Outreach

By definition, outreach activities represent a reaching out to the community we serve. Since we are an educational non-profit, our outreach activities encompass both education and community service.

Education

A wealth of information is available via the internet about needlepoint, learning how to needlepoint, demonstrations of various needlepoint stitches, and answers to needlepoint questions.

An educational effort undertaken by members is to “Stitch in Public.” Individual members, or groups of members, designate a day and place/event at which to participate.  Locations such as libraries, shopping mall food courts, or events such as needlework exhibits, offer opportunities to demonstrate needlepoint to non-stitchers.

Community Service

Another aspect of outreach is doing good works with our needlepoint talents and skills. You are more than welcome to support local projects or support our chapter projects. Please email the Outreach Chair with information on any completed projects so that our recordkeeping can be updated.

Currently, our chapter sponsors community service in these areas:

  • Bookmarks to Promote Literacy: A number of local libraries sponsor summer and winter reading programs for both children and adults. Many libraries are delighted to accept stitched bookmarks to give out to people. Bookmarks are a good way to use leftover threads and bits of canvas/fabric from other projects and can encompass a variety of needlework techniques.

    You are welcome to support the project in your area by distributing them to local libraries or you may send completed bookmarks to the Outreach Chair for distribution.  Please email outreach@cyberpointers.org for details.

    Again, if you support local libraries, please update the Outreach Chair.

  • Hearts for Hospice: The Greater Kansas City Chapter Needlepoint Guild sponsors a project of stitched hearts for three hospice houses (including a home for children) for placement on the door of a resident when the resident passes. This heart is a sign to all passing by to be reverent, quiet as the family says its final goodbyes. Stitched hearts are sent to the Kansas City Chapter for finishing.

    If you are a Chapter member, please access the guidelines, templates, and FAQ in the Chapter Business subgroup in groups.io under Hearts for Hospice. You must be a member and logged into groups.io to access.

    Otherwise, please contact the Outreach Chair at outreach@cyberpointers.org for guidelines on stitching the hearts as well as shipping information when completed.

For further information about any of these community service projects or suggestions about other projects, please contact us at: outreach@cyberpointers.org

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