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Great news! Since May 29, 2008, we have donated 20,435 handcrafted fabricworks to patients in Houston area hospitals. This incredible achievement says a great deal about our members. You cut, sew, stuff, knit, crochet, buy material and make patterns. You come as often as you can to help at meetings. You work at home. You…

It’s the peak of summer. Many of you are visiting nice cold places like Norway, Canada, Missouri, Maine and Colorado. We envy you. But in the meantime, those of us staying here are enjoying getting together to make patients’ lives easier in Houston area hospitals. Since the May Newsletter, we have donated fabricworks to: Ben…

Each fabricwork we make is a gift to a patient and comfort in a dark time. You have joined us here, whether as a volunteer or a reader, to help us in gifting patients with this hope. Last year, Common Thread made and donated 12,000 handcrafted fabricworks to Houston area hospitals. Over the last two…

Our efforts are being appreciated by more than the patients, nurses, doctors, and hospitals. The folks at Volunteer Houston have selected Common Thread Circle as one of the recipients of the 2010 Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Awards. How very exciting for our group! Stay tuned to find out more as we learn more. We’re thankful to…

Hospitals We had an incredibly busy and successful month creating and donating our fabricworks to the following hospitals: M. D. Anderson Memorial Hermann Shriners Ben Taub Methodist Katy Memorial Hermann St. Luke’s Children’s Memorial Hermann Spring Branch Sugarland Memorial Hermann Southwest Memorial Hermann Schedule Meetings for you to note on your busy calendars: March 8…

Since our January newsletter, we have donated approximately 1,000 items to the following hospitals: Memorial Hermann General and Breast Cancer Center M. D. Anderson Childrens’ Memorial Hermann St. Luke’s, Northwest Memorial Hermann Sugarland Memorial Hermann Katy Memorial Hermann Harris County Hospital System Methodist Hospital Spring Branch Medical Center Memorial City Memorial Hermann None of this…

We’re on a roll, and it’s all thanks to your hard work and friendship. Over three dozen brave volunteers met over the Christmas vacation. We had some good food, lots of fiberfil, and produced a mountain of pillows. We donated fabricworks at high volume through November and December. This continues our rate of about 1,000…

In the last three weeks, we have donated to the following hospitals: St. Luke’s (twice), Methodist (twice), Memorial Hermann (twice), Northwest Memorial Hermann, M. D. Anderson (twice), Harris County, Texas Children’s (twice), Memorial City Memorial Hermann, Sugarland Memorial Hermann, Spring Branch Medical, and Children’s Memorial Hermann. Thanks to your consistent hard work, we have donated…

In the last two weeks, we have donated to: Northwest Memorial Herman (new addition), Memorial Hermann Katy, Texas Children’s, Southwest Memorial Hermann, Ben Taub, L.B.J., and M. D. Anderson Hospitals. Upcoming Meetings Oct. 19, Monday [ map ] Starbucks Town and Country 2-4 p.m. Oct. 20, Tuesday [ map ] Memorial Drive United Methodist Church…

I am delighted to give you an update on our achievements. We are four months into our new year and can happily report continued growth in our mission and our group. We have added the following hospitals to our growing list: Michael Debakey V. A., Katy Memorial Hermann, Spring Branch Medical Center, Shriners and Texas…