ASG Community Outreach – 2010

BOOKMARKS FOR LITERACY

In 2010-11, the South Central Region is continuing its community outreach program, Bookmarks for Literacy.  Each year participating chapters from around the region send their stitched bookmarks to the June annual meeting, which are then given to the chapter sponsoring the region seminar (that will be ASG in 2011).  The receiving chapter selects the literacy group to receive the bookmarks.  Since we will be the beneficiary of this program, our ASG board is encouraging members to participate by beginning now to stitch one or more bookmarks (our goal is 100 bookmarks).  You may use any design you already own, or one of the many free designs that can be found on websites.  Please choose a design that is literacy or book oriented, or animals, nature, etc., rather than religious, since we don’t know yet which local group or groups will receive them.

KISSING PILLOWS

 ASG will continue to provide stitching kits to the Temple VA Hospital, but the board recognizes that many of our members enjoy stitching items to donate to special causes.  Our ASG board is recommending that members stitch kissing pillows for deploying soldiers.  The pattern for the pillow is on our website in the Login section.  Remember that the pattern is to be available only to ASG members.  The pillows we finish will be donated to soldiers at Fort Hood.  If you have questions about either project or know of a literacy project in need of bookmarks, please contact our chapter community outreach coordinator, Inez Eppright.  Seventeen bookmarks have been turned in so far and fifteen kissing pillows are stitched and ready to be finished.