Stitched Stories of Support
A community Project to Help the Elderly in Memory Care and kids in long-term hospitalizations
Kindhearted Embroidered Dolls
A new “FRIEND” to talk to in moments of solitude.
Each stitch is an act of love and care
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS – Come to learn embroidery – FREE Classes
WEEKLY: ON THURSDAYS MORNINGS 9 TO 11 AM at 500 W Platt St. – Tampa, FL 33606 – at Knox Hall – Room 152 at Hyde Park United Methodist Church
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
MONTHLY: ONE FRIDAY NIGHT/month (Uma SEXTA A NOITE por mes) 5:00 to 7:00 pm at 5406 Hoover Blvd STE 14, Tampa, FL 33634 (Do lado do Laboratorio de Dialises, no Immigration Center Office area atras do aeroporto) – TEXT (813) 613-8587 pra comfirmar o dia do encontro naquele mes.
COME VOLUNTEER w/ US
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 or donated (Fabric, Printing paper, threads, scissors, bags, etc).
- Volunteers learn embroidery in weekly/monthly 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 ready to be 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.
CINDERELLA PROJECT
Creating and donating handmade little girls’ dresses for children in Africa.
COME to help with this project if your talent is cutting, sewing, organizing…
“”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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