The not-for-profit group, SewGreen, is looking for donated or very inexpensive space in the Ithaca urban area for its textile reuse program. SewGreen accepts unwanted but usable fabric, yarn, sewing equipment, and sewing machines for redistribution and reuse. We need a clean, dry space of at least 600 square feet for intake, sorting, and storage of textiles and other materials. The space needs to be well-lit and not subject to extremes in temperature or humidity. It should be accessible from street level (direct entry or elevator), with a loading zone for vehicles.
The space would be accessed by trained and supervised volunteers who would take in materials by appointment, sort the materials for redistribution, and place stored materials on portable shelves and in large plastic bins. If appropriate and allowable, SewGreen would also like to use the space for limited resale hours. (The textile reuse operation is very similar to the model used by the Tompkins County library booksale.) SewGreen is a program of Social Ventures, an Ithaca-based 501(c)3. We have insurance coverage for the contents of any facility in which we operate. We are an established and responsible program that, in addition to reuse, does education and outreach through low-cost community sewing classes, events, and reuse workshops in schools. Our website is www.sew-green.org. The coordinator is Wendy Skinner, 607-277-7611, [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any leads or ideas, please let me know. Thanks very much. Wendy _______________________________________________ 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 free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
