Sew for HOPE August 2010 Newsletter

This newsletter is late & will be brief as I am having computer issues. I was really frustrated, but just received an e-mail with the following sentiment that settled me down:

Live simply
Love generously
Care deeply
Speak kindly
Leave the rest to God

1st Annual Fabric, Notions, and Craft Supplies Rummage Sale
September 11th
8 a.m. until noon
4015 Elder Lane
32303
This will be a huge fabric sale with low, low prices. We have taken up almost every inch of our storage space with upholstery fabric, drapery fabric, knits, and cotton-poly blends. We'll have sewing and craft related accessories, tools and equipment. We'll also have water, coffee, donuts, snacks and cold beverages for sale.

We still need two more volunteers to help with this fund raiser. Please, contact Cynthia at 539-5558 or reply to this e-mail.

Thanks
Thank you to the 12 caring ladies who joined us in July for blanket making day at HOPE Community. Lisa Brown, Cindy Burdeshaw, Sheilah Dambitis, Sandi Dutton, Donna Dye, Lea Ellen Kornegay, Mavis LaBounty, Deborah Poindexter, Nancy Price, Erica Scott, Heather Whitehead, and myself were in attendance.

At the end of that meeting we turned in 34 blankets. 22 of those were handmade http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415. We also donated a clown doll made from yo-yos and five knitted caps and booties from Charlotte Hughes and friends.

To date we've donated 232 blankets in the form of: 120 finished hand-made http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415, 42 hand-made fleece blankets, 35 crocheted or knitted afghans, two summer-weight coverlets, one hand make receiving blanket, 22 store bought blankets, ten used blankets, ten hand-made pillows, and one crocheted Bunny Love. We've also received a small mountain of stuffed animals, toys, clothes, and household items which have been passed along to the kind folks residing at HOPE Community here in Tallahassee.

Additional blessings we've received since the last newsletter:
We welcome Darlene Wilke as our Chief Financial Officer. Yahoo!

At the July Quilter's Unlimited (QU) Quilt Guild meeting we received many yo-yo blocks, hand made http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415, a quilt top, and some fabric. Thank you to Peggy Allen, Gail Chase, Sheilah Dambitis, Elizabeth Hasty, Renie Marchese, Janet Pearce, Barb Ward, and Kelly Wood.

Thank you to Donna Dye for giving us a dozen hand made blankets, and a purchased blanket, along with an ironing board pad and cover.

Thank you to Beth Presnell for six Hefty Lawn and Leaf Bags full of fabric and batting.

Thank you to Peggy Allen, Linda Brooks, Lois Decoteau, Sandi Dutton, Donna Dye, Ellen Farrar, Lyn Geariety, Carol Harrison, Kris Hebert, Lea Ellen Kornegay, Shauna Kornegay, Amanda Krout, Nancy Price, Lauri Mange, Marty Quinn, Barb Ward, Heather Whitehead, and Darlene Wilke for helping out at our additional Sew for HOPE meetings at our satellite location. That's at 1108 W Tharpe St. We share the building with Goodwill and "A Bag of HOPE" Project. Thank you to Libby Penrod, and Lynne Corbett for passing along fabric from their project that's more suitable for quilting than for the bags they make. They have also donated lots of fabric for our upcoming rummage sale.

Carol Harrison has donated two more baby http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415. Thank you Carol.

A special thanks to Brooke Lochore and Goodwill Industries - Big Bend, Inc for the donation of work and storage space. Thank you also to the friendly and helpful men who work at this donation center. They are always willing to help us load and unload our cars

Thanks to Heather Whitehead for creating and continuing to maintain our website. Heather also has made sure we're on facebook and that you can follow us on twitter.

Next Sew for HOPE Blanket Making Day @ HOPE Community
Tuesday, Aug 10th from 1 - 4:30 pm
We'll be visiting and having fun while making http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415 and blankets for the babies and children at HOPE Community.

We are not a closed group and volunteers are always welcomed with open arms. Experience is not required and men are welcome too.

Address for Blanket Making Day
Big Bend Homeless Coalition/HOPE Community
2729 W Pensacola St
Tallahassee, FL 32302
We always meet in the cafeteria, but please stop by the administration building and sign in first. That's the last building on the right and it's brick.

Directions to HOPE Community
Drive west on Tennessee Street, turn left onto Appleyard, cross Pensacola, take the first left onto Municipal Way, pass the jail on the right, look for a small sign by the entrance on the left that says "Tallahassee Coalition for the Homeless.

HOPE and Goodwill Workday Schedule @ 1108 W Tharpe St (at Old Bainbridge)
3rd Monday from 9:30a - 1p (that's Aug 16th this month)
4th Wednesday from 1p - 4:30p (that's Aug 25th this month)
We are canceling our 1st Saturday in September meeting because it's Labor Day weekend. Normally we meet from 9:30a - 1p.

We could use a few more able bodies to lend a hand at HOPE and Goodwill, as there's room for 5 or 6 people to work at the same time.

Donations may be dropped off, at this location, any day between 8a - 6p. Donations need to be clearly marked "Sew for HOPE" so they are not confused with Goodwill donations.

Raffle Quilt
Our next raffle quilt (The Yo-Yo Quilt) is in progress. Beauty must not be rushed.

Money from our quilt raffles is used entirely for tools and supplies so we can continue our mission of providing a hand-made quilt, afghan, or blanket to each child who passes through HOPE Community/Big Bend Homeless Coalition.

Wish List

We very much need quilt batting, and yarn (especially baby yarn), and bent quilter's safety pins.

We need two nice, new ironing board pads and covers.

We need 2 volunteers to help with our rummage sale on Sept 11.

We need a volunteer to head up fund raising. This is not a big job since most of what we deal in is "goods". We use donated fabric and volunteer labor to make http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415 and blankets for homeless children. But we still need to purchase consumables such as pins, needles, and other sewing supplies.

We're asking Professional Long Arm Quilters to do quilting when they're in between projects of their own.

We would appreciate local churches hosting quilting bees.

A Bag of HOPE
With money raised from the sale of handmade bags, this project has just finished building a children's library. The location is inside the family dorm, on the grounds of HOPE Community. For more information please contact Libby Penrod at libbypenrod@comcast.net or Lynne Corbett at lcc0809@concast.net.

Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter, please share it with others who may be interested.

Cynthia Seyler, Sew for HOPE Founder
850-539-5558 home
850-556-1215 cell (Do not leave messages on my cell. I live in a dead zone and sometimes messages die too)