Using our sewing skills to provide assistance to others is a primary goal of the Chicago Chapter. Members are encouraged to take part in projects which benefit those in need without any anticipation of financial gain. Organizations such as hospitals, nursing homes, welfare groups, schools, armed service units, and facilities for the disabled are among those that benefit from our Community Service participation.
For more information or questions about Community Service projects contact communityservice@asgchicago.org
2024 Chapter-wide Service Project: Port Pillows for Lemons of Love
Lemons of Love is the recipient of our chapter-wide community service efforts in 2024. Lemons of Love is a cancer support organization based in Mount Prospect, IL. It provides care packages to cancer patients and offers free programs and ongoing support as well. Lemons of Love can use all the port pillows we can make. Port pillows are small pillows that attach to a car seat belt to protect chemo ports. Its preferred port pillow pattern can be downloaded here. Lemons of Love especially appreciates port pillows made with lemon print fabrics, but this is not required.
For those of you who knit as well as sew, Lemons of Love also welcomes handmade knit hats for its care packages. Please use soft yarn and avoid bulky seams.
If you have questions, please contact communityservice@asgchicago.org
Previous ASG Chapter community service projects included making tote bags for WINGS, chemo caps and port cover pillows, and stuffed animals to comfort children in stressful situations.
For other community service ideas, see the American Sewing Guild website at https://www.asg.org/resources/