The Hutong Guild: Warming Up Orphans

Get creative, get crafty and make a difference with your creations.

Beyond Knitting will be providing The Hutong Guild with free yarn and tools for their charity program Warming Up Orphans. Contribute a square or more to blankets donated to Bethel China.

Bethel China is a non-for-profit organization for blind and orphan kids in Beijing.

If you donate your piece to The Hutong Fairs, the money will be donated to other worthwhile causes including:

• Wokai – A non-for-profit organization that enables Chinese people to lift themselves from poverty.
• Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center – CHP is a registered non-for-profit organization with a mission to support communities throughout China to protect their cultural heritage.

Meeting Details:

• Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 6-9PM & Wednesday, Dec. 8th from 10AM-1PM
• Location: The Hutong
• Address: #1 Jiu Dao Wan Zhong Xiang Hutong  北京市东城区北新桥十字路口南马路东边北新桥邮局（簋街西头北新桥路口）
• Website: http://thehutong.com/blog/the-hutong-guild/
• Contact: Ester Gomez @ contact@beyondknitting.com

Hutong Guild Mission:

• To provide a platform for crafters and artists to get together in a relaxed atmosphere and comfortable setting that embodies the old, authentic Beijing.
• To provide a platform for sharing cultures and crafts.
• To provide a platform for the creation of crafted items for charity and donation purposes.

The Hutong Guild is the place for all people with a shared interest of crafts and arts – knitting, crochet, quilting and any other crafts and arts to get together and share their creations with those in need.