Community Service Sew Day

Name: Community Service Sew Day
Start: 2024-09-13T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-13T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Peoria Public Library North Branch

Schedule

Fri Sep 13 2024 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Peoria Public Library North Branch | Peoria, IL

Community service projects allow our chapter to reach out to serve other organizations each year. We support local groups by making custom sewn items that are created and donated by members of our chapter.
This time we will be working on Anti-Ouch Pouches for mastectomy patients. Anti-Ouch Pouches (AOPs) were designed by our chapter member Deon Maas. This underarm hanging pillow is intended to add a little comfort to people’s lives during a stressful, painful time. The pillow hangs from the shoulder, fitting snugly under the arm to cushion and ease the pressure of the underarm and breast area after breast surgery, upper body surgeries or during radiation treatment. Tens of thousands of anti-ouch pouches have been lovingly sewn and donated to breast centers across the United States. The American Sewing Guild featured the Anti-Ouch Pouch as the 2008 National Community Service Project