We’re giving big this holiday season!
Hello, lovelies!
It’s that time of year again. The Sewing Studio is gearing up for the holidays! And what better way to celebrate than to share our joy and warm spirits with others?
This year, we’ve decided to take part in Operation Christmas Child, an organization that sends personalized holiday gifts to deserving children around the world.
How can you help? Fill a box with treasures!
- Come by The Sewing Studio’s Summerhill location (1225 Yonge Street)
- Pick up a special Operation Christmas Child shoe box* (there are instructions and specifics inside each box)
- Fill the box at home with goodies for a deserving child
- Bring the box back to The Sewing Studio before 6pm on November 18th
*Please note, each box requires a $7 donation, which Operation Christmas Child uses to pay for the delivery of the box to other countries.
The Sewing Studio’s hours for pick-up and drop-off are:
Sundays and Wednesdays from 2-6pm until November 18th.
While you’re picking up or dropping off your box for Operation Christmas Child, or if you’re looking for another way to share joy around the world, bring in new or used (but washed, of course) T-shirts for our second charity mission to West Africa. We’re collecting T-shirts again to give to village children in the country of Ghana. Collection boxes will be at all locations of The Sewing Studio until the end of January. Last year, we collected 177 shirts in only 2 weeks. This year we’re aiming to collect over 2000 in 3 months! Help us warm a child’s heart.
Much love!
Back from West Africa! (plus our footage on the Steven and Chris show)
Hello all! What a great Monday morning it is. We just got back this weekend from our first charity mission to Ghana, West Africa. In only one week, The Sewing Studio’s students and generous community members donated 177 new and gently used T-shirts and over 25 drawstring bags and tote bags. Wow, THANK YOU!!
The goods were given out to school kids last week in two villages near Ghana’s capital city, Accra. Most of the kids we met own only two outfits: a school uniform and a set of play clothes. Needless to say, they were THRILLED about the T-shirts!! Keep an eye out for the video footage we’ll post at the end of the week…
And stay tuned for more charity work that you can be involved in. We’ll be starting a charity division of The Sewing Studio very soon. Our hopes are to provide clothes to many more village kids in West Africa. The schools we visited this trip have a total of 1100 students, so we’re aiming to bring one T-shirt to each student next February. If all goes well, we’ll hit even more schools on our next mission.
We’re also looking into creating jobs in West Africa by opening a sewing factory in Ghana that Canadian businesses can depend on for their manufacturing needs. On this side of the pond, that will mean cheaper production costs for local businesses, while over there we’ll be creating jobs and pumping funds into Ghana’s developing economy.
So there’s lots cooking!
Also, did you catch The Sewing Studio on the Steven and Chris show while we were gone? Our segment about shopping for a sewing machine aired February 10th. We’ll have the video clip on our website soon. In the meantime, you can see the full episode (#83) online. Forward it to 28minutes and 18 seconds. That’s where our clip starts.
Have a great week!
Denise — Founder & Managing Director
Sewing for Charity
Ever sew something you can’t use? Didn’t fit or come out how you thought it would? Donate it. There are lots of sewing for charity sites that accept items that can be used for those in need.
This site, www.dotdigital.com hosts a list of what people need, how to make it and where to send them. Some have a main focus such as baby needs (bibs, blankets and booties), cancer patients, the homeless, even animals! There are so many ways to help those in need, especially if you can sew.
One of the most basic needs for people is clothing and there are some that aren’t fortunate enough to have access to clothes. Check it out!
-Tajah-
