Community Service
Community service is an important part of the mission of ASG. We're working to find
more opportunities for our chapter members to be involved. Strong interest in
charity sewing and community service was expressed in our recent member survey!
Are you interested in being involved? There are many ways to share
your talents. You can work with your neighborhood
group (or any other of our
groups) or work with a current project led by teams/individuals.
We also have other opportunities for you to help.
Current Charity Sewing Projects
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Community Service project reporting form
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Whenever you work on an ASG Community Service Project,
please record your efforts on this form and send it to our Community Service Chair.
We report our hours to ASG National twice a year so they can track what our chapter has done. This
information helps ASG National not only by connecting with our communities but also is important
for non-profit status. |
Current Greater Seattle chapter and ASG Projects
Mattie's family supports a mission in Honduras by spending a week in village helping with healthcare,
child care, and dispensing clothing and goods not otherwise obtainable by the villagers. The most
coveted items that the volunteer group brings each year
are little hand-made dolls. The Bellevue
Neighborhood Group is making these gifts with the goal of giving one to each little boy and girl
in the village.
The Doll Pattern,
Bandana pattern and
Instructions
(all pdf)
are available here. It is important to make these dolls consistent to avoid the awkwardness of
some with embellishments and others without. Dolls must be turned in to Evelyn Siewert by early April 2009.
Each year, American Sewing Guild sponsors a national community service project with presentation at the
annual conference. This year, we are sewing pillowcases for Ronald McDonald House.
Choose brightly colored cotton-y fabric and use any of the pillow case patterns found on the world
wide web. Donations will be made to our local Ronald McDonald House and to the ASG National Convention host
city, Albuquerque, in July.
Pediatric Interim Care Center, The Newborn Nursery, (PICC) is a one-of-a-kind, model program
providing specialized, 24-hour care for drug-exposed and medically fragile newborns. Located in
Kent, PICC is dedicated to supporting infants through withdrawal offering state-of-art medical
and therapeutic handling techniques to ease the suffering of the little one.
PICC needs soft mattress covers made from double-sided white flannel. The mattress covers are
fashioned like pillow cases, making the sewing quick and easy. To participate, contact the
Renton-Southcenter Neighborhood Group.
Barbara Horton is collecting cat beds for the MEOW shelter. These specially designed
beds help the cats at the shelter feel cozy and secure, and they go with the kitty to its
adoptive home. They're easy to sew!
If you're interested in helping, Barbara can provide you with the instructions and
information you need. You can make the beds at your own pace and coordinate delivery with Barbara.
For more info, contact: Barbara via email or give her a call for more info. (Her number is in your membership directory.)
Other Opportunities:
Patterns for Charity items:
Hats, Caps, and Head Coverings for people with hair loss:
- Gail Brown and Nancy Zieman have a number of patterns
for hats, head coverings and other caring projects. See the Creative Kindness pages on
Nancy's Notions web site.
- ChemoHatPatterns.com - 4 head-wrap style patterns by Helen Littrell, created especially for chemo patients and others suffering hair loss. Very inexpensive. Helen was written up in Creative Kindness.
- Brimming with Love - an organization that makes and distributes hats in the Dallas metroplex area. They have a list of patterns to use and some pictures of different hats made-up.
- Chemo cap pattern from Hancock's Fabrics - a free pattern for a quick and easy cap.
Knit and Crochet sites and patterns:
- HeadHuggers.org - focuses on knit and crochet patterns. Has great links for even more crochet and knit hat ideas, and links to a few sites for sewing hats.
