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Outreach Projects 2009
Great Lakes Region
IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
Embroiderers' Guild
of America
What is your EGA chapter doing
for outreach in 2010?
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1. Marshall MI Chapter
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18 of our active members and some community members have made over 300
Soldier's Kissing Pillows. We invited the community to attend 3 stitch-ins
during the summer of 2008 to work on the pillows. Our purpose was to make
as many pillows as we could, to put our name out into the community and to
recruit new members. Five new members have joined our Chapter. We have
distributed most of the pillows through the Family Advocacy Program at the
Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. Family Advocacy prepares packets
for families who have a member who is being deployed overseas. Back row:
Kathy Thornton, Andrea Bailey, Kay Owens, Kelly Keating. Front row: Bette
Lee Serbantez, Outreach Chairman, Delia Vela, Vida Ziegler, Brittany Owens,
Suzanne Knox.
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2. Wadsworth,
OH The
chapter made and sent 200 Kissing Pillows to military personnel and their
families.
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Marshall MI
Chapter made
(10) bookmarks for their local library (Sept). Also made and sent (130) kissing
pillows (Sept). Participated in Handmade afghan project for soldiers at the
Naval hospital. Sent 12 squares.
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The Coordinator is Chris Retseck (cretseck at gmail.com)
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5. Dayton OH Chapter made sewing
kits for distribution by county Extension Agents to families in need.
Coordinator is Betty Knobeloch eknobeloch at woh.rr.com |
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6.
Columbus
OH Chapter
collected
and delivered to the Ronald Mc Donald house, needle art projects and craft
materials for family members of patients at the Children’s Hospital. (July).
Also made things and donated for the premie babies using the project
Touching Little Lives
(.com) (July) |
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White Pine MI Chapter
Made
and sent 79 kissing pillows (Sept). Made and sent 28 stitching kits for
soldiers. (May) |
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Illinois Fox Valley
Chapter
made and donated
bookmarks for a neighborhood school.(Apr). Made and sent kissing pillows.
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10.
Wadsworth OH
Chapter
participated in
Threads of Healing for fire victims in Australia. Made and sent 108 kits,
113 patterns, 18 pieces of fabric, 15 bags of floss/threads, 5 hoops and
needles – sent to Greater Pacific region (spearheaded project). (May). Had a
fundraiser for the local Ronald Mc Donald House – grilled and sold hot dogs,
etc., donated by a local grocery store. We collected (for food and tips)
$177.67 |
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11. Monguagon
MI Chapter
collected and donated
food to local food pantry. |
What is your EGA chapter doing
for outreach in 2010?
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