuffs \u2013 Soroptimist members help Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"\/torquay-and-district\/files\/2016\/04\/TWIDDLEMUFFS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-720\" src=\"\/torquay-and-district\/files\/2016\/04\/TWIDDLEMUFFS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/torquay-and-district\/files\/2016\/04\/TWIDDLEMUFFS.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/torquay-and-district\/files\/2016\/04\/TWIDDLEMUFFS-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a>Knitting for charity is a wonderful and rewarding project. \u00a0Members of the Torquay &amp; District Soroptimist International continue to knit twiddlemuffs to help those with Dementia or Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0 Twiddlemuffs have recently been given to Babbacombe Chiropodist Lorna Hill who is keen to distribute to patients who visit her Reddenhill Road Chiropody &amp; Podiatry Clinic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A twiddlemuff is a bright knitted, tube with accessories such as ribbons and buttons sewn on to them. They are usually made up of various yarn textures, with beads, buttons, ribbons, toys, zips sewn on the inside and outside of the muff. This allows for the person\u2019s hands to stay warm while they are able to twiddle with the bits and pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Twiddlemuffs help to ease agitation and calm the person\u2019s mood, as they can keep their hands and minds occupied.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support our cause please message us on<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:torquaydistrictsi@gmail.com\">torquaydistrictsi@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We would welcome donations of wool \u2013 double knit, chunky or anything that could be used to enhance the muffs safely, things that can be twiddled with that will not break.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl Rider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knitting for charity is a wonderful and rewarding project. \u00a0Members of the Torquay &amp; District&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2018 Twiddlemuffs \u2013 Soroptimist members help Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s Patients | News | Blog | Events | SI Torquay and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Torquay and District : Blog &amp; News : 2018 Twiddlemuffs \u2013 Soroptimist members help Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s Patients : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Torquay and District . 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