Sweet Dreams Pillow Project

  • Fri, September 30, 2011
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Friends Place, 1960 Nantucket Dr, Richardson, 75080

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SWEET DREAMS PILLOW PROJECT

The project: Provide a new pillow and pillowcase as a gift to women at Hope’s Door Domestic Violence Shelter* in Plano in recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women** on November 25th.

The Goal: 100% Altrusa Participation

Committee action: The Community Outreach Committee has ordered over 70 pillow cases and will purchase pillows. We will prewash the pillow cases and iron the Altrusa logo onto the upper edge of the hem of the pillowcases and deliver the decorated pillowcases and pillows to the shelter on November 25th with notes from Altrusa of Richardson.

Participants’ action: There are many different ways in which a member may participate in this project:

(1) Come to the party at Friend’s Place, Friday, Sep 30, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

(2) Bring anything you have that might be used to decorate the hem of a pillowcase, such as fabric paint pens, appliqués, stencils, embroidery thread, lace, fabric scraps, or anything else you may think of – let your creative juices flow.

(3) Even if you don’t have materials and/or are not crafty, come anyway – we will help you!!

(4) Come and visit and encourage those who are decorating even if you don’t want to decorate a pillowcase,

(5) Sign up and bring a sewing machine or iron or ironing board.

(6) Bring a neighbor, friend or prospective Altrusan.

(7) Sign up and bring food or drink to share – snacks, soft drinks, wine, etc.

(8) If you can’t Party with us, take home a pillowcase to decorate (hem only). Be sure you sign (your first name only in 2 places) and turn in the SWEET DREAMS card that we will give with each pillow case.

(9) If you can’t decorate a pillow case (even with the help of a friend), and are unable to contribute to the Sep 30th event, please consider a monetary donation for a pillow or two.