Donate Sewing mtrls to Domestic violence shelter

[Andrea]

My name is Andrea Mitchell and I am an art therapist working in a domestic violence shelter in new york city with women and children. Several of the women and some teens are looking to begin a sewing group. I am looking for donations of fabric, sewing materials and tools, and especially sewing machines. I can try to arrange for cost of shipping.

If you would like to donate please contact me at:

[e-mail]

Andrea Mitchell
107 Thompson St., 2d
New York, NY 10012

Thank you,
Andrea

[Mustapha]

Hello A,

Well was just searching in for charity on line that are supporting disadvantage people and I came across your posting at this site.So I felt to share my contacts with you as where you can easily get support of donation of sewing machines to support your initiative.

There is this organization in Holland that donate sewing machine in various sizes and type and I hope they can support initiatives in US as well.

They are called Gered Gereedschap is a national voluntary organisation that collects, restores and sends tools, on request, to people in developing countries. All materials received are subject to strict scrutiny and restored to quality standards. Gered Gereedschap supports small-scale local initiatives that lead to economic independence. Projects considered are those that aim to generate their own income or to achieving independence through schooling or training. Preference is given to projects focusing on the position of women and to groups for whom self-reliance is difficult (the handicapped, orphans or street children). Priority also goes to organisations committed to ecological awareness or environmental protection. Gered Gereedschap works with a chain of DIY stores in the Netherlands (Praxis) which acts as a collection point for used tools.

address: Gered Gereedschap
Postbus 3767
1001 AN Amsterdam
Telephone number: [phone]
Fax number: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.geredgereedschap.nl/

If hope the information is useful.

Thanks

Mustapha