by Margaret | Mar 21, 2021 | Founder's Musings, General |
“Are you still collecting sewing machines?” The question, the sole content of an email, lingered on the page. “Of course! We are always collecting machines!” I replied, going on to detail how to do so. It’s been a quiet year for...
by Margaret | Nov 30, 2020 | Donors and Donations, General, In the News |
Are you a Thrivent Member? The Sewing Machine Project is proud to be included among the organizations approved to accept Thrivent Choice Dollars! If you wish to make a donation using your Thrivent Choice options, here are the instructions: Instructions: -Go to...
by Margaret | Oct 12, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General |
My husband Peter looked lovingly across the table. “Honey,” he said, “you can’t save the world.” “But I want to!” I said. I’d been reading the paper and could feel the mounting tension that each day’s news always...
by Margaret | Jul 19, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers |
I got word yesterday that Gail had passed. Gail. I saw her face before my eyes. Full of light. Always so full of light. Gail became a volunteer with the Sewing Machine Project several years ago. She loved tinkering with old sewing machines. Not much use for the high...
by Margaret | Mar 26, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers |
…everything changed. In the past few weeks society has come to a halt as the battle with Covid-19 wages. The Sewing Machine Project is affected, as are most businesses and nonprofits, communities and individuals across the country, across the globe, by the...
by Margaret | Mar 5, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Recipient Stories |
I’m sorting and organizing the photos on my computer. It’s time consuming, best tackled in little pieces, but boy oh boy, is it fascinating! It helps me to remember the rich journey that is the Sewing Machine Project. I look at my face in some of the...