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 Reviews 
The Needle Arts Mentoring Program has been very favorably reviewed by many publications.
Excerpts from recent articles appear below.
Alaska Airlines Magazine
Alaska Airlines Magazine December, 2001
There are times when people reach out because they need someone to hold
onto as much as they want to lend a helping hand. That is one reason
Bonnie Lively began a knitting program to reach young people. . . .
"Lending a Helping Hand"
Stitcher's World Editor's Note, November 2001
Do you have one hour, once a week to make a child smile?
Could you dedicate just that much time for a six-week period to give
a young person a gift that will last a lifetime? Would you like to share
your love for needlework with someone bright-eyed, eager, and grateful
for the opportunity to learn?
The Helping Hands Program can show you how . . .
"Crossing Generations"
Craftrends July, 2001
A few years ago, Bonnie Lively, an independant sales representative in the
yarn industry, and Marilyn North, a counselor at Broadway Middle School
in Seaside, Oregon, founded the Helping Hands Program to encourage
one-on-one mentoring between adults and children. . . .
"Broadway Middle School group learns 'helping hands'"
Seaside Signal October 19, 2000
Remember what it was like to go to your Grandma's house or visit a favorite aunt?
You might bake cookies, make a birdhouse, or help them wash their poodle.
And while you were doing that, you talked . . .
"Generation gap being knitted closer"
Seaside Signal Leisure October 7, 1999
A twist on the nearly century-old newspaper editorial titled
"Yes Virginia; There is a Santa Claus," is happening in Seaside this school year.
Seaside's Virginia Roy and a dozen or more knitting cohorts are helping
Seaside Elementary School fourth and fifth-graders discover they can be Santa Claus
this year, at least when it comes to providing hand-knitted gifts
in late December . . .
"Knitting a bond betwixt kids, adults"
The Daily Astorian
Wednesday, May 19, 1999
How does an 11-year-old weave his way into the heart of a volunteer?
It's easy: knit one, purl four . . . Some volunteers were in tears after that first session, Lively adds.
"One woman told me that a boy had told her she'd made his day.
It touched her heart to have him say that." . . .
"Fiber Helps Kids Cope"
Knits News February, 1999
Despite our current "high-tech" environment, many health professionals
recognize how important the arts, and in particular the fiber arts, are
to fostering socially acceptable behavior and efficient learning . . .
"Building a Future Stitch by Stitch"
Family Circle Easy Knitting Winter 99 Issue
Teens--both boys and girls--are the focus of fiber artist Bonnie Lively.
..."The bonding that occurred between the kids and adults was incredible," says Bonnie. . . .
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