SewGreen News, July 28, 2009 www.sew-green.org
SewGreen is a not-for-profit community organization. CONTENTS ~~ August Classes ~~ Summer Youth Showcase ~~ Sidewalk Days Fabric Sale ~~ Classroom Clean-up Day ~~ Coordinator's Note AUGUST CLASSES Classes are held at the SewGreen classroom, Women's Community Building, 100 W Seneca Street, downtown Ithaca. Everything is supplied. Some scholarships are available. Pre-registration is required. Email [email protected] or call 607-277-7611. ~ ~ Beginning Sewing I, for teens and adults. Learn to use a sewing machine and make a reusable tote bag. $15. Offered twice: 6 to 8 pm, Wednesday, August 5; and 6 to 8 pm, Tuesday, August 11. ~ ~ Beginning Sewing II, for teens and adults. Review machine use and make a fabulous apron. $15. Offered twice: 6 to 8:30 pm, Thursday, August 6; and 6 to 8:30 pm, Wednesday, August 12. ~ ~ Start-up Level 1, for children ages 8 to 12. Kids learn basic machine and hand sewing techniques as they make projects they can use and wear. $90. Five sessions: 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday, August 17 - 21. ~ ~ Start-up Level 2/3, for children ages 8 to 12. Next steps in machine and hand sewing. $90. Five sessions: 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday, August 24 - 28. SEWGREEN OPEN HOUSE & SUMMER YOUTH SHOWCASE Come see the accomplishments of the teens in SewGreen's eight-week summer work and training program. This diverse and talented group will present a showcase of their work on Friday, August 14, at the Women's Community Building. Exhibits and demonstrations will be ongoing from 3 to 6 pm, and the SewGreen classroom will be open for tours. The teens are employed through the Ithaca Youth Bureau's YES program and other youth employment programs, or are unpaid apprentices. The summer program includes intensive skill-building in sewing, as well as learning workplace responsibilities and leadership in an inclusionary, creative environment. The program also seeks to build on the teens' existing strengths and help them meet personal goals. Their showcase projects will reflect their best efforts, which are pretty darn amazing. All are invited! SIDEWALK SALE INCLUDES SEWGREEN FABRIC Don't miss the Sidewalk Sale at Tuff Soul this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm. In addition to Tuff Soul's fabulous vintage and sustainable apparel, bargains will include items "Rescued for Reuse" by SewGreen: yarn, sewing notions, and fabrics. Included are quilting cottons, dress lengths of rayon and silk blends, decorator upholstery remnants, and vintage fabrics. Most pieces have never been used, just stashed away until now. Fresh stock will be added daily. Tuff Soul is located at 516 West State Street, in Ithaca's way-cool West End, walkable from the Ithaca Commons. Proceeds from SewGreen sales support our programs. CLASSROOM CLEAN-UP DAY - VOLUNTEERS WELCOME The SewGreen classroom had seen some hard use this summer! We'll be cleaning, painting with earth-friendly paint, and just generally tidying up from 11 am to 4 pm, Saturday, August 8. Please let us know if you plan to come, so we can coordinate the teamwork! COORDINATOR'S NOTE Once in a while, I stop to take a breath and notice what SewGreen has become. From a start of literally nothing but commitment and a good idea, the program lives and grows mainly due to your gifts. Some gifts are material, such as the steady stream of donations of fine old sewing machines and what is sometimes a lifetime collection of fabrics. Some gifts are monetary, such as a grant from the Park Foundation, help from the Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division, the Service League Shop, the Social Service League, and others, including Tree Cook's astounding fund-raising sale. The greatest gifts are the time, talent, and diversity of the teachers, students, and volunteers at SewGreen. The 10-year-old who gets excited about reuse and spends her whole weekend teaching her family to make projects from old t-shirts, the at-risk teenager whose confidence blossoms, the teachers who spend hours preparing projects to share -- these are the people who are turning a good idea i nto a great outcome. SewGreen is providing unique opportunities not widely available from other community programs, the public schools, local colleges, adult education, or even busy families. We're still operating on a very skinny shoestring, but thanks to your gifts -- which have allowed us to equip and supply the classroom with donated materials, pay the rent, and offer classes -- we have built an inclusive community resource that can be shared with you or your program. Come visit, talk, brainstorm. -- Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, [email protected], 607-277-7611. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To be added or subtracted from SewGreen's newsletter distribution list, contact Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, [email protected], 607-277-7611. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
