Hello there Wendy, I think I found a lovely young candidate for you :) Her name is Shanique Lee and she is from Trumansburg. She has some risk factors in her home life but is a brilliant, creative, joyful, goal oriented survivor. She said that she's ultimately interested in Fashion Journalism as well as Fashion Styling. I know from your references that you are quite the writer yourself, and I asked Shanique if I could find someone to give her some feedback on some journalism exercises if she would be interested and she said that she definitely would be. She is also really interested in making her own clothes.
Do you think that there might be an opportunity for her at Sew Green? Thanks a million. Until soon. Jana -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Skinner Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sustainable Tompkins County listserv Subject: [SustainableTompkins] SewGreen News 7-21-08: Classes and Sew-In SewGreen News, July 21, 2008 www.sew-green.org CONTENTS ~ Learn to Sew, July 23 ~ Meet Your Machine, July 26 ~ Make a Patchwork Bag, July 30 ~ Sew-In, July 27, 28, and 29 ~ Recruiting Teachers, Volunteers, and Mentors ~ Thank you to . . . BEGINNERS' CLASS, 7 - 9 pm, Wednesday July 23: Learn to use a sewing machine, and make a reusable tote bag. Three spots still open. Adults and teens. $15. Scholarships available. Pre-registration required. Contact Wendy at [EMAIL PROTECTED], 277-7611. MEET YOUR MACHINE, 1 - 3 pm, Saturday, July 26: Get better acquainted with your older sewing machine (from the 1980s all the way back). Bring the machine and manual, and we'll help you learn to use and care for it. $15. Scholarships available. Pre-registration required. Contact Wendy at [EMAIL PROTECTED], 277-7611. MAKE A PATCHWORK BAG, 6 - 8 pm, Wednesday, July 30: Made from scrap flannel, the bag features 6-inch patchwork pieces and a braided handle. It's easy and fun to make. Bring your own 6-inch squares (reused, not purchased new, please!) or choose from our collection of colors and patterns. Some experience with machine sewing preferred. $15. Adults and teens. Scholarships available. Pre-registration required. Contact Wendy at [EMAIL PROTECTED], 277-7611. All classes are held at the SewGreen classroom, Women's Community Building, 100 W Seneca Street, downtown Ithaca. On a TCAT bus route; free parking evenings and weekends; ADA accessible. SEW-INS! Noon - 5 pm, Sunday, July 27; and 3 - 8 pm, Monday and Tuesday, July 28 and 29: Whether you just learned to sew, or have sewn for years, join us for any portion of a three-day sew-in. We'll be making reusable tote and grocery bags, duffel bags for Hospicare families, dustcovers for the SewGreen sewing machines, and -- the most fun -- creative reuse costumes for two benefactors (and well-loved Ithacans) who are headed for the Burning Man festival in late August. Bring your own machine or use one of ours. We have plenty of fabric to reuse. Come for as little or as long as you like. At the SewGreen classroom, Women's Community Building, 100 W Seneca Street, downtown Ithaca. TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS, MENTORS: SewGreen is recruiting sewing teachers who can help develop and lead classes in reuse sewing and refashioning. We also need volunteers to provide one-to-one help at classes and workshops. Other volunteer opportunities include sorting and folding donated fabric, sewing reusable bags, helping out at sales and events, data entry, and more. And if you would like to work one-to-one with a youngster who wants to learn to sew, SewGreen has started a mentoring program (Sewing Mamas & Papas) in conjunction with the Learning Web. Contact Wendy, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 277-7611, or come to the Volunteer Open House, 11 am - 4 pm, Wednesday, July 23. THANK YOU TO: ~ The Social Service League, for a grant in support SewGreen's sewing mentor program; ~ The Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division (www.recycletompkins.org) for its continuing support and encouragement; ~ Rebecca Johnson, for many things but most recently, a beautiful handmade reverse-appliqué sign for SewGreen made from all reused materials; ~ Dianne Black, for keeping our older sewing machines in good working order; ~ Vera Whisman and the curriculum committee, for developing many reuse projects for the classes; ~ Lillian Lightbourn, for donating a pop-up tent to SewGreen for outdoor tabling events; ~ The Tompkins County Quilters' Guild, for inviting a SewGreen presentation and for a positive response to the reuse/sustainability message; ~ Tuff Soul, 516 W State Street, Ithaca, for continuing to accept SewGreen donations and offering SewGreen fabric for resale, and for giving us a place to shop for fabulous sustainable clothing, new and old; ~ Everyone who has donated time, talent, and reusable materials and equipment to SewGreen! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To be added or removed from this newsletter distribution list, send an e-mail to Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
