Stitched Stories of Support
Kindhearted Embroidered Dolls
The dolls are donated to children in hospitals and also to elderly in memory care, taking them to the world of imagination and filling their lives with joy and smiles wherever they go.
Comfort-Dolls – Stitched point by point
MEETINGS TWICE A WEEK:
ENGLISH: ON THURSDAYS MORNINGS 9 TO 11 AM at 900 W Platt St S. 202 Tampa, FL 33606 (At Tampa Therapy and Wellness) – Second Floor
MEET-UP link: https://www.meetup.com/comfort-dolls-volunteering-project-for-kids-and-elderly/events/312496337/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2
PORTUGUESE: ON FRIDAYS NIGHTS (SEXTAS A NOITE) 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 5406 Hoover Blvd STE 14, Tampa, FL 33634 (Do lado do Laboratorio de Dialises, no Immigration Center Office area atras do aeroporto)
“Embroidering Fairies”
Needed
This project is only possible thanks to the generosity of people like you.
Some can donate time, others money, and others talents.
Give your Time
Work with us—your skills and dedication are exactly what we need
This project flourishes thanks to the goodwill of supporters like you.
Help with marketing, fundraising, collaborations, etc.
Volunteer
You don’t know how to embroidery? We’ll teach you.
People like you make this project possible—and that makes all the difference.
Be a “Embroidering Fairy”
Gender-matched dolls
The Delivery
Comfort-Dolls are wrapped and delivered individually with a “Birth Certificate” to the child or elderly – as the Social Worker at the institution identify the receivers. Each doll is “signed” by its maker. Each doll tells a story that is meaningful for the receiving person.
The Making Process
- Supply is bought (Fabric, Printing paper, threads, scissors, bags, etc).
- Volunteers learn embroidery in weekly get-togethers. They take the project home to continue working until is completed.
- Dolls’ pattern get cut, sewed, filled, and finished.
- Dolls get wrapped and delivered with a “Birth Certificate”
Making a difference
- The process of making the doll is gratifying for its maker.
- The camaradie during the meetings help each volunteer with their well-being.
- The recipients and their families benefit from each doll.
- Each volunteer / donor – makes a difference.
“”The hands that serve are often the hearts that heal—both the giver and the receiver.””
Dr. Rosana Marzullo-Dove
Founder of Comfort-Dolls and Tampa Therapy & Wellness Tampa Therapy and Wellness
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