Maggie Wardle was a 19-year-old college sophomore from Plainwell, Michigan, attending Kalamazoo College in Michigan in 1999. Her life ended in a relationship violence incident on that campus on October 18, 1999. Since that time her family has devoted her memory to raising awareness of relationship violence prevention. Many of Maggie’s friends, as well as her family, have taken up this cause.
This October 18, 2009 will mark the tenth anniversary of Maggie’s death on the Kalamazoo College campus. Her family is working now to set up activities to remember Maggie, especially in this anniversary year. One of the activities has been to create, along with Handweavers Store in Kalamazoo, a knit hat pattern called
“Maggie’s Hat".
The owners of Handweavers, Marjan and Jamie Marsman, have generously designed this knit hat in Maggie’s honor. The stitches and design in the hat pattern incorporate Maggie’s interests in family, friends, faith and butterflies.
Click HERE to dowload pattern or The Pattern Is Available At The:
Handweavers Store (located in the bottom level of the Oakwood Plaza near the intersection of Oakland and Whites Rd.)
1924 Whites Rd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 353-5905, or online at:
Maggie’s family is asking for donations of completed, knitted Maggie’s Hats or a small monetary donation for Hats made, and kept by the knitter, to a Remembering Maggie fund at Fifth Third Bank. Send Donations To;
Remembering Maggie Fund
Fifth Third Bank
c/o Soy Lewis
1282 East M-89
MDR17101
Plainwell MI 49080
Donated Hats :
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Can be dropped off, in person, or sent by mail to the Handweavers Store location in Kalamazoo.
All donations will be used to raise money for organizations and programs that promote awareness of the issues of relationship violence prevention. Donations will be used to set up a foundation that will donate money for relationship violence prevention. That is the commitment of Maggie’s family and friends in her honor. More information about Maggie and her life can be found at: www.rememberingmaggie.com/rememberingmaggie.html
