[ShareTompkins] Fwd: SewGreen News, July 2010: New Store, Summer Classes, Free Friday

[Shira Golding]

free/volunteer opportunities from sewgreen!

> From: "Wendy Skinner" <ws at twcny.rr.com>
> Date: July 7, 2010 12:53:51 PM EDT
> To: <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: SewGreen News, July 2010: New Store, Summer Classes, Free  
> Friday
> Reply-To: "Wendy Skinner" <ws at twcny.rr.com>
>
> SewGreen News, July 2010
> www.sew-green.org
>
> SewGreen is a not-for-profit organization that encourages  
> sustainability in everyday life through sewing, reuse, refashioning,  
> and stewardship of traditional sewing skills and technologies.
>
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> HOME AT LAST!
> We have moved our sewing classroom and resale store to side-by-side  
> storefronts at 112 North Cayuga Street, in Ithaca's historic Clinton  
> Hall. Look for us on the west side of the street, next to the yellow  
> awning. The store is bigger, brighter, and has more bargains than  
> ever. The classroom is also bigger and more comfortable. It's been  
> something of a whirlwind to get here. SewGreen has moved four times  
> since its start, but we feel like we're home at last.
>
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> FREE FRIDAY, JULY 16
> SewGreen will join Significant Elements for a "Free Friday"  
> giveaway. They have surplus building materials; we have fabric and  
> as-is sewing machines (most in need of repair). We'll be at 110  
> Center Street, near the corner of South Plain, from 10 am to 3 pm.  
> You can also check out Historic Ithaca's selection of reclaimed  
> historic architectural items in the Significant Elements store.
>
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> LITTLE DRESSES FOR AFRICA
> SewGreen's reuse sewing project for the summer is to make pillowcase  
> dresses that are donated to children in orphanages in Central Africa  
> by a group called Little Dresses for Africa. For more about the  
> organization and how to sew the dresses, visit http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/ 
> . In June, the girls in our Friday afternoon children's class sewed,  
> with great care and creativity, about a dozen of the dresses. We are  
> showing them off at the new SewGreen store, where you can pick up  
> print-outs of the easy directions. To help with the project, bring  
> clean gently-used pillowcases or -- better yet -- finished dresses  
> to the store. We are making and collecting pillowcase dresses until  
> September 11, when we will pack them up and send them to the group  
> that distributes them.
>
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> SEWGREEN STORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
> Work a shift at the SewGreen store! It's fun and inspiring,  
> especially if you like to sew, knit, or do other needlecrafts. We  
> need volunteers for various shifts. Contact Wendy at coord at sew-green.org 
>  for a schedule and more information. Training is provided, and  
> volunteers get special perks!
>
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> CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS INVITED
> Help us teach sewing to students of all ages. A knowledge of basic  
> machine sewing and a joy of working with diverse groups is all  
> that's needed. If you have more advanced skills, we'd love to talk  
> about how you can contribute to our class offerings. Contact Wendy  
> at coord at sew-green.org.
>
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> To be added to or subtracted from the SewGreen newsletter list, send  
> an email to coord at sew-green.org.

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