The Common Thread Circle

We had two meetings this week with 35 ladies attending. Thanks to the generous hospitality of the Town and Country Starbucks and manager, Charles Peirsol, our Magnificent Monday group had a great time.

On Tuesday, we met at MDUMC and said farewell to Verlyn Bounds and Mary Brannies as leaders this year. They will be hard to replace, but Christel Dekker, Susan Dunten, Joan Scheuer and Rima Blanc have agreed to co-lead next year. They have already met and have some great ideas for our group . Stay tuned to learn more.

Our donations this week were also magnificent. We donated Breast Cancer Hearts to Methodist and St Lukes. We also donated hearts, isolette covers, blankets, hats, bears and therapy dolls to Methodist, Memorial Hermann, Childrens’ Memorial Hermann, M.D.Anderson. Our total donations so far this year is 5010 handmade items.

We look forward to seeing you at Starbucks on Monday, April 27.

Join us for Volunteer appreciation day at Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, April 28. We will leave the church east side parking lot at 10:30am.

Finally, a huge and ongoing thank you to all of you sewing and cutting at home. We would not be able to give one of our handmade items EVERY TWO HOURS to patients in Houston hospitals without your dedication and commitment.

And an email we received:

You were kind enough to give me your card yesterday when my young daughter and I were in Starbucks. I just wanted to say that I think The Common Thread Circle is a great thing. Keep up the good work!
- Leonard

DONATIONS

This week we donated hand stitched items to these hospitals: Methodist, Memorial City, M.D. Anderson, Ben Taub, Children’s Memorial Hermann and Memorial Hermann. We have been busy!

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 20 Meeting at Starbucks Town and Country 2-4 p.m; bring sewing supplies

April 21 Meeting at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, Room D220, 9:30 a.m.; bring sewing supplies

April 27 Meeting at Starbucks

April 28 National Volunteer Day Celebration at Methodist Hospital, Dunn Lobby and Crain Garden,11 a.m.

Please note that our new year begins on May 19, and that we will be meeting all summer. Last summer several teachers joined and charmed us with their experiences and their loving concern. Invite anyone you know who might want to be a part of our growing and caring group.

TESTIMONIALS

Last Monday as we had our usual fun at Starbucks. Two ladies separately stopped by to tell us how much their pillows meant to them as they faced breast cancer and radiation and chemo.

Also, we received this wonderful email from Charles’ Dad, Bob Peirsol:

Just a short note to let you and the ladies know how much I have enjoyed my pillow that Charles brought to me, it has become very useful with the type of surgery I had. Ann and I really enjoyed being with the group and stuffing pillows a couple weeks back; it was a joy just being around all of the ladies. Keep up the good work and please pass this on to all.

Again thanks for being so thoughtful

Hope to do it again sometime soon (stuff pillows that is)

What a wonderful outreach we are achieving together!