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2/2/09 Memorial City Memorial Hermann 18 Heart Pillows to the surgical unit 2/10/09 BEN TAUB 5 Knitted Bears 103 Heart Pillows MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL 38 Heart Pillows ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL 15 Heart Pillows CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL HERMANN 6 Catch-alls for isolette beds in NICU 14 Therapy dolls 15 Heart Pillows 4 Hats M.D.ANDERSON 4 Bon- Shaped…

We donated 550 Christmas-themed heart shaped pillows to Memorial Hermann Hospital.  Here are some pictures of patients enjoying them.

Dear Common Threaders, On Monday, Dec. 15, we met at Starbucks, and on Tuesday, Dec. 16, we met at Memorial Drive.  Both days we worked hard to get lots of projects done before Christmas. Now we deserve a well-earned rest. Merry Christmas to all of you. It has been a pleasure getting to know all…

Dear Common Threaders, We have been busy little Christmas elves. Due to all of your hard work, we have been able to make a large donation of handcrafted items this week. Your efforts have been very appreciated by the hospitals. The volunteer office ladies at Ben Taub and Memorial Hermann came out in the cold…

We received the kindest letter of support from Ben Taub: First let me say that it was a pleasure visiting with you last month.  The time was short, but it was great learning about the Common Thread Circle and the work that you do to help others less fortunate.  Maybe the next time, we will…

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital wrote in to thank us and Starbucks for helping sponsor this project: I want to thank you for your most generous donation of the holiday mugs to our Children’s Hospital. We received them from the Common Thread Circle, who was so kind to approach you with the initial request. Each year…

Hi Hard-working Team, We produced a tremendous quantity of hand-made items for hospitals in our two meetings last week. The totals are below. But first, please note that we will be meeting at Starbucks Town and Country on Monday Nov.24, Dec. 1, 8 & 15 from 2-4pm. Our Christmas Party is on Dec. 16 in…

The Department of Volunteer Services would like to thank all of the members of The Common Thread Circle for their continuous support of the patients at our hospital.  Your handmade items are so special! These items are given out by our floor host volunteers when they visit the various inpatient floors or to family members…

Yes, it poured on Monday, Nov. 10 but inside our friendly Starbucks at Memorial and Sam Houston feeder we drank great coffee and tea, snacked and WENT THROUGH A RECORD 35 POUNDS OF FIBERFIL!  As a result, our deliveries to hospitals this week were incredible (see below).  We will meet at Starbucks on Monday, Nov.…

On behalf of Memorial Hermann – TMC I would like to thank you and your team for everything you are doing for us! The hearts and bears have been a success, and now many other departments are requesting them! So far we are giving them to the following units: Rehab, Geriatrics, Subacute Medicine, and Children’s.…