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  • CT Wool Blankets: A Great Valentine's Day Gift

    UCONN WOOL BLANKETS FOR SALE

    Looking for a perfectly unique gift for the Valentine’s Day?

    The UConn Department of Animal Science offers a limited number of wool products for sale each year.  The new pattern is a buffalo check and the blanket is made from wool from the University of Connecticut’s flock of sheep as well as other CT sheep.  The blanket project is run by a group of people who belong to CT Sheep Breeders Association.  Each product comes with its own Certificate of Authenticity and series number.

     

    • Scarves (8 x 72) - $25 each
    • Baby blanket (45 x 45) - $75 each
    • Throw (45 x 60) - $85 each
    • Long throw (45 x 72)- $95 each
    • Twin blanket (72 x 90)- $145 each
    • Full blanket (80 x 90)- $170 each
    • Queen blanket (90 x 90) - $185 each
    • King blanket (90 x 106) - $225 each

     

    Please contact Michelle Lewis at Michelle.B.Lewis@UConn.edu to reserve a blanket/scarf.  They are available on a first come, first serve basis and there is a very limited supply of blankets.  Visit www.animalscience.uconn.edu to see photos of the color and pattern

     

    - Products can be purchased using exact cash or check made out to UConn or with our new online payment option.

    - Blankets can be picked up in the George White building main office (room 107) at the UConn campus in Storrs, CT.

    - Shipping is available at buyer’s expense.

     

    To receive a notice when the next shipment arrives at the end of this year, please visit       www.animalscience.uconn.edu/join.php to place your name on the email list.

    For more information, contact: Michelle Lewis at Michelle.B.Lewis@uconn.edu