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Other than having computer issues, everything is fine and dandy. Earlier today,
my computer ate my newsletter. In it were all my notes
about gifts received since the last time I wrote. So . . . if I don't
remember to thank you, please forgive me.
1st Annual Fabric, Notions, and Craft Supplies Rummage Sale
Thanks to all our volunteers and customers for making
this sale such a success. We took in $415 with the help of: Peggy Allen, Cathy
Byrnes, Mary DiGiovanni, Sandy Dutton, Donna Dye, Fred and Maria Jimenez, Carol
P, Nancy Price, Joani Robson, Heather Whitehead, Amanda Wilke, Darlene Wilke,
Sherrill Wilson, Roselind Woods, Wendy Zebroski, and me.
Thanks
Thank you to the 11 caring people who joined us in July
for blanket making day at HOPE Community. Peggy
Adair, Sandi Dutton, Lea Ellen Kornegay, Carol P, Deborah Poindexter, Nancy
Price, Erica Scott, William Schaeffer, Debbie Vinson, Jennifer Wolf, and myself
were in attendance.
At the end of that meeting we turned in ten handmade http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415, three handmade
receiving blankets, and five fleece blankets.
Later in the month I delivered 10 more http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415 and three fleece blankets. In
addition to that, Libby Payton made 15 twin size afghans, and her friend Peggy
Durham delivered them directly to HOPE Community. Thank
you Libby and Peggy.
Also, a belated thank you to Jeff Douglass for
delivering many containers of fabric to HOPE Community
for us. We did receive this fabric. Thank you so much Mr
Douglas.
To date we've donated 278 blankets in the form of: 140 finished hand-made
http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415, 50 hand-made fleece blankets, 50 crocheted or knitted afghans, two
summer-weight coverlets, four 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:
At the August and September Quilter's Unlimited (QU) Quilt Guild meetings we
received http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415 from: Linda Brooks, Sheilah Dambitis, Ellen Farrar (6 http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415),
Renie Marchese, Chery Root, Doreen Schaller, Genera Shepard, and Gay Waddell. We
received quilt tops from Marty O'Neill (10 tops), and Andie Swatman. We received
a quilt kits from Marsha Walper, & yo-yo blocks from Gail Chase and Liz Hasty.
We received fabric from Sylvia Dunnam, Betty Jane Ebel, and Esther Weiner. Thank
you Dear Ladies. You have been so generous to us.
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out at our additional
Sew for HOPE
meetings. Those are held at our satellite location. That's at 1108 W Tharpe St.
We share the building with Goodwill and "A Bag for
HOPE" Project.
A special thanks to Brooke Lochore and Goodwill Industries - Big Bend, Inc
for the donation of work and storage space.
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.
Thank you to Darlene Wilke for agreeing to be our Chief
Financial Officer.
Next Sew for
HOPE Blanket Making Day @ HOPE
Community
Tuesday, September 14th 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 (always the 2nd
Tuesday)
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.
Sew for
HOPE at Goodwill Workday Schedule
1108 W Tharpe St (at Old Bainbridge)
3rd Monday from 9:30a - 1p (that's Sept 20th this month)
4th Wednesday from 1p - 4:30p (that's Sept 22nd this month)
1st Saturday from
9:30a – 1p (next meeting is Oct 2)
Do I have a volunteer to coordinate
this meeting?
Sew for HOPE
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. Also, please state to the attendant that they
are for Sew for
HOPE.
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
Baby yarn and Quilter's bent safety pins. We need two nice, new ironing board
pads and covers. Liquid laundry detergent, liquid Downey, Oxi-wash (all donated
fabric is laundered before it's sewn into our http://www.sewforhopenow.com/?page_id=1415).
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 need a coordinator for next years garage sale. The
location has already been determined.
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)
August 2010
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