| First Name |
Pat |
| Last Name |
Moldowan |
| E-mail |
moldowal@mts.net |
| Club Name |
Stonewall Kinette Club |
| District # |
2 |
| Number of Members |
11-25 |
| Community Size |
Small community (less than 20,000) |
| Community Type |
Rural |
| Project Name |
Mats for the Homeless |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) |
National Day of KINdness ideas, Other |
| If other, please describe |
Service Project helping the homeless in Winnipeg |
| Was this project a fundraiser? |
No |
| Description of project |
Upon hearing that a church in Winnipeg was holding a workshop to teach people to crochet sleeping mats out of plarn (plastic yarn)we decided to check it out. No one was able to attend the workshop but we got the directions off the internet. One mat was made and taken to a general meeting and the club took it on as a project. One member of the club picks up plastic bags from the grocery store and delivers them to the Arris Centre (a workshop for the handicapped) where they are counted and taken to the town office. We got permission to use some of these bags for our mats. We met on several occasions to straighten the bags, cut off the handles and the bottoms and then cut them into strips. They are then linked together and 3 members used the biggest crochet hooks they could find and crocheted them into mats, approximately 6 feet long by 2 feet wide. They were then delivered to the church in Winnipeg for distribution. |
| Service Hours |
51-100 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? |
No |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: |
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| How was this project promoted in your community? |
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| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? |
Some people had trouble keeping the mat square. The last one I made, I crocheted the 6 foot length and then built the width to 2 feet. |
| What was the approximate budget for this project? |
No cost (ex. KINdness project, time only) |
| If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? |
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| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? |
Not Applicable |
| What were the expenses for this project? |
Only the cost of gas to deliver to the church. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? |
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