Posted on 01/06/2006 9:27:56 PM PST by Loud Mime
Sew Much Comfort began in response to a need on Ward 57 at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in D.C. Injured soldiers are coming back from the Iraq war requiring extensive medical care to recover from their orthopedic injuries. The only clothing they have to wear over the splints and specialized "fixators" is a hospital gown. These gowns left our brave soldiers with less than adequate clothing to wear as they recovered from their injuries. Our mission is to design, create, and deliver specialized clothes for these brave soldiers.
We are sewing adaptive clothing for each soldier to wear. Our goal is to have two pants and 6 boxers for each patient. The pants are VERY easy to sew and take about 1½ hours to make. We are using a standard pattern and adapting it to fit around the "fixators".
The need for adaptive clothing is growing faster than our core group can handle. We are seeking your help with donations to buy the materials to make and ship the clothing. More importantly, we found our soldiers love this clothing and demand has exceeded supply, so we need volunteers to help us make the clothing to keep up with the demand.
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BTTT!!!
Ping to my fellow Snowflakes!
:-) Thank you Loud Mime!
Ping!
link to the sew much comfort website for those who might be interested!
Thank you! Bookmarked to send on to sewing friends, and I'll post info on my website. What a worthy cause! :)
I can't sew, but I'm forwarding this to my mom who does.
TFTP! I've sent the link to our church group, which has several seamstresses.
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Now my Mom's involved!
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