Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

The Haiti shipment’s ready!

by Margaret | Feb 23, 2010 | General | 2 comments

We’ve gone through all the fabric, we’ve safely packed the machines, we’ve loaded the pallets… The Shipment is ready to go to New Orleans and to Haiti. Thank you to everyone who made a fabric, clothing or machine donation for this first...

The Journey to Haiti begins

by Margaret | Feb 9, 2010 | General | 2 comments

I want to document the process of developing a project in a new area. This seems like the perfect time and example. More than anything, I want to share with anyone reading this the incredible connections that happen in this project. Sometimes it takes my breath away...

DONATIONS FOR HAITI

by Margaret | Jan 18, 2010 | General | 8 comments

We are receiving many emails asking how and when The Sewing Machine Project will be involved in helping Haiti. The Sewing Machine Project will be there. We are already beginning to make plans to ship machines and supplies and offer help when their communities begin to...

Our Hearts Go Out To Haiti

by Margaret | Jan 17, 2010 | General | 0 comments

It is with awe and disbelief that we watch the events unfold following last week’s 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. Stories emerge every minute, it seems–stories of suffering, cries for help…troubling stories of aid shipments caught up and unable to reach...

Such a Kind Remembrance

by Margaret | Dec 29, 2009 | Donors and Donations, Founder's Musings, General | 0 comments

I am grateful every time I open our post office box and find a donation waiting inside…I am grateful every time I receive word that someone has made a donation online. It touches me so deeply that you read about the work we do and it touches your heart and...