A Year of Sewing and Giving Ends with Donation of Baby Quilts

Knowing how to sew might come in handy some day, but using newly acquired sewing skills to help the community is what students are doing now.

Students in Laurel Hinze’s Family and Consumer Science classes at Whitewater Middle have been busy this year learning how to quilt and sew. While students often make items to take home, those in Hinze’s classes have generously donated their creations to help various charitable organizations on a local, state and national level.

The latest and last donation of the year is from the seventh graders who have made baby quilts that will be donated to Promise Place in Fayette County. Working with Hinze and master quilter Therisa Burke, the students demonstrated their sewing abilities by completing 14 quilts, each signed by the students who made it along with notes of care and love. A personal drawstring bag accompanies the quilts and can be used to carry diapers, lotions, powders and other baby care items.

“We are proud of our latest positive and rewarding project that benefits both our students and community. It is wonderful to see the excitement in the eyes of our students when they sign their quilts,” says Hinze.
Two students, Sydney and Skylar, wrote on their quilt, “This took a lot of hard work, but it was worth it! Enjoy!”

The quilts will be presented to the Southern Crescent Quilt Guild meeting later this month. The Guild will deliver the quilts to Promise Place on behalf of the students.

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Whitewater Students Donate Stitches of Warmth

Students show off their handiwork before presenting their quilts to the Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent. The guild will donate the quilts on the students’ behalf to Promise Place.

What some consider a lost art is being rekindled with students at Whitewater Middle School.

Seventh grade students in Laurel Hinze’s Family and Consumer Science connection class are learning the skill of hand quilting. This semester the students have been working on a community project, the completion of three quilts that will be donated to Promise Place in Fayetteville, a shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.

“The students demonstrated great skill and cooperative teamwork in sewing the three quilts. What an opportunity for our students to share their skills with our community,” says Hinze.

The students have received a special invitation from the Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent to attend the group’s monthly meeting in March to present the quilts and meet the members. The guild will donate the quilts to Promise Place on behalf of the students. The presentation will take place March 25 at the Fayette Presbyterian Church beginning at 7 p.m.

This is not the first community service project completed by students in Hinze’s connection class. In December, students made a quilt that was donated to the Atlanta Homeless Mission.

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Promise Place Holds 5K Run / Walk From Domestic Violence September 26

Promise Place, the Council on Domestic Violence that serves Fayette, Pike, Upson and Spalding counties, will hold their 4th annual 5K Run/Walk from Domestic Violence on September 26th at Partner's Pizza in Peachtree City.

Registration begins at 5:00pm, the race starts at 6:30pm. Applications can be found at Partner's Pizza, the three Fayette World Gym locations, the Fayette County library, the Peachtree City library, and Ultimate Fitness in Peachtree City.

Entry fee is $25 and includes a free t-shirt, pizza and drinks complimentary of Partner's Pizza. Raffle tickets will be sold to win a "Night of Royalty" in a limousine sponsored by Royal-Turner Transportation.

For more information about Promise Place call 770-460-1604, for more information about the race contact Lance at 770-331-1050.

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Promise Place Holds Volunteer Orientation at Library

Promise Place, the council on domestic violence that serves over 1,000 women and children each year in Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson counties is in need of volunteers. A volunteer orientation will be held on Saturday, June 28th from 10am-1pm at the Flint River Library in Griffin located at 800 Memorial Drive.

There are many different ways that you can help support our mission and keep our organization thriving; helping with fundraisers, working one-on-one with victims who need support, childcare while the mothers are in classes or support groups, helping in the office, being involved with the youth education programs about teen dating violence, giving support to the clients while in court, providing transportation for the shelter residents to their appointments locally, helping to maintain the shelter and much more.

For more information or to register call the Volunteer Coordinator at 770-719-3486. For more information about Promise Place and their programs for victims of domestic violence call 770-460-1604.

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