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Outreach Projects 2010

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. Fort Wayne, IN taught a teen group at the Grabill Public Library to make bookmarks, name tags and pins. All materials were donated by members or paid for from their treasury.
 

2. White Pine, MI made a total of 206 knitted baby hats for the newborns at Covenant Healthcare. These were turned in monthly.
 

3. Needle Arts Guild of Toledo, OH  made 50 Kissing Pillow tops and sent to Arizona guild to be assembled. They also made and sent 836 needlework kits to Brooks Army Medical Center.

 

4. Monguagon, MI  set up a needlework display at a local library.
 

5. Elkhart, IN  donated items to the women’s shelter.
 

Stitch-IN-Public   The following chapters have participated in a Stitch-in-Public day at least once: Greater Milwaukee, Needle Arts of Toledo, Madison Area, South Bend/Michiana.

Note: If you have any photos of your outreach project, please email them to our webmaster so she can put them online. Remember if you don’t tell me what you did, it can’t get online. Barb

 

6. Youngstown, OH  made four habitat for humanity samplers and presented each one at each homes dedication.
Youngstown, OH  taught ten 6th grade girls beginning cross stitch. They have a pattern available for use.

 

 

What is your EGA chapter doing for outreach in 2010?

 

 


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