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August 2014 Meeting Dates
Mondays, August 4, 11, 18 and 25, we will meet at Town & Country Starbucks from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, August 13, we will meet from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Room D220 at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church for a Pillow Closing Party and a Common Thread Board Meeting. All are welcome. We will be…
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Summer Meeting Dates – 2014
Mondays at Town & Country Starbucks July 7, 21, and 28 and August 4, 11, 18, and 25th from 2-4 p.m. Monday. July 14, Common Thread members will not meet at Starbucks, but will meet at Union Kitchen at noon for a luncheon. Contact Lenore Alfredson at lenore.alfredson@gmail.com for more information. Reservations are due by July…
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June 2014 Meeting Dates
Common Thread will meet at Town & Country Starbucks on Mondays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30th from 2-4 p.m. A “pillow closing party” will be held at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Room D220 on Wednesday, June 11 from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 17th, Common Thread Circle will meet at Memorial Drive…
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Sixth Anniversary Cake
On Monday, May 12th, Town and Country Starbucks manager, Charles Peirsol, presented this “6th Anniversary Cake” to the Common Thread Circle members! Thanks to his wonderful support, Common Thread has been meeting at Starbucks on Monday afternoons to stuff heart pillows and “critters” and knit items for Houston area hospital patients since May of 2008.
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Did You Know…?
Did you know that The Common Thread Circle has delivered 54,480 handcrafted items since 2008 to patients in area hospitals? So far this year they have distributed 2,320 items. This includes small and large heart shaped pillows. The large hearts are useful as a cough pillow during respiration therapy for patients following heart surgery and other…
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May 2014 Meeting Dates
On Mondays, May 5, 12, and 19, we will meet at Town & Country Starbucks from 2-4 p.m. (We will not meet on Monday, May 26, Memorial Day.) Tuesday, May 6, the Memorial Drive United Methodist Women will meet at the church in Wesley Hall at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be followed by a…
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Mitzvah Day – April 6, 2014
Congregation Beth Israel provided an opportunity for their members to join Common Thread Circle members on Mitzvah Day (Day of Good Deeds). They stuffed heart-shaped cough pillows and stuffed animal “critters” for patients in Houston area hospitals.
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Monday at Starbucks
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April 2014 Meeting Dates
Mondays, April 7, 14, and 21st, Common Thread Circle will meet at Town & Country Starbucks from 2-4 p.m. Monday, April 28, instead of meeting at Starbucks, we will meet at Monarch School between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Contact Lenore Alfredson to RSVP if you are coming, and she will give you directions and more…
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March 2014 Meeting Dates
Common Thread Circle members will meet at Town & Country Starbucks on Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31. On Thursday, March 6th, Lenore will host a “Closing Party” in her home from 1 – 3 p.m. Contact Lenore for directions if you need them. Tuesday, March 18th, Common Thread Circle will meet at…
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