Senior
Services: Senior
Services’ mission is to help older adults remain at home for as long as
possible and to help them live with dignity. With concern for those who care
for senior adults, we also help caregivers through services and education that
will benefit them.
Individuals who cannot afford to pay for services are of special
concern to Senior Services and receive assistance to every extent possible
through philanthropic contributions and available public funds.
One of the philanthropic missions of the Triad Modern Quilt Guild
is to sew lap quilts and to raise money and collect items for seniors in need
in the Triad. Don't forget that this month is Dental Health Month! Bring
your unused toothbrushes, toothpaste, flow, denture cleaner, Fixodent, etc.
Sewing for
Babies: “Sewing
for Babies” is a group of crafty volunteers who meet monthly at Village Fabric
Shop. They sew needed items for the babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
at Forsyth Hospital. They started just last year in January of 2018. You can
learn more at their Facebook page “Sewing for Babies Winston-Salem".
Ryan's Case
for Smiles: A hospital experience can be terrifying and traumatic for
both a child and their family. While others strive to find a cure, Ryan’s Case
for Smiles helps with the stress and emotional impact of illness in the here and
now. Their whimsical pillowcases give children an emotional boost, while information
on resources and tools help families better understand and cope with the
experience. Their pillowcases help brighten up an otherwise very clinical
environment. Each pillowcase is packaged with an insert that provides
links to copying strategies, tools and resources. The local Winston-Salem
chapter is 100% volunteer and they have to raise all the funds to buy fabric,
thread, needles, etc. Their delivery commitment is 150 - 170 pillowcases
to Brenner Children's Hospital each month and 50 to Ronald McDonald House each
month. Donated pillowcases can be dropped off at Sew Original, Sewingly
Yours, or Village Fabric Shop. All pillowcases must be made from 100% cotton.
Little
Dresses for Africa: Making a difference because girl orphans are among the most
devalued and abused in their culture, and face such oppression, it is the
mission of Little Dresses for Africa to
plant in the hearts of these little girls that they are worthy. It is
reported that girls wearing a new little dress are much less likely to be
abducted, abused or molested because the new little dress shows that someone
cares about them.
It is a widespread
but sometimes unacknowledged problem that girls in Africa miss school and stay
at home because of menstruation. Join the Dignity program and help LDA
help them, by sewing “Sani-panties” distributed through Little Dresses for
Africa. Include new package panties when you can!
