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I've recently become a volunteer for an organization I admire
very much, Sew Much Comfort (www.sewmuchcomfort.org)
Here's how they describe their effort:
Sew Much Comfort is the only organization that provides
specially designed adaptive clothing to military hospitals, and
the need for our clothing donations will continue as long as the
United States has presence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.
Our volunteers who have given time, energy and resources
in a selfless commitment to honor and support our wounded troops
during their recovery. Volunteers and supporters are
responsible for providing clothing for adaptation, and providing
the raw materials needed for special designs. Finished adaptive
clothing garments are then shipped to military hospitals in the
U.S. , Landstuhl Germany and Combat Surgical Hospitals
in-theater.
Our clothing is an effort by our organization to provide
our service members with symbols of our support and gratitude
for their service. It is our hope that they provide a tangible
reminder of how grateful every American is for their sacrifices
and give them an added measure of comfort as they return to
everyday life.
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You can help this very worthy effort by donating your time
and skills as a seamstress or by donating money for materials.
All donations are tax deductible. For more details, please
visit their
website.
When I think of what these brave young men and women who are
injured in the service of our company are going through as they
lie wounded and struggle toward rehabilitation, I am so happy to
be doing something to help, to reach out and let them know that
their courage and sacrifice does not go unnoticed or
unappreciated.
I'm using my grandmother's old Singer, the one with which she
made most of my clothes when I was growing up, and with each
stitch, I feel a powerful connection of past with present, of
the links in the chain connecting this country's past to its
future. With each turn of the handwheel, I send my prayers and
love to these wounded warriors I may never meet but will always
honor.
I hope you'll consider contributing to this noble effort.
All my best,
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Sew Much Comfort
