Our Board and Volunteers Archives - The Sewing Machine Project

Gail

by Margaret | Jul 19, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 3 comments

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...

And just like that…

by Margaret | Mar 26, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 2 comments

…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...

It takes a village

by Margaret | Jan 23, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, International, Machine Recipient Stories, Our Board and Volunteers | 0 comments

It takes a village to do most things…raise a child, nourish a family, nurture a full life. The Sewing Machine Project, I discover over and over, is a village in itself–a tiny, busy, loving machine that whirs with energy. I’m reminded every day, as...

Our Amazing Board

by Margaret | May 7, 2019 | General, Our Board and Volunteers | 2 comments

The Sewing Machine Project board of directors is integral in the everyday operation of the organization as well as the big picture view.

Thank you, MGE!

by Margaret | Sep 4, 2018 | Donors and Donations, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 1 comment

A decade ago I made a presentation about The Sewing Machine Project to local business people, I shared our wish list as well, noting that “we sure could use some storage space for sewing machines!” A gentleman named Jim stepped forward and offered to help....

Katie’s buttons travel to Cuba

by Margaret | Jan 26, 2017 | Donors and Donations, Founder's Musings, General, Our Board and Volunteers | 1 comment

Katie Schultz Stout. Her name makes me smile. Katie was one of the very first members of The Sewing Machine Project board of directors. Wise, funny, compassionate–Katie was a clear, kind voice on the board for 8 years. And Katie gave her heart and soul to the...