Community Service

Giving back is a vital part of a full and rewarding life. What could be more fulfilling than doing what you love to do (sewing) while contributing to the quality of life of others in need within your own community?

Throughout the country, ASG has become synonymous with charitable acts of sewing.

On Saturday, March 27th members and non-members joined forces to complete 114 drawstring bags, 4 more bags were mailed in by Cheryl Eiselman making the total count 118. We were jump-started with many yards of flannel fabric donated by Louise Nelson and of course other patriotic fabrics were put into the pile by other generous members. Jose Gaiten cut the fabrics into rectangles and then those pieces were given to the crew who brought sergers, then the bags were ironed by the mad ironing crew of Jayme Miller and Joellyn Barreras and then back to the French seam crew with sewing machines and then to Anne Pieper and her assistant for the finishing touch of inserting the drawstring cord. Of course all work and no play is not good, so we did get to take time to have that “FREE LUNCH” that was promised. What a wonderful lunch.

So thank you to those who rose early and came and made the day such a productive and enjoyable day – Mabel Goodale, Jan Driscoll, Dorothy Miller, Jayme Miller, friend Joellyn Barreras, Jose Gaiten, Anne Pieper, Kathleen Poole, Joan Collins, Julia Perhac, Louise Nelson, Julianne Bramson, Susan Lenahan, Janice Harski, Charmaine Sudweeks, Sue Martin, Rachel Myers, Mary Tigert, Joan Luiz, Jen Ramshaw, Pat Seaman and Emily Paz.

The bags were mailed in mid May.

Your mostly excited Community Service Chairperson named Cynthia Wheeler

For the coming year, the national guild has selected the U.S.  Troops Drawstring Bag as the 2010 national community service project. A project of Operation Care Package, a non-profit organization that receives, fills and mails the drawstring bags to deployed service men and women from all branches of the armed forces. You can learn more about them at: www.operationcarepackages.org.

Please note: ASG headquarters will not be receiving or shipping the bags. We will not have a drop off area for them during the 2010 conference. The bags are to be mailed directly to Operation Care Package and can be shipped at any time to:

Operation Care Package
611 Wilcox St.
Joliet, IL. 60435