Thanks to the generosity of Nimble Thimbles, our Community
Service program has grown tremendously, and as the program has grown, so have
the storage issues. As a result, and to alleviate the burden of storing bins
and bins of fabric and kits, Community Service was revamped in 2023.
As of July 1 2023, we will only
accept tops that already have backing (pieced, pressed and ready to be quilted)
and binding (cut into strips and ready to be stitched to the quilt). The Community Service team will continue to provide
batting for the quilts, and will disseminate to our quilting partners (both
long-arm and domestic) to quilt and return to the group for binding. We welcome
anyone who wishes to participate in the quilting process to do so.
Community Service no longer assembles/provides kits. All kits were distributed during the 2023-2024 year and we encourage members who took kits to continue finishing them and return to Community Service.
Our current CS quilts are given to:
·
Gathering Humanity,
which helps refugees settle in the Phoenix area;
· Pregnancy Crisis Center in Chandler, where young parents are taught skills to make motherhood and fatherhood a success
· Moms and Babies Veterans Program, which gives new veteran moms and babies supplies including quilts and new moms are pampered as much as their newborns.
· Two Hospice organizations in the Valley: Infinity Hospice and Hospice of the Valley, where patients find warmth, love and comfort in their final days; .
If you have any questions about our CS program,
would like to take a more active role in CS or have suggestions about the
program, please contact Penny Boese at 480-862-3129 or pboese@cox.net
From your 2024-2025 Community Service Team:
Penny Boese (Team Leader), Leslie Vidler, Darla Orndorff, Kathy O’Brien, Melissa Bickham, Judy Locke, Debbie Kattelman
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