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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…
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MDUMC celebrates our volunteer award
It’s nice to have friends in high places, or friends of friends in high places. In the latest Memorial Messenger, which is the publication of the Memorial Drive United Methodist Church (MDUMC) who is one of our sponsors, there’s a great article about the award presented to The Common Thread Circle by Houston’s mayor, Annise…
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St. Luke’s supports us with an article and Facebook
If you’re working, it’s great to have someone else notice what you’re doing and spread the word. St. Luke’s is helping us out this week with two high profile public mentions. This is high praise from not only a respected source, but people we like to work with. We’re really lucky to have such wonderful…
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The Common Thread Circle wins Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Award
Houston, TX — Mayor Annise Parker congratulated the ten winners of this year’s Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Awards, including The Common Thread Circle, for contributing to the welfare of Houston’s citizens through volunteerism. The winners were selected from up to 400 candidates and received their awards at a luncheon on June 10 in the Ballroom of…
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June 27, 2010
It’s the peak of summer. Many of you are visiting nice cold places like Norway, Canada, Missouri, Maine and Colorado. We envy you. But in the meantime, those of us staying here are enjoying getting together to make patients’ lives easier in Houston area hospitals. Since the May Newsletter, we have donated fabricworks to: Ben…
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May 26, 2010
Each fabricwork we make is a gift to a patient and comfort in a dark time. You have joined us here, whether as a volunteer or a reader, to help us in gifting patients with this hope. Last year, Common Thread made and donated 12,000 handcrafted fabricworks to Houston area hospitals. Over the last two…
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April 28, 2010
Dear Common Threaders, You are an incredible group of giving and caring individuals. You have made a difference in the lives of many, many patients this year. You’ve done it all because you share a vision of helping people while having fun. And what a year we have had! Come and hear more about what…
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Memorial Examiner spreading the word
Our friendly neighborhood newspaper, the Memorial Examiner, is spreading the word of The Common Thread Circle. In their recent editions, they have included us in their community bulletin board section. The text is a note asking people to come sew with us at the Kendall Branch Library, where we’ve got a new sewing circle for…
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April 9, 2010
Our efforts are being appreciated by more than the patients, nurses, doctors, and hospitals. The folks at Volunteer Houston have selected Common Thread Circle as one of the recipients of the 2010 Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Awards. How very exciting for our group! Stay tuned to find out more as we learn more. We’re thankful to…
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