They make up only half of the Verandah women who are Sew & Sews’ members. In the future, photos of the newer members will be posted. Your picture could be included!
Sew & Sews’ members create handmade items that are donated to more than ten nonprofit organizations in SWFL.
Don’t be fooled by our name! Most of our members don’t sew!
• Yarn Arts members knit and crochet blankets, hats, and shawls for women receiving chemo treatments from Regional Cancer Center, and preemies in the NICU at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
• Knotters knot fleece blankets that are given to kids in the ACT Abuse Shelter, mothers through Sugar Plums, and Verandah neighbors with health issues through Verandah Cares. Valerie’s House receives “sit-upons” for counseling sessions while seated on the floor.
• Helping Hands Committee assists Sewers by ironing, stuffing pillows, threading elastic, and doing whatever needs to be done.
Oh yes! We do have sewers and quilters too!
• Quilters create beautiful quilts for boys and girls in the foster care system through our partnership with Children’s Network of SWFL. Over 100 quilts are made and donated each year.
• Sewers make whatever is needed by the nonprofits we serve. Backpacks for kids in the shelter, and beautiful tote bags for their mothers in the ACT Abuse Shelter when they go to court. Many newborn items are requested by Tiny Showers, Immokalee Pregnancy Center, and the NICU at Golisano. Fitted crib sheets and infant items are provided to the Heights Early Learning Center. And post-surgical pillows are made for men and women patients at the Regional Cancer Center.
For those interested in learning to sew or a refresher course, we make small animal fleece pouches with straight line sewing for the wild animal hospital at the Conservancy of SWFL.
For more information, check out our website (sewandsews.org), or email us at [email protected]. We meet two Mondays a month in the River House from 9-11:30 a.m. Can’t attend our meetings, but would like to support us? As a charitable nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, we can provide documentation for tax purposes for donations made to Sew & Sews. Contact us at [email protected]
