Wednesday, July 6, 2011

What can I do, Miss Cathy?

People often ask how they can help the Refugee Sewing Society. Answering that call, many wonderful teams and individuals give time, talents, and treasures to the RSS. We love them all!

Here are a few of our volunteers and what they did for the refugee women.

This wonderful group from North Carolina spent several days with us. On the last day, they helped our women improve basic skills -- cutting, coloring, manipulating paper, and bending pipe cleaners. Americans learn these skills in kindergarten, but most of our refugees have never set foot inside a classroom.

This NC team taught how to make crepe paper flowers.


Others in their team helped the women use crayons and markers. Notice the concentration!
First Baptist Church Covington, GA, comes to see us once a month. So does First Baptist Church Mud Cree. Now that's commitment! These teams sort yarn, fabric, sewing notions -- anything we need.They also help Tom, our administration leader, pack Missions in a Box orders or check inventory numbers.Not all our visitors are teams. We have a lot of individuals who come to help us. Juanita sorted lace and helped organize yarn products. Tiffany worked on our website and helped us "brand" ourselves in the world of social media. Joann comes faithfully each Wednesday. She has organized patterns, taught sewing techniques, tested machines, and many other things.
If you want to pay the RSS a visit, just email us at refugeesewingsociety@gmail.com. There's always something to do!