<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true">check out the free fridays! </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Wendy Skinner" <<a href="mailto:ws@twcny.rr.com">ws@twcny.rr.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 7, 2011 7:00:36 AM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[sustainable_tompkins-l] SewGreen News, October 2011: Gratitude, Free Fridays, Sale</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div>SewGreen News, October 2011<br><br>October is Gratitude Month at SewGreen. All month – with personal notes, cards, store discounts and giveaways – we are thanking everyone who has contributed to our success. For a list of what you have helped to accomplish, skip to the end of this message.<br><br>SewGreen is a not-for-profit community organization that encourages everyday sustainability through reuse and education. We operate a reuse store, sewing school – and soon, a sewing machine tune-up shop – at 112 North Cayuga Street, in downtown Ithaca NY.<br><br>CONTENTS<br><br>~ Gratitude Month!<br>~ Fall Class Schedule<br>~ After-School Teen Apprenticeships<br>~ Volunteer Opportunities<br>~ New Material Donation Guidelines<br>~ Wish List<br>~ What You Helped to Happen<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>GRATITUDE MONTH<br>Come to the SewGreen store for a 10-percent-off coupon with every purchase. All sewing class students also receive a discount coupon for the store. Donors of materials who are in our records will receive a 30-percent-off coupon in the mail.<br><br>GRATITUDE EVENTS:<br>~ “Free Fridays” on October 7, 14, 21, and 28, with lots of giveaways<br>~ Huge By-the-Bag fabric sale from October 10 through 15.<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>FALL CLASSES<br>Our fall semester class schedule is posted on the SewGreen website, www.sew-green.org. SewGreen classes, which are open to everyone, are held in our well-equipped classroom at 112 North Cayuga Street in downtown Ithaca. Everything is supplied, including a sewing machine to use in the classes. Pre-registration is required. Scholarships are available. TO SIGN UP, send an email with your name, contact info and which class(es) you want to attend to: <a href="mailto:coord@sew-green.org">coord@sew-green.org</a>.<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>AFTER-SCHOOL TEEN APPRENTICESHIPS<br>SewGreen offers free sewing and fashion design apprenticeships to eligible teens. The apprenticeships are available on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons during the school year. Teens must apply and be accepted by the program leaders, who look for commitment and a strong interest in creativity and learning. Any teen with a passion for fashion is welcome to apply, and we especially welcome referrals from agencies that work with lower-income or at-risk youth. Teens can start apprenticeships any time during the semester. Applications are available at the SewGreen store. For more information, contact Autumn Newell, <a href="mailto:youthcoord@sew-green.org">youthcoord@sew-green.org</a> or visit the SewGreen website, <a href="http://www.sew-green.org">www.sew-green.org</a>.<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES<br>SewGreen has openings for volunteers at several levels of expertise and commitment. Our reuse store has openings for individuals who can make a consistent commitment to retail store responsibilities. One 3- or 4-hour shift a week is requested. We are also looking for experienced sewers who can assist once a week at classes for children or adults.<br><br>For volunteers who prefer a more flexible commitment, there are various times during the week when we can use help with chores and responsibilities of all sorts. For example, we need someone good with plants to keep our outdoor planters looking handsome. Anyone who likes fixing old sewing machines is always welcome to train and work with us. We need people to iron, trim, and fold fabric. We need skilled clerical help. We need help with moving heavy stuff, cleaning, and interior painting.<br><br>You may want to consider volunteering with a friend. Being a volunteer at SewGreen is rewarding and fun. Contact Wendy, coord@sew-green, for a time to talk. Thanks!<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>NEW MATERIAL DONATION GUIDELINES<br>Due to the unprecedented volume of material donations to the SewGreen store, we have had to revise our guidelines to reduce our waste and recycling stream. Donations of clean and folded fabric of any kind or size are our mainstay. We also love to receive yarn, notions, sewing and knitting tools, books, unused polyfill and batting, sewing machines in working order, and other sewing goodies. Please don’t bring us anything that is mildewed, worn-out, stained, smelly, has pet hair, or has pins in it. We can’t accept fur, down, foam rubber, or old stuffing from furniture or pillows. We don’t take clothing, whole or cut-up, unless it’s something amazing like a vintage gown. No table or bed linens, curtains, slipcovers etc. We request that you bring donations in clear plastic bags or bins. Copies of the guidelines are available at the store and on the website, <a href="http://www.sew-green.org">www.sew-green.org</a>. The SewGreen store hours are 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday.<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>WISH LIST<br>~ reused paper or plastic shopping bags: substantial ones, not filmy grocery bags<br>~ a sturdy, heavy-duty upright vacuum cleaner<br>~ an apartment or dorm-room sized refrigerator<br>~ fresh fruit and non-perishable refreshments for kids’ classes, e.g. raisins, granola bars, cheese crackers, rice cakes, microwave popcorn, juice. No peanuts or peanut products, please.<br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>WHAT YOU HELPED TO HAPPEN<br>To all supporters of SewGreen – Here’s what you have helped us accomplish:<br><br>~ Free teen apprenticeship program<br>~ Free teen fashion sewing club<br>~ Beginning sewing classes for all ages<br>~ Free after-school sewing classes for kids from Beverly J Martin school<br>~ More than 10 tons of materials diverted from landfills annually<br>~ Reuse and redistribution of usable materials in our community<br>~ Stewardship of vintage sewing machines and sewing technology<br>~ Job training and skill-building for teens and older workers<br>~ Long-term social connections and support for at-risk youth<br>~ A family attraction in downtown Ithaca and a homegrown addition to the local economy<br>~ Mainstreaming reuse and sustainability concepts through education and “walking the talk”<br>~ Building a replicable model that other communities could easily follow<br><br>Thank you.<br><br>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br><br>To be added or subtracted from the SewGreen newsletter list, send an email to Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:coord@sew-green.org">coord@sew-green.org</a> <br><br>For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: <a href="http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/">http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/</a><br>If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at <a href="mailto:tjs1@cornell.edu">tjs1@cornell.edu</a>.<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>