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Let’s get together and create a sweet little Swedish heart from simple materials. The heart is beautiful on its own or embellish it with dried flowers, ribbons, or fill with sweet treats. Crafting is a fun way to get in touch with your creative side and to improve dexterity, relieve stress, and connect with your NNORC friends and neighbors. Presenter Judi England, RN, loves crafts as much as she does yoga! She offers wellness programs in the NNORC and loves working on sewing and craft projects in her free time.

DATE: Wednesday, March 20
TIME: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church (405 Quail St, Albany)
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to reserve your seat. Group size is limited to 12!

Materials fee is $2.50, payable at the class.

Ever hear of a Sewing Bee? It’s an informal social gathering based on an activity like sewing or quilting. Your Albany NNORC is hosting a MoonCatcher Bee.
The MoonCatcher Project provides reusable, washable, menstrual pads (aka “mooncatchers”) that can be worn by girls in the poorest communities worldwide. Educating girls in developing countries is the most effective means of improving their lives and fostering economic development. However, many girls in developing countries often drop out of school when they reach puberty because they have no access to feminine hygiene products. These pads make going to school while menstruating possible, which helps keep girls in school.
Join us for the NNORC MoonCatcher “Bee,” where we’ll gather to sew, cut, iron, and assemble MoonCatchers—washable pads made of flannel, waterproof Tyvek and highly absorbent and soft bamboo fleece fabric. Everyone—men, women and children—are welcome. No sewing skills are required. If you have a ruler, scissors, a portable sewing machine, an iron or small ironing board—bring them along, though this is not necessary. All the materials are provided by the MoonCatcher Project.
DATE: Thursday, May 24, 2018
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church, 405 Quail St., Albany
R.S.V.P.: Please call 514-2023.
Cost: Free.
 

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