Category: News
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New Total-31,066!
New Circle Co-Chairman and Hospital Coordinator Janie Schmidt and Delivery Chairman Dory Graham are pictured with bags of heart pillows, ready to be delivered to patients in Houston area hospitals. So far in 2011, Common Thread Circle has delivered 5,328 handcrafted items to Houston area hospitals. Over the past three years, since May…
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Common Thread Meetings in July
The Common Thread Circle took a brief vacation and did not meet on the 4th of July. However, a large group turned out at Town and Country Starbuck’s for our July 11th meeting and plans were announced for the remainder of the month. Tuesday, July 12 – Circle Meeting at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church,…
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New Officers elected in May
On May 2, 2011, new officers were elected to chair the Common Thread Circle. Co-Chairpersons are Janie Schmidt and Lenore Alfredson. Monday meetings at Starbucks will be handled by the co-chairs with Marilyn MacRill, JoNell Bosse, Jeane Kranz and Joyce Wolf taking turns assisting them. During May and June members of the circle have continued…
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March 28, 2011
Sometimes the best way to do something nice for yourself is to reach out. At The Common Thread Circle, we reach out two ways. We get together to eat cake, drink coffee and stitch, sew and cut; and we reach out by helping out hospital patients at a lonely time of life. A comforting fabric…
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December 27, 2010
This January we will have many meetings and be busy helping patients in Houston area Hospitals. Our calendar will include: January 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 We will meet at Starbucks Town and Country every Monday from 2-4 thanks to our Host Charles Peirsol. January 12 The Knit/Crochet group will meet at Leora’s home…
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November 20, 2010
As Thanksgiving nears, we at The Common Thread Circle have much to be thankful for. First on my list would be all of you who so faithfully work with us. Well over 70 of you dedicate your time to cutting, sewing, stuffing, closing, knitting, crocheting, delivering, ironing, shopping and other tasks necessary to get fabricworks…
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October 18, 2010
Congratulations to you! We have donated 22,924 fabricworks since June 1, 2008. Since June 1, 2010 we have given away over 1,000 items a month. This is an incredible achievement when you consider the amount of planning, cutting, stuffing, stitching, knitting, crocheting, packaging and delivering that is involved. We do all this with joy because…
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September 17, 2010
Busy, Busy, Happy Since our new year began on June 1, Common Thread has been busy, busy, busy. We are donating more than 1,000 fabricworks each month and our group continues to grow in numbers and in affection. Simply put, we have a good time with each other. At the same time, we are making…
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August 8, 2010
Great news! Since May 29, 2008, we have donated 20,435 handcrafted fabricworks to patients in Houston area hospitals. This incredible achievement says a great deal about our members. You cut, sew, stuff, knit, crochet, buy material and make patterns. You come as often as you can to help at meetings. You work at home. You…
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July 25, 2010
Great news! Starbucks has awarded us a grant of one thousand dollars to continue our efforts. What a wonderful reward for all our hard work. Thank you to Charles Peirsol, manager of our Starbucks, for his help with the application process and throughout the year. Charles, what would we do without you? And we are…